Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Miso Chashu Ramen at Umenoya Ramen. :victory:

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Edohiguma wrote:It's kinda funny how ramen are somewhat experiencing a new hype in the west, while, when I'm in Japan and cook for my friends, the food I make is gone faster than you can say Quidditch.

Indeed. :hehe:

Well there is not a place in our town that I can get a bowl of ramen. Udon yeah but not ramen. :beaten:
But I live out in the sticks. Sort of. :beaten:

Dinner at Amor y Tacos.

Tacos al Pastor.
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Tamales.
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Chicken enchiladas with mole.
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Perhaps it's fitting that the first pic that I share from my recent trip to Japan is a food pic since I've long posted in this thread over the years.

While in Tokyo I had what I consider the most delicious ramen I've ever eaten in my life. One of my friends who lives in Tokyo took me to eat at this a shop in Ginza called Kagari Ramen.

‚Æ‚è‚Ï‚¢‚½‚ñ‚¿‚¯‚ñƒ‰[ƒƒ“ (toripaitan chicken ramen)

Toripaitan (milky chicken broth) is made from boiling chicken bones to make the broth much like pork bones are used to create tonkotsu style ramen.

This particular ramen has the most amazing creamy broth without the accompanying greasiness that comes with eating a bowl of rich and often oily tonkotsu ramen.

It tasted so rich without the excessive fat... an amazing feat I must say.

This particular bowl was garnished with rare roast beef, velvety soft chicken (in place of chashu), perfectly tender crisp vegetables, a delicious soft-boiled egg and a small dollop of ikura and shaved yuzu zest which gave it a light aromatic citrus flavor.

AH-MAZING. Best ever ramen, period. Waited in line for a little over an hour because the shop is so small it only seats 8 people. Absolutely worth it.

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Sawara (Spanish mackerel) from my Sushi Dai omakase breakfast at Tsukiji, the Tokyo Central Fish Market, at 6am in the morning.

Ridiculously fresh.

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Cheese tempura dusted with aonori from an izakaya in Ueno, Tokyo.

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The world of ramen does not and should not begin and end with tonkotsu.

This bowl of goodness was from an ramen shop in Ebisu called AFURI. This is a bowl of Yuzu (yes yuzu!) Shio Ramen. So incredibly light yet flavorful. Just goes to show that a bowl of ramen can have a delicate light flavor and taste awesome without having to be exceedingly rich. We have no good shio ramen in LA. Period. None.

This was so delicious and quite frankly NOT salty despite being a salt-based ramen. At this particular shop the chefs actually grill the chashu pork before putting in your bowl of ramen which gives a unique taste. Again amazing.

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Tu_triky wrote:Waited in line for a little over an hour because the shop is so small it only seats 8 people.

Wow.

That's a microcosm of what I had to endure for that ramen fest in the South Bay... And the ramen was most likely nowhere close to what you ate. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Wow.

That's a microcosm of what I had to endure for that ramen fest in the South Bay... And the ramen was most likely nowhere close to what you ate. :sweat:

Haha. Dude, everybody stands lines in Tokyo...trust me. Ask Esther, she'll tell you as well.

Tu_triky wrote:Sawara (Spanish mackerel) from my Sushi Dai omakase breakfast at Tsukiji, the Tokyo Central Fish Market, at 6am in the morning.

Ridiculously fresh.

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Well these all looked great but this looked greatest! :victory:
Need to post some of our holiday feasting too.

Tu_triky wrote:

Haha. Dude, everybody stands lines in Tokyo...trust me. Ask Esther, she'll tell you as well.

I dont have the patience. :beaten:

But then again maybe I would i it was good enough. :beaten:

Eve wrote:

I dont have the patience. :beaten:

But then again maybe I would i it was good enough. :beaten:

I was in line with Marie and yes it was dayem good...absolutely crushed any bowl of ramen I've had in LA. :)

Eve wrote:

Well these all looked great but this looked greatest! :victory:
Need to post some of our holiday feasting too.

Post away!

Tu_triky wrote:

I was in line with Marie and yes it was dayem good...absolutely crushed any bowl of ramen I've had in LA. :)

Ok Id wait! :victory:

Eve wrote:

Ok Id wait! :victory:

Haha. But of course! I loooooove her and you would too. :)

Grubbing on some kushikatsu in Roppongi Hills at Kushinobo.

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Bacon wrapped Japanese bell peppers stuffed with melted cheese at Fuku, the best yakitori restaurant I've been to in my life! So good I went there again this year after going there last year when I went to Japan.

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Bacon wrapped tomatoes

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Seseri (Grilled neck meat topped with finely diced leeks). O.M.G.!


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Kara Tsukemen (Spicy Tsukemen). The meal I had with Esther in Tokyo at Rokurinsha Tsukemen, one of Tokyo's most famous tsukemen shops located on Tokyo Ramen Street at Tokyo Station.

Absolutely delicious. The noodles alone had a wonderful, fresh bite with just the right amount of elasticity.

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Fried garlic and leek pork gyoza at Harajuku Ryou. You'd love this Beem....six gyoza for a measily 290 yen, that's three bucks...you can order multiple orders, and eat delicious gyoza on the cheap!

Really famous joint in Tokyo. Had to come back this year.

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