Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Anime Dad wrote:

I will :) I'm going to ask some of our J-suppliers to "invite" me. :victory:

a "fact finding" business trip sounds in order.

Ramen in Village in Japan....slurp til you burp.



http://www.ramenmura.com/English-2.html

Tu_triky wrote:Ramen in Village in Japan....slurp til you burp.

http://www.ramenmura.com/English-2.html

Interesting that the menu is available in English... They must have a lot of gaijin vistors...

And there's no prices... "If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it." ;)

bmwracer wrote:
Interesting that the menu is available in English... They must have a lot of gaijin vistors...

And there's no prices... "If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it." ;)

Haha...but actually, nah, ramen is cheap...probably around 1000 yen (approx. $9) a bowl....

Ramen village? located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. The city is the capital of the subprefecture and the second-largest city in Hokkaidō, next to Sapporo. It has been a Core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well-known for Asahiyama Zoo and Asahikawa Ramen.

Looks like I have to put this city on my list for the pilgrimage in Japan. Something is not right tho:
ParkingF2000 vehicles
Total seating capacity of the 8 shops: 219 persons

I hope they have other stuff than restaurants at the ramen village. Eating ramen in the car, can't be fun. :sweat:

tabana wrote:Ramen village? located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. The city is the capital of the subprefecture and the second-largest city in Hokkaidō, next to Sapporo. It has been a Core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well-known for Asahiyama Zoo and Asahikawa Ramen.

Looks like I have to put this city on my list for the pilgrimage in Japan. Something is not right tho:
ParkingF2000 vehicles
Total seating capacity of the 8 shops: 219 persons

I hope they have other stuff than restaurants at the ramen village. Eating ramen in the car, can't be fun. :sweat:

Well if you visit Tokyo you can just go to the Ramen Museum in Shin Yokohama...it's a lot closer to Tokyo than Hokkaido and there are gift shops and souvenirs too.

http://www.raumen.co.jp/home/

Looks great, thanks. :)

This was my first attempt at making okonomiyaki. I need to cut the cabbage thinner:

[image]

dochira wrote:This was my first attempt at making okonomiyaki. I need to cut the cabbage thinner:

[image]

Nice...but where's the batter? With that much cabbage it seems to be more akin to monjayaki....and even still, as you mentioned, I think the cabbage should be shredded really thin. Ganbatte. :victory:

I could never make it....I'll just go to Gaja Okonomiyaki in Lomita, near Torrance. :)

dochira wrote:This was my first attempt at making okonomiyaki. I need to cut the cabbage thinner:

[image]

Looks like coleslaw less the carrots.

Instant Ramen Home Page...

http://www.instantramen.or.jp/english/index.html

Tu_triky wrote:Instant Ramen Home Page...

http://www.instantramen.or.jp/english/index.html

Cool.

80 billion servings a year?

Whoa. :sweat:


EDIT: Those healthy recipes aren't: lotsa sodium.... Itai.

bmwracer wrote:
Cool.

80 billion servings a year?

Whoa. :sweat:


EDIT: Those healthy recipes aren't: lotsa sodium.... Itai.

In my personal experience the typical serving of instant ramen usually represents 100% of the Recommended Daily Allowance for sodium.

Did you get that e-mail I sent you about Cafe Asa in Gardena...that place looks really good!

Tu_triky wrote:In my personal experience the typical serving of instant ramen usually represents 100% of the Recommended Daily Allowance for sodium.

Only if you use the entire flavor packet.... The ramen itself probably has little sodium... :)

Did you get that e-mail I sent you about Cafe Asa in Gardena...that place looks really good!

Sure did... I think I know where that place is... I think it used to be a hostess bar. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:

Only if you use the entire flavor packet.... The ramen itself probably has little sodium...

True. True..I use 3 extra flavor packets per ramen brick. :rofl:

Sure did... I think I know where that place is... I think it used to be a hostess bar. :beaten:

I gotta make my way down there sometime...it looks great! Looks a lot better than that Gardena Ramen place I went to some days ago...that place was decent for a quick lunch but I wouldn't put it high on my list because all the constituent ingredients weren't great...the broth and noodles, but the chashu and the menma were so-so.

Tu_triky wrote:I use 3 extra flavor packets per ramen brick.

You'll be turning into a pillar of salt in no time, then. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
You'll be turning into a pillar of salt in no time, then. :hehe:

Like the drink, call me "Salty Dog" :beaten:

That's salty, dawg. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:That's salty, dawg. :hehe:

:hehe:

Truth be told I don't use extra flavor packets, but I'm sure you gathered that yourself. I like ramen but I don't eat instant ramen all that often...there's one really good brand but they rarely cary it at the torrance or little tokyo mituswas....it's called "goota" by Nissin.....

Tu_triky wrote:Truth be told I don't use extra flavor packets, but I'm sure you gathered that yourself. I like ramen but I don't eat instant ramen all that often...there's one really good brand but they rarely cary it at the torrance or little tokyo mituswas....it's called "goota" by Nissin.....

Hmm, I'll have to keep my eye out for that one...

What's so special about that one? Aren't they all basically the same except for the flavor packet?