I'm Going To Japan

Sugoi! Lucky you, i'm very envious :)

i saw this on tv the other day. the guy's japanese isn't bad either.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/b008cb9b.shtml?filter=category%3A200059&scope=iplayercategories&start=1&version_pid=b008cb8b

kenjilina wrote:i saw this on tv the other day. the guy's japanese isn't bad either.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/b008cb9b.shtml?filter=category%3A200059&scope=iplayercategories&start=1&version_pid=b008cb8b

Slight problem:

Sorry, this programme is only available to play in the UK

tabana wrote:Ramen museum? Didn't know about that. Thanks. :D I knew they had a curry museum, but it closed down last year. :pout:

Will do. :mrgreen:

The ramen musuem has several ramen shops from all over japan..you can get yourself a good bowl there...seriously....it will be good.

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Ramen is another dish that originated elsewhere but is now considered one of JapanÕs most popular foods. The popularity of ramen spread quickly from Yokohama and other port cities to all areas of Japan roughly between 1912-1950s (Taisho era to mid-Showa era). Although initially a lot of care was given to keep the original flavor of ramen, many cities soon refined the recipes to local tastes. The Shin Yokohama Ramen museum like the Yokohama Curry Museum is set up more as an eating emporium, than a proper museum. It is also home to a small collection of shops that offer some of the best ramen from famed establishments located all over Japan. The museumÕs exhibition hall itself can fall somewhat short of expectations, as there seemed to be almost no displays that pertained to true ramen, but focused more on the instant ramen variety and seemed to be most notably a tribute to the creator of instant noodles, Ando Momofuku. The exhibit features informational videos chronicling the history of instant noodles and packaging of Cup Noodles from around the world. TV commercials for instant ramen from the distant and not so distant past continuously play at the front of the entryway, and can offer several minutes of entertainment.
Below the museum itself, going 2 levels deep is the eating emporium featuring of some of the best ramen from all Japan. Designed to look like a Showa period shitamachi (downtown) village, it is somewhat successful in making you feel like you have just walking into the time period when ramen was adopted by the Japanese to become one of their own soul foods. Actors and actresses playing the part of the local shopkeepers and village dwellers add to the feeling of another era. Friendly ÒpoliceÓ officers can be found greeting and offering assistance and information to the museum patrons.
As for the ramen shops 8 different places are available to choose from. The standard ramen flavors such as; shoyu (soy-sauce made famous in Tokyo), miso (Sapporo), shio (Hokkaido region) and tonkotsu (Hakata/Fukuoka) soups are all represented here and usually by a shop from the area that made that particular ramen broth famous. The shops were especially chosen by the museum to be a representative of their main honten (main store). After several visits, a friend and I tend to agree that the tonkotsu ramen in Komurasaki-ya is probably our favorite of the ramen offered within the premises. The soup is rich in flavor but not as fatty as one might expect. The Chashuu slice (bbqÕed pork) was flavorful, and practically melted in my mouth like butter. The other toppings included bean sprouts, menma (bamboo shoots), wood-ear mushrooms, green welsh onions, and toasted chopped garlic bits that were an excellent addition that gave a nice, robust ÒkickÓ to the pork-based flavor.

Another shop known as Ryu Shanghai from the Yamagata is a knockout shop. Their specialty; a Red-Spicy Miso ramen that uses a seafood based soup; is a new and popular addition to the museum. Although I am more of a Tonkotsu fan, I must say this Spicy Miso is superb, even though it tends to be a bit too oily. The soup is topped with Chashuu, menma, green welsh onions, a piece of naruto (sliced fish cake), seaweed flakes and a ball of red spicy miso in the center. The spicy miso is to be mixed in with the soup to suit your tastes.

The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum is located within a 5-minute walk from the JR Shin-Yokohama station. Admission is 300Yen
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin-Yokohama_Raumen_Museum
http://www.bento.com/phgal3.html
http://www.raumen.co.jp/home/index.html
http://greggman.com/japan/shinyokohamabijutsukan.htm

Anime Dad wrote:

yeah just realised. damn the bbc are so tight!! :shakehead:

Tu_triky wrote:

Ramen is another dish that originated elsewhere but is now considered one of JapanÕs most popular foods.

:drooling: I want to eat ramen now.
Thank god I live close to the best (only) ramen bar in Brussels.

EstherM wrote:
:drooling: I want to eat ramen now.
Thank god I live close to the best (only) ramen bar in Brussels.

At least you have a ramen bar around your area. :puppydog:

Senpai, make sure you get pics from the ramen museum!

EstherM wrote:
:drooling: I want to eat ramen now.
Thank god I live close to the best (only) ramen bar in Brussels.

I haven't eaten ramen in a looooong time....3 months maybe....ramen ga daisuki....demo yakitori ga motto suki....haven't had that in a long time either....

The ramen musuem is awesome though...for a tourist...you have a selection of some of the best ramen shops and styles across Japan, all under one roof...it's like the Gyoza Stadium in Ikebukuro...you have several gyoza shops all in one place...

Wynter wrote:

At least you have a ramen bar around your area. :puppydog:

Yes because there are lots of Japanese living in Brussels (Toyota has its European headquarters in Brussels and Sony partly as well plus all the lobbies) so itLs pretty easy to find authentic food.

EstherM wrote:

Yes because there are lots of Japanese living in Brussels (Toyota has its European headquarters in Brussels and Sony partly as well plus all the lobbies) so itLs pretty easy to find authentic food.

Bah. I've only found 2 Japanese restaurants in the city near me, neither of which are "nearby" :( One has an outlet in a shopping centre, which sells sushi, tempura prawns etc but not thinks like ramen :(

Tu_triky wrote:

I haven't eaten ramen in a looooong time....3 months maybe....ramen ga daisuki....demo yakitori ga motto suki....haven't had that in a long time either....

The ramen musuem is awesome though...for a tourist...you have a selection of some of the best ramen shops and styles across Japan, all under one roof...it's like the Gyoza Stadium in Ikebukuro...you have several gyoza shops all in one place...

i have that place down as one of the places to try this month. :bonk:

qilver wrote:

i have that place down as one of the places to try this month. :bonk:

Gyoza Stadium?

Tu_triky wrote:

Gyoza Stadium?

yeah, the one in Ikekuburo, the raumen museum, gyoza etc...i think i should try to read up more.

qilver wrote:

yeah, the one in Ikekuburo, the raumen museum, gyoza etc...i think i should try to read up more.

Yeah it's cool...if you lilke gyoza...they'll be more types than you ever dreamed of in one place....the Ramen Museum is in Yokohama, but that's not too far by train.

Well yeah if you know you want to go eat at certain places it's good to make an agenda of sorts.

Thanks for the article and links. :D

I think I'll start a travel agency. 10 days trip. Each day a stop at a food museum. Gyoza museum, ramen museum, takoyaki museum... and each night at stop at the beer museum, aka beer vending machine. :hehe:

Wynter wrote:Senpai, make sure you get pics from the ramen museum!

I'll see what I can do. I see any Johnny's at the onsen, I'll take a picture of their equipment too. Which one do you prefer? :P

That should make the fangirls really happy too. ...or maybe really sad. :hehe: :beaten:

tabana wrote:Thanks for the article and links. :D

Yeah, no worries.

I think I'll start a travel agency. 10 days trip. Each day a stop at a food museum. Gyoza museum, ramen museum, takoyaki museum... and each night at stop at the beer museum, aka beer vending machine. :hehe:

Stop I'm already hungry ^_^ But with the apparent lack of good Japanese food in your neck of the woods, going to Japan should be a culinary dream come true...you have to take advantage of your time there and grub on all that good food you can't get at home.

Exactly. I'll probably gain 15 pounds. :sweat:

I never tried okonomiyaki, so I'll make sure to go there. My friend went back living there recently, so she's already looking for nice places to go and eat. Not really tourist friendly, but good and cheaper. Almost the only Japanese food there is here, comes from Korea. Like ultra spicy udon. Better than nothing I guess. =T

tabana wrote:Exactly. I'll probably gain 15 pounds. :sweat:

I never tried okonomiyaki, so I'll make sure to go there. My friend went back living there recently, so she's already looking for nice places to go and eat. Not really tourist friendly, but good and cheaper. Almost the only Japanese food there is here, comes from Korea. Like ultra spicy udon. Better than nothing I guess. =T

You'll be walking alll the time so you'll be getting your exercise....
That's great...somebody is already doing the hunting for you....all you gotta to is pull out your chopsticks and start eating.

Yup. I just have to buy metal chopsticks and play music while pulling them out. I already practiced saying oishii. :mrgreen:

Exercised. I didn't thought about that. Yes, you're right. Weight gain should be minimal.

tabana wrote:Yup. I just have to buy metal chopsticks and play music while pulling them out. I already practiced saying oishii. :mrgreen:

hahaha.

Exercised. I didn't thought about that. Yes, you're right. Weight gain should be minimal.

Drink a lot....the loss of brain cells might offset any gain in weight.