noodles

4月28日オープンの新店。濃厚魚介系の「つけ麺」と、「辛旨つけ麺」、それに全く方向性の違う塩味の清湯のラーメンを加えた3種類がメイン。麺は『カネジン』のものを使用。

▲煮干し塩そば 680円

ヴィジュアルはムジャキっぽい雰囲気。というか味も近いものがある。旨味と塩味がしっかりと主張し、煮干しの風味も重なる。清湯だがか細くないしっかりとした味わい。麺は低加水のストレート細麺で、さくっと歯切れがよい。メンマは穂先系の柔らかいもの。

分かりやすい旨味がやや単調で、塩気も強いので後半飽きてくるが、基本的に万人受けする仕上がりだと思う。

■麺場 風天■東京都品川区東大井5-5-8

03-5460-0233

11時～15時半 / 17時～23時

6月12日オープンの新店。ご主人は家系の『雷家』出身で、他には横浜の『博多 一風堂』、新橋の『愛宕』に在籍していたらしい。メニューは7月2日現在、基本の「らーめん」のみでした。

▲らーめん 650円

豚骨のクセがなく、きのこの旨味が溶け込んだスープ。家系出身で同じ豚骨ながら、見事にオリジナリティーを確立しています。というか、豚骨の質感としては家系よりも一風堂の影響が強いのかも。具にきのこフレークものり、これが馴染んでくると、よりきのこの風味を強めクセになる味わいです。麺は九州系の細麺を一回り太くし、喉越しを滑らかにした感じ。

港をイメージしたというコンセプトは謎ですが、ラーメンの味だけでも十分個性的なので、訪問する価値ありです。

■麺場 ながれぼし■
東京都大田区南蒲田2-6-5
03-6424-9134
平日 11時半～15時 / 17時半～22時半
土曜 11時半～22時半
日休
☆お店のブログ☆

大井町の『幸龍』のネクスト・ブランドで、2009年12月16日オープン。メニューは画像をご覧ください。銀龍という煮干し系のメニューを注文。

▲銀龍(煮干し中華そば) 600円

こうして“煮干し”を冠とするメニューを目の当たりにすると、改めて煮干しブームを実感します。清湯で煮干しの粉末も入り、少なからずクセも出ているので、食べ手を選ぶ味わいでもある気がします。麺は博多系にも近い細麺で、ザクッっとした歯ごたえ。煮干しが効いているという以外目立った特徴はありませんが、一杯600円はご立派であります。

☆お店のHP☆

Day 268:

I always wondered what was beneath the tape in our tsukesoba photo that hangs on the wall. I heard before that the tsukesoba used to be a collabo between Jiraigen and another ramen shop, but I never knew the name of that other ramen shop. Until now!


Ahh...Anaya. So there's the truth. Bassanova's tsukesoba was created from a collaboration between Basaraka, Jiraigen, and Anaya.


And what do you know, Anaya (嗟哉) still exists to this day in Hatsudai so Shuga and I decided to go check it out.


Immediately, I notice a connection. The lady in red is wearing a Jiraigen Black Friday cap. If only I could find out the exact details of the collabo.


Anaya is another one of those shops that changes once the sun goes down. Anaya by day and Pork Noodle Naito by night.


Anaya makes its own noodles. And the whole reason behind the collabo must have been so Bassanova could use their noodles for the tsukesoba. Once again, I wish I could find out more details.


I ordered the regular tsukemen, which is a blend of tonkotsu and fish, similar to how we do it at Bassanova. Although Anaya does use more tonkotsu to make the broth thicker.


Shuga ordered the wadashi tsukemen, which contains no tonkotsu. Funny, this tsukemen tastes exactly like Jiraigen's. I think Jiraigen still uses the same noodles too.


The noodles aren't bad and I could sort of imagine how they would taste with our tsukesoba.


But all in all, I think Mikawaya's noodles are better. They have a better chew.


The chashu-don (left) and the kakuni-don (right) weren't very impressive either. Anyhow, I'm glad to have uncovered a bit of history about Bassanova. Next mission: Get the details!!


It's hard to imagine, but I haven't had a drop of alcohol enter my bloodstream for the past nine days. Yes, crazy! Well now that my body is fully recovered, it's time to make up for it! haha.

There's nothing like a relaxing night with free beer...

夏の限定メニューとして提供されている「冷やしらぁ麺」。日を分けて醤油と塩を食べてきました。お店の画像に歌舞伎町の某店店主が写り込んでいますが気にしないで下さい(爆)。

▲冷やしらぁ麺 醤油・塩 各850円

醤油にも塩にも梅肉と山葵が別皿で添えられます。以前裏七時代に頂いた冷やしも美味しかったですが、今回も期待を裏切らない素晴らしい仕上がりです! スープはとろみが強すぎないので、ごくごく飲めてとにかく爽快! 醤油は魚介が強く主張。塩は旨味がギュッと詰まりつつ、全体のバランスが良い仕上がりで地雷源らしい。

麺は細麺がしっかりと締められ、軽快な喉越しと弾力のある歯応えで楽しませてくれます。具は通常のチャーシューの代わりに鶏肉のたたきがのります。スープがそのままでも美味しいので、なかなか梅肉と山葵を使うタイミングがないのですが、この鶏のたたきに添えて食べてもよいと思います。

冷やしというとどこも限定でハードルが高かったりしますが、こちらは1日30食を用意しているので、夕方まで食べることができます。さらに醤油と塩の2種類のバリエーションがあるのもポイントが高い。この夏どこかで冷やしを食べてみたいという方にはイチ押しです。来た時には汗だくでも、食べ終わると120％汗が引きます。是非お試しあれ!!

☆お店のHP☆

Day 267:

This is my third time hanging out with gramps at my secret ramen-ya. Yeah, I've started to call him gramps because he seems to treat me like the grandson he never had and plus he feels like the gramps I've never had. He's one cool old dude.


I ordered the gyoza and was surprised to see that he wraps each one upon being ordered.


And that explains why they taste so fresh.


Although I was craving the shoyu ramen, I decided to go with the gomoku soba. I was curious to see his version of it.


And that's when gramps brought me some cold tofu on the house.


Did you hear? Gramps is letting me work here on my days off beginning 8/3! He said he'll teach me everything on the menu! And since this is not just a ramen shop, I'll be able to learn how to cook other things like curry, stir-fry, etc. I feel so fortunate.

Thanks gramps!

三郎@原宿世に隠れ家飲食店は数あれどここの隠れっぷりは相当なものですどの駅からも遠いし周りにお店はほとんどありません内装はあまり高級感なくアットホームな感じ地下にも客席があり個室利用できます照明が蛍光灯じゃなければ客単価四千円は上げられると思います(^^;)出汁巻き卵の梅ジュレがけつまみではメヒカリ焼きなんかも美味しかった握りではウニの炙りなんての出て「こりゃどうなの？」と思続きをみる

『著作権保護のため、記事の一部のみ表示されております。』

一風堂出身のご主人がオープンさせた店。某有名酒場のお隣で、もともと立喰いそば屋だったという狭い店舗です。ご主人ひとりで切り盛りしており、温かみのある対面式の接客がいいですね。メニューは画像の通り、醤油と塩の2種類のみです。屋号のイメージの通り、昭和をイメージしたラーメンで、化学調味料を使用せずに時間をかけて仕上げているそう。コンセプトは『ラーメン 大至』に通じるものがあるかと思います。

 

▲王道の醤油ラーメン 700円 / 地球の塩ラーメン 700円

スープは醤油・塩共に雑味のないすっきりとした味わいです。提供直前に小鍋で仕上げる為、かなり熱々で始めの内はなかなか味が分かりくいですが、嫌味のない醤油ダレの甘味と共に、徐々にじんわりとした味わいが浮き彫りになってきます。麺は今時珍しいちりちりと縮れた細麺。素朴な味わいのスープに馴染んでいます。

一方の「地球の塩ラーメン」は、麺・具・薬味から丼まで醤油とは違う装い。一口味見した印象では、無化調が故の線の細さを感じましたが、こちらをメインに食べていた副会長の話では、そんなことはなかったとのこと。折を見て再食してみたいと思います。

 

コンセプトは昭和、価格は平成ということもあり、もう少し賛否両論なのかなと予想していましたが、ネットの評判はなかなかのようです。もっとも都心で食べ歩いているフリークにとってこの味が新鮮に感じるのは当然ですが。場所柄地元の人の心をいかに掴むかが重要になので、コンセプトが明確な分、吉と出るか凶と出るかは紙一重の世界でしょう。

■昭和歌謡ショー■

東京都豊島区巣鴨4-35-2

11時半～15時 / 17時～20時頃 ※スープ切れで閉店。

水休


◆その他の立ち寄り処◆





▲やきとん 弐ノ十＠都立家政
秋元屋出身の女性店主の店。屋号は“にのじゅう”と読みます。七彩、ばりこての先に7月6日オープン。焼酎ハイボールはないが、炭酸はドリンクニッポン使用。ホッピーは三冷・シャリキンを用意。焼きものは塩・タレ・味噌が揃い、腸の部分が旨い。今のところ開店が18時なのでご注意下さい。

Day 266:

I get a lot of emails that begin something like this: "Dear Keizo, I will be traveling to Japan for the first time and would really like to visit Menya Kissou after reading yours and Exile Kiss' review. Can you please tell me how to get there from so-and-so station? Thanks!" A couple days ago I got an email from Bryan, an avid reader who is visiting Tokyo, asking if I would like to join him in trying Kissou on this hot summer day. It's been two years since my first visit and I had no plans for lunch so we were off to the most overrated ramen shop in Tokyo.


I initially planned on writing this post with specific directions on how to get to Kissou just so I could reply to those emails with this link instead of writing directions each time, BUT I changed my mind. It's not worth it. Kissou is highly overrated and out of the way that you're probably better off just going to Hayashi or Fuunji or Tetsu or Harumichi or countless other gyokai-tonkotsu shops throughout the city. They're just as good, if not better.


Anyway, let me tell you what happened. As I walked in the door I was told that I couldn't take any pictures. "Seriously? Is this a new policy?," I thought. Oh well, no pictures, fine. It's not like I've been asked to not take pictures before. Then while the three of us were waiting for our ramen, enjoying a casual conversation about Tokyo, we were told to shutup. Okay fine, we can be quiet.


Then as I was slurping through the first third of my ramen, I noticed a strand of hair over an inch long floating next to my chashu. I normally wouldn't care, but this time I decided to say something. After showing the chef and his wife the hair, they took my bowl back and he whispered something like "I bet it's his own" into his wife's ear and gave me a dirty look. Sure, I don't have a hair that long on my entire body. Well except for...yeah whatever.

Don't get me wrong, the ramen and tsukemen at Kissou are good, but I won't be going back to this overrated ramen shop anytime soon, if ever. So the next time you send an email for directions, don't hate me if I try to steer you away. From now on, I will be calling it Menya Kissyo--as in kiss yo ***. Or maybe I should call it Kissmy.

7月から始まった限定メニュー。

▲冷し塩らあめん 800円

通常の鶏ベースのスープに、鯛の出汁を加えて冷やしたというスープで、とろんとした舌触り。冷え具合は他店と比較するとキンキンとまではいきませんが、旨味の凝縮感が半端ではなく旨いです。

麺は全粒粉使用の中細麺。しっかりと風味がある麺の味わいが冷たいスープにマッチしますね。具は低温調理のチャーシューが3枚。ラーメンの具にしておくにはもったいない逸品で、スペシャル感を演出。

食後には「〆御飯(梅干し付)」(別途150円)も用意されていて、スープを温めてくれるので、お茶漬け感覚で〆られます。せっかく冷やしたものを温めるとはなかなかない発想ですが、鯛出汁の香りが立ち上がり、素材感を際立たせる試みとなっています。

冷やしラーメン好きなら要チェックの傑作です。1日限定15食限定ですが、毎日即完売というわけでもないようなので、諦めずに狙ってみて下さい。終了日の告知がないのでお早めに!!

 

■らあめん 元 ～HAJIME～■

東京都板橋区坂下2-16-11

03-5392-9567

平日 11時半～14時半 / 18時半～スープ切れで閉店 ※21時頃

土日 11時半～スープ切れで閉店 ※15時頃

月休

I’m not quite sure what it is that makes them imitations (the ingredients are “wheat flour, water”)…or wait! I got it! Since noodle is singular, only ONE of the noodles is an imitation, and you just gotta find it. Good fun.

Related posts:

1. Ramen, Japan’s Favourite Noodles
2. North Korea invents “Super Ramen”
3. ramen rating: cup noodles beef flavor

Tags: ramen tidbits

Day 265:

Today, I was up for a challenge. It was another hot summer day, I was up early, and I wanted to go to Menya Shichisai (麺や 七彩). There was only one problem. There is no direct train or bus to Toritsukasei and the fastest way to get there would be by bicycle, which would take at least 25 min one way. 'Hmm, it's really hot out. Maybe I shouldn't go,' I thought. Eff it, I've been wanted to try Shichisai for the longest time. Let's hit the road!


So yeah, that was a long ride, especially in the heat. This ramen better be good!


Shichisai has been getting a lot of hype lately. They're practically in every ramen publication and on tv shows just about every month. I'll say this once: Shichisai is no joke. That 参った plaque on the wall is just one indication. They actually swept the board by getting an approval from every single judge.


And they even put on a different mask during the evening hours. Shichisai by day and Tokyo Miso Ramen Edoama (TOKYO味噌らーめん 江戸甘) by night. I guess I'll have to come back for that.


Shichisai hails from Kitakata, the land of awesome noodles. If you remember from my recent trip to Nagoya, it was Shichisai's noodles that Yamamoto-san replicated at his shop. The picture below shows the staff member squeezing and smashing the noodles to make them wavy. But I'll leave it to Nate to break it down for ya.


Okay here I go. Shoyu Chashu Ramen.


The first few sips were not very impressive. But this is why you should never leave a bowl unfinished. With every sip I took, the shoyu ramen kept getting better and better and better. The fresh, organic flavors kept multiplying from the tip of my tongue down to the back of my throat.


The noodles are inarguably fantastic. They make me want to move to Kitakata someday...


Okay...I now have something very serious to share. Something that may make you re-prioritize your ramen wish list. Shichisai has by far THE BEST CHASHU that I have ever tasted in a bowl of ramen...EVER! The chashu ramen comes with two types, sirloin and belly. Both are amazingly tender and virtually perfect.


From now on, if anyone asks me that question I am most often asked ("Aside from Bassanova, which ramen shop would you recommend?"), I will definitely answer Menya Shichisai without a doubt in my mind.

I have to say this again: Shichisai is no joke!

元々は新宿区西落合にあった『力丸堂』が、移転を機に改名。背脂系の店が板橋区に移転、しかも17号沿いということもあって、板橋区在住の副会長はウェルカム感たっぷりで鼻息を荒くしている。メニューは画像をご覧下さい。「ラーメン」、「ツケソバ」、「マゼソバ」がいずれも600円。

 

▲ラーメン 600円

スープは醤油ダレがやや強めで、程よく食感を残した背脂が浮きます。この手のラーメンにしては化学調味料は控えめのようで、その分パンチに欠ける印象。

 

麺は『大栄食品』のもの。太麺と細麺からの選択で、太麺は一般的な中太くらいで、ボソッっとした麺肌、縮れた形状が背脂を持ち上げる。

 

味玉半分が付くので彩りも良く、１杯600円はなかなかのCPです。トッピングも80円から、ライス(小)が50円と良心的な価格設定となっています。

■ドロップハンマー■東京都板橋区宮本町67-9

火～木 11時半～翌1時

金～土 11時半～22時

※金土の22時～翌1時は『ケムリ』の屋号で油ソバを提供。

月休

Day 264:



On a hot Tokyo summer day, leave it to moca to steer me away from ramen and find me a healthy washoku 和食 meal instead.  This meal was definitely healthy and it tasted much better than those vegan places she's taken me to in the past. (Not that those vegan places were bad or anything.) Anyway, I had enough ooey-gooey yamakake stickiness. Let's head to the dome!!


As you saw from our chat above, I wanted to ride a roller coaster. But hanging out in the dome city turned out to be an amusement in itself.


What amused me most was the line of anime-looking girls waiting to take a picture in the latest purikura photo booths. I can't believe they get all dressed up just to take a sticker picture.


According to the mob of young girls surrounding the dome, KAT-TUN was having a concert tonight. Hey wait, where'd moca go??


moca!!!


After rescuing moca from Doraemon's belly, we decided to momentarily beat the heat with a green tea soft serve.


Alright, enough stalling. It's time for some thunder!


The ride was short, but it was just what I needed. Although I'm not sure moca felt the same way. haha.


Okay, let's get out of this heat!


On my way to work I stopped by Fukuju for their Gomoku Ramen (sorry moca, had to do it).


Sweeter than the regular ramen, it wasn't what I thought it would be. But it was cheap. Not like that really matters.

Work was the same. I love Bassanova and I hope I can work there for at least another year, but I need a new challenge to take my mind elsewhere. Hmm, I have an idea...

Day 263:

For the most part anyway. I followed up with my doctor today and he said I can go back to eating ramen, sparingly. Woohoo! But I was still craving that curry from Kusamura. It was good, but I think I was craving it so bad that it didn't live up to my expectations.


Back at work, it was a busy Saturday and I managed to get through it without any ill effects. Thanks go out to my coworkers for having my back! 助かりました！

Please excuse the mess...

お台場ラーメンＰＡＲＫ in静岡ホビーフェア本日より来年3月27日まで東静岡駅北口広場で静岡ホビーフェアが開催されるのですが昨年末より今春までフジテレビ前で開催されたお台場ラーメンＰＡＲＫも同時開催します！今回も総合プロデューサーとして参加させていただきました会場にはガンダムのコスプレをしている人の姿もこちらのオフィシャルショップ限定ガンプラも販売していてなんと昨晩から待っていた人もいたそうでショップ入店まで3時間以上の行列が出来ていました(^o^;)ジャジャーン！昨年お台場を賑わせた等身大ガンダムです!今回はビームサーベルを持ったり頭部が稼動したり大幅にパワーアップしています！お台場ラーメンＰＡＲＫも負けていません！トリプルスープの極上醤油ラーメン中野の大人気店「地雷源」の我流旨味ソバです♪猛暑もなんのその大勢のお客さんが並んでラーメンを食べていますＴＲＹメンバー一柳雅彦氏の姿も(^^)おお！ガンダムの体から蒸気が…！行ってみましょう(￣□￣;)!!今回のガンダムは体の様々な部分からミストが噴続きをみる

『著作権保護のため、記事の一部のみ表示されております。』

スペシャルコンテンツで新垣結衣からのメッセージが！ＣＭロングバージョンも公開中。

6月末からやっている限定の冷やし。土日のみの提供で、1日12食限定。

▲鶏と蛤の冷や汁塩そば 980円

よーく冷えたスープは鶏がらが土台となり、一口目からどーんと蛤の旨味が炸裂!! 一見邪魔者にも見える焼きトウモロコシや海苔が不思議と馴染んできて、厚みのある蛤のインパクトから、その後のすっきりした後味への変貌というドラマチックな展開で魅せてくれる。ふすまが入った細麺もきりっと締まっていて弾力があっていい。
開店前に並んでいる人はほぼ全員これが目当てで、とにかくハードルが高いが、これを食べなければ今年の冷やしは始まらんだろうという仕上がり。ここまでのものを作っておきながら7月一杯で終了とは実に罪な店だ。

Day 262:

I was told not to come into work today so I could rest. And rest I did. Thank you all for your concerns about my health. Honestly, it's not the ramen that's causing it. If anything, the ramen soothes it. The cause is actually my job and all the stuff that goes on behind the scenes. Don't worry. I'll handle it and be back to normal in no time. I promise.

Anyway, I rode my bike to Kusamura for lunch and although I didn't intend on ordering ramen, it just slipped out of my mouth. Seriously, I wanted to eat the katsu curry bad...real bad. Oh well.


After a long, long nap, moca called to say she needed help. Her friends were wanting good ramen and she requested that I be their guide. If it were anyone else I would have said no, but since moca always has a way of cheering me up, I agreed to meet them in Koenji, where I took everyone to eat ramen at Tabushi.


Not only do I like Tabushi for their ramen, I like watching how the two dudes run the kitchen. Their setup is impressive.


The regular ramen is a tonkotsu-fish blend that is similar to Mochi Mochi No Ki but better!


Everyone else got the shoyu-tonkotsu ramen, which is the same as this minus the fish. I forgot to take a pic.


I wasn't really craving gyoza, but moca was so she ordered some. And exactly what I thought would happen happened. She ate two pieces and made me eat the rest. haha. Thanks moca!

Afterwards, I went straight home to go back to sleep. Goodnight...