Showing posts with label Osaka Matsuyamachi Station. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Osaka Matsuyamachi Station. Show all posts

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Ebi Tori Menzo

A new shop in Sakaisuji Honmachi opened. It's called Ebi Tori Menzo, or "shrimp and chicken noodle warehouse". It was a tough choice between the shrimp tsukemen and chicken shio, but I was in a tsukemen mood so I went with the former.

堺筋本町駅の辺で新しい店ができました:「海老鶏麺蔵」。海老つけ麺と鶏塩ラーメンを迷いましたけど、つけ麺お気分だったのでつけ麺にしました。

The Bowl
The soup here was a thick, orange paste, flowing with shrimp, which went well with the square, grainy noodles. But that wasn't the only way to enjoy the broth. There was a baguette for dipping, a chunk of chashu, and a smorgasbord of vegetables. With the potato, tomato, lemon, and greens mixed in, the meal changed into a vegetable potage with shrimp notes. I love when a bowl gives itself new flavors as it goes on, and this was quite a transformation.

スープはオレンジトロ〜とした海老ペーストでした。麺は四角てつぶつぶとしました。でもスープの色々な楽しみ方がありました。バケットをはじめ、チャーシューの一枚もじゅんの野菜が付いていました。さつま芋、トマト、レモンなどを入れたら、海老風味のベジポタージに変換しました。食べながら変わるラーメンがお気に入りで、このラーメンがすごく変わってうまかったです。

Would I Go Again?
Yes. I have to try the chicken, after all.

今度鶏塩ラーメンを食べてみたいです。

Should You Go?
Yes.

一回行ったほうがいいです。

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海老鶏麺蔵

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Ippai Ippai

Ramen collaboration Strike-ken in Tenroku was such a hit that the manager of that shop decided to try to make it on his own. The result is Matsuyamachi's very own Ippai Ippai. I had tried to go to this shop several times, but their hours written on their website didn't really match the times they were open. Finally one Saturday morning I called them up to make sure they were open, and biked over to try their shoyu paitan.

天六にあるラーメンコラボの店「ストライク軒」はうまく行っていたので店長が独立しようとしました。松屋町にある「いっぱいいっぱい」を作ることになりました。何回も行こうとしましたけど営業時間が変でした。ようやくある土曜日に電話して空いていると言われたので自転車で行って白湯醤油を食べてみました。

Opening congratulations from Strike-ken
ストライク軒からの記念プレゼント
The Bowl
The broth was not as thick as it looks, but that says nothing for how bursting it was with flavor. It was a milky chicken soup; powerful but still balanced. The thin, soft noodles sucked up just enough of the broth to keep the theme consistent, and the menma's strong flavors stood out through the soup. There is something magical about the balance that Ippai Ippai managed to hit: deep but just light enough to be addictive. I left wanting more.

スープは見た目よりドロドロ感がなかったんですけど、味が十分に濃かったです。まろやかな鶏ガラスープでこってりなのにバランスしました。麺が細くて柔らかくてメンマが逆に長くて強い味がしました。このラーメンのバランスがちょうど良くて本当に癖になります。もっと食べたいです。

Would I Go Again?
Yes.

はい。

Should You Go?
Yes.

はい。

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いっぱいいっぱい