Ramen from Kyushu with branches all over the world
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Ippudo is a ramen shop that originated in Hakata (Fukuoka City) on Kyushu Island. It was established in 1985 and has been one of the most popular shops in Japan ever since. It is true that the shop's name means single+wind+hall (compared to the Thai idiom, it must be said that it is a new wave) that helped to overcome the recession of the ramen business in Fukuoka at that time. It also expanded its branches as if to blow the delicious taste of Hakata Ramen to other countries. Currently, there are more than 150 Ippudo shops around the world in major cities of more than 13 countries, such as New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, London, Paris, Singapore... including Bangkok. This time, we visited the Central Embassy branch.
➡️ Shiromaru Motoaji - Tonkotsu Ramen A white bowl with the shop's original soup recipe, which is the style of traditional Hakata Ramen. The soup is fragrant, mellow, and rich. The ramen noodles are very thin and straight. They are served with Chashu pork made from pork shoulder, which has less fat. Enhanced with bean sprouts, Kikurage wood ear mushrooms, and spring onions, add a bit of crushed fresh garlic, and it's incredibly delicious... We've been addicted to this menu since we tried it in Japan. When we came back to try it at the branch in Bangkok, we still love it. We can say that it's our favorite menu.
➡️ Akamaru Shinaji - A red bowl of ramen that uses the same Tonkotsu soup as the previous menu, but adds flavor with the shop's special Miso Paste recipe, enhanced with the fragrant aroma of garlic koyu oil, and uses pork belly, which has more fat, to balance and blend with the richer flavor. The noodles and other ingredients are the same as Shiromaru Motoaji. Personally, when I tried this menu in Japan, I felt that the soup was too rich to be greasy, so I didn't like it that much. But when I tried this menu in Thailand, I got a rich and well-rounded flavor that was easy to eat. It's so delicious that it's hard to choose between the white ramen.
➡️ Karaka-men – This is a spicy ramen recipe made by adding Spicy Miso, cashew nuts, and minced pork to the original pork bone soup. The noodles for this bowl are wavy so that you can easily hook the minced pork onto the noodles. The Chashu pork uses pork belly, just like the previous bowl.
➡️ Ippudo Hakata Style Gyoza – Bite-sized dumplings with thin dough and a delicious pork filling that's stuffed tightly. Served on a sizzling hot Hot Plate, you can eat it without worrying about your mouth getting swollen.
➡️ Bataniku Bun – Another very popular menu in New York – Pork Bun, dough similar to soft mantou stuffed with stewed pork belly soaked in sauce. When I saw it, I secretly thought of the Chinese pork leg mantou menu, but with the addition of lettuce and mayonnaise in the bun.