Re: Best Ramen
Packaged fresh ramen over dry is usually my ramen of choice in the supermarket, but I decided to try this dry type that's been available at Marukai and Daiei (DQ) for quite a while now..
Myojo Chukazanmai Japanese Noodles with Soup Base, Soy Sauce Flavor - $1.59 (membership sale price).
The usual flavors were available, including Soy Sauce (my choice), Tonkotsu and Miso.
The single-serving contents include...
Dry wheat-based ramen noodles, dry seasoning base (left) and liquid soup base.
To result in a bowl of Shoyu Ramen...
The broth has good depth, but the dry seasoning has way too much MSG in it. The liquid soup base has soy sauce, sesame and other oils, which I think is the saving grace here. Thankfully the Sesame Oil wasn't overpowering, but just suttle enough to savor.
Ramen is never complete with just broth and noodles, therefore I jazzed it up with my mandatory sliced Chashu (Japanese "roast" pork), Menma Ajitsuke (shoyu/sugar marinated bamboo shoots) and green onion. The sum of its parts another saving grace.
As a whole, this bowl of Ramen was pretty darned good. Shoot, almost worthy of being served in a shop. Tone down on the MSG by scaling back on that dry packet and the broth will be just right.
I'm looking for Scallop extract/powder (included in the soup base above), which from what I've been told is a "secret ingredient" to great Ramen broth. Does anyone know where and how it's sold? Japanese name? I tried Google but nothin' specific showed up.
Packaged fresh ramen over dry is usually my ramen of choice in the supermarket, but I decided to try this dry type that's been available at Marukai and Daiei (DQ) for quite a while now..
Myojo Chukazanmai Japanese Noodles with Soup Base, Soy Sauce Flavor - $1.59 (membership sale price).
The usual flavors were available, including Soy Sauce (my choice), Tonkotsu and Miso.
The single-serving contents include...
Dry wheat-based ramen noodles, dry seasoning base (left) and liquid soup base.
To result in a bowl of Shoyu Ramen...
The broth has good depth, but the dry seasoning has way too much MSG in it. The liquid soup base has soy sauce, sesame and other oils, which I think is the saving grace here. Thankfully the Sesame Oil wasn't overpowering, but just suttle enough to savor.
Ramen is never complete with just broth and noodles, therefore I jazzed it up with my mandatory sliced Chashu (Japanese "roast" pork), Menma Ajitsuke (shoyu/sugar marinated bamboo shoots) and green onion. The sum of its parts another saving grace.
As a whole, this bowl of Ramen was pretty darned good. Shoot, almost worthy of being served in a shop. Tone down on the MSG by scaling back on that dry packet and the broth will be just right.
I'm looking for Scallop extract/powder (included in the soup base above), which from what I've been told is a "secret ingredient" to great Ramen broth. Does anyone know where and how it's sold? Japanese name? I tried Google but nothin' specific showed up.
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