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Saturday, 13 October 2012

Honke-Daiichiasahi Ramen, Kyoto, Japan

Honke-Daiichiasahi Ramen

Located in Kyoto, Japan.

http://www.honke-daiichiasahi.com/

Shop closed on Thursdays

Rokuden-ya Dan Dan noodles in Kyoto

(Rokuden-ya Dan Dan noodles in Kyoto!)

The elusive store is located in a small alley way, away from the main road where traffic roams. To reach this place, you really need some guidance to find it. of course if you don't, stumbling along the alleyways away from the main road is another joyful discovery too! Happy hunting for food!

Of course the discovery will lead to great things that you might discover unknowingly.

Marugame Udon noodle chain store (Japan)

Marugame Udon Chain Store

Official Website:http://www.toridoll.com/shop/marugame/

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Marugame Udon Chain Store

Website:http://www.toridoll.com/shop/marugame/

Marugame Udon shops can be found all over Japan!, They have now 625 shops opened in various part of Japan(correct at the time of editing) besides Japan, they have store in China, Thailand and even Hawaii!! A good choice if you are craving for Japanese Udon noodles while you are surfing the Seven seas! This Udon noodles store is actually a cheap udon alternative meal for the cash-strapped backpackers and tourists alike who would like to sample one of the finer daily local dishes while experiencing everyday Japan. A Must-Try! For all Japanese Udon Lovers, the specialty for this particular Udon chain store is they allow you to actually customize your Udon meal. Its a self service concept Udon Store. You get to pick from various combinations of ingredients, soup base, egg or no eggs, miso, shoyu, soy sauce and even curry! Remember to try out the Onsen Tamago (Hot Spring Egg)! Just add 50 yen!

Just look at the dizzying array of udon noodles that marugame udon store offers~! Try them all!

Marugame Udon Menu

How to Order your Udon Meal in Marugame Udon Store (Walkthrough)

Step 1: Order your Udon noodle - you can choose between different styles of udon noodle dish. They come in cold udon, warm udon, normal serving and big serving.
Step 2: After you have ordered your udon noodles, grab a plate while you wait for your udon noodle to be prepared by the kitchen staff.
Step 3: After your udon noodles have been prepared, head over to the Tempura/Rice Ball(Omusubi) Corner with your udon noodles.
Step 4: Choose your favourite Tempura and Omusubi(Rice Balls). There's quite a variety to pick from, ebi tempura(fried Prawn), ika tempura (Fried squid), yasai tempura (veggie tempura). As for rice balls, there is the all renowned inari (rice ball wrapped in deep fried bean curd-tastes slightly sweet).
Step 5: Time to Pay for your Udon meal! After that you can head over to your seat and Enjoy!

Various Tempura

Omusubi (Rice Balls) variety

All tempura are priced the same. You can choose and pick the tempura that you like for and average price of 100yen each! With a myriad of tempura(s) to choose from, you can try it all!

昆布乌冬面。 280¥

Bukake Udon

明太子鸡蛋乌冬面。380¥

Mentai Egg Udon

Inari (japanese rice wrapped with beancurd(tofu) skin), Fish Cake Tempura, and Squid Tempura

Affordable meal for 2 person, only at 960yen! Try it to believe it!

Oishi~~!!!

That's all Folks! The picture speaks for itself!

Enjoy!

(I was drooling while editing this post...)

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

神座拉面 Kamukura Ramen in Osaka

日本的食物实在是太好吃了！

我们才在约2小时前用膳，之后我们又步行至闻名已久的《神座》。

http://www.kamukura.co.jp/

休：年中无休

地址：

1。道顿崛店（发祥店）

2。千日前店

Welcome to Kamukura Ramen Store!
The store actually opens everyday! They never go on holidays!
There are 2 shops as far as I know. The one we visited was in dotombori in osaka.
They do serve great ramen in sumptuous soup with plentiful meat and luscious vegetables!

在店外购买食券。

购买机提供英语和日语菜单。

此外，也备有中文及韩文菜单，以方便不懂日文的客人。

You can buy your food ticket or voucher coupons (what ever you call it) from one of the vending machines. This actually cuts the queue and the eliminates the need for waiters to take your orders, this is self-service at its best in japan! Pick the food that you desire, the menu actually comes in a few language, namely japanese, chinese, korean, and of course english!
So, you travellers, backpackers and tourists will not have a problem even if you don't speak a word of the local language! The beauty of self-service!

由于我们都还不是很饿，我俩只买了一分餐券。

服务员赶紧递来一个空碗，以方便我们分享食物。

开水盛在印有‘神座’的瓶子，杯子也准备了，任由客人饮用。

We only ordered a bowl of the standard ramen, the waiter in the store automatically gave us another empty bowl as for us to share the ramen! How considerate of them~! This is what i call Customer service! Be considerate and you will earn your customers endless respect~!

They did give us glasses of water to quench our thirst.

调味料。

还有任添加的辣菲菜。

Seasonings of various flavours. Add to your liking.

员工们勤快的服务客人。

They seem to be extremely efficient in their work! Deserves admiration!

好大碗的拉面！！！（美味拉面 - 630¥）

酱油汤底拉面。内附有叉烧，海苔及大量的大白菜。

Its a huge bowl of ramen again! just perfect! Super affordable! at only 630¥!
Its noodles with succulent pork meat and bountiful amounts of cabbage!

大，小碗。

Differences in size! Extraordinary! A meal fit for a king!

侧面看。。。

Different angles? Enjoy the pictures!

大腕的直径还比电话长！！

Stupendous and elephantine size! Definitely worth it for those of you who are in a tight travel budget! Highly Recommended!!

《广告》时段。。

太好吃了，到最后一片叉烧才想起没有拍照。

幼滑的拉面配上美味的酱油汤底，吃了会上瘾呢！

The more you eat the deeper the addiction towards the culture embedded in hundreds of years of japan. You can taste the finest of japanese ramen in places such as these! They make the best noodles in town!

这片应该是所谓的肥瘦相隔的‘五花肉’。

Sirloin cut? Streaks of fat visible in the meat! Extremely juicy and soft texture!

发祥店内挂满了知名食客签名板。

店内也准备了衣架。

让客人可以在温暖的店内把外套脱下，悬挂在衣架上。

For your convenience, coat hangers for the cold seasons.
Another considerate act!

Something to warm you up!

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Tuesday, 22 May 2012

六传屋担担面（六傳屋 - 京都）(Rokuden-ya Dan Dan noodles in Kyoto!)

地址：〒604-8016 京都府京都市中京区下樵木町199

休日：无休

营业时间：

1)11:30 - 15:00（14:30 Last Order）

2)17:00 - 23:00 （22:00 Last Order）

当你进入店内，贴心的店员递来温暖的小毛巾，让你抹抹手。
This particular ramen shop is extremely elusive, its rather hidden from the view of the main street and you might just pass by without even noticing its existence. After some weird turns and difficult alleys, you'll discover the elusive entrance to the Rokuden ya which is famous for its Dan Dan Noodles. When you enter the shop and had a seat, The lovely staffs in the shop will nicely hand you a warm hand towel for you to wipe your hands before your meal arrives! How considerate of them! Customer Hygiene must be on the top of their list!

免费的开水及酱料。

Free cold water and other condiments and seasoning as well. You can always help yourself with it!

六传屋内，担担面的排行榜。

Look at the menu! The rankings of all the noodles or ramen available in the shop. If you do not know how to order, just ask for the no.1 item on the menu! or their best-seller! It will not disappoint. I can vouch for it personally. Its definitely Top 3 best noodles I've tasted in Japan so far.

店里边的环境与摆设。一共有44个座位（还有楼上）
This is how the store looks like, there's a total of 44 seats for customers, of course there's 2 floors.

Different sake and shochu from different regions of Japan.
They come in huge size!

排名No. 1 的黑胡麻担担面（880¥）。

顾名思议，既是黑芝麻+麻辣担担面。

香浓的黑芝麻，加上六传屋的特制麻辣酱，味道可真独特。

喜欢味道较重，及麻辣的朋友应该会很喜欢！

The no.1 ranking black pepper sesame dan dan noodle! worth 880¥!
Its highly spiced and rather spicy! the taste, flavour and spiciness will have you wiping your sweat off your entire head! I bet you'll love it like I did! Its a must-try!