Tuesday, October 11, 2011

節骨麵たいぞう - Bushikotsu Mentaizo, Ikebukuro


節骨こってりらーめん - Bushikotsu Kotteri Ramen ¥680
   
   After a hard day of throwing a frisbee around (see drinking) in the park, you need to replenish your spent energy, and there really is no better way to do this than a nice bowl of ramen - particularly when you have good company. And so it was off to Ikebukuro with some friends to check out their local recommendation.
   Taizo specialises in tonkotsu gyoukai ramen, but by the look of the ingredients on display outside the shop it looks to be more gyokai than tonkotsu.


     Predominantly a ramen shop, it also sells curry and other goodies, like gyoza. The all-you-can-eat curry for ¥750 seems like a good deal, but that will have to wait until next time. The gyoza was a nice little appetizer before the main event though.


     Our ramen finally made an appearance...


    It was definitely more fishy than porky which is a nice variation on the theme. The kotteri part means it's a little thick and oily, but there was a perfect amount of fat floating around the bowl - not too heavy. And, it's fish, right? So it must be healthy. However, since this place also allows you to crush your own garlic, there was most likely a pungent aroma permeating our table. I didn't notice though...




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