Kagoshima ramen
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is a kind of ramen
which is offered in Kagoshima Prefecture
, in southern Japan.
bone broth
). It is a little cloudy, and chicken stock, vegetables, dried sardine
s, kelp
, and dried mushrooms are added. Kagoshima Ramen is the only ramen which is not influenced by Kurume ramen for geographical and historical reasons. The size of the noodle is a bit thicker than normal. Compared with other local varieties of ramen, the size of the noodle and the taste of the soup are very different; each shop has its way. It is served with pickled daikon
.
There are a lot of shops which have had miso
ramen on the menu for a long time in Kagoshima. However, its taste is different from Sapporo ramen. It is called Kagoshima style miso ramen.
Kyushu ramen usually has pale tonkotsu soup. However, some Kagoshima ramen uses brown soup. Generally, Kagoshima ramen focuses on the harmony of every stock which makes the soup milder.
The original shop for Kagoshima ramen, Noboruya, was opened in 1947. It is not nationally known, but popular locally.
, with outlets in Mito, Ibaraki
and Ichikawa, Chiba
.
Ramen
is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat- or fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and uses toppings such as , , kamaboko, green onions, and occasionally corn...
which is offered in Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
, in southern Japan.
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Its soup is mainly based on tonkotsu (porkPork
Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig , which is eaten in many countries. It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC....
bone broth
Broth
Broth is a liquid food preparation, typically consisting of either water or an already flavored stock, in which bones, meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been simmered. Broth is used as a basis for other edible liquids such as soup, gravy, or sauce. It can be eaten alone or with garnish...
). It is a little cloudy, and chicken stock, vegetables, dried sardine
Sardine
Sardines, or pilchards, are several types of small, oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines are named after the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which they were once abundant....
s, kelp
Kelp
Kelps are large seaweeds belonging to the brown algae in the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genera....
, and dried mushrooms are added. Kagoshima Ramen is the only ramen which is not influenced by Kurume ramen for geographical and historical reasons. The size of the noodle is a bit thicker than normal. Compared with other local varieties of ramen, the size of the noodle and the taste of the soup are very different; each shop has its way. It is served with pickled daikon
Daikon
Daikon , Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also called White Radish, Japanese radish, Oriental radish, Chinese radish, lo bok and Mooli , is a mild flavoured, very large, white East Asian radish...
.
There are a lot of shops which have had miso
Miso
is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting rice, barley and/or soybeans, with salt and the fungus , the most typical miso being made with soy. The result is a thick paste used for sauces and spreads, pickling vegetables or meats, and mixing with dashi soup stock to serve as miso...
ramen on the menu for a long time in Kagoshima. However, its taste is different from Sapporo ramen. It is called Kagoshima style miso ramen.
Kyushu ramen usually has pale tonkotsu soup. However, some Kagoshima ramen uses brown soup. Generally, Kagoshima ramen focuses on the harmony of every stock which makes the soup milder.
The original shop for Kagoshima ramen, Noboruya, was opened in 1947. It is not nationally known, but popular locally.
Ramen shops in Kagoshima City
There are many famous ramen shops in Tenmonkan, in central Kagoshima.Noboruya
There is only one type of ramen. It is considered the root of Kagoshima ramen and one of the oldest ramen shops in Kagoshima. The taste of the ramen learnt from a Chinese patient as a reward when a woman founder was a nurse in Yokohama. She could not forget the taste and completed it after the trial and error in her home town, Kagoshima.Komurasaki
This shop was nationally known since the first boom of localized ramen in the 1970s. Its taste is Komurasaki style rather than Kagoshima ramen and the taste is unique. Therefore, even people who love Kagoshima ramen and live in Kagoshima City, their taste is distinctly dividing. The contents of this ramen are very different to other Kagoshima ramen. For example, shredded cabbage, boiled pork, dried mushrooms are in it. In addition, its soup is a bit salty and the noodles are softer. The founder might have been a Taiwanese Chinese. The owner of “Komurasaki”, which is in Kokubu-cho, Sendai-city, in Tohoku area, northern Japan, has trained at this shop at first. Incidentally, it does not have any connection with the old ramen shops in Kumamoto of the same name.Wadaya
Wadaya is famous for a special miso-ramen drizzled with safflower oil just before it is served. Japanese celebrities from Kagoshima are said to come to eat its ramen whenever they return home. Also, the shop is known for its good hospitality, giving souvenirs away to tourists.Zabon-ramen
Zabon ramen has its roots in a restaurant which was inside old Nishi-Kagoshima station, and some people say that this is typical Kagoshima ramen. However, it is more popular among tourists than local people. At this shop, waiters always advise customers to stir the noodle into the soup well and, it strongly impresses on the customers, especially visitors, since this is not generally said in ramen shops. It had some other outlets in Kagoshima, but strangely the Yojiro branch has a higher popularity than the others, so sometimes people can be seen making lines there at lunch time.Ramen shops outside Kagoshima
Kagoshima ramen chain "Lapasha" (らっぱしゃ) has shops outside of Kagoshima. It is the only restaurant selling Kagoshima ramen in KantoKanto region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
, with outlets in Mito, Ibaraki
Mito, Ibaraki
is the capital of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan and has a central location, moderately offset towards the coast in that prefecture. As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 263,748 and a total area is 217.45 km², giving a population density of 1,212.91 persons per km²...
and Ichikawa, Chiba
Ichikawa, Chiba
is a city located in northwest Chiba, Japan, approximately 20 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The city was founded on November 3, 1934. As of January 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 474,586 and a density of 8,259.42 persons per km². The total area is 57.46 km²...
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