The delicious and varied Japanese cuisine is one of the attractions that have turned the Asian country into a dream destination for many travelers, and ramen has long been one of the most popular Japanese dishes in the world. But if to taste sushi or meat wagyu top quality you have to leave half a kidney, we can delight ourselves with the best ramen for very little money.
The restaurant is located in the famous and bustling Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza. Chukasoba Ginza Hachigouin front of whose kitchen is the chef Yasufumi Matsumura. With a Michelin star, the most difficult thing about treating yourself to this small but cozy and elegant place is getting one of the few tables available each day, as the attractive price makes it affordable for all budgets.
More than tables, we should talk about places at the barsince one of the attractions of the experience is the closeness with which diners share the space with no more luxuries than the high seats located directly in front of the kitchen, where the veteran chef prepares the dishes offered in the restaurant with his elegant and meticulous technique. letter.
And it is also a brief menu, along the lines minimalist of the entire restaurant. Because here you come to put your spoon in and sip the most delicious broth you can imagine, the final cherry on top of a bowl of ramen in which the handmade noodles and the rest of the ingredients, carefully selected and treated with care by Matsumura’s expert hands.
The chef elevates a dish of humble and very traditional origin to the category of haute cuisine in which he dispenses with added sauces or dressings to give all its prominence to the broth, which he prepares slowly for more than 30 hourscombining a duck and chicken base with scallops and shiitake mushroomsvery rich in umami. The result is a clear but intense soup, fragrant, comforting and very digestive.
The most basic dish of ramen with noodles costs 1,200 yen, about 7.46 euros to change, but it is worth trying the special ramen which barely costs 1,600 yen, about 9.96 euros. And if someone who is not so fond of spooning joins us, they can order a bowl of rice with meat and toppings for just 500 yen.
UNICASA Ramen Bowls, Set of 2 Ceramic Soup Bowls 600 ml, Retro Ramen Noodle Soup Bowls with Chopsticks and Spoons, Microwave Safe, Fruit Salad – Blue Gray
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Photos | Ginza Hachigo
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