Learn to be independent at Ichiran

ICHIRAN (Causeway Bay)

I have always found the culture in Hong Kong to be weird, people can’t be alone and if your quiet people think your stuck up!

What amazes me is that girls always have to go to the toilets and anywhere together and on public transport pairs/friends always have to sit next to each other even if it means holding up the queue.

Then you get these mature looking women who have these cartoon voices that sends chills down your spine!!

Anyway, at Ichiran, I am surprised why people still bother going in groups because when you dine there, the tables are solitary cubicles and private.

I loved dining here because you can appreciate and really taste the noodles without any distraction.

The menu is simple, there is only one broth, so all you have to do is choose the hardness of the noodles, the broth strength, whether you want green spring onions and garlic and how spicy you want it to be.

When the noodles are ready, they open the mini blinds infront of you and place your noodles on the table, after that they close the mini blinds leaving you in privacy.

Here was my ramen
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Strong broth, hard noodles, green onions, garlic with pork:

I liked the way the spoon was designed so that it can stand on the edge of the bowl.

The broth was really nice and there was a strong pig's liver taste, just like the famous liver noodles at Wai Kee in Sham Shui Po.

The broth was creamy and savoury but expect to be thirsty afterwards.
The noodles were my favourite thin Hakkata noodles and the spoonful of chili sauce in the middle was quite hot.
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Tofu:
I ordered the tofu which must have been missed, but luckily the mini poster reminded me so I ordered again.

When it arrived it was two small tubs of tofu.
According to the poster, one is an appetizer and the other is dessert served with syrup.

Tried it without syrup and it tasted like a savoury gelatin pudding with a strong tofu taste.
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Dessert tofu:


After adding syrup, it became dessert.
The taste was ok but I preferred it plain.
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They had refillable water to drink but it was icy cold.

Overall, the experience here was good but I would only come again if there is no queue just like this visit!
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Price: $8x
Service: OK
Yummy factor: ok
Portion sizes: small
Noise levels: None
Glass of water provided: Yes
English Menu: Yes
Air Conditioning: Yes
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Ikkousha now in Hong Kong

博多一幸舍 (Causeway Bay)

Initially this ramen joint started off at Ramen Champion in Jordan and now they have their own joint opposite Butao!!


There had been several tastings at this place so I have read quite a few reviews before coming, however on my visit there was not much briefing about their ramen.

What surprised me was that they have so much branches in INDONESIA, yet there is only one branch in Hong Kong.
It surprises me that Indonesians eat Ramen because the broth is pork based.


The restaurant used to be David Ramen, so the setting is slightly similar with a bar table at one side and tables on the other side.




Basically there were four broths to choose from:


I chose the original because I just wanted to try their broth and chose super hard noodles because they are going to go soft after I have taken pictures.

For the egg I chose onsen egg because most ramen places just serve soft boiled eggs.
When choosing the broth, you have to select the saltiness.
I chose the one without the salt flavouring because they already have it on the table.


It is recommended to press the bottle dispenser two times which is about two teaspoons to give the ramen the right saltiness levels.


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Original ramen:

Surprisingly the soup was great, it was light but creamy and the soup hung well to the ramen.

The onsen egg was mixed into the broth making it slightly thicker and creamier.
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Healthy ramen for everyone

Kenko Syokuhin Ramen (Central)

Ever since I saw the green broth, I had to try it.

This ramen joint is located on the corner of Wellington Street where all the outside food stalls are.

On the first visit, I tried the Beauty Set which was the green broth, then I tried the tomato broth on the second visit.


I am not sure how their Ramens are healthy but for the sets I tried, it came with cabbage salad and Yakult.
The salad was reasonably healthy but I always believe that there is too much sugar in a bottle of Yakalt otherwise they wouldn't come up with a low sugar version.

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Beauty:

The ramen was really nice and the broth was as nice as Butao's pesto broth but the broth here was made with basil.


It was really good with the rocket leaves because it gave it some extra grassy bitter taste which gave it a nice refreshing tone.
I felt that the bacon and cheese could have been left out because I did not like the smoky taste and the cheese was a sticky mass at the bottom of the bowl.
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Pure:



This was similar to the ramen above but in tomato broth, it also had rocket lettuce, bacon and some basil oil drizzled on top.
I did not like it as much as Beauty because I found the soup quite sweet and there was a splodge of melted cheese at the bottom.
I think there would be less calories in this ramen without the tasteless cheese.


The noodles have pieces of wheat in it.
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Salad:



A lovely crunchy salad of julienne cabbage paired nicely with the tangy vinaigrette dressing.
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Sea Salt King

Been here quite a few times and every time I have the Green King because it tastes the best.

They have other special flavours such as Prawn, Curry etc but they are always sold out when I get there.

On this visit, they had Sea Salt King which is limited to 30 bowls per day so I tried that.


I was so lucky I did not have to queue that day.
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Sea Salt King:
The broth was really nice because it was not that salty despite being mainly salt flavoured.
However the noodles were a bit too soft and stuck to each other and there was a heavy floury taste which was infused into the broth.
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Fruit Vinegar:

There was fruit vinegar on the table which had pieces of apple in it.
After putting some on the noodles it became more appetizing and the vinegar had a nice apple taste.
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RAsuperMEN rips open to super ramen

rasupermen (銅鑼灣)

When you go to rasupermen, you are greeted by a big set of curtains with rasuperman's chest which rip open to the entrance of the restaurant.

Thanks to KC, I was invited to this tasting to try their new RAMEN burger.

Since my last visit, there are so many more new items on the menu and their ramen has been modified and tastes better than the previous tastings according to other foodies (arent I lucky to try it at its best)!

Heres what we tried.
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Codomo fruit soda:

There were five pretty bottled sodas each covered in a fruit skin design.
The five flavours were: white peach, watermelon, melon, durian and mango.
To be honest, melon should be the one that tastes the best but you don't often find Durian soda so I just had to try it.

Durian soda:The soda was really nice and just like normal soda except that it was durian flavoured.
It had an interesting savoury sweet taste that is not as pungent as the fruit.
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Ramen burger:

This is similar to the rice burger but ramen is used to make the burger base.
It is slightly easier to eat than a rice burger because the noodle base is crispy and holds together well.
However it is easier to eat it with knives and forks.
Overall I really liked the ramen burger because I loved the BBQ sauce and the beef patty was really good because it was lean and juicy.
For improvements I would like to see a thinner patty and thinner noodle burger or another fun idea would be mini ramen burgers as snacks but it would be hard to make.
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Sakura prawn shio ramen:

The ramen comes with deep fried julienne vegetables mixed with prawn.
The broth was amazing and I loved the abundance of crispy sakura shrimps and finely chopped chives on top.
The ramen itself was really nice, it was similar to the texture of tagliatelle.
I am so glad that the noodles have been modified and tastes better than my initial visit.
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Tonkotsu soymilk ramen:

The broth for this was surprisingly different to other soymilk broths, it was much stronger and there was a really concentrated soymilk taste in it.
I loved the balance of shredded vegetables and the pork which was lovely and soft.
I do not usually eat the pork in the ramen but this one tasted great I finished all of it.
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Pork belly tsukemen:In other ramen joints I don't normally order Tsukemen (noodles dipped in thick broth) because I was not fond of the thick noodles.
But here, the thick broth and noodles were really nice and there were three different noodles.


There are three colours Black for Charcoal, orange for red ginger and green for green tea.
There is only a slight taste difference in the noodles because they wanted to make the noodles more attractive.
The thickness was just right and I loved the way the broth adhered to it, and in the broth there was pork and leek in it too.
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Zuwai crab and Hokkaido sweet corn ramen:
Lastly, we had the sweetcorn ramen.
I thought this was going to be the lightest tasting broth, but it tasted strong as well which was good and I could taste fish in it too.
The sweetcorn was impressive because it was removed from the cob but the loose sweetcorn pieces still held together.
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Shio icecream (salt):

The shio icecream was interesting because it was greyish pale blue in colour and the taste was amazing because it actually had salt crystals in it which give a burst of saltiness here and there that was not too salty but enhanced the icecream. The shio icecream tastes even better than salted caramel flavours because it is salty in a different way.
For the icecreams, the texture was just right. The spoon glided effortlessly in the icecream.
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Rice icecream:

As well as the Shio icecream above, this one was also delicious because it had bits of rice in it giving a nice mouthful.
I loved the rice puffs on top which tasted similar to Sugar puffs (a British rice cereal )
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A photo of the icecream flavours they offer:Red tea, Salt, Brown sugar and caramel, Rice.

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Delicious noodles for the summer

Menya Musashi Kodou (Tsim Sha Tsui)

Refreshing noodles for summer at Menya Musashi Kodou.

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Lovely chopsticks and spoon.


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Refreshing thai style ramen with tangy lime juice and chili.
The pork toro was thickly sliced, it was soft and tender with an even distribution of fat.
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Delicious crispy prawns in batter with a lovely wasabi sauce that balances the fried batter coating.
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A nice bottle can of tangerine juice with pieces of tangerine in it.
The sweetness was just right.
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Cute Japanese chef.
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An interesting starter which I plan to try next with water vegetables.

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