Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Ramen!

Ramen, not talking about Top Ramen, or oodles of noodles like the East Coast calls it or Maruchan.  I am talking about real authentic ramen that is not made in 2 minutes.  When you visit 808 Hawaii, you will find a large array of Ramen shops, some of them name Sumo Ramen, Curry House, to Gomaichi.  Due to the high population of Japanese immigrants and tourists, theyre all over town in Honolulu, Pearl City, Waipahu, and sometimes on the same block much like the starbucks franchises.
Ramen itself is a soup base with noodles and is really tasty, filling, and are relatively healthy.  They come with a base soup and thick noodles.  They run anywhere from $5.00(Pearl City) to $25.00(Waikiki) at higher end restaurants.  Their flavors run from spicy to garlicky to soothing medicinal.

They can be served with Gyoza in the pot or as a side dish.  I also traveled to Kumomoto Japan and tried their curry there.  It was amazing, in comparison to Hawaiis Ramen, I dont think it tasted any better, but had some different spices.  It wasnt like Hawaiis Ramen was ground beef burrito compared to Mexicos Burritos made out of steak.  Comprende?
So keep in mind this is a soup you definitely dont want to miss.  You can go back and tell your friends you had legit Ramen soup.

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