#9 Ramen Kamen Tasogare Tonkotsu

April 14.2016 BY Japanese instant ramen shop owner, Sakura.

Today’s instant ramen is the Ramen Kamen Tasogare Tonkotsu-Ramen.

Japanese Name: Ramen kamen tasogare tonkotsu
English Name: Ramen Kamen Tasogare Tonkotsu
Product Page: http://jmyths.com/ramen-kamen-tonkotsu-flavor.html

Today’s ramen is the ramen kamen (rider) tasogare (dusk twilight) tonkotsu, which is a tonkotsu ramen from Fukuoka. The bicycle rider in the middle of the packet is probably the ramen rider. In Japan, power ranger type hero animations like ultraman and masked rider are extremely popular. This ramen rider must be from that point of view I guess. A different point of this product is the packet is not made of plastic but paper. There are some paper packet products in Japan, but I’ve never seen any in other countries yet. It is a fascinating packet, and a good taste is promised. This company is one of the most traditional companies that has 200 years of history. They used to be famous for hand-stretching somen noodles originally and only a few years ago they developed this product. They came to develop this product supposedly because of a ramen lover being in love with ramen.

At the back of the packet, there’s an instruction on cooking and eating. It says to boil 500ml of water, add the noodles, boil them for about two minutes and finish in the usual way.

The packet includes only noodles and soup, so no dried vegetables and meats. The noodles are skinny and straight. They are wrapped in a paper box to not break such sensitive noodles. It is said in the instruction that adding some char siu, spring onions and seasonings will make this dish more delicious.

I’ve put some char siu, spring onions, egg, reddened pickled ginger on top of the noodles, which are the royal road of Tonkotsu ramen.

The taste was a very firm and thick tonkotsu. The noodles have a smooth slippery texture, so that suits this ramen. They’re a little expensive for instant noodles, but you would understand once you try them. They’re great enough to be enjoyed even if served in a restaurant. I’ve finished both the noodles and soup completely.

Product Page: http://jmyths.com/ramen-kamen-tonkotsu-flavor.html
Cooking Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn7p0kWAwNg
Doraemichan "Boiled egg maker"(ramen egg):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lh4uow0YKc