#10 Yakushima Frying Fish and Tonkotsu Ramen

April 15.2016 BY Japanese instant ramen shop owner, Sakura.

Today’s instant ramen noodle is Yakushima ramen noodles.

Japanese Name: Yakushima agodashi tonkotsu ramen
English Name: Yakushima Frying Fish and Tonkotsu Ramen
Product Page: http://jmyths.com/yakushima-frying-fish-and-tonkotsu-ramen.html

It has the taste of flying fish broth and tonkotsu, pork bone broth. Yakushima is located in Kagoshima prefecture, Kyushu area, Japan and is a listed as a world heritage island. Yakushima is famous for flying fish broth products and is famous for their abundance. The green color of the package expresses their abundance in Yakushima and the ◎ mark printed in the middle is the age of the Yaku cedar tree that is aged over 1,000 years. Yakushima was listed as a world heritage island in 1993 and since then it has been impressing a lot of people both inside and outside of Japan.

The package includes a liquid soup and a block of noodles. The noodle block is fried with a type of curled noodle.

At the back of the package, there’s kind instruction on how to make them that instructs to boil up water in a pot, add the noodles and boil for three minutes just like normal instant noodles. More information about Yakushima can be found here.Yakushima Japan guide.com

The recommended toppings as mentioned were spring onions, sprouts, seaweed, char siu pork pieces and sesame seeds, however I use seaweed, spring onions, white spring onions and thinly sliced pork for toppings. The noodles are very firm to chew and delicious. One type of flavor of this noodle is tonkotsu, it contains flying fish broth, so it has quite a bit of fishy taste and flavor, so it doesn’t suit anyone who doesn’t like fishy soup. The taste of the soup is relatively clear, so it should be enjoyable for someone who is ok with fishy soup. It may be described as a Japanese unique taste.

I buy ramen noodles everywhere in Japan when I travel and have noticed that the instant noodles in Japan don’t often have a photo of noodles on the package. I wonder if that’s for stirring consumer’s imaginations..? Of course it’s best if you can buy what you like, but it’s a little difficult with just a little information to decide, isn’t it? Alright, see you next time.

Product Page: http://jmyths.com/yakushima-frying-fish-and-tonkotsu-ramen.html
About Yakushima:Yakushima Japan guide.com