#31 Country Style Tonkotsu Ramen

Yummy Tonkotsu instant ramen!

June3.2016 BY Japanese instant ramen shop owner, Sakura.

Today’s Ramen is Tonkotsu Ramen from Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan.

Area: Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Flavor: Tonkotsu flavor
Japanese Name: Inaka Tonkotsu ramen(田舎とんこつラーメン)
English Name: Country Style Tonkotsu Ramen
Product Page: http://jmyths.com/country-style-tonkotsu-ramen.html

I like this simple packaging. It doesn’t have ramen pictures on it, but it looks good.

It contains noodle and soup powder. The noodle is fried and curly.

The recipe is on the back of the package. Boil the noodle for 3 minutes with 500ml of boiling water. Stir the noodle sometimes. When the noodle is ready, add the powder soup and stir it well. Put the noodle and soup into a bowl.

This instant noodle is simple Tonkotsu ramen taste, not too light, not too rich, it's just right for me. I added an egg and chopped scallions. This is from Ukiha city of Fukuoka prefecture where is the three major noodle making of Kyushu area.

Product Page: http://jmyths.com/country-style-tonkotsu-ramen.html
Owner's shop: Jmyths.com

#30Island Red Pepper Miso Ramen

June1.2016 BY Japanese instant ramen shop owner, Sakura.

Today’s Ramen is Spicy miso Ramen from Tokyo.

Area: Tokyo,Japan
Flavor: Miso flavor
Japanese Name: Shimatougarashi Miso ramen(島とうがらしみそラーメン)
English Name: Island Red Pepper Miso Ramen
Product Page: http://jmyths.com/island-red-pepper-miso-ramen.html

I’ll introduce the noodle from Hachijojima Island. Hachijojima locates the 287 km north of Tokyo. The address is Tokyo, but it takes about 50 minutes by the jet even from Haneda Airport. It has warm and beautiful sea, deep nature. You can enjoy mountains with rare plants, fresh seafood and fruits, outside bath with nice view, and so on. It is one of the islands I want to visit. Shima Red Pepper is one of the most popular souvenir of Hachijojima.

Soon I checked the package. It contains only words, no pics of ramen. But this is indeed instant ramen. The white letters explain “When I looked it from the coast, I thought it was a devil island, but once I came here, Hachijojima is the island of sympathy”. I don’t know exactly what that means, but I think it as “Once you visit the place, you know it’s a nice place”. The yellow letters say mixing Hachijojima’s red pepper with the noodle. Looking forward to that. The picture of the devil is cute, but I don’t know why the devil is used here.　

The back of the package has “how to make this” section. This noodle is what you need to cook soup and noodle separately. Boil the noodle for 2 minutes and need 270cc of hot water. It says you need to break the noodle into two pieces, but I put the noodle as it is because I don’t understand the meaning of breaking it into two.

The content is the noodle and the soup. The noodle is a bit brownish and has some black spots. This might be red pepper. The soup is spicy miso and yummy. I might be addicted to this spiciness. The noodle is straight and thin.

It costs lots of time and money to go to Haachijojima, but you can enjoy this noodle anytime anywhere. It is difficult to get this ramen even in Japan. Similar to this, there is Ashitaba Ramen. The feature of that is “Ashitaba, green and yellow vegetable, is blended in the noodle. It makes your body happy. “Ashitaba is the strong leaf that grows tomorrow even that is picked up today. It becomes well-known for its super nutrient natural food. The color of the noodle is green. You can see clearly the noodle contains the leaves of Ashitaba. You can enjoy this being rather healthy noodle than so called ramen. Please try Ashitaba ramen as well.

Product Page: http://jmyths.com/island-red-pepper-miso-ramen.html
Owner's shop: Jmyths.com
Ashitaba ramen page: http://jmyths.com/ashitaba-ramen.html
About Hachijojima: http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/spot/natuscen/hachijo-island.html

#26Miyazaki Spicy Ramen

May 23.2016 BY Japanese instant ramen shop owner, Sakura.

Today’s noodle is Miyazaki Spicy Noodle.

Area: Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan
Flavor: Spicy
Japanese Name: Miyazaki Karamen (宮崎辛麺)
English Name: Miyazaki Spicy Ramen/ Miyazaki Spicy Ramen
Product Page: http://jmyths.com/miyazaki-spicy-ramen.html

I chose this because I wanted to eat something spicy very much. The big golden letters on the package of the noodle says “Spicy Noodle”. You cannot miss this noodle if you like spicy food.

It contains noodle, powdery soup, and dried Chinese dive. The noodle is fried and frizzled.

The back of the package says “how to eat this in a more tasty way”. The recipe is same as normal instant noodles. Boil 500 ml of water in a pot and put noodles in it. Keep boiling for 2 minutes as you stir. Remove it from heat and add powdery soup and accompanying Chinese chive to it, then stir. When they are ready, put them in a bowl. When you cook the noodle, it is recommended to add some minced meat too. After putting the powdery soup, add a beaten egg to it and then boil for 10 seconds. That makes the ramen much more delicious.

I added bean sprout, leek and egg. When I put the noodle in the bowl, I realized I had forgotten the egg. So I added the egg at that moment. I don’t complain even the egg is still raw. What’s great is the combination of the soup from Miyazaki chicken and soy sauce, and more so with the combination of garlic and chili. This is really the local food from Miyazaki because Chinese chive is considered as the feature of Miyazaki and spiciness. The noodle itself is nice. The taste of the soup lingers on.

I don't think this ramen is so spicy, but tasty. Spicy hot. I recommend you to try this ramen especially in this summer. It’s the Miyazaki way to add some minced meat and egg. Please try it as well. Adding some rice to the remaining soup is also recommended. You can eat all of that without wasting anything. This noodle has the similar product, “Miyazaki Spicy Spicy”, which I’ll introduce to you in the future.

Product Page: http://jmyths.com/miyazaki-spicy-ramen.html
Owner's shop: Jmyths.com

#25Nagoya Aka-Kara Ramen

May 20.2016 BY Japanese instant ramen shop owner, Sakura.

Today’s instant noodle is Red Spicy Ramen from Nagoya.

Area: Aichi, Tokai, Japan
Flavor: Miso flavor
Japanese Name: Nagoya Aka-Kara Ramen (赤からラーメン)
English Name: Nagoya Aka-Kara Ramen/ Red Spicy Ramen
Product Page: http://jmyths.com/nagoya-aka-kara-ramen.html

Today’s instant noodle is “Aka kara noodle”, Red Spicy Ramen. It’s one of the well-known foods in Nagoya. The picture of the package looks really tasty. “Aka kara” means the name of the restaurant in Nagoya. The miso from Nagoya and red pepper are blended. The magic soup is famous as ‘Aka kara pot’. This ramen product is reproduced well from the actual ramen in the restaurant.

The product contains noodles and liquid soup. The plastic container prevents the noodles from breaking apart. I start cooking immediately. First of all, put 450 ml water in a pot and boil it. Put noodles in it and boil for 3 minutes as stirring the noodles. I like the noodles being a little bit hard, so I boil it for 2 minutes instead of 3. Remove it from heat and add the liquid soup to it, and then stir them well. As soon as the liquid soup is in it, the good smell blows in the room. I wanna eat it now! Put it in a bowl and add some toppings. Complete!

The toppings are roasted pork filler, egg, and leek as always. The taste is not too sweet, not too spicy. It is just right for me. If you like spicy food, this might not be spicy enough. The noodle itself is silky and delicious. It’s blended well with the soup. I recommend it to people who want to eat something unordinary. You can enjoy different taste of noodle. I like it.

Product Page: http://jmyths.com/nagoya-aka-kara-ramen.html
Owner's shop: Jmyths.com

#22Kirin Ramen Salt

May 13.2016 BY Japanese instant ramen shop owner, Sakura.

Today’s instant noodle is Kirin Ramen Salt

Area: Aichi, Tokai, Japan
Flavor: Salt flavor
Japanese Name: Kirin Ramen Salt (キリン家庭用ラーメン塩味)
English Name: Giraffe Home Use Ramen (Kirin Ramen Salt)
Product Page: http://jmyths.com/kirin-ramen-salt.html

Today, this isn’t lunch. It’s yesterday’s supper. A light salty noodle. The package doesn’t have a picture of ramen, this is respectable instant noodle. If you want to know what the name of this product means, please go to the product page. The picture of the giraffe is very cute. This is made by the same company producing the Capybara Ramen which I have introduced on this website before. The recipe is also same, so please see the previous blog.

It contains fried and curly noodle and powdery soup. The package of the soup also shows the cute picture of the giraffe. The soup is transparency and sophisticated.

It’s nice and simple salty taste. The noodle is not so hard, so better not to boil it too long. Because of its simple taste, I recommend you to add some vegetables and eggs as toppings.

Product Page: http://jmyths.com/kirin-ramen-salt.html
Owner's store: Jmyths.com

#21 Hello Kitty Noodle (soy sauce)

April 11.2016 BY Japanese instant ramen shop owner, Sakura.

Today’s instant noodle is Hello Kitty Soy Sauce Ramen

Area: Hokkaido, Japan
Flavor: Soy sauce flavor
Japanese Name: Hello Kitty Shoyu Ramen (ハローキティ醤油ラーメン)
English Name: Hello Kitty Soy Sauce Ramen
Product Page: http://jmyths.com/hello-kity-noodle-soy-sauce.html

Today’s noodle is Hello Kitty Soy Sauce Ramen. A winning trick has to be Hello Kitty!

It includes noodle, soup and oil for cooking.

On the back of the package, there is the recipe. Hello Kitty explains clearly there. Boil 550 to 600cc of water in a small pot and put the noodle in it. Boil it for 6 minutes. I go for 5 minutes. Stir them sometimes without damaging the noodle. When it’s ready, remove it from heat. Put soup and cooking oil to it and stir them well. Put it in a bowl. Add some ingredients as you like. Soy sauce ramen is nice with bean sprout. In Japan, bean sprout is cheap, so it’s easy to use. Boiled egg is a must!

The package of the noodle being Hello Kitty makes me think this might be for kids, but this is yummy! This is the real Sapporo soy sauce ramen. Especially the noodle is delicious. Because of the package being Hello Kitty, I think men wouldn’t go for this ramen, but once you taste it, you will think “Hello Kitty is not bad”. Hello Kitty is very popular in the world, so this might be good as a present, too. Not only the cute design, but also the tasty ramen as Sapporo soy sauce let you enjoy Japanese ramen. I recommend this.

Product Page: http://jmyths.com/hello-kity-noodle-soy-sauce.html
Owner's shop: Jmyths.com
You tube: I cooked Hello kitty soy sauce instant ramen.

#19 Fukuoka Tomato Ramen

Instant noodles from Japan.

April 28.2016 BY Japanese instant ramen shop owner, Sakura.

Today’s instant ramen is from Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu area.

Area: Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Flavor: Tomato flavor
Japanese Name: Fukuoka Tomato Ramen (福岡とまとラーメン)
English Name: Fukuoka Tomato Ramen
Product Page:http://jmyths.com/fukuoka-tomato-ramen.html

Our ramen for today is Fukuoka tomato ramen noodles.

This package has a tomato image on the whole packet. You can tell it is ramen, because it does say TOMATO RAMEN in English on the package. The decisive fact is of course tomatoes. It says ‘Soup with tomato momotaro 100% being used’ on the packet. Momotaro is one of the tomato kinds and they take about 70% of the share in Japan. So, you can tell how the soup is extracted with umami from tomatoes and tomatoes as it says they used Momotaro 100% in the soup. You can almost only see tomatoes, but this product also focuses on the noodles. The packet has a small writing saying ‘it uses Fukuoka barley.’. Well, Fukuoka prefecture developed a new kind of barley for ramen in order to polish the ramen up even more recently. This barley is called ‘Rah barley’ and produced only by the farmers in Fukuoka prefecture. When they make noodles with the barley, the noodle has a light color, firmness and doesn’t get too soft so it is the straight and skinny as its feature. It’s worth eating these developed noodles made with specific flour that was only made for ramen noodle use.

It contains noodles and liquid soup. Noodle is straight and dried.

A guide for cooking written at the back is for cooking the specialty noodles and the tomato Momotaro soup and eating them. Boil enough water in a pot, add the noodles and boil for approximately three minutes. While boiling the noodles, prepare 270ml of hot water and mix the soup sachet in a bowl, drain the water once the noodles are cooked drain the water and add the noodles in the bowl. There’s no information written regarding the extracted pork.

As a preferable way of eating, it’s even better adding some powdered cheese, bok choy and char siu. The leftover soup after the noodles have been eaten is still good to drink as it is, but it’s also recommended to add some rice in the soup and eat like a risotto. Please enjoy your original dish with these noodles by adding some cheese powder and so on. I love adding some cheese personally as the cheese always goes well with tomatoes! I didn’t have cheese today, so I added fresh tomato and green onion, which went well!!

This product has gotten attention on TV in Japan.

Product Page:http://jmyths.com/fukuoka-tomato-ramen.html
Owner's shop: jmyths.com
Japanese instant ramen- Fukuoka Tomato Ramen cooking movie.

#18Toyama White Shrimp Ramen

Instant noodle from Japan.

April27.2016 BY Japanese instant ramen shop owner, Sakura.

Today’s instant ramen is from Toyama prefecture, Tokai area.

Area: Toyama, Tokai/Hokuriku, Japan
Flavor: White Shrimp flavor
Japanese Name: Toyama Shiroebi ramen(富山白えびラーメン)
English Name: Toyama White Shrimp Ramen
Product Page:http://jmyths.com/toyama-white-shrimp-ramen.html


I felt like to have a light taste ramen today, so I picked this instant ramen. The picture of the package looks good.

It contains noodle and 2 types of soup(liquid and powder). Noodles are non-fried and curly. No white shrimp includes.

There is a instruction on the back of this package. Boil the noodles with 500cc of boiling water for 3minutes. When noodles get ready, remove heat and put powder soup and liquid soup. It’s very easy.

I added some toppings such as green onion, sliced pork and Wakame seaweed.

I like this thick curly noodle. This is the instant ramen that I wanted to have today!

Product Page: http://jmyths.com/toyama-white-shrimp-ramen.html
Owner's shop: Jmyths.com

By the way, Toyama prefecture is famous for "Yuki-no-Otani" Snow Wall Walk which is a part of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. It’s open from middles of April to end of June every year. It’s a very famous sightseeing spot in this season. You might have to wait to get a train or ropeway because there are many tourists from all over the world. However, it’s worth going!! More information about "Yuki-no-Otani" Snow Wall Walk .