Not content to just settle for one Nagoya bowl, I went to Kozoji to check out my favorite secret Taiwan ramen shop with my old friend and now successful erotic dojinshi author. Unfortunately, we will have to wait to reveal our secret ramen shop, as it was closed. The master just takes days off without any warning, usually to go on vacations with his new, hot Filipino wife.
We instead chose a popular local tonkotsu shop that had strong pork bone smells wafting into the street. A good sign! The shop also happens to be the same as my middle name, which is also the same as one of my favorite Utada Hikaru songs. Another good sign!
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| Noko Do-tonkotsu (750yen) |
Hikari serves up some very funky tonkotsu that you'd likely find in Nagahama. If you like your tonkotsu to have the consistency of gravy, go ahead and try the ultra thick bowl at the top left of the machine. I wish I tried the namesake Hikari Ramen, as it was cut with some dashi soup for probably a more balanced taste for most Ramen Lovers.
Stinky, but clean, and the typical loaded toppings abound. You can choose the thickness of the broth in these bowls.
Stinky, but clean, and the typical loaded toppings abound. You can choose the thickness of the broth in these bowls.
For tonkotsu, you can't go wrong with Hikari. These guys know how to have fun, and their shop is tricked out with all sorts of cool signage and apparently some clever gentei bowls. The signs did not lead us astray.
Aichi, Kasugai-shi, Fujicho 3-1-13
Closest stn: Kozoji (about a 30 minute walk)
Open from 1130am-2pm and 6-10pm (closed Wednesdays)
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Aichi, Kasugai-shi, Fujicho 3-1-13
Closest stn: Kozoji (about a 30 minute walk)
Open from 1130am-2pm and 6-10pm (closed Wednesdays)
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Smell of pork bones out in the street is def a good sign! haha Was it like Muteppou broth consistency?
ReplyDeleteNowhere near as dorodoro or as umami-rich, but the style is of a different region anyway.
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