The Holy Grail of Dipping Ramen! Best Noodles You'll Ever Taste! Chuka Soba Tomita

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  • Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
  • This is the best noodles in your life! We visited the best Ramen-ya in Japan, Chuka Soba Tomita & had the most insane noodles in our life! Join us as we travel over an hour to Matsudo, Chiba & waited 5 hours to sample this world class Tsukemen!
    Don't forget to watch till the end to see how we felt about Tomita & if it's worth traveling all the way for his Tsukemen.
    Location:
    Chuka Soba Tomita
    Opening Hours: 11:00am - 3:00pm (Closed Wednesday)
    Phone Number: +81473688860
    Japan, 〒271-0092 Chiba, Matsudo, 1339 高橋ビル
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    Gourmet Plate Score Guide:
    0 🍛 : Nothing noteworthy
    🍴 🍛 : Decent, worth a try if you're nearby.
    👌 : Good Quality Cooking! Worth a try!
    0.5🍛 : High Quality Culinary! Recommended! (This is where we start getting excited!)
    1 🍛 : High Quality Culinary with glimpses of genius! Highly Recommended!
    2 🍛 : Sophisticated culinary inducing multiple mouthgasms!! Must Try!!
    3 🍛 : Absolutely mind blowing culinary! Once in a lifetime!!!
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Комментарии • 55

  • @TheGourmetPlate
    @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад +1

    Hi everyone, we contemplated scrapping this vlog due to the bad audio arising from circumstances during filming but decided against it as we really wanted to share this experience with you guys & revisiting Tomita in the future likely wouldn't improve the filming circumstances. Hence do watch this video with subtitles as during the visit the speech is barely audible😂. Enjoy the video!😉
    In the spirit of keeping us on our toes & improving here's how we felt about this video from a technical perspective:-
    It's bad...probably the worst video in recent memory, mainly due to really bad audio. When we were filming Wei Loon couldn't talk with a normal volume as the moment he speaks all the other customers stared at him. He ended up whispering which causes the ridiculously bad, barely audible audio with lots of distortion. We tried to salvage the audio & this is the best we could come up with at the moment.
    As the space is non existent due to the entire counter space being taken up by food we also couldn't film close ups effectively, causing a lack of footages/reuse of footages which is undesirable. Wei Loon also couldn't push the camera back far enough despite using a 16mm wide angle lens, hence his giant face every single time he had to take a bite :(
    Tomita also seats everyone by batch so it means you get about 30-40 minutes to eat all the food and leave because they'll need to serve the next batch. This means Wei Loon had to film all the shots himself to make the time & certain shots were out of focus. The dim lighting with a really bright background also causes the camera to struggle with focus at certain angles, hence the out of focus facial shots.
    We also screwed up with white balance as we left camera on auto white balance. This causes certain footages to be extremely off colour which we tried to salvage in post. We did a semi decent job but it's rather noticeable.
    Of course we are extremely appreciative of Tomita san for allowing us to film the entire process of our visit, we could've done better.
    All in all we learned a lot this episode & will take note to improve in the future.

    • @fabianlowakaisora2049
      @fabianlowakaisora2049 Год назад

      I've seen worse... There was a vid I saw from another channel about eating oyster omelette at a particular location. The whole vid was about 7-8 mins long.
      Guess how long was the portion where they showcased the food? Less than 10 seconds!
      And they didn't even touch the food at all! Was just a plate of the food...
      The majority of the video, was this person walking around (I am guessing to showcase what stalls are there at the makan place) with the angle of the camera all messed up... Can't see clearly what each stall was selling...
      So really... Your video is literally “一个天,一个地”. Yes yes. My Chinese fail one... So apologies if I used the wrong term here. 😂

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад +1

      Awww Fabian, your Chinese is fine! Thanks for being so kind & supportive! We won't let you guys down 😉

  • @noah_lazar
    @noah_lazar Месяц назад +2

    holding my phone with one hand watching this video.. looks heavenly!

  • @biomanization
    @biomanization Год назад +3

    Never too harsh. Always with respect to the restauranteur and honesty to the viewer. My favorite food vloggers, thanks!

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад

      Hello Paul, thank you for the kind words & we're glad you liked this episode! 😁

  • @Synetik
    @Synetik 10 месяцев назад +2

    I need that in my life.

  • @redabdab
    @redabdab Месяц назад +1

    This a really great video to watch right after Ramen Heads. It brings things a bit more down to earth. Sorry to hear the broth is less good than before. I was planning to go next year. Have you been to Fuunji? I’d be interested to hear what you think of it

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  29 дней назад +1

      Hi there 👋, glad you’ve enjoyed this video! Fuunji is a decent Tsukemen spot but in our opinion cannot hold a candle in terms of flavour to Tomita (this is still the best tsukemen we’ve tried so far).
      Do note Fuunji uses Tori Paitan Gyokai though so flavour profile is chicken with a seafood depth instead of pork and seafood. When we visited their broth was served warm instead of piping hot which was disappointing. The queue system during our visit was also a tad odd where customers queue right behind you while you’re eating, creating a weird tension for us 😂

  • @Pao_Pao_1
    @Pao_Pao_1 Год назад +7

    You know its number 1 ramen when you hear the other guy sippin the S*** out of that noodles lmao.

    • @redabdab
      @redabdab Месяц назад

      Not really. That happens in all ramen places. It’s a sign you are enjoying the food. It doesn’t only happen in the no. 1 place in Japan. 🤦‍♂️

  • @gelgel4823
    @gelgel4823 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love this review! This is the first time I've seen a food reviewer who says Tomita's broth is overly salty. Food reviewers shouldn't skimp on negative experiences or make it too indirect.
    Also, I recommend these ramen shops:
    Menya Takahashi (麺屋 髙橋) - Tsukemen with cold noodles in Sapporo
    IRUCA-Tokyo- Roppongi (入鹿TOKYO 六本木) - Yuzu Shio Ramen
    Ramen Iida Shoten (らぁ麺飯田商店) - Shio Tsukemen, highest ranking ramen shop in all of Japan, in Kanagawa
    Seijo Seika (成城青果) - Shio Ramen; started in June 2020, yet it was already one of the highest-ranking ramen shops in Tabelog, in Tokyo
    Ramen Maikagura (らーめんMAIKAGURA) - Tori Paitan Chicken with white truffle oil and a poached egg in Tokyo
    Chuukasoba Uemachi (中華そば うえまち) - Has one of the best shoyu ramen in Osaka
    Dateya (伊達屋) - Shoyu and shio ramen in Fukushima

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  9 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Gel Gel, glad you’ve enjoyed this vlog! Woooo love those recommendations! We’ve been eyeing Iida Shoten for a while but couldn’t get it into our schedule this trip, will definitely cross all these recommendations off our list on our future visits!
      Here’s a 🫡 to a fellow ramen head!

  • @aronsadventures
    @aronsadventures Год назад

    Thank you for making a detailed explanation of the ticketing system. It’s honestly so useful for those who have never been.

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад

      Hey Aron, glad this video is useful! Have fun in Tokyo!

    • @aronsadventures
      @aronsadventures Год назад +1

      @@TheGourmetPlate apparently they’re on omakase now for reservations.

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад

      Hey Aron, yes we found out recently that they are on Omakase too! Thanks for pointing it out 😉

    • @aronsadventures
      @aronsadventures Год назад +1

      @@TheGourmetPlate yeah it’s awesome that you don’t have to journey over there in the morning 😅

  • @SparkzMxzXZ
    @SparkzMxzXZ Год назад

    dont be too harsh on yourselves! even at your “worst”, the quality of this vlog far exceeds so many on youtube. and i say this as a person who generally doesnt prefer travel food vlogs. the audio was fine to me, and i could hear all of the commentary. thanks for the stellar effort as usual!

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад

      Hello Sparkz, nice to see you again! Thank you so much for the support & kind words! Glad you've enjoyed this episode 😊

  • @KK-bc8gt
    @KK-bc8gt Год назад +1

    I don't understand why your videos aren't getting pushed. They seem to tick all the boxes for an excellent food page.. And I can attest your palette is quite well developed. i held the same opinions as your dinner by Heston review and many others. Keep up the good work.

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад +1

      Hello KK 👋, thank you so much for the support & kind comment! Yes, RUclips works in weird ways I guess…😅
      Hope we will keep you entertained with our future food vlogs too, see you in the next one! 😉

  • @ozchinoise
    @ozchinoise Год назад

    Under the circumstances I would say it was a pretty good vlog!

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад

      Hello Sl Tey, thank you for being so kind, glad you enjoyed it despite the lackluster audio. We will improve, we promise 😉

  • @fabianlowakaisora2049
    @fabianlowakaisora2049 Год назад +1

    faceful of "lor mee"! hahaha.

  • @birit911
    @birit911 Год назад

    Thanks! I don’t have to wake up at 5 am

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад

      Hahaha, it is indeed quite a journey if you aren't particularly a die hard Ramen fan 😝

  • @noahkoh07
    @noahkoh07 5 месяцев назад

    Still gotta be tomita man for number 1

  • @RAMN-kg3xo
    @RAMN-kg3xo 8 месяцев назад

    Tsukemen is eaten with a little noodle in the soup.
    If you mix it like you, the warm soup will get cold.

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  8 месяцев назад

      Hello there, thanks for sharing your view on how to consume Tsukemen😬, however we respectfully disagree…
      Our understanding of eating Tsukemen is to dip noodles fully as noodles are always served cold. This is why the dipping broth is always served piping hot so as to hold the heat throughout the course.
      Of course Tomita san’s current Tsukemen iteration is a tad different where he actually suggested to do only a half dip as the broth is too heavy for a full dip 😙
      Hope you’ve enjoyed this vlog, we’ll see you in the next one!

  • @1FaithMan1
    @1FaithMan1 5 месяцев назад

    Mikey Chen is getting jealous 😂

  • @ramenbatman
    @ramenbatman 9 месяцев назад +1

    I like the honest review. What's your fav now for tsukemen? Michi?

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  9 месяцев назад +1

      Hi, thanks! For us the best is still Tomita though 😂. As for favourite it’s rather personal since it’s not solely based on taste. For convenience, ease of getting a bowl and at a good enough quality our favourite is probably Rokurinsha 😉

  • @pleanne8376
    @pleanne8376 3 месяца назад

    do they have takeout? it kills me to wait in line for 3 hrs + over a lunch.

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  2 месяца назад

      Hi, not sure if they do takeout, but they do sell frozen portions as well as boxed versions if we aren't mistaken.

  • @morechillis
    @morechillis Год назад

    While you were introducing the wonderful broth and noodles I was totally distracted by the constant slurping sound in the background which was not from you.
    Anyway, a fantastic episode about Japanese ramen that I'd thoroughly enjoyed watching.

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад

      Hello Morechillis! Yes, the entire restaurant was full of loud slurping of noodles 😆. Thank you for the kind words & glad you've enjoyed this episode! 😁

  • @ShodaIsh
    @ShodaIsh Год назад

    Great vid! Sad to see he has changed his style. Do you prefer This or Rokurinsha?

    • @ShodaIsh
      @ShodaIsh Год назад +1

      I just saw u answer my question at the end lol thanks!

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад +1

      Hey no worries 😉. Glad you’ve enjoyed this episode! 😋

  • @nicolelouisefauni4160
    @nicolelouisefauni4160 8 месяцев назад

    Do they accept reservations or you really have to line up

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  8 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Nicole, they do accept reservations on Omakase website however we had issues using foreign phone number, hence we had to head there early and queue 🤣

  • @kenchao95
    @kenchao95 11 месяцев назад

    Do they have an english menu?

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  11 месяцев назад

      Hi Ken, we aren't too sure if they do...however they do have an instruction leaflet in somewhat readable English that guides you in the way to eat their Tsukemen.
      For their menu we think a quick google could yield some results! ☺

  • @fabianlowakaisora2049
    @fabianlowakaisora2049 Год назад

    2nd? 3rd? lol

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад +1

      Awww, so close to keeping that record 😉

    • @fabianlowakaisora2049
      @fabianlowakaisora2049 Год назад +1

      @@TheGourmetPlate yeah. I was busy booking flights and hotel. Hehe.

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад

      @@fabianlowakaisora2049 Ahhh, where to? 😁

    • @fabianlowakaisora2049
      @fabianlowakaisora2049 Год назад

      @@TheGourmetPlate Penang! With my fam.

    • @TheGourmetPlate
      @TheGourmetPlate  Год назад +1

      @@fabianlowakaisora2049 Wooo~ Enjoy your trip (AND LOTS OF FOOOOOOOOOD) 🤤🤤🤤

  • @TheMightsparrow
    @TheMightsparrow 11 месяцев назад

    The master has lost his touch?
    Disappointed i am