Definitely be heading to iruca when I do get to go Tokyo again! Yuzu shio ramen and porcini ramen, definitely would have two bowls if I am there!! The wanton ramen looks amazing too but that's quite a trek just for 1 bowl!
Yes - IRUCA doesn't mess around with those two bowls - the yuzu shio and porcini shoyu ramen! Tokorozawa is a bit of a distance...but still only about 1 hour on the train from Tokyo. There's some cool stuff to see out there, especially the "Ramen Walker Kitchen" now.
Hi Frank….Yuzu-shio ramen….omg I’d be all over that. I would be ever so happy travelling and trying different bowls of ramen. They are all so unique and represent the area. You have a dream job!! 😊🇨🇦
I am a fan of yuzu shio ramen, definitely adding this to the restaurant list for when I can visit Japan again even though it will ruin me for the yuzu shio ramen I can get in the US
Right, glad to hear they opened up a shop in roppongi, don’t know how glad my travelling companions would have been when I would have draged them out there without warning hahaha Question is there any other famous fruit pairings with other ramens Like apple ramen… etc etc?
It seems like their Roppongi shop is now becoming their main one - they'll be happy about that 😊. Fruit usage is quite uncommon - have yet to see apple ramen (outside of a little apple vinegar season).
Yummmmmm, yuzu is so fragrant too! I bet, done right, it cuts and balances the meaty brothy heaviness nicely! Plus, that purée was sitting atop a fatty pork tile! 😀 the last stop looked like they used a heavier or dark soy sauce. But a well made , hand made dumpling sounds amazing in Ramen!! I laughed when you mentioned you slayed other ramen shops on this outting as well…😂 great job!
Yes, that's something I could have spoken more about - the yuzu aromas! It does exactly that - creates a gentleness to match the meatiness in the broth. The last stop def was all about showcasing that darker, bold soy sauce. Those dumplings were amazing. Lol thanks - will continue ramen slaying 😃
Yuzu is my favorite flavor out of Japan. My first taste instantly addicted me. My husband thinks I'm insane about it, but there are a lot worse habits! I really want to try this ramen. I doubt I can find it here so I'll try to make my own. Do you have a recipe to suggest?
Yuzu is a great thing to be addicted to - there are def a lot worse habits 😃 I haven't seen too many specific yuzu shio ramen recipes out there, but here's one inspired by Afuri: ruclips.net/video/V4iVfedppEs/видео.html Haven't tried to make it myself but this might be a good starting point!
10 salts might be overkill, if that's what you meant. But different salts can def create a different base, whether Mongolian rock salt, Okinawan sea salt or otherwise. Beautiful presentation, for sure!
@@5AMRamen I'll have to respectfully disagree. It is certainly appealing blending salt, I appreciate that. I think it adds a bit of romance to the food. But salt are sodium chloride crystals, and by nature of being crystals, do not differ largely from one another. Trace minerals can give them beautiful hues of color but they are miniscule in amount and is very unlikely to be detectable by the palate. We are talking about 1% of a few grams of salt. And these trace minerals are typically magnesium, iron, calcium and zinc - a piece of chasui in the soup would contain several orders of magnitude higher amount of these minerals. Even if we assume that it is possible for specialty salt to impart an unique flavor, blending them would not be the correct strategy because it diversify the impurities and "dilute" the flavor, if you will, so that each constituent element would be far below the threshold detectability If a ramen shop is aiming to bring out the special flavor in a particular type of salt then they should use 100% of that salt. I would also point out that placebo is a very powerful effect that has been shown to measurably improve patient conditions in medical settings. Anyway, didn't mean to write an whole essay, just my 2 cents. Love your content Frank.
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Which one of the bowls you got?
None so far, but both in the future. ⚡️
Yuzu shio is my favorite type of ramen style.
This is then a spot you most definitely have to visit!
must be super fun to explore those residential-ly areas near Tokyo off the beaten track..to me, that is the essence of "time-traveling"
It really is - retro coffee shops, old mom and shop stores - they all really take you back.
😆😆😆”cleaning out some Ramen shops”. Fish Ramen sound very interestingly delicious to try. Love the coffee shop, so nostalgic. Thanks Frank😘
Thanks for watching! Love the full-on "Ramen days" - tackling a neighborhood's ramen shops and its coffee 😅
Thanks Frank. I really miss Tokyo and Ramen noodles there.
Thanks for watching! When the borders are open, Japan and a warm ramen embrace will be waiting for you.
Frank, you are giving me seasonal vertigo with your backlog :-) The yuzu sounds impressive indeed!
Haha re: seasonal vertigo. If I waited two months to release it, it'd be perfect 😅. Great bowl!
Ramen is awesome, but I really enjoy seeing those different Japanese districts… cool.
Thanks for watching! I try to go pretty deep for those bowls 😃
That first bowl of ramen looked delicious. I could probably eat a couple of those right now.
Haha. It's so light and refreshing - if you're eat a couple of any, that first bowl could be it.
Definitely be heading to iruca when I do get to go Tokyo again! Yuzu shio ramen and porcini ramen, definitely would have two bowls if I am there!! The wanton ramen looks amazing too but that's quite a trek just for 1 bowl!
Yes - IRUCA doesn't mess around with those two bowls - the yuzu shio and porcini shoyu ramen! Tokorozawa is a bit of a distance...but still only about 1 hour on the train from Tokyo. There's some cool stuff to see out there, especially the "Ramen Walker Kitchen" now.
It looks so good! If/when I get to come to Japan I want to visit and get the Yuzu ramen! I adorable yuzu 🥺🤩😍
This one is waiting for you!
The ramen bowls all looked delicious! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching - they were!
Looks really nourishing and refreshing.
Yes and yes!
Hi Frank….Yuzu-shio ramen….omg I’d be all over that. I would be ever so happy travelling and trying different bowls of ramen. They are all so unique and represent the area. You have a dream job!! 😊🇨🇦
I do have a dream job! You can do the same when travel is back, even if a shorter period of time vs what I do 😊
Thankfully I just had a late supper so I was stuffed while watching this. The soup bowls always tempt my appetite. :)
Glad you ate beforehand 😅. Thanks for watching!
This was a cool video, yuzu in ramen is definitely something I need to visit in person to understand the flavour variations. Thanks Frank!
As always, thanks for watching! Plz do add yuzu shio ramen to the list 👍
I am a fan of yuzu shio ramen, definitely adding this to the restaurant list for when I can visit Japan again even though it will ruin me for the yuzu shio ramen I can get in the US
Haha, one day there may be a place over there than changes that (making unforgettable yuzu shio ramen).
Shio ramen with chicken oil and beautifully balanced yuzu notes? Sign me up! 😋
That describes it to a T!
Wow, every bowl looked delicious! I am thinking of adding yuzu to my citrus trees here in Arizona when I find one. Such great flavor👍
That would be awesome - you could eventually be serving yuzu shio ramen in your backyard 😊
Right, glad to hear they opened up a shop in roppongi, don’t know how glad my travelling companions would have been when I would have draged them out there without warning hahaha
Question is there any other famous fruit pairings with other ramens
Like apple ramen… etc etc?
It seems like their Roppongi shop is now becoming their main one - they'll be happy about that 😊. Fruit usage is quite uncommon - have yet to see apple ramen (outside of a little apple vinegar season).
I’d love to see your take on an Udon shop!
#5amUdon. Udon would be fun too - ate a ton of it growing up!
Lucky you live japan
Most definitely! Very spoiled when it comes to eating out.
10 types of salt is impressive!
Crazy hitting double digits!
I love yuzu products.
Yuzu all the way!
Yummmmmm, yuzu is so fragrant too! I bet, done right, it cuts and balances the meaty brothy heaviness nicely! Plus, that purée was sitting atop a fatty pork tile! 😀 the last stop looked like they used a heavier or dark soy sauce. But a well made , hand made dumpling sounds amazing in Ramen!! I laughed when you mentioned you slayed other ramen shops on this outting as well…😂 great job!
Yes, that's something I could have spoken more about - the yuzu aromas! It does exactly that - creates a gentleness to match the meatiness in the broth. The last stop def was all about showcasing that darker, bold soy sauce. Those dumplings were amazing. Lol thanks - will continue ramen slaying 😃
I love dumplings!
Those dumplings were DIVINE. You would have loved them.
Yuzu is my favorite flavor out of Japan. My first taste instantly addicted me. My husband thinks I'm insane about it, but there are a lot worse habits! I really want to try this ramen. I doubt I can find it here so I'll try to make my own. Do you have a recipe to suggest?
Yuzu is a great thing to be addicted to - there are def a lot worse habits 😃
I haven't seen too many specific yuzu shio ramen recipes out there, but here's one inspired by Afuri: ruclips.net/video/V4iVfedppEs/видео.html
Haven't tried to make it myself but this might be a good starting point!
Would you say the yuzu ramen is a good summer ramen? Or as a cold yuzu
I’d say yes by it is very refreshing for summer.
I indeed gravitate towards yuzu and shio ramen during the summer, cold or hot. But in the winter, that vitamin C burst is great too!
Wait?! Ramen AND sakura...now you're just showing off mate. 🥳
Haha. Hope you're well! Like the haircut 👍
@@5AMRamen I'm alright...just want to come back asap. Got a backlog of your ramen suggestions to eat through :)
Yuzu shio ramen?!?!💯💯😳😳
Yes, double whammy!
Sounds like you like Iruca better than Afuri, which happens to be my favorite chain ramen. Better priced too
At Afuri, I'm a fan of their spicy tsukemen!
these are definitely pokemon snap sounds arent they? :D
There's a Japanese website that offers a crazy number of free sound effects...I think we're all using the same ones 😅
Watching this video while hungry was not a good idea.
Hopefully there was something carby nearby to grab and eat!
Blending salt is cool and all but probably doesn't do anything flavor-wise aside from placebo. The presentation of the bowl is amazing though.
10 salts might be overkill, if that's what you meant. But different salts can def create a different base, whether Mongolian rock salt, Okinawan sea salt or otherwise. Beautiful presentation, for sure!
@@5AMRamen I'll have to respectfully disagree. It is certainly appealing blending salt, I appreciate that. I think it adds a bit of romance to the food. But salt are sodium chloride crystals, and by nature of being crystals, do not differ largely from one another. Trace minerals can give them beautiful hues of color but they are miniscule in amount and is very unlikely to be detectable by the palate. We are talking about 1% of a few grams of salt. And these trace minerals are typically magnesium, iron, calcium and zinc - a piece of chasui in the soup would contain several orders of magnitude higher amount of these minerals.
Even if we assume that it is possible for specialty salt to impart an unique flavor, blending them would not be the correct strategy because it diversify the impurities and "dilute" the flavor, if you will, so that each constituent element would be far below the threshold detectability If a ramen shop is aiming to bring out the special flavor in a particular type of salt then they should use 100% of that salt.
I would also point out that placebo is a very powerful effect that has been shown to measurably improve patient conditions in medical settings. Anyway, didn't mean to write an whole essay, just my 2 cents. Love your content Frank.
Only lagging 9 months or so.
It could be worse, right 😃