I introduced "Nisshin Chicken Ramen" in this posting, and like I said, we are really particular about the taste of a Ramen shop. A friend of mine told me the other day that this Ramen shop called "Jyoushou ken" had opened in his neighborhood and we decide to try its Ramen. "Jyoushou ken" means an "ever-victorious shop".
Some of us have Ramen for lunch, but if we order a standard Ramen and dumplings called Gyouza as well for dinner we would be satisfied. Normally, a Ramen shop doesn't serve beverages except for a glass of water, so we often see a vending machine in the premises of a shop.
Any Ramen can be had without seasonings, but we can often see pepper, vinegar, and spice called "Shichimi", which consists of seven ingredients. But the red tiny bottle you're seeing is "Ichimi", and it slightly differs from the former. If you can tell the difference between the two, you must be 200% Japanese.
We ordered two plates of Gyouza. There are often 5 to 6 pieces of Gyouza on a dish. We dip them in soy sauce. And some of us like to add in the soy sauce a bit of vinegar and very hot spice called "Raayu". It is so hot that you would need only 2 to 3 drops of it
Usually Gyouza contains minced vegetables such as onion, garlic, carrot, and ground chicken. It sometimes have some juice inside that is very hot, so if you have Gyouzas that have just been delivered please take care so that your tongue won't burn.
I ordered "Chaashuu men". As you can see, the bowl is topped with slices of pork called "Chaashuu". Before they are put atop Ramen, the chef would burn the surface of them with a gas burner. The brown stuff that is floating on the left side of the bowl is called "Menma", which is made from bamboo shoots.
We were given coupons, with which we can have a bowl of Ramen next time for 500 yen or about 5.5 us dollars. The Japanese restaurants offer such coupons so that they can have the same customers again.
The broth of the Ramen this shop served was made from some fish. I usually have Ramen with broth called Tonkotsu, which is made from pork bones, but nonetheless this fish broth tasted great. I was going to watch a DVD at my friend's place, but my stomach was so full that I had to lie on the bed for the rest of the night. (＠_＠;)
