Hokkaido Ramen Santouka

Hokkaido Santouka is well known for their Ramen and frequent line ups. The restaurant is small, and very cramped. Not to mention humid with the big pots of broth and ramen bowls everywhere. Quite often, almost always, you end up sharing tables with others because of the lack of space and many visitors.

I have come on many occassions ordering the usual Shio broth with pork jowl ramen but it was DentistLady's first time trying it so it was a must order.

The cha-siu is so tender that using your teeth is not necessary! However, it is too salty and so overpowering, I could not really taste much else from the meat. Plus, I like my pork jowl crunchy; not soft and tender.

The broth is excellent. A bit oily, but fragrant from the sesame and the large beef bones, almost milky in taste from the bone calcium perhaps?

Shoyu Ramen with Cha-Siu with Side of Aji-Tama Egg

For a change, I had the Shoyu base and tried the Cha-siu. The meat was alright, border-lining tough. The Shoyu broth was very heavy in sodium, oily and I could not detect the soy flavor. I did not enjoy it.

The noodles in both bowls were under cooked and chewy.

The egg was almost cooked all the way through, and the yolk was not "yolky" as it was suppose to be. Quite disappointing.