G25 Postal Lane, GPO, 350 Bourke Street
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As most of our regular readers know, I am obsessed with authentic Japanese ramen. It was my favourite dish during my trip to Japan last year, highlights of which included the Shin Yokohama Raumen Museum and the mighty Jiro Ramen. By authentic, I mean a [...]
Ah, the lengths that ramen addicts go to in order to find a cult noodle joint. That’s what we were asking ourselves (or at least Mel was asking me) as we wondered around the concrete neon jungle of Shinjuku for what seemed like hours. Foot-sore, hungry, and delirious from the incongruity of Japan’s address “system” [...]
2-14-21 Shinyokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-City 222-0033, Japan
Tel: (81-45) 471-0503
http://www.raumen.co.jp/english
My ramen obsession began when I first saw Juzo Itami’s 1985 comedy, Tampopo (Dandelion). Tagged as the first Japanese “noodle western”, this quirky film provided great insight into the importance of food in Japanese society as well as thoroughly exploring the ways in which to make a perfect [...]
