Like so many other Hyogo (and Osaka, and Kyoto, and even SHIGA I hear) JETs, I was dismayed when the huge behemoth of an event that was the Tigers baseball game was canceled due to rain last month. Seriously crushed. While I wasn’t one of the people shelling out for shinkansen tickets, it was a…
Took off for Thailand this spring break, so instead of ramen news, here’s some quick info about eating in the land of pad thai…
I had to run down to the Osaka the other day to get some stuff done, and after spending hours in the US Consulate followed by shopping in Daimaru, I decided to run over to America Mura to grab lunch…
My brother came out over Christmas break, which mainly achieved two things:
It completely destroyed any hope I had of migrating to warmer climates for the 2 weeks. It gave me an excuse to do a lot of ramen-related traveling in the Kansai region.
Hyogo has a ton of great food to offer, from fantastic Awaji onions to some truly succulent beef, but it doesn’t have a specific style of ramen as its own. Sapporo is king of miso, Fukuoka runs the tonkotsu game, and Kyoto boasts a thick, chicken based brew as the local choice. Shops all over Japan have variations on your typical shoyu or shio broths, with noodles varying in thickness, straightness, chewiness, color, and flavor.