Yamato

It was November 23rd, Labor Thanksgiving Day, so I had a three day weekend. Not to let that go to waste, I decided to go with a friend to Okayama. It's not the most famous place in Japan, but there's enough to see there.

１１月２３日、つまり勤労感謝の日だったので三連休でした。もったいないので友達と岡山に行くことにしました。有名な観光スポットじゃありませんけど、見る価値ある場所が一応あります。

Okayama Castle

岡山城

Korakuen Gardens

後楽園

And a trip anywhere means a trip with food, and of course ramen. Okayama is not a place well known for ramen, so that made picking a shop easy: we went to the top-ranked shop in Okayama on ramendb. Yamato is interesting in that it is not a traditional ramen shop, it's more of a shop that does what Japanese people call Western food or "Yoshoku", which includes ome-rice, curry, and spaghetti. With that in mind, I ordered a small chuka soba and a small katsu-don.

旅行したら絶対いろいろ食べて、ラーメンも食べなあかん。岡山はラーメンで有名じゃないのでramendbのランキングから一番上の店に決めました。「やまと」という店は普通のラーメン屋さんじゃなくて、洋食さんでした。それで、名物の中華そば（小）とカツ丼（小）を頼みました。

The Bowl
This was a unique bowl of ramen; as opposed to other bowls that just have a tinge of seafood taste, the fish flavors in Yamato's ramen overpowered the flavor of the shoyu. It was a interesting take on ramen, with thin noodles and plenty of bean sprouts to go with the concoction. The chashu was a thick and slightly sweet, like Chinese barbecued pork. The bowl was solid, except that the fishy broth made its mark early, and got a little bit tired at the end.

けっこうユニークなラーメンでした。普通のラーメンはたまに微妙な魚介の味がしますけど、やまとの中華そばには醤油の味より魚介の風味が強かったです。細麺と多いもやしが合いました。チャーシューは厚くて、中華料理の豚肉っぽくちょっと甘かったです。結論的にうまかったですけど、最後に味にちょっとなれすぎました。

Would I Go Again?
I might, but I would probably check a different shop in Okayama out next time.

おいしかったですけど、今度岡山に行ったら、別の店に行くかな。

Should You Go?
If you're in Okayama, check this place out.

岡山にいるなら、やまとに行ってみてください。

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