Thursday, September 21, 2017

Fukushima Ichimen

One day I'll get to all the Fukushima ramen shops. One long on my list has been Fukushima Ichimen, a basement shop with a large menu. When I entered I was recommended the seafood shio ramen, whose ingredients change when they feel like it. On my visit firefly squid happened to be one of the primary ingredients.

いつか福島を制覇できるだろう。「福島壱麺」という店にやっと行きました。入った時に海鮮塩ラーメンがお勧めしてもらいました。材料が変わるらしくて、今回ホタルイカが入っていたそうでした。

The Bowl
The toppings were unusual, but the underlying base was a simple shio, light with a sheen of oil. The noodles were thin but not slurpable in a way that welcomed chewing. Of course the main event was the firefly squid topping, which was bitter in the way squid organs often are, with a nice chew to it.

トッピングが変でしたけど、スープは脂が乗っているシンプルの塩でした。麺は細くて、すする系じゃなくて歯ごたえがいいか見やすいのでした。やっぱり目立ったのはホタルイカでした。烏賊的ににが〜くて、固めでした。美味しかったです。

Would I Go Again?
I wasn't head over heels over the bowl, but I suppose I'll show up again as Fukushima Ichimen often appears on stamp rallies.

まあまあうまかったですけど、福島壱麺がよくスタンプラリーで出てくるのでまた行くだろう。

Should You Go?
This is one for those who like the weird.

変なトッピングに今日がある人にいいです。

Information
福島壱麺

1 comment:

  1. Shio ramen with truffle oil was quite good.
    Also there are good nihonshu that suits with ramen.
    The bad thing is the staff is too much polite for a ramen shop.

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