Mario Ryu rates its ramen on a richness scale from one to ten, but of course that doesn't stop them from blowing the lid off the limit and making bowls that have upwards of 25 richness.
まりお流のすべてのラーメンの濃度が書いてあります。一応1から10までなんですけど、チャレンジャー向けの25度とかもあります。
I went for the solidly rich 桜島, or sakurajima, a pork ramen with bonito powder and a bit of chili pepper, that weighed in at a richness of seven.
かなり濃厚な鰹と唐辛子の「桜島」というメニューにしました。7度でした。
The three bowls. Are they solid or liquid?
三つのラーメン。ほんまに液体?
The Bowl
This was really no joke. The soup was a murky swamp of salt and pork back fat. The chili provided a bit of spice, and there was a touch of ginger in there as well. I could only take a few spoonfuls of it, but mixing the bonito powder in made it much more tolerable. The noodles, on the other hand, were fat, providing a clean conveyer of the salty sauce. The slices of chashu too were quite large, and managed to contain a much better balance than taking on the broth on its own.
これはヤバいです。スープは塩と背油の沼です。一味があったのでピリ辛で、ちょっとしたショウガの味もしました。スープをあまりそのまま食べられませんでしたけど、鰹節魚粉を混ぜたら何とかなりました。逆に、極太麺とスープのバランスがよかったです。チャーシューも濃かったですけど、うまかったです。
Would I Go Again?
It was very good, but I have to make sure not to eat for a couple days before I go there again. But it's far.
美味しかったですけど、また行くなら前の日に絶対食べません。でも遠いです。
Should You Go?
Anyone with means and an iron stomach should go.
手があって食べられそうな人は行ってください。
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まりお流らーめん