Old and new ramen “by-players”! Extra-thick board, square shaped… The evolution of “menma” never stops!
Polly & crunchy, stick pickled bamboo shoots! /Tombo (Musashino City)
After the thick and heavy menma sticks, let us introduce an honorable mention from “Tombo” (Musashino City), which delivers an exquisite crunchy texture in the form of conventional thinly sliced sticks. This ramen store was ranked 8th in the “Famous Shoyu Shop Shoyu Category” of the TRY Ramen Awards ’23, and was described by the TRY judges as “the highest level of light shoyu in Tokyo and the three prefectures of Japan.
The menma are dried and carefully rehydrated to retain their flavor and crispy texture. The menma play a supporting role in this shoyu ramen masterpiece, and the “menma gohan” is a must-try for menma fans. If you are a menma fan, you should definitely order this dish.
The mixture of green onions and bamboo shoots is a new experience / Ramen Shop Satte Kaneda-Tei (Satte City, Saitama Prefecture)
In recent years, more and more ramen stores have begun to use pickled bamboo shoots. The menma’s flexible swimming in the soup and smooth texture are truly the angels of the menma world. They are often thought of as a …… that goes well with light soy sauce soup or clear salt soup, but they can also be used in voluminous ways.
The use of hosaki menma at Ramen Shop Satte Kaneda Tei, which opened in Satte City in 1993, was praised at the Menma Craftsman Award 2023 as “going beyond the realm of a topping and becoming a complete dish in its own right.
Negi (green onions) and Hotsaki menma are blended powerfully with the broth to create a superb mix of crunchy and moist textures. The bamboo shoots are sliced into thin strips like white-haired leeks, and the design of the ramen blends well with the whole soup.
