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trogdor
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 Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:27 pm Post subject: Wondering if I can find real ramen |
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| I haven't been able to find real ramen here. Only the instant kind. WAY TOO SALTY! This was one of my favorite foods in Japan. Does anyone know any good ramen restaurants in or around Seoul? |
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balzor
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:29 pm Post subject: Re: Wondering if I can find real ramen |
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| trogdor wrote: |
| I haven't been able to find real ramen here. Only the instant kind. WAY TOO SALTY! This was one of my favorite foods in Japan. Does anyone know any good ramen restaurants in or around Seoul? |
a few really good ones in Heywha around SKKU and up some of the side streets. I have found the package ramen here to be far superior to the crap in the US so I try not to care if its as authentic to Japanese stuff |
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Darkeru
Joined: 21 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm not sure how 'authentic' it is, never having been to Japan and trying it there. There's a nice Japanese ramen restaurant in Yongsan though. I think it's in the IPark Mall. It's something connected to the subway station and on one of the upper floors anyway. |
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redaxe
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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| There are quite a few in Myeongdong for the Japanese tourists. I went to one that was pretty good, I think it was called Kenzo Ramen? |
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JBomb
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| down in Busan it is Kuma. Amazing and cheap. They are in Seomyeon over by the Judies Taewha. I heard they opened up in Nampo as well. |
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Ramen
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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I watched Tampopo and got a craving for it as well...
Myeongdong, here I come! |
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Kimchifart
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:42 am Post subject: Re: Wondering if I can find real ramen |
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| trogdor wrote: |
| I haven't been able to find real ramen here. Only the instant kind. WAY TOO SALTY! This was one of my favorite foods in Japan. Does anyone know any good ramen restaurants in or around Seoul? |
There's a good one in myeongdong, in fact a few, that cater to the japanese tourists. I could describe where it is but you'll never find it.
Edit: I hate it when I don't read all the post before posting, so yeah as the above poster said.
In terms of the pork stock and home made noodles it was close in quality to the one I had in Japan, but definitely not quite up there with it. Generally good doncatsu there too. |
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trogdor
Joined: 05 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 2:14 am Post subject: |
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| I'll have to start hunting around. I really miss it, and even bad "authentic" ramen would be better than this instant garbage. |
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jizza
Joined: 24 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:28 am Post subject: |
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| I'll have to start hunting around. I really miss it, and even bad "authentic" ramen would be better than this instant garbage. |
You would think so, but it's not true. The Kenzo Ramen in Jamsil Lotteworld is undoubtedly worse than Korean instant ramen.
That said, the Japanese ramen probably is better, but it's also just different. Koreans prefer Korean-style ramen.
As for good Japanese ramen places, try walking around Hongdae. There's a few good places there. |
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Murakano
Joined: 10 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:11 am Post subject: |
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I used to live in Japan and had the ramen (proper Japanese style ramen) cravings before....yes there are tons of ramen places here but the taste is very plain in comparison (unsurprisingly). Hakoya is pretty bad IMO as well as many others.....Kenzo even worse. Didn`t think much of the one in Myongdong either that people on here have mentioned.
I can however recommend 2 places that are pretty good/close to good authentic Japanese ramen. Well...closer than the other crappy ones you get here.
1. Sanchome in Hongdae
http://blog.naver.com/kosmose7?Redirect=Log&logNo=90008129208
They had/have a Japanese owner there (not sure if they changed ownership since last year)....but pretty good nontheless. A few Japanese (students I think) work there too whenever I went. I recommend #1. A Japanese student told me about this place.
2. Chichiboo (Gangnam/Sinnonhyun) - opposite side of Kyobo building. I read there might be a branch in Hongdae that opened up recently too.
http://www.chichiboo.co.kr/
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trogdor
Joined: 05 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info guys! I'm hoping it'll satisfy my need for a favorite food. |
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kimchi_pizza
Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Location: "Get back on the bus! Here it comes!"
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
I watched Tampopo and got a craving for it as well...
Myeongdong, here I come! |
No one should be discussing ramien until they've watched that movie.
But what constitutes "real" ramien? Based on whose standards? |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:56 am Post subject: |
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| kimchi_pizza wrote: |
| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
I watched Tampopo and got a craving for it as well...
Myeongdong, here I come! |
No one should be discussing ramien until they've watched that movie.
But what constitutes "real" ramien? Based on whose standards? |
The first line of your post contains the answer to the second line. |
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lakeshow
Joined: 02 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| there are several places in hongdae. Gassra, a donkatsu chain has good japanese ramen. there's a gassra in hongdae, myeongdong(2), and several other places i've not been to. It's not as porky as the other japanese ramen places i've been to though, if that's what you prefer. i think korean ramen is better. |
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