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trogdor



Joined: 05 Nov 2010
PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:27 pm    Post subject: Wondering if I can find real ramen Reply with quote
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



Joined: 14 Feb 2009
PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Wondering if I can find real ramen Reply with quote
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
Location: England
PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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



Joined: 01 Dec 2008
PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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
PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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



Joined: 15 Apr 2008
PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm the real thing. Razz
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ThingsComeAround



Joined: 07 Nov 2008
PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I watched Tampopo and got a craving for it as well...

Myeongdong, here I come!
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Kimchifart



Joined: 15 Sep 2010
PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:42 am    Post subject: Re: Wondering if I can find real ramen Reply with quote
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
PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 2:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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
PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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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
PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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