+ kaedama!

having heard of all the hype about ippudo, i finally got to try it out! we went for dinner on a weekday. there was a queue, but the table turnover rate was pretty fast and we didn’t wait that long.

waiting for our ramen at ippudo - mandarin gallery

we were greeted with a very warm welcome and served by their very polite staffs; we sat down and promptly placed orders for our growling stomachs.

チーズスナック

一風堂オリジナル餃子

we had the ‘cheese snacks – cheese sticks with crushed peppers’ and ‘ippudo original gyoza – hakata style mini dumplings’ for starters. we were initially amused by the pocky-like tiny thin sticks but that changed when we took our first bite. it was amzingly tasty and crispy~ the gyoza however tasted pretty normal, but was good nevertheless.

赤丸かさね

here comes my main dish! ‘akamaru kasaneaji – original recipe enhanced with ippudo’s special blended miso paste and frangrant garlic oil. served with thin noodles, buta bara (pork belly), kikurage and spring onion.’ they called this the ippudo’s original refined modern-style ramen. have i made you hungry for a bowl already with just that? it tasted awesomely good, especially the soup!

白丸元味

here’s the next order: ‘shiromaru motoaji - original recipe tonkotsu soup served with thin noodles, rosu chashu (pork loin), cabbage, kikurage & spring onion.’ a smooth yet classic hakata-style ramen.

からか麺

for those who prefer something spicy: ‘karaka men – original ippudo pork broth with special spicy miso & ground pork.’  i did not try this but it must have been very tasty, for my friend who had this ordered a 替玉 to go with it. kaedama, the highlight of ippudo, is a seperate order of an extra serving of noodles for just S$2. it’s a system that originated from hakata whereby diners can request for one as long as there is enough soup left.

四季のラーメン：Oriental Cold Ramen

last by not least, dear’s order: ‘oriental cold ramen – ippudo’s specially designed seasonal ramen.’ it brings you on a sensory journey to experience the changing season in japan through this quarterly creation. the serving may look little, but it was filling and tasted really nice~

most information obtained from ippudo’s official website. visit http://www.ippudo.com.sg for more details.

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