Ippudo | Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Growing
up, I was never a fan of noodle soup, I completely disliked the
feeling when steam hit my face and would blur my vision. I was never
good at delivering those slippery noodles into my mouth using
chopsticks and somehow the noodles would usually slip out of my
chopsticks back into the bowl and the hot broth would consequently
splash onto my face. It was not fun.
Surprisingly,
as I got older I started to appreciate a good bowl of noodle soup. I
like the warm sensation that slowly travels from my mouth to my
stomach when I take a big gulp of flavoursome broth. So last time
when the other travel bunnie and I were in Sydney, I told my cousin
that I wanted to meet up at Ippudo, a popular Japanese ramen
brasserie chain that now has branches all over the world.
I
liked the fact that the menu offers plenty of different options and
inevitably, it took me a while to decide. Eventually, I settled on
the karaka men with simmered pork belly ($22),
which includes a combination of delicious tonkotsu broth and their
special spicy miso. My cousin, on the other hand, wanted something
more simple and had the shiromaru chashu ($20)
which is an original tonkotsu broth served with thin noodles, pork
loin, bean sprouts, black mushrooms and shallots.
I
can't say that the ramen was mind-blowing, but it was definitely more
exciting in terms of both flavours and ingredients in comparison to
my all time favourite – No.2 from Hakataya Ramen, albeit slightly
on the pricey side.
Total
Bunnie Dollars Spent: $42
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Yum, I had Ippudo ramen when I was in Singapore.... So good
ReplyDeleteYour trip to Singapore would've been awesome. It's on our never ending list of places to visit!
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