Tonkotsu ramen ($12.90++)!

Friday tonkotsu ramen — tonkotsu ramen at $12.90++ (~$15 nett). Standard Japanese ramen specialty.

We ordered:

• Tonkotsu ramen — $12.90++

The standard Japanese ramen specialty restaurant tier at $12.90++. Between food court ramen ($6-9) + premium ramen specialists ($17-22), this sits in proper everyday accessible Japanese specialty ramen range.

The tonkotsu broth tradition:

• Long-simmered pork bone broth (12-18 hour proper preparation)
• Opaque-cream colour from collagen extraction
• Rich pork-bone flavour foundation
• Proper Hakata-style heritage
• Originated from Hakata (Fukuoka) region

The standard tonkotsu ramen format:

• Pork bone broth base
• Thin straight Hakata-style noodles (or wavy alkaline)
• Sliced chashu pork belly
• Menma (bamboo shoots) + scallion
• Sometimes ajitama (marinated soft-boiled egg)
• Sometimes nori sheet
• Proper Japanese ramen architecture

Singapore Japanese ramen specialty operators at this tier:

• Ippudo (premium tier above)
• Ramen Keisuke (multiple variants)
• Marutama Ramen (chicken paitan focus)
• Tonkotsu Kazan
• Various Japanese ramen specialty restaurants

The Friday Japanese ramen dinner format is proper weekend kickoff Japanese specialty dining.

Overall: 4.6 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Solid tonkotsu ramen. Would re-order.

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