Sapporo ebi chashu ajitama ramen, spicy (opening promo: $14.80++)!
A spicy Sapporo-style miso ramen with prawns, chashu and a jammy ajitama egg, on an opening promotion. $14.80++.
A lunch with BB at a new ramen spot, catching the opening promotion: a spicy Sapporo ebi chashu ajitama ramen, $14.80++. 🍜😋
What we had:
- Sapporo ebi chashu ajitama ramen (spicy): prawns, chashu and a soy-marinated egg in a spicy miso broth
Sapporo-style ramen is the Hokkaido one, built on a miso broth, and it makes a hearty, warming bowl. The soup was the highlight, miso blended into a rich pork-and-chicken broth for that deep, fermented-soybean savouriness, amber-brown and full-bodied, with a chilli kick from the spicy version that builds as you go.
On top were the ebi (prawns), sweet and snappy against the salty miso, slices of tender braised chashu with that dark glossy sauce, and a halved ajitama, the soy-marinated soft-boiled egg with its jammy yolk, soaking up the broth. The noodles were the medium-thick wavy kind that Sapporo ramen uses, sturdy enough to stand up to the heavier soup, with menma, scallion and a sheet of nori filling it out.
At $14.80++ on the opening promo it was fair value to test a new place (full price would be closer to $20). A solid, comforting bowl.
Overall: 4.1 / 5. 😋👍🏼 A rich, spicy miso broth with sweet prawns, tender chashu and a jammy egg. Would consider going back.
