"Japan, Kobe"
Hello
This is Kobe Dinner
This is the Sannomiya area
the heart of Kobe
This area is a bustling hub
with tons of restaurants
bars
- and shopping malls - Yes
Actually now
we've come into a small alley
so, it's a bit quiet
but the road next here
- is a main street - That's right
It’s a lively, crowded area
buzzing with people
and there’s a ramen spot here
that everyone says is amazing
Yes, that's right
On Google reviews too
there are over 1,000 reviews
on Google reviews
I think it would be really delicious
Yeah, when I looked it up on the internet
People say whenever they come here
they must visit this ramen shop
Recommended by locals as a must-visit place
There are many such recommendations
[Exterior of the restaurant]
Actually, there's no one here right now
because for us
it's only 5:30 right now
Anyway, let's go in
[Entrance]
This is a kiosk, vending machine
that we see a lot
This is only sold
at the main store
- Why is everything in Japanese here - Sorry
We'll just order
Then we'll
just choose looking at the pictures
We'll try number 3
and number 4
We also determined those
by looking at pictures
[Instinct]
First, let's put the money in
[Meal ticket acquired]
[Hand over Meal ticket]
Because I
saw it on Google reviews
most of the time here
they say you have to line up
but fortunately for us
since we came a bit early
we probably won't have to line up
Our strategy worked well today
But the vending machine idea in front
is an idea often seen in Japan
- isn't it? - Yes
But it's a bit disappointing
that how can foreigners
read Japanese?
Yes, it's a bit difficult
If there were a small translation beside it
it would be much easier
That's a bit disappointing
[Iced drink]
- It's tea, not water - Right
It says not to use this
and use the next one instead
[Surprised]
Can you understand Japanese from above?
I'm looking at the characters here
Oh, only the characters
[5 minutes later]
Here, as I read earlier
they give kimchi as a service
They give a lot of kimchi
It sort of tastes like Korean kimchi
Wow, it's really art
Yeah, visually
it looks like pork ramen
and there's rice alongside it
There was also one rice dish
This is
a very famous
tomato ramen here
The color is sort of
like spicy ramen
but it's tomato ramen
Doesn't it look like cheese on top?
Actually, in my life
it's the first time I'm trying tomato ramen
I've never even heard of it
But mine
doesn't it come with gyoza?
Oh, here it comes
[The only Japanese he knows]
So, it smells
like pasta
Really
At first glance, if there's no noodles
It looks like pasta
Wow, it really looks like pasta
[Soup first vs noodles first]
- Wow, the soup is really good - Really?
Soup made from pork bones
Wow, it's really amazing
Feels like I'm eating tomato pasta
I found it interesting that
they give kimchi
Since this is definitely Japanese kimchi, it's a bit sweet
Feels like there's a lot of sugar in it
- Right? - It's sweet, isn't it?
It's not spicy
But I'm glad to see kimchi
- It's really nice - Right
It’s got that classic
Japanese ramen vibe
A bit salty
and greasy
Rich broth taste
That's impressive
For mine, really
it's like western-style pasta
There's that kind of Japanese pasta
It tastes a bit like that
It's really delicious
But actually, this is sold everywhere in Japan
- Isn't it? - Right
But honestly, why haven't I
tried it even once?
Wasn't this the main store for this ramen?
- Sannomiya is? - Yes, that's right
[Intently]
Personally, what I'm curious about is
Is that tastier? Or
Is pasta tastier?
How are they different?
If I only eat the cheese on top
and noodles
- it feels like I'm having a pasta - Oh, really?
That much
Japanese-style tomato pasta flavor
is similar this
But it seems Japanese people
Like using
- tomato-based things - Seems like it
Even Hong Kong's restaurant, Tanzai
after the Japanese company bought it
- they released a tomato soup base - I know
[Food Exchange]
How about it?*3
I don't really like
- the tomato soup base - Yeah
This is more delicious than I thought
Even the food in Hong Kong
Mai sin
- You don't eat tomato soup, do you? - Yeah
- It's not sweet - Not sweet
If it's a tomato base,
I thought it might be sweet
It's better
So I feel like the ramen and the pasta are
Playing push and pull
Feeling like they met right in the middle
The pork is also very mild
Not that oily
[Food Exchange]
Oh, this is just
the most commonly known
ramen taste
Yeah, yeah
Right the moment you take a bite
Doesn't the feeling like ramen is
really delicious?
That's right
When you eat this
It's exactly the taste
- I imagined - Yeah
It tastes good, but
- there's nothing really special - Yeah
But the tomato ramen,
I personally really recommend it
You can try it at least once
And I think they give
- a lot of meat - Yes, they do
How many pieces are these?
The amount of noodles also seems generally large
A meal is substantial
I personally think that
- tomato is better - Oh, really?
- Interesting - How about you?
I still prefer
- the original taste - Oh, the classic one?
Because actually
- I'm not used to tomato - Oh, right
Things like that
And in Hong Kong
even tomato macaroni
- you said you didn't like it, right? - That's right
Tomato seems to be something you either like or dislike
And I think
there aren't many Korean noodle dishes
- with a tomato base - That's right
I think
Japanese people
have a ramen-eating culture
that is similar to how we Hong Kong people
after work eat mala noodles
maixin culture
- is similar - Yes, it is
Even here, you see
couples, families,
and many people who come alone
So it's like that in Hong Kong too
When you just want something simple
to eat a meal
it's a casual place you can come to
Also, of course, in Hong Kong
eating Japanese ramen is expensive
But actually, mala noodles in Hong Kong
- to us, - Right
- it's ramen to us - Right, right
In fact,
[9,000-11,000 won] - you can manage with about 50-60 dollars - Right
It's cost-effective
Isn't it like a soul food
- for Japanese people? - Yes, that's right
Also, just like each region in our country has different
kimchi
and different doenjang
ramen also varies by region
and has its own characteristics
I think they're different
But we need to travel a bit more
right
to understand how they differ
For now, we can only tell if it's tasty or not
that's what we know
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But this set menu
might be good
- for our people - Right
- Because there's rice - Right
And the amount of rice
isn't small, actually
They say it's mini size
- But it's not - Right
there's also egg,
and there's meat,
there's also stir-fried kimchi,
and there's seaweed on top,
almost like our country's
- kimchi fried rice, isn't it? - Right
there's also sauce at the bottom,
like this,
- it's probably soy sauce? - Yeah
it's kind of like
gyudon you eat in Japan,
but the meat is just like the one
that was in our ramen earlier,
made with that kind of meat,
It's delicious
but since they use pork belly,
it's a bit greasy
[Tasting Gyoza]
It tastes clean
because the sauce is tangy, it's more delicious
I think it would be really delicious with ramen
and this gyoza,
compared to other gyozas we've tried,
seems to have less oil
It's less greasy
But compared to the place that makes delicious gyoza
I don't think there's a big difference in taste
So it seems delicious overall
[All delicious]
Today, too, I ate well and deliciously
Today was a bit tough
because the portion was too much
But in the end, we won
It really is the most delicious
ramen place in Sannomiya
Yes, right
Tomato ramen is really..
if you haven't tried it,
at least once
- I think you must try it - Right
- It was really delicious - Totally good
I think it's worth eating
The price was
[26,000 won] 2,860 yen
[13,000 won] We ate ramen worth about 1,400 yen
- per person - Yes
Those two are
one of the four most popular
ramen in this place
Yes, that's right
And actually, people usually
don't order set menu
But we had rice and
- gyoza - That's right
So, from now on, in Kobe
we'll find more delicious places
and continue our journey
Bye bye
HKL's three-line review〈ラーメンたろう 三宮本店〉
1. Tomato ramen better than expected
2. The class of taste befitting a main store
3. Generous noodles and meat
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