Hello this is Hiroshima Lunch
We are now outside the city
and at the Peace Memorial Park, near Atomic Bomb Dome
Yes, we are
This is the urban area
where Hiroshima's historical sites are all at
We came here for some food
(usual Hiroshima tram)
It's in downtown Hiroshima
where we just rode a tram
There were some interesting things about it
- First, there's a lot of people - Right
I wanted to shoot videos inside the tram too
but there were so many people
I couldn't think of it
(Crowded)
Secondly
there were not much of price differences
Subway was about 2~300 yen
Tram was 220 yen
In Hong-kong the reason why people ride the tram is
The biggest reason is
that it is much cheaper than the subway
and lastly
the tram here was really fast
Really fast
It was like riding a roller coaster
- It felt like it - Yeah, totally
It was so fast that I slightly felt dizzy
(Arrived)
This place is small
there are a lot of people inside
(waiting)
I don't know if there are English menus
but we can do it right?
(sad)
There is no English
I think this is it
Level 1 tantanmen
tantanmen
Let's just press this
there are people waiting behind us
You can choose between sauce or no sauce
Hey we ordered the one with sauce
Did you want the one without sauce?
Yes
(???)
I don't know, guys
I'll just eat it
(Gives up)
This is hard
The funny thing is
Vending machines often don't have translations
We have a hard time every time we use one
(Menu arrives)
(didn’t understand)
wow
It looks so tasty
I can smell it, too
It's going to be a bit spicy
It's something we would eat in Hong Kong..
It's similar to tantanmen
It has the same red pepper oil
and noodle
There's even this
I can see a lot of familiar things
There's the vinegar that I'm used to
This is also vinegar used a lot in Hong Kong
Chinese vinegar
This place is famous for tantanmen without soup
Yeah
That was actually started in Hiroshima
Right
When you come to Hiroshima
One of the foods you should try is
This unique tantanmen started in Hiroshima
Okay
They tell you how to eat it
(Including Korean description)
First
It says to mix the soup about 20 times
Let's taste it first
And if you want
add vinegar or sauce
then eat it
Let's try it first
What I'm worried about right now is
Japanese food isn't spicy
I chose level 3 of spiciness
It looks spicy to me
I ordered level 2
Not again
(regret)
(direct to mouth)
(humming)
(humming2)
wow
-This is good -So delicious
It's surprising
(???)
It is not like a noodle that we can eat in Japan
You're right
It's like Chinese
It has strong Chinese feels
Wait, level 3 is really spicy
From the notice back then,
it said level 4
would have a burning aftertaste
People who don't like spicy food
shouldn't order the higher levels
Let me say this again
even Shin Ramyun is spicy
for the two of us
and so level 3 is also spicy for us
Probably Koreans will
easily have step 3
The noodle is...
so good of course,
there's no need to elaborate
The sauce is
like the one we often eat in Hongkong
vinegar sauce for mixed noodles
Quite surprising
If you're going to try level 3
adding some vinegar
can make it less spicy
If bland, add some soy sauce
Why should we put vinegar?
I'm so curious
(Satified)
Um, it's so much better with vinegar
It feels like
the spiciness has gone away a little bit
with vinegar
Wait
(???)
Now that I added vinegar, it tastes Japanese
(Transformed)
It's Chinese without vinegar
and Japanese with vinegar
By the way, if you look at the ingredients
everything you might find is there
like spring onion,
minced pork,
and the sauce is also the one we know
the deep peanut-tasting kind
I personally like
that just when everything started to taste too oily
we got to eat this kind of
Chinese food
I think the cheesiness has eased a bit, I love that
You can't ignore my time living in Hong Kong
(Nationality Laundering)
You can also
add... add egg in here
and mix with rice as well
That's right
I think it's a good idea
to add this in here
(Adding egg)
This is now completely Japanese
(Second transformation)
It's become Japanese food from Chinese food
Yeah, because Chinese dandanmien
doesn't have egg in it
(Tasting)
It's not spicy anymore
I think that's because
you're eating mine right now
Right
That one's second-level spiciness
Right
The egg should've gone in mine, actually
not yours
It's not spicy at all
I'll try the third-level one now
It's going to be spicy
about the same as Shin ramyeon?
Yeah
(Glancing)
I want pickled radish to go with this
Same
But there isn't any
There's no side dish at all
This place must be a real foodie spot
the waiting line is still there
And they're all Japanese locals
Maybe office workers come here for lunch often
Right, right
It's my first time trying soup-less Dandanmian
and it has its own charm
Right
If you ever visit Hiroshima
you need to come here for the noodle
We always notice this
but Japanese people eat super fast
And there's a lot of people who dine here alone
so they just leave right away
Two people have come and gone next to us already
while we were eating this
It's only been 20 minutes
By the way, I saw the people next to us
They all order rice along with the noodles
They always order an egg, too
I guess it's the standard to add eggs
And mix it with rice at the end
(Hesitating)
Well...
Isn't that too much food?
If you're going to Hiroshima
I think it's worth it to try the tantanmen
Right, that's really true
Tantan noodles without soup are especially unique
So since if you keep eating Japanese food and ramen
you might get tired of it
That's right
I think it's a good idea to come over here once
to cleanse your palate
(KRW 13,435) We just paid 1,440 yen
so that was a very cheap lunch
Right, it was cheaper
compared to other ramen restaurants
In search of a more delicious restaurant
we will continue our trip in Hiroshima
Bye bye
(HKL's three-line review 1. Familiar tantan noodles 2. When you're tired of Japanese food and craving something spicy 3. A restaurant popular with office workers at lunch)
(Hong Kong Lunch)