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Ever since I lived in Osaka in 2015, I fell in love with ramen. When I first came to Japan I was reluctant to try ramen because I thought that all ramen had nori in it. A friend suggested I try a nearby ramen shop and I was hooked from first my first slurp. I didn't know you could even customize the toppings! As I went to more and more ramen places, I learned the vocabulary to customize your bowl down to how hard you want the noodles to be.

So naturally, when I came back to Japan this year, I've been craving ramen! Although, I'm saving it to be a bit of a treat nowadays.



First up is Chinese Benitora's Mala Tantanmen! In America, I really loved eating Chinese food, and I love Japanese style Chinese food as well, so I couldn't wait to stop by this shop. When I lived in Japan before, I tried a type of their ramen that was so spicy, it made me cry! But it was delicious and fragrant... the Mala tantanmen was very good as well. I love Sichuan peppercorns--they are a fragrant spice and the core of the Mala taste that makes your tongue feel prickly.



Two days later, I went to eat at what is probably my favorite ramen chain in Japan. I had to go to Matsuyama to run some errands, and before I even came to Japan I made sure to look for it. It's Ippudo! I tried their limited time miso and tonkotsu ramen. It was delicious and really warmed me up on that cold day. Hopefully I will get to go back and enjoy Ippudo again sometime soon.

If you can recommend any ramen places, please do! I would love to try them.

See you!