There are so many ramen restaurants in Japan and the tastes are very different also the noodles are different. However one of the ramen restaurants has an unique style to order a ramen. The ramen restaurant is “Ichiran 一蘭”.
Ichiran
Ichiran has expanded to all over Japan. And there are some Ichiran restaurants in NY, Taiwan and China.
Ichiran’s ramen is classified into type of Tonkotsu とんこつ ramen. Tonkotsu ramen is made from pork bone broth soup. It’s really thick and rich. The soup is white and heavy. One of the best features of Tonkotsu is that you can order another portion of noodles. It’s served just boiled noodle on a plate. Some people order another portion over and over again.
The different rooms for people
You can usually choose the rooms where one of them is for group and another is for single-person. Only some counter seats are installed in the single- person’s room. And there is the partitions both sides and in front of you on the table so that you don’t need to be mindful for other people. You can concentrate the taste of ramen. A stuff member is behind the partition in front of you, therefore, you don’t see a stuff face to face. When you order a ramen, you just fill in a form then pass it to a stuff.
Of curse you can take a seat with your friends or family like usual in the group room. Also when you order a ramen, you just fill in a sheet. But you can pass it to a stuff face to face.
A form for ordering a ramen
When you order a ramen, you just circle where you choose. This is an important point for Tonkotsu ramen. There are several textures of noodle. It’s a rare system for other type of ramen.
You also can order extra noodle or side menus. A sheet for an additional order is on your table so you just fill on it and pass it to a stuff.
There are many beverages at Ichiran. Have fun a ramen with your favorite beverage!
Summary
There are many types of ramen these days in Japan. Tonkotsu ramen like Ichiran is very popular here but soy sauce flavor ramen or miso flavor are more familiar in other countries. When you visit Japan, you can try Tonkotsu ramen and enjoy choosing the texture of noodle!
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