Yokohama Ramen Museum

these are pix from the Yokohama Ramen Museum........

this is the view of the museum from the inside. the 'museum' itself is 3 stories. what you see is the 'store fronts' of various ramen places. they are all regarded as the best of japan hailing from different regions. we got tasting bowl from three different places.....

this is shoyu ramen from Harukiya of Tokyo. the broth was light with distinct seafood taste (probably from dried anchovies or bonito used to make the dashi) , noodles were thick and semi-firm, and the chasiu was alright (a little dry, nothing to write home about...hehehe). overall it was a good bowl of ramen.

this is tonkotsu ramen from Komurasaki of Kumamoto. the tonkotsu broth was medium rich and garlicky. the noodles were thin, smooth, slippery, and chewy (very slurpable). the 'cha siu' was actually pork belly that was melt in your mouth yummy. overall this was OUR FAVORITE!

these are the ramen we got from Ryushanhai of Yamagata, who are known for their miso ramen. there was a line out the door the whole time we were in the museum. we actually waited for about 15 minutes for this one. the one on the right is the shoyu ramen they offered. the broth was rich but too fishy. the noodles were thick, udon-like with a firm mouth feel. the 'chasiu' was again pork belly but not as thin and melty as the previous one.

the second one is their miso ramen. the miso broth was a rich and tonkotsu-like. the red in the middle was a garlic chili paste. same noodles and pork as the shoyu ramen.