We went back for more Thai food during the same week. This time we ordered the Pineapple Fried Rice with Seafood on top and a Fried Fish in Thai Sauce. This place is seriously way too good.
Back to BB Ramen again, this time for their pesto ramen. It didn't really taste like pesto but it was pretty good. The after taste was really strong though. I tasted the "pesto" flavor for hours afterwards.
Today was the first time I noticed an alarm button in the stalls of the girl's bathroom. I remember discussing these in my Gender Studies class but I haven't noticed one till today. I don't understand why anyone would need an alarm button while using the bathroom especially in a school as safe as ours.
Putting that aside, Passion by Gerard Dubois is a really good coffee and cake place. I actually went there for dinner (got the lamb stew) and the food tasted authentically European. The stew was nice and hearty and I was so full that I didn't have room for dessert. We solved that by buying several cakes for later. I just had to get the mont blanc because I love chestnut. We also got a chocolate cake, raspberry cake, and a creme brulee. This is my motivation to work hard during dance today. XD With barely any sleep, we got up really early in the morning and JW and I started our adventure to Lantau Island. We were really tired but also really excited at the same time. This would be our first legit Wednesday series exploration. We transferred trains 3 times and finally made it to Tung Chung. There we headed to the cable car station. We bought the sky-land-water package. So basically we got to go up the mountain on a glass floored cable car. The package also included a bus ride to Tai-O Fishing Village and a boat ride there. It was actually kind of scary going up because it was really foggy. This would later turn out to be a good thing because the sun seems so much hotter in Hong Kong. We were so excited looking down though. The landscape view was gorgeous and there were two baby toddlers sitting with us in the same cable car. Mehehe, first picture of us in the cable car. I'm not scared of heights but I avoided looking down at the water for too long because my head started getting a bit dizzy.
This is going to be a long post so click over there to read more >>> After a long day of class on Tuesday, Holy decided to bring JW and I to Tin Hau for ramen and dessert. Tin Hau is pretty close to Causeway bay and it is literally filled with amazing restaurants. Just walking down the street, I was determined to come back and try as many as them as I could. We went to get ramen at BB Ramen. I love ramen. Not the instant ramen, but the real japanese ramens. This place was seriously awesome. When you went in, you had a sheet and you could basically construct your ramen, from the broth to the toppings. I chose the pork shoyu because I like the traditional taste. and it came topped with pork, scallions, mushroom, and japanese styled egg. Mine was so rich in flavor. It was a bit heavy on the palette but since I was starving it was perfect. I actually like the richness of the broth because I have a tendency to lean towards more savory dishes. Holy got the squid ink which was surprisingly light and refreshing and JW got the black pepper which was really spicy (at least for me). I love this place. Next time I'm coming here, I'm going to try the pesto ramen hehe :D
It was intense because the instructor went so fast and he spoke only in cantonese so I was having a hard time following along sometimes. It felt good to move though and by the end of it, I had worked up a good sweat. I can't wait for future dance classes. XD
Motivated partially by the hall dinner and mostly by our growing disgust of canteen food, JW and I have decided to start making some of our meals by ourselves. Another reason, is actually that minor case of food poisoning that I got from canteen food but that's another story. We wanted to eat healthier so we went to the market and bought fresh veggies, fruit and eggs and cooked! The dish on the left is chinese kale, pork and scrambled egg. The one on the right is stir-fried onions, eggplant, tomato and mushroom. It was so simple but we were so happy because the food wasn't oily or fatty and we were actually eating vegetables. I didn't know I missed veggies so much till today. So happy, full and clean-feeling~
Everything here is dorm-made by us. One of my favorites was the scrambled eggs with prawns. It was really flavorful. Another one I really like was the chopped up pork meat with salted duck egg. We actually bought pieces of pork and chopped it ourselves. The coco-cola chicken wings were also amazing because we bought tofu-puffs and put them in to soak up the sauces of wings. There was even a korean fushion dish, dukbokki. We were all so full and happy by the end of it and there was still so much food left. Shoo happy X3
Overall I had a great day and night with my floor mates. Everyone is so friendly and open. HKBU is definitely a very inclusive school. The culture here is amazing because people are so willing to go out of their way to make you feel at home. Like I tell JW all the time, I'm so glad I chose HKBU.
I am in so much pain right now.. I can't even...OTL My muscles hurt so much from my fingers all the way to my feet. I worked out way too much these last few days. On top of that, there was dance and volleyball practice too. It hurts even to walk now. All I want to do now is just lie on my bed and stare at the ceiling. I did go out though. For lunch and dinner lolz. JW wanted sushi so we walked all the way to Lok Fu for it. What I learned was that, I was in no condition to be outside and that walking downstairs actually hurt more than walking upstairs. But we got sushi and tea eggs YAY~ I love Hong Kong just cause takeout sushi is so cheap here. A box of sashimi costs like USD$3. In the states, a box that size would cost about maybe $15-20. We come here so much that even the cashier recognizes us. But then again, a lot of people seem to remember us when we buy food there. HAHA We also got tea eggs from a legit herbal tea place. If you went into the store, you could see bowls of herbal tea sitting everywhere. The tea eggs would be simmering in a pot of tea and other herbs. They're soooooo good >_< I've always loved tea eggs but they just seem to taste better in Hong Kong. The cashier was really nice to us. Again.. I think she remembers us cause we've come to her store a few times already. The food was def worth the walk, even with all the pain. So this is actually a food post if you haven't realized yet.
For dessert, we had the cake we bought this afternoon from the canteen. Weekends are our cake days. We really wanted to get cakes from Panash because they're so good. But we took a risk and bought them from the canteen. We got the mango mousse cake and the german cheese cake. The mango mousse was good but I hated the german cheese cake. There were raisins in it... That's just wrong... I wouldn't go back to the canteen for cake. I don't regret getting it though because it's fun to try new foods. Sometimes there are hits and sometimes there are misses. That's just how life is. XD
Then we headed over to LKF, the expat bar zone. We went at around 8pm and the place was the cleanest I'd ever seen it. It wasn't terribly crowded and we could actually talk to each other without yelling. We were headed up the street towards this restaurant and bar called Lily and Bloom. They were having a wine tasting and we just wanted a nice place to sit down and have a drink. I absolutely loved this place. Everything about it was just perfect. The lighting, the ambiance, the music, and even our server. She was from Germany and she was the friendliest little woman ever. She also suggested some really great wines for each of us personally. We started off with a sparkling wine before moving on to the white wines which are my favorite.
It was an eventful night and definitely one of my favorite nights here. It was nice and relaxing just sitting and chatting over a drink instead of hitting the clubs on the lower levels like the other exchange students. Cheers to a night of good food and company~
That's my new DIY project up there. I like to draw in my spare time and what better way to use the free tote HKBU gave us. So my goal is to draw the places I've visited. I know there's no way I can draw every place I've been to. What I can do though, is draw all the major places. Hopefully by the end of the year, this entire bag will be covered with landmarks from all over Hong Kong.
For dinner today, I got Viet food. I was trying to decide between a cold noodle and pho. In the end I chose pho because the picture looked really good. Clearly it didn't come out as the picture and I really regretted that I got this. Last year, I had food poisoning from eating pho. I got really sick and after that, every time I would try to eat pho, my body would try to reject it. Psychologically my body would tell me to puke it back out. Thank god, I didn't puke it out but by the end of the meal, I was feeling a bit nauseous. I think this is the last time I'll be eating pho ever again. Saturday morning: My roomie and I drag ourselves out of bed at 11am... eat the leftover cake from the fridge and try to figure out what to do for the rest of the day. Groggy as we were, we knew we wanted European food so we headed to the only European cafe we knew of in the area. It's called Euro gogo and the interior design and music did have an Italian cafe kind of feel. But it was definitely Chinese with all the people rushing around and talking. Even the food seemed to have a bit of a Chinese touch. So we ordered the Spaghetti with pesto, hawaiian pizza, and mushrooms stuffed with cheese and bacon. The mushroom was hands down the best. They were so juicy and the cheese was so good..... The pesto was interesting... lololz... It's definitely very different from the pesto I've had before, like very different. The only thing similar was that it was green. The taste didn't even taste like basil but nonetheless it was good in its own way. The pizza was pretty bland. The ham was very chinese and the cheese didn't have much flavor to it. I love mozarella but that was the most fail pizza I've eaten in my life. I think that will be the last time we'll be attempting anything European for a while. After the interesting Italian food, we had the weirdest craving for gong cha. Gong Cha is this really famous taiwanese bubble tea chain that sells the best bubble tea in HK. So as spontaneous as we are, we hopped on a train all the way to MongKok specially for bubble tea. Then we got lost. Google maps told us to walk in circles and the store wasn't even there. I was clearly pronouncing the name of the place wrong because I just got blank stares from the locals when I asked for directions. Finally we found the place but not after we'd walked circles in MongKok, passing by the ladies' market twice. It was worth it though. Best bubble tea in the world. There are so many flavors to choose from and you can even pick your own amounts of sugar and ice. What's better was that right next door was a street food store. We ended up getting fishballs and hot cakes. Then we just stood on the sidewalk and ate our food like locals. We were sweating like crazy but it was worth it. It is so true when people say that getting lost is the best way to get to know your way around. At night, I met up with a friend at TST which is right opposite Central, the financial district of Hong Kong. Every night at 8pm on the piers, you can look across the harbor and see a light show called Symphony of Lights. It's one of those must see tourist locations. The buildings light up along with the sound of music and there are like lasers and stuff. It was pretty cool except it was starting to get a bit cloudy and when it gets cloudy in HK, you cannot see anything at all. Honestly it wasn't that amazing. Considering Central is already quite bright, the extra lights didn't stand out that much. It's one of those experiences, you have to see once but going a second time really isn't worth it. Since it was pretty late at night, we decided to just eat at TST. TST is the HK equivalent of 5th avenue in New York City. All the high end brands have a store there and the place is ironically filled with a lot of mainland tourists out shopping. Mainland tourists are actually a problem for the HK people because they drive up real estate prices, and costs of living (similar problem in NYC). There was actually a protest to mainlanders recently at TST where locals threw food at mainlanders coming out of brand name shops. Even though I don't agree with such actions, I do believe something should be done about the situation because it is getting harder for the average locals to get by on their lower salaries. I remember hearing that the average HK person can't really save up money because most of their money goes into paying rent. It's quite sad actually... Okay, tangent over. So we went to TST for food. The great thing about HK is that under every mall is a food court with every type of cuisine you can possibly imagine. We had taiwanese food for a change and also fried dumplings (which reminded me of Tina haha). There was sooo much meat but then again, Chinese cuisine in general tends to have a lot of meat. That or it's fried in a lot of oil. I could feel my cholesterol going up but the food was pretty good for fast food. There was even soup to finish the meal. This actually made me miss home food quite a bit because my mom makes the best soups. At TST there is an old European plaza called 1881 Heritage. The architecture is traditional European and the place is so romantic at night. It's designed to take the shape of a boat and there was a huge mast going up next to the tree tower in the middle. The whole place kinda looks like a fairy tale castle. I guess I wasn't the only one who thought that way because as we were walking around, we got to witness a Model photo shoot and a Wedding photo shoot all within an hour. I definitely want to come here again <3 This was actually 2 days ago but I've been slacking on the posts yet again lolz. My roommate and I were being bums on a Friday night. We didn't feel like going out or anything but we decided to eat out. Since we didn't really know any local places we just walked around in the plaza. Then all of a sudden this guy came out of a cafe and gave us these promotional coupons so we decided to just eat there. It was sooo worth it. The whole meal you see above came down to HKD$110 which is like USD$7 per person. We could build our own meal and we chose the sweet & sour pouk, the grilled mackerel, and baby bokchoy. For the rice, I decided on a white and red rice veggie combo while my roomie just got the rice with veggies. She also got an ovatine while I got a horlick drink. The food was really good. I never knew rice could be eaten that way. Instead of like normal plain white rice, this was actually savory. The sauce on the pork was also really well done. The fish was a bit disappointing but overall it was a great meal. It was really cheap by american standards but apparently it was actually on the pricier end for this kind of meal. Afterwards, we walked around to get dessert. The great thing about HK is that you will find a dessert joint wherever you go and the dessert is always sooooo delicious and adorable. The pastries are so cute and they're actually on the lighter side so we each got like 2 mini-cakes. Freshmen 15 NOPE. More like Abroad 20 at the rate we've been eating. lololz
What I didn't understand about HK culture was why they called entire meals afternoon teas. It's not like an english tea where you have like small snacks and tea. Here in Hong Kong, an afternoon tea is basically a full blown lunch. I ordered a tea set and it was a chicken cutlet rice set and dimsum appetizer with milk tea. So apparently, HK people call this tea even though it's a meal because they don't really eat lunch but rather have a late meal. Honestly it doesn't make much of a difference for me but I've learned that HK tea sets have more food and are actually cheaper hahaha.... XD Im probably gonna have more of these tea meals instead of lunch hehe since I have such late classes anyway. So after the orientation, my roommate and I decided to go trekking. It is so amazing how similar we are. We both like outdoor activities and we both have active lifestyles. Okay, so maybe it wasn't after orientation. It was more like during orientation while everyone was sitting in the hall, we were out finding mountain trails to hike. So there's a small mountain next to our school. We decided to find the path and hike it but they were all gated. It was so hilarious though cause the first thing she said when she saw the gate was, let's climb it. That is legit what I say every time I see a gate but no one ever takes me seriously. She's the first person to think so like me. I love this hehehe. So we jumped the gate and climbed up the path for a gorgeous view up on top of the mountain. The only bad thing about it was that I got bitten by like a million mosquitos. Afterwards we headed to park n' shop. It was like the asian version of stop n' shop lolz. So we bought a whole bunch of asian snacks and ramen. I even bought this kiwi juice thing that tasted really ...interesting.... It tasted like kiwi hi chew for those of you that know what it is. Honestly it was too sweet for my taste but it was a nice experience. So later that night, we were too lazy so we just went to the canteen to buy takeout. I was finally able to try the legit 3 boh fan from HK. It's basically rice with 3 types of bbq meat. Most of it was good except the char siu. I hate our canteen charsiu because it's always so dry. But after this meal, I'm starting to seriously feel like a local HK student. XD hahaha
Today was a pretty eventful day. I went to like 3 separate malls all of which were hunourmous. First I went to Megabox to finish up some college shopping at Ikea. Then traveling back, I headed to Luk Fu Plaza which was basically multiple shopping complexes located conveniently on top of a subway station. I got out of the subway and I was immediately lost. It was so embarrassing having to ask someone how to not only get back to my school but also how to get out of the mall. Later I checked out Festival Walk which is another mall at Kow Long Tong Station. I met up with sensei and we got thai food. It was surprisingly really good. I was so amused when I saw the name of the restaurant though. It was called greyhound. So greyhound is actually a bus company that runs in the states. It was hilarious since the logo looked almost exactly the same as that of the bus company's. The food was amazing though. I never knew Thai food could taste so good. I especially liked the pomelo salad because I have never had Pomelo in a salad before.
Later I met up with the other international students at LKF to go clubbing. The group was really big and we definitely stood out because of all the Europeans with us. It was funny how everyone pregamed at one 711 at LKF. I learned later that that specific 711 was famous for being crowded because it was filled with people who couldn't get into the clubs. Since the group was so big, everyone just kind of split off into smaller groups. I somehow managed to find random Babson kids just walking down the streets. We hit a bar and we lost them within 5 minutes. It wasn't that fun since it was legit jammed packed with no where to move. That or I wasn't drunk enough. What was really fun was afterwards though. My roomie and I decided we were too sober so we bought more drinks and just chilled at McDonalds till 4 am. It was so fun just laughing, eating chicken, drinking beer, and bonding with her. Sometimes it's these small things that are the most memorable. It was my first time trying Dip Soba today and it was amazzzzinggggg. My friend suggested we try out Cocoron Soba which is this small hole in the wall near Chinatown. It features an open bar and we were able to see the chefs making our food right in front of us. The broth came in a clay pot with a burning flame underneath. It literally came to a boil as we ate. The broth was light but flavorful and was a dashi base with pork and mushroom. The awesome thing about dip soba was that we could cook it to whatever texture we wanted. To be honest, I had a great time just making the soba by myself. It brought out the inner child in me. Haha. At the end of the meal, they brought us extra broth to mix into soup for a perfect finish. The food was great and I really liked the ambiance while eating there. I would definitely come again in the winter. Fun fact about soba: It's made of buckwheat so it's full of minerals and Vitamin B. Therefore it's a healthy alternative to ramen.
We finished the day with dessert and drinks at InDessert. The green tea waffles were so fluffy and sweet and was perfect topped with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, strawberries, and confectioners sugar. I just couldn't shake the guilty feeling that I was eating too many carbs though. Oh wells, YOLO. It was a good last outing before I start work on Monday. I think one of my favorite memories from when I was small was going through the grocery bags and finding a box of this. For those of you that don't know what this is, it's a red bean ice bar. It's Chinese? Japanese? Viet? O_o? Huh... I'm actually not sure but the box says made in the USA. I'm pretty sure it's Chinese though because you can find boxes of this stuff lining the frozen sections of Chinese supermarkets. These are sooooo gooooddd >_< They're not too sweet which I like and you know they're not artificial because you can see pieces of red bean in them. Even though they're called ice bars, they're not straight out ice. It's red bean pureed with milk so they won't break your teeth when you bite into them. A whole box of this in the fridge and another box of mung bean ice bars... all mine... kekeke I remember sitting on the front stoop of my place way back when I still lived in Brooklyn and just chilling with my friends over a box of this. Those were the good times. I miss those days when we'd all just laugh over the simple things, when life wasn't full of drama or stress. What I would give to be young again. Lady M's Green tea Mille crepe~ What do I think of paying $8 for a piece of cake? I'm pretty dumb Lolz It was good but it was definitely not worth the price. The cake was too creamy for my taste. I couldn't really taste the crepes and it felt more like a tiramisu in texture which is weird... It was also too sweet. Conclusion: this is too overhyped Food Festivals will become the end of me OTL. I can't believe we went to try out restaurants the very next day. We're all gonna become fattttt dwejies... MEH YOLO lolz So the first restaurant we tried was A-Wah in Chinatown. We found an article about it in the Taste Asia magazine the day before and the Clay Pot Rice looked absolutely un-resistible. So being adventurous as we are, we all meet up in Chinatown to give it a try. While I was waiting for my friends, I bought a drink and waited outside. Then the creepiest thing happened... This random Chinese lady came up to me and started to talk to me. She kept asking me to tutor her sister.... who asks a complete stranger to do that?!?!? O_O I have a problem saying no when I'm in a stressful situation so I ended up giving her my WeChat. Thank God Tina came right after and rescued me. As we left though, the lady kept turning to us and telling me she'll text me in 2 weeks.... I was thoroughly freaked out at that point so we just sped walked to the restaurant (and I deleted and blocked her). As we waited for the other Tina to come, we decided to order the food first. The waitress was super friendly and nice. I feel bad for all the foreigners who come here though because it is definitely not the same experience if you can't talk with the waiters in Chinese. So from top left clockwise we ordered (1) Beef Brisket Stew in a Clay Pot (2) House Special Chinese Sausage & Minced Pork in a Clay Pot and (3) Fried Mantou (steamed buns).
The beef brisket was so good and when it came to us, it was literally still boiling hot. The sauce was extremely flavorful but wasn't overwhelming and the beef was super soft and tender. The turnip was a little funky though. I have never tasted sour turnips in a casserole before and honestly I don't know if I liked it haha. OMGAWD so I finally got to try fried mantous. Ironically even though I am Chinese, it never occurred to me to try this lmao. They were so good >_< The outside was crunchy and the inside was soft and sweet. It was heavenly after being dipped in the condensed milk nomnomonomnom. Tina tried stabbing one with a chopstick and it ended up flying at me....which gave me quite a fright -smh- lolz. And finally we got to what we came for, the clay pot rice. We ordered the House Special cause the waitress told us it was a must try and it was. =D The waitress brought it to us piping hot right off the fire and it smelled so wholesome as we opened the lid. We poured in a bit of soy sauce and just mixed all the meat into the rice. The rice was amazing. All the juices from the 4 different types of meat covered the grains of rice for some pretty savory flavors. The only mistake we made was to leave the rice in the clay pot for a little too long. The rice left in the pot became way too charred and crispy. Overall the food was really good. Finding the place was a bit hard though because the entrance was located inside this shady little secret alley haha. I'm glad we found it though mehehe instead of walking into some random place which we almost did. Another Laterpost~ teeheeeee Ktown or 32nd St in Herald Square is definitely one of my favorite places to be in the city. All that yummy food packed in one short block, and you don't even have to walk that far for it. This might be ironic but I love Korean food yet I can't handle the spiciness... I get so much smack from my friends for it -smh- Anywayysss first restaurant is New Wonjo. I love this place because the servings are soooo big. Yes I might feel like a dwaeji afterwards but I'd be a happy dwaeji at least hehehe :D The combos are the best because you get a little taste of everything. Whenever I come here, I always order the gopdol bibim bop 곱돌비빔밥 & sundubu 순두부. Bibimbop is the best especially cause I can't eat spicy food. Imagine all that ground beef, spinach, beansprout, carrots, pickled turnip, cucumber, mushroom, and egg on top of a burning hot stone pot filled with rice.... -drools- okay I am a dwaeji lolz It is seriously amazing though especially if you pour in a lot of their special sauce and mix everything together NOMS I don't know why I like sundubu but I do. Even when I order the mild spicy, I die. BUT I still like it. It's just worth the pain hehe....Soft tofu with anything is amazing but spicy soft tofu in a seafood stew is a must have. It's a shame that I can never finish all the food though. My favorite restaurant in NYC has got to be Kunjip though. The food tastes authentically Korean (coming from one of my Korean friends). It's one of the few restaurants in NYC that serve black rice. See that bowl next to the galbi tang? Yeah that's black rice. It looks purple but the color comes from grains of black rice they cook with the more commonly seen white rice. As it cooks, the white rice is stained purple becoming what it is in that little bowl. I didn't know black rice even existed till I visited kunjip but it tastes so good especially with the stews. Again, since I can't eat spicy, I usually order a galbi tang here. It's a bit bland so you have to add spices into it yourself but the slices of beef are cooked till they're soft and tender. The soup looks milky because of the beef but it isn't creamy. It has a delicate flavor which is why its a favorite among hung-over college students here lololz. One of my favorite side dishes is the steamed egg with scallion on the side. When it arrives, it's soft and fluffy but you have to eat it quickly or it'll deflate like a souffle. The sundubu here is a lot spicier than the ones in other restaurants. I legit cannot eat the stew in its original spiciness and even mild is pushing it for me. The taste of Kunjip however is a must-try. It is hands down the best Korean restaurant in NYC. For dessert (if you still have room that is), the obvious choice is the Bingsu at Tous les Jours. It comes in 4 flavors: green tea, mango, blueberry and mochi. My favorite is the green tea bingsu. Soft fluffy shaved ice is topped with green tea flavoring, red bean and green tea ice-cream. The side toppings change from time to time but they're usually fruits like mango, grapes, kiwi, strawberries, blueberries, and mochi. The shaved ice is not too sweet and goes perfectly with the red bean and green tea icecream. Warning though, DO NOT order this if you don't have 3 or more people cause you will not finish this lolz It would've been perfect but for some reason they decided to put 2 eyes on my icecream making it looking like a creepy little frog >_<
So I wake up in the morning and all I hear is chopchopchopchopchopchopchop.....Not exactly the best sound to wake up to in the morning. I ended up falling back asleep but when I finally woke up and decided to drag my lazy ass out of bed, lo and behold, my mom had finished making the filling for dumplings. Personally I would have just thrown all the ingredients together into a food processor but nope, my mom decided to chop everything by hand because it tastes better (?!?!?!). It was a while since I last made dumplings but thank God I hadn't forgotten hehe. My brother thought it was easy watching me make them so I dared him to try. Let's just say what happened next wasn't pretty. All in all though, it was a good bonding experience. =D THIS IS A LATERPOST :D nyehehe Totto was too good not to write a post about. Tina and I went to the original store on W52nd. As some of you know, a new one opened on W51st but the ambiance is not quite like the first store. Touting an open kitchen with high seating right next to it, Totto gives off a traditional Japanese ramen stand feel. The seating is tight so you probably won't want to come here if you're claustrophobic (or on a time crunch actually). If you're neither, I find that these elements add to Totto's charm. While you wait, you get to see the hustling and bustling in the kitchen and people slurping away at their bowls. It makes you anxious for your own taste. When we were finally seated, we got to ordering right away cause we were starving.
Tina ordered the TOTTO SPICY RAMEN 鳥人辛ラーメン and I ordered the TOTTO MISO RAMEN 鳥人味噌ラーメン. The spicy ramen came with their original paitan soup topped with charsiu pork, scallion, bean sprouts and a nori. The miso ramen was the same soup base but it was topped with a scoop of miso mixed pork, more charsiu pork (yay), a hardboiled egg, scallions and bean sprout. Let me tell you now, the soup base was amazing....It was extremely rich and flavorful. I was legit in food heaven. It is so true to say that quality of the ramen is based on the quality of their soup. The longer the soup has been boiling, the richer it tastes. Some traditional ramen places in Japan have boiled their soups for decades. Okay, this might sound a bit strange to you at first but what they do is, they add more ingredients to it constantly. This adds more flavor and depth to their soup that makes you wonder why you ever ate that bag ramen with their packets of MSG in the first place. Okay that was quite a tangent haha but back to Totto. The ramen noodles were a perfect width and went well with the soup base. The charsiu pork was fried perfectly and really didn't need any seasoning at all. The whole bowl came together beautifully and our meal came to less than $30. That is an amazing price for the best ramen in NYC. No wonder people would willingly wait 2 hours for a bowl of this (thank God we went at an awkward time, 4:30, and only had to wait 15 minutes). |
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