Maruchan: where to find great ramen
The condiments to a good start, these bottles are found in every table at the Maruchan Japanese Restaurant. It is situated smack in the middle of the Japanese district in Makati City. Right across Makati Cinema Square, Maruchan is heaven for ramen lovers. For your information, there are four basic kinds of ramen:
1. Shoyu – where the soup is usually chicken-based but with a clear brown color. Soy sauce is the predominant flavoring and usually has curly noodles.
2. Shio – where the soup is the stock of chicken, fish and seaweed. The soup is light colored and usually clear with salt as the primary flavoring.
3. Miso – as the name suggests, the soup is mostly made from oily chicken and fish broth. Spicy bean paste is the predominant flavoring, thus its robust and tangy taste.
4. Tonkotsu – this ramen is made from the stock of pork bone. It is slightly yellowish (at least in my bowl it was) and murky as Miso Ramen. To make tonkotsu ramen, pork bones, fat and collagen are boiled in high heat for many hours until a creamy consistency is achieved. This is my ramen of choice.
We enjoyed our ramens with my favorite gyoza, steamed dumplings with forcemeat.
Here’s a tip. If you dine at Maruchan Restaurant, you can actually ask them to buy you takoyaki (fried Japanese dumplings filled with diced or whole octopus) from the neighboring restaurant Hana, which is a good few meters away. Takoyaki costs P100 (US$2.08) per order of six pieces. No extra charge and the people are willing to help each other in their community.
Service is impeccable and I will return to this place whenever I can. Their ramens cost between P220 (US$4.58) to P330 (US$6.88) depending on the ingredients. The servings are big, hearty and filling. So are the smiles!
With Noreen here is fellow blogger Zee (the lady on the right).
Maruchan Restaurant is located at 2282 Chino Roces Makati City and you can call them through (02)7597777.
April 3, 2009
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wow… the bowl is big
might try this..i love ramen..since the days of ramen tei
wow, i am as big as arpee haha. much that i love food, i think i need to moderate my intake haha
the ala carte menu here is not that great
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nice tip! will definitely check this out soon!
Thank you for the noodles tips! This is what we should’ve ordered. I love their California Maki (one of the best), but their sushi tasted very soapy. Will give them another try with the noodles.
looks yummy. i always check your blog because you always feature restaurants that serve good quality food. and I appreciate all your tips and all of the mouth watering images you provide with every feature! I will check out this place for sure and I can’t believe that I finally know a restaurant in Manila that serves authentic takoyaki. cheers!
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Simply L-O-V-E ramen and thanks for your tip! I’m always on the lookout for a good bowl of noodles. Does this resto make their own noodles? If so, how is it? Thanks!
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