Sanma Chuka Soba Kissui Ikebukuro Honten
Today I am visiting Ikebukuro.
Most people come to Ikebukuro to drink, and on this day we will be drinking a lot, so let's get rid of that hunger first.
I've visited and introduced many ramen restaurants in Ikebukuro, but there are so many, including some famous ones, that I haven't been able to introduce all of them.
So, today I haven't been able to introduce you yet.Sanma Chuka Soba Kissui Ikebukuro Honten” Visit.
As the name suggests, this is a rare restaurant that uses kaeshi (sauce) of the Japanese swordfish, also known as fish sauce.
The store is located one alley away from the west exit of Ikebukuro.
I visited around 19:00 on a weekday and was able to enter the store without waiting.
Shio Wonton Soba (Salt-Based Wonton Noodles)
There is a ticket system, and you purchase at the ticket machine located right after entering the store.
The only payment method was cash.
The ticket machine didn't seem to accept the new bills, so when I asked the staff, they exchanged the money for me, or rather replaced it with the old bills.
All menus use Kaeshi (Japanese swordfish), and there are menus of various genres such as salt, hot water, soy sauce, dressed soba, Tsukemen (Dipping Noodles), etc., but if you go to the right in this order, the flavor of Kaeshi / Makoto will be stronger.
I only realized after buying the ticket that the strength of the swordfish flavor was written on it. .
This time, I chose ``, which has the weakest swordfish flavor.''Shio Wonton Soba (Salt-Based Wonton Noodles) (1,250 yen)” was selected.
The default “Salt soba (900 yen)” alone may not be enough, so I recommend “Shio Wonton Soba (Salt-Based Wonton Noodles)” I tried it.
The rice bowl is served in about 5 minutes after handing over the ticket.
Let's get it then.
Soup
『salt soba” is said to have the weakest flavor of saury fish, but you can definitely feel the taste of saury fish.
You can taste not only the meat and bones of the swordfish, but also the liver.
If you are not a fan of drinking it, you will feel the fishy smell of the liver.
Personally, I think it's more delicious because it has a salty taste rather than salt.
If the temperature of fish stock or fish sauce is low, it will pick up more fishy and harsh taste, but unless the temperature of the soup is high enough and you are not particularly fond of it, I think it can be perceived as umami.
Noodles
Straight type with thin noodles.
It has a nice chewy texture.
I think the noodles match the delicacy of salt ramen.
Wonton
If you think about it, I thought that the wonton topping costs an extra 350 yen, which is quite expensive. .
It was so voluminous that it covered the entire bowl, and each piece was quite large, and I counted 8 pieces.
I think the volume is more than the amount of noodles + 0.5 balls.
In terms of volume, I'm satisfied with the price.
The wonton dough has a chewy texture and is very pleasant to the touch.
There was meat inside and it felt a little dry, but I think it's tolerable.
When I looked at the menu later, I found that I could add only 3 toppings for an additional 150 yen.
The wontons are delicious, but 8 wontons is way too many, so...wonton sobaIt looks like wonton topping would be better instead of '.
Impressions
Personally, I like this restaurant because you can really taste the swordfish.
This time, I chose the one with the weakest saury flavor, but next time I would like to try using soy sauce, which has a medium saury flavor.
Eventually, I would like to try Tsukemen (Dipping Noodles), which has the strongest saury flavor.
I don't think people who don't like ramen with saury fish or fish soup stock would go out of their way to visit this place, but since it has a strong saury flavor, I think you should avoid it even if you're with someone.
However, if you like ramen with fish sauce or fish soup stock, I think this will be a hit with you, so I recommend it.
