Today I am visiting Niigata on a sudden trip to Nogure.
I left Tokyo around evening, and while I was on the move, I carefullyShumai bento”.
After arriving in Niigata, we finished the main business of Noboru, and then went to the restaurant located directly connected to Niigata Station.JR East Hotel Mets NiigataI will stay at ``.
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The next morning, I immediately left Niigata and headed back to Tokyo.
There were still some small items left, so I took care of them at the hotel and took a breather around 0:30, past the date.
It would be best to just sleep and get ready for tomorrow, but we've come to Niigata after all.
I just don't want to go to sleep, and I feel like I want to have a drink because of the sense of accomplishment I've completed.
That's why we're doing it even late at night.Kinshaitei station store” I came here.
The table was crowded with Donbei and others, but I was alone.
The counter seats were empty, so we were seated right away.
First, a bottle of beer, followed by sweet and sour pork as an appetizer.
I would like to have a sip and see what happens, but I don't want to order so many times, so I ordered ramen as well.
ImmediatelyBin Beeru (Bottled Beer)' has arrived.
Sake is delicious after taking a breather.
There is only one brand, Kirin Ichiban Shibori, which is my personal favorite brand.
Next, ``sweet and sour pork' has arrived.
Sweet and sour pork is not the Chinese sweet and sour pork that is controversial over the presence or absence of pineapple.
It's a char siu platter with vinegar sprinkled on it.
Char siu has a slightly firm texture, so it's also good to eat it with green onions wrapped around it.
You can also eat it with the ramen that will arrive later, which shows how versatile it is.
As I was doing this,Ramen' has arrived.
As you can see, Kinshaitei is a tonkotsu ramen restaurant.
I don't think there is any objection to classifying it as a tonkotsu ramen restaurant.
However, it's different from the tonkotsu ramen you get in Hakata, and it's also different from chains like Ichiran and Ippudo.
It's difficult to put it into words, but I think it's tonkotsu ramen customized for Niigata people.
The punch of pork bones is not so strong that you can feel the smell of pork bones, but as you can see from the color, the soup is made with soy sauce and salty flavor in addition to pork bones.
Ippudo opened when I was in high school, but when it comes to tonkotsu ramen in Niigata, it's Kinshaitei, which has been around for a long time.
I grew up familiar with the taste of Kinshaitei, so when I first tried tonkotsu ramen at Ippudo and Hakata, I was shocked at how different it was. .
Moving on to the noodles, the noodles are thin and chewy in texture.
It is also characteristic that it has a yellowish tinge, a bit like egg noodles, which I think is another difference from Hakata's tonkotsu ramen.
When you dip the sweet and sour pork into the soup a little, it becomes soft and fluffy.
For your first drink, enjoy the chashu pork and noodles, then finish off the beer.
After finishing the beer, I order a hard substitute.
It will be served within 1-2 minutes after ordering.
The substitute balls don't come on a plate, but the staff will put them directly into the bowl.
You can see the cooking process from the counter seats, so you can't help but feel that your food is being prepared live.
I will have the extra ramen as a finishing touch.
I can still eat it, but it's early tomorrow and I'll give it a rest today to avoid having an upset stomach.
I was very happy to be able to enjoy the above for a total of 2,060 yen, including bottled beer (750 yen), sweet and sour pork (450 yen), ramen (690 yen), and kaedama (160 yen).
Since Niigata is a rice-producing region, you may have the impression that rice and sake are delicious, and since Niigata faces the Sea of Japan, seafood is delicious.
That image is of course correct, but surprisingly, ramen is also famous.
There are five famous types of ramen as follows:
- Niigata simple soy sauce ramen
- Niigata rich miso ramen
- Tsubame Sanjo back fat ramen
- Sanjo curry ramen
- Nagaoka ginger soy sauce ramen
These are collectively called Niigata's top five ramen.
In addition, Myoko pork soup ramen, fried karaage ramen, mapo noodles, etc. have been added, and it has begun to be called the 8 major ramen. .
Furthermore, in addition to these, there are also many delicious restaurants outside of the genre, such as Kinshaitei, which I visited this time.
Also, I would like to introduce you to a ramen shop like this when you visit Niigata.
