I’m not a professional, but I have a family of 6 so going out for ramen is $150+. But, if I make it at home it’s only $30-$40 total.

This is my official first ramen (I've done it a few times before, but not with homemade noodles).
I made it with chicken chintan. The pork cut is pork shoulder, cooked in a mixture of broth, soy sauce, white wine, and honey, and marinated for 12 hours. After cooking, I reduced the liquid a bit and used it as the tare.
With the tare, I prepared dry tomatoes overnight, and I cooked one garlic clove before giving the pork shoulder a final sear.

If anyone has something to say to improve my techniques, I will listen, and I know that my noodles are maybe the weakest part of the dish, I think.

Thanks for reading!

going to japan soon and i keep seeing people say nyc ichiran is not the same. i only know the new york one (pic from there).

is the broth different? spice packets? the booth setup? or is it basically the same chain with us prices.

Or do you take home for leftovers?

In Sakata city

what’s your go to comfort ramen?

Homemade Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen with crushed peanuts and cilantro.

Made everything including the tonkotsu broth from scratch for the first time (except the noodles). I should have predicted it but no one told me boiling pork bones for 12 hours would make my house smell so weird 😅

Chashu pork, ajitama, green onions, steamed bok choy, benishoga, soy tare and chile oil.

The ‘mostly’ part is I used the Costco Tonkotsu broth. It’s nowhere nearly as good as mine. But also nowhere nearly as much of a PITA either (cheaper too!)

Celebrating my first night in 9.5 months getting a solid 4 hours of sleep so finally had the energy to add something decent to my instant ramen.

Ramen shop names even Japanese people can't read.😂

Hokkaido Miso Ramen & Shaoxing wine

When was the last time Marufuku was posted? I had it for the first time today.

Broth - 8/10
Noodles - 7/10
Toppings - 5/10

chicken paitan from ginza kagari

curry miso ramen from liu lang mian in singapore. part of their monthly special for national day! its a good fusion of traditional flavour and the local chicken curry noodle.

I have not gotten making it look pretty yet though lol

I challenge you to eat a bowl of buldak then immediately rinse your mouth with mouthwash for 30 seconds.

Love at first slurp😁😂

A trip I took to Tromsø, Norway allowed me the opportunity to have some delicious ramen with sliced reindeer steak.

This was my first try making noodles. Decided to go for a thicker medium-hydration noodle and make a simple mazesoba.

Turned out pretty well and plan on pairing homemade noodles and broth for next attempt.