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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Foo-Foo Challenge - Day 25: Tan Tan Men

With Halloween approaching, I was afraid today's ramen would attract some vampires looking for a bloody slurp. Precisely why I went to Foo-Foo Tei during the day...haha.

Today's Tan Tan Men gets it's blood-red color from a thin layer of chili oil concocted by Murakami-san himself. And if you look closely at the bottom left corner of the pic below, you might recognize the faint outline of a hanjuku egg. Being that the egg has a higher density than the chili oil, it absolutely cannot come up for air. The rest of the soup is a blend of three sauces with the most distinct being sesame. Parting the red oil reveals a light brownish colored soup beneath. It's not very spicy, but you will notice a strong sourness that comes from vinegar. Don't worry, the ground pork handles the sourness with dignity--I just wished there was more of it.


A close up look reveals the mass abundance of sesame seeds, along with how the soup and chili oil refuse to bond. Peanuts also add to the nutty flavor.


I found it interesting how the ground pork stuck to the noodles as I slurped. But I still wished there was more of it.


I don't know why, but I felt like eating meat today. I tried to order the Yaki Buta with my ramen because I thought it might taste good dipped in the Tan Tan, but unfortunately they didn't have any. Bummer...

Tomorrow's ramen: Ja-Jang Men
Okay so it's not really ramen, but soupless ramen is popular in Japan these days.

6 comments:

  1. Ooh! Is this based on Chinese Dan Dan Men? That's one of my favorite non-Japanese noodle dishes. It's a peanut-sauce based *dry* (not soup) noodle. I just discovered a restaurant that has *excellent* Chinese Dan Dan Men 2 months ago: Ding's Garden. Oh man, I'm really craving noodles now...

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  2. Yeah, I think it is ed. But sadly the only Dan Dan Noodles I've ever tried were from Pei Wei. I'll have to try Ding's Garden someday.

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  3. Wow! This is one heck of a blog!!

    Peanuts in Tan Tan Men looks pretty wonderful. I can't recall having TTM with peanuts here in Kyoto, Japan.

    Lucky you!!

    PP

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  4. Thanks Peko-P. You have a great blog too! One of these days I'll make it down to Kyoto to try the ramen down there. Any recs?

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  5. If you ever try Ding's Garden, let me know. I'd be really curious to know what you think!

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  6. Will do ed! Maybe that should be our next meeting spot. It's not too far from where I live.

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