While living in Tokyo, it became a craving to try and find spots to eat ramen with less salt and a change in ingredients. Sometimes the standard ramen needs some pepper in it…
Nanban Brixton’s Lazy Ragú-men
I had always wanted to go to Nanban Brixton as it was one of the few Japanese restaurants with a fusion twist. Nanban or “南蛮 / ナンバンブリクストン” is defined as barbarian in Japanese and the idea is to incorporate flavours and ingredients from Brixton Market to mix with Japanese dishes…
Tonkotsu’s Geki-kara
Geki-kara was introduced to me to try and I’m surprised I didn’t hear about it years ago. It’s Tonkotsu’s own extra hot ramen that has been warned to be very fiery due to the scotch bonnet chilli mash inside the broth…