Ramen @ Baikohken

I love ramen! But it is very hard to find good ramen in Singapore... went to ate at this new ラーメン店 (ramen ten) around Raffles Place called 梅光軒 Baikohken. It specialises in 旭川　ラーメン(Asahikawa ramen) which basically is Hokkaido ramen since Asahikawa is in Hokkaido. It is the 2nd largest populated city in Hokkaido after Sapporo. Been missing the ramen since my visit to Japan 1 year ago.

I ordered the 味噌チャーシュー麺　(Miso char siew ramen). One plus point is that they serve the ramen with a special spoon. It looks like a normal chinese soup spoon but it can "hang" on the bowl! You can see this spoon on every ramen bowl in Hokkaido so I was pleasantly surprised to see it here! hee!

Anyway, the 4 components for tasty ramen.

1. Char siew
The char siew here is very lean. Very ideal for health conscious people. But I thought it might be tastier and more truthful to the authentic Hokkaido taste if it has slightly more fats. Still the char siew is succulent and full of flavour.

2. Bamboo shoots
I love that the bamboo shoots here are in big chunks. Cos elsewhere, sometimes they don't have bamboo shoots which is so vital in Hokkaido ramen. But the bamboo shoots are a bit tasteless today...

3. Ramen
My ramen is slightly overcooked but the springiness is still there.

4. Miso soup base
I like the miso soup. Not too salty but still have the good old miso flavour.

The bowl is HUGE and served with a generous portion of bean sprouts and spring onions. For the price $15.50, this is the most expensive ramen dish in the shop but very very filling. I would give it overall 3 out of 5. I will definitely go back again to try the other soup bases, 塩shio (salt) and 醤油syoyu (soya sauce). Also a good place for me to practice my japanese with the japanese cook! hehe..

Oh yes... the shop does not have service charge, only gst... :)