Cheese miso ramen invented by “Hakata Bunpuku”! The perfect match of rich miso and mild cheese – ASCII.jp

In Fukuoka, the well-known tonkotsu kingdom, one of the rare restaurants that specializes in miso ramen is Hakata Bunpuku in Kasuga City. The owner, Tomoaki Shimazu, who has extensive overseas experience, having trained at Hakata Ippudo and was in charge of IPPUDO NY for over seven years, says, “Fermented foods, which are Japan’s world-class asset, I especially want to master miso,” so he returned to his hometown of Fukuoka and opened the restaurant in December 2021. After much trial and error, Mr. Shimazu arrived at the miso sauce, which is a blend of about five types of miso, mainly from Kyushu, including rice, wheat, and country miso. Re-brewed soy sauce and other ingredients are kneaded and aged, and they are carefully dissolved in a bowl into a double soup of meat and seafood stock, without being cooked, to bring out the malt and freshness of the miso. en you drink the soup, you can feel the deep mellowness of the miso, and the firm “dashi flavor” of knotweed. The noodles are made with chewy homemade medium-thick noodles, and the toppings are also excellent, including the pork chops that are cut thickly after ordering to prevent them from becoming dry, and the crunchy Koya tofu that accentuates the texture. “Hakata Bunpuku”, which is famous for such exquisite miso, has created a new product using a different blend of miso, noodles, and ingredients as part of the “15th Anniversary Memorial Noodles” project for “Ramen Walker Kyushu 2024” (now on sale). will make its debut.

Limited to 20 cups a day!Cheese in miso ramen made with new miso and noodles

The name of the new menu item that will be sold at the miso ramen specialty store Hakata Bunpuku from February 1st (Thursday) to February 29th (Thursday) is “Cheese Miso Ramen” (1,100 yen). Miso x cheese. en you hear about this combination, you might think, “These mellow things definitely go well together,” but when you try it, it goes far beyond your imagination. This is a masterpiece of “cheese in miso ramen” made with carefully selected ingredients and a carefully calculated balance.

First, let’s look at the specs of miso, which is the key to the flavor, and the base soup. As mentioned above, “Hakata Bunpuku” is a double soup of meat (pork bones, chicken bones) and seafood soup stock, blended with five types of miso. For this limited edition noodle, we have thoroughly focused on “matching with cheese” and have brewed a new miso sauce with a strong sweetness that is a strong blend of barley miso from Fukuoka Prefecture. For the homemade noodles, we have newly designed thick noodles that are easy to lift the cheese and soup. And for the cheese sprinkled like snow at the end, Parmesan cheese from the Netherlands is used. The moment the bowl is brought to the table, you can smell the rich miso and cheese flavor. As the soup heats up, the cheese gradually melts and coats the noodles, making them stretchy when you hold them with chopsticks. The refreshing sweetness of the miso, mainly produced in Fukuoka Prefecture, the strength of the meat-based soup, the richness of the seafood stock, and the mildness of the cheese all come together in a harmonious way.

“Miso ramen is a big category, but there are actually many different types, and if you include the type of miso, cooking method, base soup, and combination of ingredients, the variations are wide-ranging.From a global perspective. I want to continue to show the depth of miso ramen, which has the potential to become a big hit,” says Shimazu.

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This limited edition noodle is part of the “15th Anniversary Memorial Noodles” project, which started in December 2023 and can only be enjoyed by purchasers of “Ramen Walker Kyushu 2024” (now on sale). You can enjoy special ramen created by the owner of a famous restaurant that is a leader in Fukuoka’s ramen world with a focus on Kyushu-ness, such as using local ingredients, on a monthly basis until May 2024. “Hakata Bunpuku” in February 2024 will be offered from February 1st (Thursday) to February 29th (Thursday), 2024. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of “Ramen Walker”, please enjoy the commemorative limited edition noodles that are only available to readers and now.

In this project, a total of 6 types of premium limited noodles from 6 stores will be available on a monthly basis. To enjoy it, you’ll need “Ramen Walker Kyushu 2024,” so don’t forget to bring it with you and aim to conquer all the noodles!

[Implementation date]February 1st (Thursday) to February 29th (Thursday), 2024. Limited to 20 cups per day

[Hakata Bunpuku]
Address: 9-62 Sukukita, Kasuga City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Phone: None
Time: 11:00-16:00, 17:00-20:30
Closed: Wednesday
Number of seats: 26 seats (10 counters, 16 tables) *No smoking
Parking lot: 8 spaces (shared/free)
Access: Approximately 5 minutes from Fukuoka Urban Expressway Notame Exit
*Please check the official Instagram for the latest information.

*”Ramen Walker Kyushu 2024″ is required to eat limited noodles. Please show it to the store staff when purchasing or ordering a meal ticket (one copy per person, electronic version not available)

[Ramen Walker Kyushu 2024/Limited Noodle Schedule]
◉“Hakata Daruma Main Store”/Ended
◉“Tenryu Ramen”/Ended
◉“Hakata Bunpuku”/February 1st (Thursday) – February 29th (Thursday)
◉ “Non-Tonkotsu Naoto” / Weekday schedule from March 1st (Friday) to March 29th (Friday)
◉ “ITO DESSIN” / Weekday schedule from April 1st (Monday) to April 30th (Tuesday)
◉“Original Chigae Soba Specialty Store Denjama” / Scheduled for May 2nd (Thursday) to May 16th (Wednesday)

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