The Japanese too have done themselves proud with their own ramen. Most places serve Japanese ramen in a shoyu based soup but this place it's a bit different. It's called Taro Ramen or Taro Men in short. The first time I had taro men was in Tokyo about ten years ago. I was amazed at the different type of soup compared to the normal ramen you get on the streets in Tokyo. Thick, miso based soup cooked with pork bones.
When I came across Taro Ramen in Low Yat, I had to try it. It's a small cosy restaurant with just 3 employees which also happen to be Burmese. Quick browse through the menu and everything seems like the normal Japanese restaurant in KL. Nothing surprising in their line up. Quickly ordered their recommended Char Su Taro Men.
Service is pretty efficient in this place. The Burmese girl acts more Japanese than the Chinese girls in other Japanese places. Gambate!
I was rather surprised with the serving. They are generous with their char su here. I had about six pieces of it in my bowl. (most ramen stores in KL really "stinge" on this. The most you will get in a bowl is probably 3 very thin slices!)
First thing, taste the soup. Not bad. You know that they tried hard to replicate the ones in Tokyo but it was just a little too light compared to the ones in Tokyo. Taro Men's soup should be thicker, strong pork flavors to it. This is just ok, maybe it was done for the local Malaysians that are not used to the thick type of ramen soup. One thing to note before I forget it that the soup was hot. Very important to have hot soup for noodles.
The ramen was a bit too thin for my liking. It should be at least another 0.5 mm thicker then it would have been perfect. Cooked slightly soft which caused this poor fella a lot of points by now.
Overall, I would say that for a quick fix of ramen cravings then go for it. For RM15 bucks a pot, it's not that expensive. Service is good and polite. (Point to note!) Clean and cosy. Food wise - they need to improve on the soup.
Points - 1.5
Serving was good with nice cuts of char su. Tender and juicy. This pig was cooked right but the soup and noodles were just an OK OK-lah! (photos taken with my old iphone 3)
Service is pretty efficient in this place. The Burmese girl acts more Japanese than the Chinese girls in other Japanese places. Gambate!
I was rather surprised with the serving. They are generous with their char su here. I had about six pieces of it in my bowl. (most ramen stores in KL really "stinge" on this. The most you will get in a bowl is probably 3 very thin slices!)
First thing, taste the soup. Not bad. You know that they tried hard to replicate the ones in Tokyo but it was just a little too light compared to the ones in Tokyo. Taro Men's soup should be thicker, strong pork flavors to it. This is just ok, maybe it was done for the local Malaysians that are not used to the thick type of ramen soup. One thing to note before I forget it that the soup was hot. Very important to have hot soup for noodles.
The ramen was a bit too thin for my liking. It should be at least another 0.5 mm thicker then it would have been perfect. Cooked slightly soft which caused this poor fella a lot of points by now.
Overall, I would say that for a quick fix of ramen cravings then go for it. For RM15 bucks a pot, it's not that expensive. Service is good and polite. (Point to note!) Clean and cosy. Food wise - they need to improve on the soup.
Points - 1.5
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