Episode 2: Gantetsu Ramen
Noodles: 9/10 just the right texture
Meat and Egg: 7/10 meat is good, but egg can be improved
Soup: 8/10 butter corn ramen soup!
Service: 6/10 service is basic
Overall: 8/10
Quick links here to the previous blogposts in the Ultimate Ramen Champion! series
Ultimate Ramen Champion! Prologue: important info including address, opening hours, voting etc.
Ultimate Ramen Champion! Episode 1: Bario Ramen!
Gantetsu Ramen! From the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido!
This store can be easily located as it is just beside the queuing area before you receive the Marche-style food credit card at the entrance. Gantetsu is (like the other five ramen stalls) a very famous ramen restaurant in Hokkaido.
The chef himself will be present at the stall preparing ramen along with his helpers! He doesn't interact with the customers. However I think the cashier is a SG aunty which subtracts from the "Jap-ness" of the stall. The previous stall I blogged about, Bario, was, I believe, fully staffed by Japanese helpers.
Not much of a queue at this stall, and the cooking process is not easily observable unless you loiter around the storefront. You order and take a semi-transparent wireless beeping device back to your seat and wait for the food to be ready.
The noodles are excellent with just the right texture! Noodles should be done this way or better! Its bouncy and smooth, with just enough quantity to be filling.
Ultimate Ramen Champion! Prologue: important info including address, opening hours, voting etc.
Ultimate Ramen Champion! Episode 1: Bario Ramen!
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| Gantetsu Ramen! Smooth and buttery! Nice pork too! |
This store can be easily located as it is just beside the queuing area before you receive the Marche-style food credit card at the entrance. Gantetsu is (like the other five ramen stalls) a very famous ramen restaurant in Hokkaido.
The chef himself will be present at the stall preparing ramen along with his helpers! He doesn't interact with the customers. However I think the cashier is a SG aunty which subtracts from the "Jap-ness" of the stall. The previous stall I blogged about, Bario, was, I believe, fully staffed by Japanese helpers.
Not much of a queue at this stall, and the cooking process is not easily observable unless you loiter around the storefront. You order and take a semi-transparent wireless beeping device back to your seat and wait for the food to be ready.
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| Gantetsu Ramen! Bringing the taste of Hokkaido ramen to Iluma! |
The noodles are excellent with just the right texture! Noodles should be done this way or better! Its bouncy and smooth, with just enough quantity to be filling.
The soup tastes good! It comes in a slightly heavy yellow gold colour. I believe there is butter added to the soup which gives it a nice smell but without overpowering the entire soup. Some online comments on the Ramen Champion facebook page claims that the Gantetsu soup is salty, and also because its from Hokkaido where saltier soups are preferred due to the cold weather. Not too sure about that but I don't find it salty, but buttery.
The pork meat that comes with the ramen is good too! It might be that the butter from the soup infused with the meat. The egg however needs improvement, as the yolk was more than slightly hardened, sign of an overcooked egg.
Overall, this is definitely a must-try if you like nice ramen noodles! In addition, the buttery feel of the whole ramen is smooth and good, but somehow you wouldn't feel tired of the butter even after finishing the meal.
Keep checking back for more reviews on Ultimate Ramen Champion!
Keep checking back for more reviews on Ultimate Ramen Champion!
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