Midtown Manhattan’s Menchanko-tei (say that three times fast!) serves up a sumo-style stew of traditional Japanese hot pot and ramen noodles. They’re also from Hakata, so expect an attempt at tonkotsu ramen. But does it fall flat like a teetering yokozuna? That thundering sound you hear 
Curry is a staple, if relatively underrated dish in the pantheon of Japanese cuisine, and Nissin Cup Noodle’s variation on the theme is right up there in terms of popularity as an quick instant ramen fix. It’s not the sort of thing that rameniac eats every day, but when you’re hungry, it’s best not to ask too many questions and just 
in kobe, do they just call it beef?
by rameniac | 24 Apr 2007
Has the Japanese Board of Tourism seen this site? If this keeps up, I should at least get a lifetime of comps at Toyoku Inn. A stack of Japan Rail Passes wouldn’t be bad either, as unlimited access to the fastest train network in the world was what afforded me the recent opportunity to, oh, hop on and off the shinkansen for a quick bite in Kobe, where, I was surprised and slightly disappointed to learn, they don’t just call it beef.
