#2563: Yamachan Tokyo Shoyu Ramen

Here’s another fresh variety from Yamachan. Yamachan’s in Southern California. So this is a fresh noodle (must be refrigerated) and is a shoyu variety. Shoyu translated to soy sauce, but it’s definitely not just a soy sauce flavor. Here’s a little from Wikipedia on Shoyu style ramen:

Ramen (/ˈrɑːmən/) (ラーメン rāmen, IPA: [ɾaꜜːmeɴ]) is a Japanese dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat or (occasionally) fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and uses toppings such as sliced pork (チャーシュー chāshū), dried seaweed (海苔 nori), menma (メンマ menma), and green onions (葱 negi). Nearly every region in Japan has its own variation of ramen, from the tonkotsu (pork bone broth) ramen of Kyushu to the miso ramen of Hokkaido.

Shōyu (醤油, “soy sauce”) ramen is the oldest of the five, it has a clear brown broth, based on a chicken and vegetable (or sometimes fish or beef) stock with plenty of soy sauce added resulting in a soup that is tangy, salty, and savory yet still fairly light on the palate. Shōyu ramen usually has curly noodles rather than straight ones, but this is not always the case. It is often adorned with marinated bamboo shoots or menma, green onions, kamaboko (fish cakes), nori (seaweed), boiled eggs, bean sprouts or black pepper; occasionally the soup will also contain chili oil or Chinese spices, and some shops serve sliced beef instead of the usual chāshū.

These packs from Yamachan have two servings. Let’s check this Shoyu variety out!

Yamachan Tokyo Shoyu Ramen – United States

Here’s the back of the package (click to enlarge). Contains fish. To prepare, add noodle pouch to 800ml boiling water and cook for 1 minute. Add soup base sachet contents to 300ml boiling water. Drain noodles and add to bowl. Finally, add soup to bowl and enjoy!

The fresh noodle pouches.

The soup base sachets.

Thick base!

Finished (click to enlarge). Added chashu pork, Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, spring onion and shichimi togarashi. The noodles are very premium and fresh. Great gauge and chew – good quantity as well. The broth is indeed rich and very hearty. It has the right amount of shoyu and a little hint of bonito in the background. Excellent! 5.0 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 767921011118.