We went to The Central as we haven't been there for ages. I wanted to try the ra-men restaurant on the 4th floor that was always crowded and had long queues. Yes, we got there early today. Too early in fact, we were the first customers at 11:30am! Hahaha. Talk about being kiasu, lol. :P
Marutama Ra-Men specialises only in ra-men. It has three kind of soup base for the ra-men - chicken soup, spicy chicken soup and chicken soup but cooked with 7 kinds of nuts. It has the various toppings which you could order as additionals to be put in your ra-men such as seasoned egg, seaweed, char siu, stewed pork belly, etc. It has about 6 or 7 side dishes which you could order to accompany your ra-men.
We ordered the Marutama Ra-Men ($12): chicken soup ra-men with toppings (a piece of char siu, seaweed and a generous sprinkling of spring onion). We varied in our choice of additional toppings - I ordered Ajitsuke tamago ($1): seasoned egg and the girls' father ordered Kakuni ($5): pork bellies stewed in soy sauce. The chicken soup was fantastic, full of flavour and not salty at all. The ra-men was springy and thin enough. The girls who shared the ra-men with us, totally enjoyed the ra-men, the soup and my egg! I didn't even get to try it. But it looked good as what a seasoned egg for authentic ra-men should look like, the yolk is almost hard but not yet, not exactly a yellow colour as in hard-boiled egg, but an orangy colour. Should have ordered two eggs. Lol.
For the side dishes, we ordered:
Daikon ($4) - steamed radish. The radish pieces were totally soft but not mushy and full of flavour as it has been stewed in broth.
Dashimaki Tamago ($8) - Japanese omelette. The girls' father totally loved it and said it was well-worth the price. I thought it was not too bad, at least better than those at Sakae Sushi, lol. :P
Tori Dango ($5) - stewed chicken meatballs. The chicken meatballs were really tender and they had pieces of onions and chilli flakes in them. Thank goodness, they weren't not spicy at all. The broth that came along with the meatballs was delicious too, light and fragrant.
Marutama Ra-Men is a definite HIT with us. The ra-men, the soup, the side dishes are really authentic. The taste is simply wonderful. Marutama Ra-Men is ran by a Japanese chef, no wonder, the high standards in taste. There were a lot of Japaneses eating at the restaurant. It is not a very big restaurant but the turn-over rate of customers is really high. Try to get there early to get a table. If you love Ra-Men, you will love Marutama Ra-Men!
PS. Will upload the photos later. Have to get ready for the wedding dinner. So please check back later. Thanks. :)
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