In Japan, noodles are slurped and eaten as noisily as you can manage, to show your appreciation for the cook's work and the deliciousness of the food. In the western culture, it is customary to eat quietly because it is considered polite. So, to slurp, or not to slurp? If I slurped, the broth might get onto my shirt. So we ordered two types of noodle dish at Shujinko Ramen.
The first is Tsukemen ($16.50), which is a dry noodle with a dipping sauce. So if I slurped on dry noodles, my shirt will be protected from stains! The noodles come with the same broth as usual, only more concentrated because there is nothing else in the broth to dilute it. The noodles's texture was harder than normal so I didn't really like this. I think I will stick to the usual ramen in soup next time. There is also an onsen egg and two pieces of chashu and a piece of seaweed.
Gaz ordered the Black Ramen ($16.50) which is ramen in pork broth and black (seafood based) seasoning. The broth tastes better than mine, I suppose because of the added sweetness from the seafood seasoning. Also, there is black fungus slivers for added crunchiness.
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