Ramen Hero - Thanksgiving Ramen 2017
"We simmered our turkey to extract its basic flavors, with festive thanksgiving toppings, including slow-braised turkey breast chashu, garlic butter roasted brussel sprouts, grounded turkey-cranberry umami paste, cream cheese mashed potato, and Italian parsley to freshen things up. Enjoy our new ramen that you cannot find anywhere else, even in Tokyo." - Ramen Hero
My fifth ramen kit is a special seasonal dish available only in November and is obviously Thanksgiving-related. If you want it, hurry over to Ramen Hero, it is normally $13/serving, but is reduced to $11/serving (minimum 3 serving order).
I liked this one better than the Halloween ramen a couple of weeks ago. To start with, the broth very good with a strong turkey flavor. Added to that is the grounded turkey-cranberry paste that adds to it as well as the turkey "chashu". Chashu is normally pork but for the Thanksgiving-themed ramen, it is turkey. I also don't normally like cranberry sauce but when it was mixed with the umami paste, the cranberry flavor was manageable to me. And I always find brussel sprouts a tad bitter, but these didn't taste too bad with the garlic and butter flavor.
What I really didn't understand was the mashed potato. I mean, I understand it in the context of a Thanksgiving-themed ramen but I think in practice it fell short. First of all, it was kind of a white lump sitting in the broth and when it dissolved after a bit of time, it made the broth kind of chunky and gritty. I think I could have done without that part of it. It tasted fine by itself but I think it was a flat note when combined with an otherwise tasty bowl.
I liked this one better than the Halloween ramen a couple of weeks ago. To start with, the broth very good with a strong turkey flavor. Added to that is the grounded turkey-cranberry paste that adds to it as well as the turkey "chashu". Chashu is normally pork but for the Thanksgiving-themed ramen, it is turkey. I also don't normally like cranberry sauce but when it was mixed with the umami paste, the cranberry flavor was manageable to me. And I always find brussel sprouts a tad bitter, but these didn't taste too bad with the garlic and butter flavor.
What I really didn't understand was the mashed potato. I mean, I understand it in the context of a Thanksgiving-themed ramen but I think in practice it fell short. First of all, it was kind of a white lump sitting in the broth and when it dissolved after a bit of time, it made the broth kind of chunky and gritty. I think I could have done without that part of it. It tasted fine by itself but I think it was a flat note when combined with an otherwise tasty bowl.
The broth, cream cheese mashed potato, turkey chashu, and noodles.
The brussel sprouts, turkey-cranberry umami paste, and Italian parsley.
It is slurpy time!
Mmmmmmmmm.
Comments
Post a Comment