Santa Clara, CA: Orenchi Ramen
There were quite a few people waiting for ramen…always a good sign. It was a little crazy…and lucky for us we go there just in time…we were #15 on the list, a few more names and then the list was closed!
One of the appetizers that we tried…Fries with Okonomiyaki sauce, mayo, green onions and bonito flakes…yummm.
This is their Ore No Tsukemen – just perfect for the summer. Cold noodles topped with bamboo, seaweed, green onions and pork. The dipping sauce is a shoyu sauce with vinegar, garlic and bonito flakes. It was pretty tasty…Their dipping sauce was ok…has a very strong shoyu taste, I thought it could use a touch of sweet to balance it out. My #1 tsukemen noodle dish is at Minca ramen in NY.
I ordered the Orenchi Ramen which is their tonkotsu based ramen. The bowl arrived with the standard toppings…a little bit of woodear mushroom, bamboo, green onion, sesame, pork and EGG. (Their egg is amazing, see picture below). The soup was nice and oily and I could see lots of bits of garlic. Loved the fat, soft and chewy noodles. A very filling bowl…had to take the rest to go!
How do they do this?! It’s like a marinated soft boil egg…look at that golden yummy yolk! Drool.
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