{"id":5629,"date":"2015-08-25T14:05:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T22:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=5629"},"modified":"2016-05-05T08:40:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T16:40:21","slug":"first-tsukemen-experience-taishoken-ramen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/first-tsukemen-experience-taishoken-ramen\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tsukemen Experience at Taishoken Ramen"},"content":{"rendered":"

I did not realize Taishoken was owned by the same legendary Ramen shop in Japan, which was featured in the very first episode of The Mind of A Chef, visited by Anthony Boudain’s buddy and chef hero David Chang. I would have ordered it if I knew it was THE Tsukemen on the show!<\/p>\n

Here we are again, sitting by the bar at Taishoken Ramen in Crosstown. And I finally get to try the Tsukemen.<\/p>\n

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Taishoken Vancouver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We started with some Okonomi Gyoza, which was pretty much just pan fried Gyoza topped with ingredients you find in Okonomiyaki, a popular pizza-like dish originated in Osaka, Japan, such as bonito flakes, Japanese mayo, and Okonomiyaki sauce that tastes similar to teriyaki sauce. There were a lot of flavours going on on the dumplings, and I think I would prefer just the regular Gyoza.<\/p>\n

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okonomi gyoza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pascal’s Tonkotsu Ramen with spicy garlic was surprisingly subtile, not quite spicy as what he was expecting.<\/p>\n

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tonkotsu ramen with spicy garlic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And finally the long waited Tsukemen. There were not a lot of noodles like what I saw on TV. And the broth was quite rich, and it was more flavourful than Pascal’s spicy garlic broth. It was good but it was not amazing. I wonder if how close this is to the broth they have in Japan.<\/p>\n

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original tsukemen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although the Tsukemen was okay, it was not quite what I expected, and maybe I need to visit their Japanese shop if I really need to experience what David Chang has experienced.<\/p>\n

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Taishoken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Taishoken<\/a>
Taishoken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Map and other reviews:<\/p>\n

\"Taishoken<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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