Kitakata Ramen
A Local Ramen That is Considered one of Japan’s “Three Great Ramen”
“Three Great Ramen” are:
- Kitakata Ramen from Kitakata city, Fukushima prefecture
- Sapporo Ramen from Sapporo city, Hokkaidou
- Hakata Ramen from the Hakata district of Fukuoka city
Kitakata city in Fukushima Prefecture, in the Tohoku region of Japan, has long been known as a ramen town. Kitakata Ramen has a history of around 100 years of the local cuisine, it is considered one of japan’s “Three Great Ramen” along with the ramen of Sapporo and Hakata, and is famous all over Japan.
The Unique Noodles
The first distinctive feature of Kitakata Ramen is the noodles, which are called HIRAUCHI JUKUSEI TAKASUI-MEN (literally “aged flat noodles with lots of water”). The noodles are thick, and about 4mm wide, and because their water content is higher than most noodles, they are allowed to sit for a long period of time after manufacturing, making them broad, curly, and firm. The broth is basically soy sauce-based. Furthermore, the source of Kitakata’s water, which is one of the keys to the delicious broth here, contains a large proportion of Tsugamine mountain stream water, which has super soft water, and was selected as one of the 100 ‘famous Waters of the Heisei Period.’ This is said to be one of the reasons of its delicious taste.
ASARA – Morning Ramen Culture
Kitakata has had an ASA RA (morning ramen) culture, with people eating at ramen restaurants in the morning. Ramen has been a familiar food for so long to the people of the city. A lot of noodle restaurants open from 7am.
OPEN Hour
7:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Regular holiday every wednesday and others
Phone : 0241-23-0699
Address : 1453 Ishida,Matsuyama,Kitakata city