Santouku Ramen

 Santouku Ramen, one of the hip eateries at the Tokyo Street in Pavilion

its full almost all the time during lunch hour or dinner time, we are lucky to get a spot for lunch (we would have got a seat faster if the staff did not made a mistake)

 anyway, back to the food, that's the highlight obviously

there were four types of pork ramen with different broth base, the shio (salt), shoyu (soya sauce), miso (soyabean) and kara-miso (spicy soybean paste).

and they have 3 different sizes of noodles, we opted for the medium one. i guess that's the the best size for us

 i opted for the shio while my friend opted for the miso, she likes her best while i like mine best

comparing it to Muratama ramen, i felt this is less saltier but much much more flavorful (i'm blogging this at a cold rainy day, what a torture) 

i love mine even it says salt, but it was not that heavy or extreme salty, i guess the appropriate amount makes a big difference. and i love love the toppings especially the bamboo shoots and the must have for a porky ramen, the sliced pork. and some chopped scallions, thats it, you really don't need that much if you have a good broth and a good noodle for a bowl of succulent ramen.

 and having a komi tamago to go with the ramen makes it a perfect meal. i like those eggs where you still have the runny egg yolks while the outer white is flavored. just look at the color of the egg. yes, some might say RM 2 for this egg is pretty pricey, but sometimes, just look at the food itself and persuade yourself 'its worth paying'. and i don't have to persuade myself for this.

next time i tot of ramen, this will be the first choice, and i had yet try Goku Raku Ramen at Mid Valley. shall make a visit soon as promised. 

 and since we are there, we gotta have some mochi. a friend said the mochi she had at Japan was better, thinner skin, better mouthfeel. i never been to Japan, maybe its true what she say, but this is already good enough for me. its printed on the box, luxury deli, but i'm not so sure how luxury is these. lol. just to let ya know, mochi sweets does not originated from Japan, looking through their web, its actually from Hong Kong (why am i not surprise with all this gimmicks nowdays)

 they had variety of flavors, the one we had was blueberry, strawberry, sakura, cream chocolate, mango yoghurt and red bean

its so thoughtful of them to actually insert  notes on how to eat; different defrosting time according to the season. and its best consume on the day of purchase. we did tried on the day we purchase and also a day after we kept in the fridge and re thawing, indeed the texture of the mochi was pretty different. 

 we even had the chesnut flavor. this is how it looks inside with the cream and the filling (sorry we don't have a proper knife that time). nothing too sweet and i actually like skin, chewy and soft at the same time, and the mouth will keep on going nom nom nom, nom nom nom.

one flavor that i like a lot was the sakura flavor. don't you think she looks beautiful, very mild comparing to chocolate cream or even the matcha flavor i tried previously, but still very yummy. if only they have another outlet nearer to my place. (cross the finger)

i guess that sums up for lunch

sinny

Hokkaido Santouka Ramen

Tokyo Street

Level 6 Pavilion KL 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang

55100 Kuala Lumpur