最大２５０人が来店！わずか１１席に殺到する中毒性病みつき中華そば店

最大２５０人が来店！わずか１１席に殺到する中毒性病みつき中華そば店

Yum ! This is delicious! “Chūka Soba Tsuji” – a line-forming shop
famous for its fiery Chinese noodles . The struggles? Well, they’ve been going on forever . Countless
trials and refinements… I’d say it’s changed over a hundred times
by now. Tsūkane-chō, Chūō-ku, Osaka City 1-minute
walk from Tenmabashi Subway Station Just a short way off the main street… Opened in 2023 Chūka Soba Tsuji 9:15 AM Staff arriving for work A popular spot known for its signature
“spicy, pungent, greasy” Chinese noodles. Reservations accepted before opening . Staff: “Is today a soup-making day?” Yes, since it’s the weekend , we’ll make extra We’ve set up a signboard along the main
street and designated a waiting line for
customers . We ask that you please wait on the
sidewalk, specifically in a way that
doesn’t obstruct the walkway , to avoid
causing trouble for residents, like
blocking the front of apartment buildings
. Owner Tsuji arrives for work. Pork backbones . 9: 42. Customers arrive to sign up
before opening. Two reservations already booked. Staff: ” Some customers already wrote
their names down . They’re really late today. When I arrived , someone asked, ‘Not ready
yet?'” Some people ask that when I arrive. The earliest ones come
around 9. Marinate the chashu for 90 minutes . Chashu already marinated . Start cutting it . Today is the peak of Golden Week, so I thought I’d prepare a bit more than
usual. We usually prepare enough chashu for about 200
customers, but since some people order
extra meat or such , we prepare enough to
handle more than 200. Thicker chashu than before. For the Bachiro product . The thickness is
Different thickness, right? Ingredient delivery. Soy milk . Staff: What’s this for? It’s for the cold sauce starting today .
“Cold Tantan Mixed Soba. ” Mix the tare, vinegar, and sesame paste
thoroughly . Sweeping the front of the shop . Cleaning every corner of the dining
area. Skim the scum off the chicken feet .
Cracking a large number of eggs . We basically use egg yolks for the topping on ramen ,
and egg whites and yolks to make the egg
sauce . We put the egg sauce on top , then add
another layer of egg . 11: 10 Customers lining up before
opening. Skim off scum frequently . Add garlic and ginger . (Owner Tsuji) Flavor-wise, if I had to describe it , it ‘s a wild
soup . We prioritize the sharpness and umami of
the soy sauce base . The marinated chashu is ready. Guide customers to their seats . 11: 30 Opening time. Batchibachi Special Chinese Noodles 1900
yen . Batchibachi Chinese Noodles 950 yen. Beef Offal Chinese Noodles 1350 yen .
Chinese Noodles 850 yen. Batchiro Special 2150 yen . Special
Batchiro 1500 yen . Batchiro 1100 yen. Sour and Spicy Noodles 1200 yen. Chashu Rice Bowl 400 yen. Meat Taku Rice
Bowl 400 yen. Cold Cold Tantan Maze Soba 1250 yen Purchase meal tickets. As expected, the place is packed. Orders come in . Making the thick sauce for the famous
Sour and Spicy Jan Noodles. Orders flood in. Offal. Sour and Spicy Jan Noodles 1200 yen . Grill the offal. Chill the bowls for the Cold Tantan Maze
Soba . Rinse the noodles in cold water . Special Chashu, Green Onions, Egg Yolk, Chilled Dan Dan Mixed Soba 1250 yen Here you go! Grilled Chashu and Takuan Pickles, Egg Yolk, Meat Taku Don 550 yen Sizzling Beef Offal Chinese Noodles 1450
yen Sizzling Chinese Noodles 950 yen Taking Continuous Photos First, the Soup Another Sip Seems to like the soup Original Sour and Spicy Soup , Piled High
Not just spicy, but sweetness and and
sourness too . Then slurping the noodles. The thickened soup clings to the noodles,
creating an irresistible deliciousness… Eating at an incredible pace . Finished everything, soup included , in
about 5 minutes! Five customers arrive. Special Batchiro Dry Noodles 1500 yen. Sorry for the wait. Spicy Chinese Noodles
with Offal. Be careful, it’s hot. This is the special dry Batchiro. It comes with extra rice . Perfect timing . Looks incredibly delicious! Mix everything together . Blow on it . Slurp . Staff: How’s the flavor? Delicious! I’m stuffed. I feel like I’m going to burst . It comes with extra rice, you know . When you get the no-soup Bachiro, that
really makes a difference . Staff: What exactly is Bachiro? I don’t know. It was just delicious! It’s basically a Jiro-style ramen , but it’s like a
fusion of Jiro-style and Higashi-Osaka’s
Takaida Ramen. Washing dishes simultaneously. Looks spicy. ~ Extra bean sprouts, extra bean sprouts. Special Batchiro, extra bean
sprouts . I thought it was a new genre of ramen . Not really. Despite how it looks , it wasn’t that
spicy . Surprisingly easy to polish off . It was
really delicious. Even though I was full, I felt like I
could totally keep going . It took a bit of time, but I had the soup at the same time . Delicious~ So good. Soy sauce, garlic, with a kick from chili
peppers. A punchy soup . Staff) What’s the difference between the
Batch Batch Chinese Soba and the regular
Chinese Soba ? Whether it has garlic, back fat, and chili
peppers . The Batch Batch one is way more popular . Staff) Do you use Teigaku noodles? We use noodles from Menya Teigaku. We use
their noodles . They taste great. We chose them because of their high
quality . The struggle? It’s been ongoing, or rather , we’ve gone through countless trials and
refinements. I think it’s changed over 100 times by
now. Honestly, no matter which ramen shop you
try, there are almost none that aren’t
delicious . That’s why we have to keep evolving. If
the flavor stays the same , people are
more likely to think it ‘s lost its
deliciousness . So our policy is to keep making it new and
delicious. 12:30 PM Three men arrive . Oh no… Savor the soup. Yum! Add fried garlic for extra punch . Pour the soup over rice and shovel it in. Absolutely delicious! There’s an egg too, so I used that to
mellow the flavor and finished every drop of soup. I’m totally stuffed. It was incredibly delicious . Wow~ it was so good. I’ve wanted to come forever and finally
made it. It wasn’t as spicy as I thought, so it was
easy to eat. I’m curious about other menu items too ,
so I want to come back and eat again. Staff) What exactly is a Fast Pass? It’s like the ones used at amusement
parks. In our case, it’s 500 yen extra. If you
pay that, you get priority entry. Reservations are online . There’s a QR
code outside too. You can scan that and make a reservation. Customers taking photos after their meal. Staff) How was the taste? It was delicious. Even better than I expected . A gift from a former employee. They used to work here and I was under
their care for about half a year . They came back during Golden Week, so they
brought a little something. Staff) It’s wonderful when they come back
during visits home . Yes, we’re truly grateful. Everyone gets along better than I do. The main shop opened in 2016 . It might feel like an apprenticeship .
About two years. For the first two years after leaving my
corporate job, it was simply because I loved ramen. For my apprenticeship right after leaving, I joined Raitei . After that, I worked at a certain famous
shop . This is the second branch. I think one more directly managed shop
would be enough. Beyond that, if staff want to branch out , I’m considering supporting their
independence or franchising. Creating lines before opening . Close-up on Osaka Chinese Soba. Namba,
Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.
5-minute walk from Namba Subway Station. Founded 1986 . Hanamaru-ken Hozenji Branch . A popular 24-hour ramen shop . 7:54 AM . Ingredient delivery . Since it’s open 24 hours, deliveries
happen during business hours. During the relatively quiet morning period
, meat, vegetables, eggs, etc. all at
once. It takes about 20 minutes to complete all
deliveries. Using the delivered ingredients, morning
prep begins immediately . Whole pork bones. Crushing frozen whole bones. An essential ingredient for making pork
bone broth . Staff: How many kilos is one case ? Staff: About 5kg per case, I think .
Staff: So that’s 4 cases worth? Staff: Yes . This is just the whole bones,
but we have another 3 cases with both backbone
and whole bones . Staff : How much do you use for one
batch of soup ? About 10kg. So two cases. Next , we took out the pig’s feet . We separate them one by one and pack
them into bags. We put 10 pieces per bag . Staff) These are for the soup too? We put 10 pieces per batch of soup. We start cooking the soup
around 2 PM. Around that time, the shop is… 8:32 AM . Busy since opening. Happy Tamago Ramen 1100 yen. Happy Chashu
Ramen 1150 yen. The most popular and shop’s top
recommendation: Ramen with one whole pork
bone 1300 yen . Gyoza (6 pieces) ¥300. Omelette Fried
Rice (Small) ¥600 . Set menus are also plentiful. Right in the heart of Minami, everyone
slurps ramen from morning. Aye! Welcome! In the kitchen, prep work runs
concurrently with service . Staff) Since we’re open 24 hours
, prep happens simultaneously with
service? Yes, concurrently. Same as the main store . Your order is ready!
Here you go~! Preparing the chashu . Staff) How many kilos of chashu did you
just put in ? 15 kilos. Manager Honma-san Simmered for about 2
hours, then marinated in the chashu sauce for about 7 hours, until late afternoon . Staff) How long does 15 kilos of chashu
last? About 1 to 1.5 days’ worth . Not two days
. Chicken fat. The yellow layer on top is chicken fat . 9:22 One male customer arrives. Set order placed. Fried rice . (Large) Chashu flavored egg ramen. First, the fried rice. Then, savoring the ramen too . The pork bone soy sauce ramen is superb
, with outstanding umami and richness . Gyoza. The Satisfaction Set also includes gyoza . Crispy and juicy bite-sized gyoza . Quite a substantial volume even in the
morning , but… Finished it all thoroughly , completely
satisfied. Despite being the 9 o’clock hour, the shop
is packed . What caught my eye was the writing on
the nori . Staff: “Is there a specific one for each
?” ” No, there isn’t . This nori only comes with the Happiness
Ramen. Only the Happiness Ramen . One of these
four types, making sure it doesn’t overlap . This time…” Great Fortune and Good Luck. During breaks between service , I find
moments to prep . Straining the back fat . Cooking progresses alongside prep. The chashu, simmered for two hours, now
goes into the marinade . It soaks for about eight hours . Next, the pork bones for the soup stock . Before simmering them into soup, I skim
off the impurities first. This is 20kg . Later, I’ll cook another
30kg . Fluffy, soft-boiled eggs on top of the
fried rice… Omelet Fried Rice Omelet Fried Rice (Large) 11:16 When things calmed down a bit… The rice arrives. We carry it in batch after batch . About 20kg of
rice. Carrying it up and down the stairs
seven times . Finished carrying it all with a cool
expression. Lunchtime. Customers keep coming in. Toro Kotsu One Bone Topped Tamago Ramen
1450 yen. Snap a photo. The pork bones from earlier are done
simmering . We portion out the broth. Cool the pork bones in water. Break them down by hand . Full house again. A couple comes in. They seemed to order
the popular “Ramen with One Whole Pork
Bone .” Its sheer presence made me snap a
commemorative photo with the ramen . How’s the taste? Woman: Ah! Delicious! Woman: Delicious! Chashu rice bowl . Lunch time was winding down , but there
was still a line outside the shop . Sorry to keep you waiting!
Number 1! Will it suit foreign tourists’ tastes…? Staff: How’s the flavor? Delicious! These guests are travelers from Spain. They ordered the Happiness Ramen . Very good! Very good! Got the OK sign too. 14:32 Preparing the soup . The pork bones simmered earlier, chicken
feet, and pork trotters sorted this morning . Add the broth from simmering the pork
bones here and let it simmer . We clean when customers leave . Normally open 24 hours, but today we
closed for about an hour for a deep clean. During that time, we thoroughly prepare
everything for the evening too . They wrap gyoza incredibly fast. · She wraps them with incredible skill.
Having worked at a chain gyoza restaurant
before, she’s apparently the fastest
wrapper in the shop. Finished in no time.
Not only fast, but of course, they look
beautiful too. The shop floor is also
thoroughly washed down. We all work
together to prepare for the evening
service. Preparing boiled eggs. Soaking
them in the sauce. Finished preparing 130
eggs. Next Preparing the whole bone chashu
. Boil for about 15 minutes, then marinate in sauce. Cook in a pressure
cooker for 85 minutes to make whole bone chashu . Simmer until meltingly tender in the
pressure cooker. Crack eggs. Set up seasonings and such . The chashu simmered since morning is
done. Meltingly tender – you can tell just by
touching it . 16: 13:00 Reopening. Customers arrive immediately . Two people share ramen nicely. Then they take bites together nicely . A family
orders omelet fried rice . A family of five . “It was delicious! ” Staff: “Do you come to the shop often?” Staff) What did you order? Ramen topped with one whole pork bone. It’s stewed and delicious. Ramen topped with one whole pork bone and
a seasoned egg. 1450 yen . The rich pork bone broth pairs perfectly
with the noodles. The pork bone is so huge you can barely
lift it , and it’s meltingly tender. You can totally see why it’s the most
popular item . Meltingly tender and falling apart –
it’s the best! Now we’re diving into the busiest part of
the day . 6:48 PM. A huge line forms outside the
shop. Given the location, it seems there are
quite a lot of tourists . Thank you!
Thank you! Bye! Around this time, beer orders increase
too. The deliciousness of beer is universal . The first order of the day comes in: Limited-time Shrimp Miso Ramen 980 yen . Staff) Thank you for your hard work today . Thank you . Staff) We had a lot of customers today
too . Staff) On the busiest day , how many
customers do we get? The busiest day was around 800 to 1000
groups. On weekends, we get a lot of customers . Staff) How many seats do you have? 15 counter seats and 2 table seats. It’s incredibly cramped. It was a hugely popular ramen shop
boasting phenomenal sales . Located in Tsukamoto, Yodogawa Ward, Osaka
City . 10-minute walk from JR Tsukamoto
Station. Established in 1976 . Osaka Fukuchian
Ramen Tsukamoto Branch. Manager arrives for work. Open until 5:00 AM, making it
especially valued by local customers . 7: 56 Prep begins: Bean sprouts, pork for chashu, making pork bone broth . Already prepared pork bone broth is heated . Pork for ramen is washed. Special soy sauce marinade is applied and left for several hours.
Ramen seasoning base is added. Shrimp and Tianjin rice sauce are prepared . Sauce is complete. 9:00 Potato starch. Preparing fried chicken . Garlic, ginger, onion. Grate daikon radish. Clean the spacious interior. Contains pork bones and chicken feet
(momiji). Staff) How many hours does it take to make
the soup ? Blood removal takes 6 hours fixed, but total about 10 hours . Staff) That’s quite labor-intensive. Yeah , it’s basically every day. We serve about 350 bowls a day , right ? Finished chashu. Cutting it into large quantities. Preparing ingredients for fried rice . Carrots. Mixing rice and ingredients. Portioning pork into single servings . Marinated for about 8 hours. Flavored
eggs. Cabbage . Daily special menu. 11:00 Opening .
Tables, Counter. Total seating: 40 seats . Signature Chashu Ramen: ¥1,080. Fukuchian
Ramen: ¥900. Champon: ¥940. Miso Ramen: ¥830. Pork Soy Sauce Ramen: ¥790 . Napa Cabbage
Pork Soy Sauce Ramen: ¥840. Light Black Soy Sauce Ramen: ¥780. Light
White Soy Sauce Ramen: ¥780. Five-Ingredient Thick Sauce Ramen: ¥920 .
Chinese Rice Bowl: ¥710. Dried Sardine Ramen: ¥890 Miso Chashu Ramen 1130 yen Corn Butter
Chashu Ramen 1320 yen Tonkotsu New Flavor 790 yen Tonkotsu Shio
Ramen 790 yen White Sesame Dandan Noodles 850 yen Fried Rice Set (+450 yen with noodle
order) Mini Tianjin Rice Set (+290 yen
with noodle order) Fried Rice 630 yen Tianjin Rice 630 yen Gyoza 280 yen ¥5 pieces of Chicken Karaage
¥490 Omelette Fried Rice ¥840 Tonkotsu Ramen
Omelette Fried Rice (Small) Set ¥1430 Fukuchian Ramen Omelette Fried Rice
(Small) Set ¥1550 Meat Shoyu Ramen
Omelette Fried Rice (Small) Set 1630 yen Half-Chan Set +290 yen to noodle dish of
choice Mini Daily Special Bowl Set +210
yen to noodle dish of choice Rice Set +110 yen to noodle dish of choice
Fried Platter Set +460 yen to noodle dish
of choice Daily Special Bowl Karaage Mayo Bowl Customers arriving now Noodles x2, Half-Chan x1, Daily Special x1 . Soy Sauce , Green Onion , Half-Chan . Corn Butter Chashu Noodles, Soy Sauce
Ramen , Tonkotsu Ramen . 2 servings of Gyoza . Tasty ! Want some? Inside the shop is an all -you-can-eat
Kimchi Bar . Kimchi, Sweet Vinegar Daikon , Spicy
Takana, Seasoned Bean Sprouts . The kimchi has a slight sweetness too, a
flavor Japanese people like. The sourness is also subdued, making it
easy to eat . It goes well with ramen. Delicious! Grated red pepper, green onions. Meat soy sauce ramen . Customers enjoying all 4 varieties. Meat soy sauce ramen arrives. First , a sip of the soup . Nibbling on sides while slurping the ramen . Eating steadily. Finished in under 10 minutes. Plenty of vegetables . Add noodles and simmer briefly. Champon . Karaage mayo rice bowl . Staff: What’s
your most popular menu item? Popular choices are the Meat Soy Sauce
Ramen, Tonkotsu Ramen, White Sesame Tantanmen , Tonkotsu Shio Ramen , and Mini Tianjin Rice . Biting into freshly made fried rice . 12:24 p.m. Light White Soy Sauce Ramen, Mixed Vegetable Thick Soup Ramen , Chinese Rice Bowl. Washing dishes all at once . Miso Chashu Ramen, Soy Sauce Chashu
Ramen , Tonkotsu Ramen ordered. Delicious. The chashu is delicious. The chashu is seasoned, thick, and delicious. Fukuchian Ramen 900 yen. Rich yet clean and easy-to-drink tonkotsu
soup. Thin noodles meticulously pursued to
perfectly complement the soup. Eating it with the chashu is delicious! Managed to handle the packed lunch
service. 22:56 Preparing delivery orders. Extra noodles . Since the flavor gets diluted toss with
tonkotsu sauce. Staff) Around here, places staying open
till 5 AM … is that pretty common? Strangely enough , we get busy from midnight. Around 3 AM , there’s a wait . Before COVID, many places stayed open
late , but even after it ended , most kept shorter
hours. I think we’re one of the few that restored
our original hours . Izakaya staff , snack bar workers, they come around 2 AM after work . Ramen oil . Coating the noodles with oil prevents
them from clumping during delivery . Karaage (Takeout) 12:00 AM Customers start coming in once
the last trains stop running. Fried rice with chopped homemade chashu, fluffy fried
rice . Gyoza, vegetable gyoza . Ponzu sauce. Green onion ponzu gyoza . These two guys are practically
first-timers. For folks from Nishiyodogawa and Juso
districts, it’s gotta be Fukuchian Ramen, right ? It was delicious. Absolutely delicious! 12:50 a m. Fully booked late at night. An intimate
look at a ramen shop beloved by the local
community. Yūna, Minato Ward, Osaka City . 7-minute
walk from Asashiobashi Subway Station . Gyoza & Ramen Kajimura. Owner commutes by bicycle. Owner Mr. Kajimura . 5: 17. The gyoza workshop right next to the shop
. Gyoza filling prepared the day before . Custom-made gyoza wrappers. Taking the wrappers out of the bag . There’s a reason they leave the gyoza
wrapper paper too … Staff: How many do you wrap in a day? About 3,500 with this We make them every 2 or 3 days . Chicken bones. My son will be here soon . He’s my second
son. He should arrive around 6 today . My son
makes all the gyoza over there , and I handle the prep here. Staff) How old is your husband? He’s 66. Boil the eggs. There’s a dining area next door too . Here , it’s just for eating. Cooking happens over there, then we bring
it over . Pork belly. Chicken bones, pork belly for the broth. Beef tendon. Staff) Do you simmer it for hours? We wash it thoroughly once then put it in
boiling water here again. We simmer it in clean water for about an
hour and a half . Then we season it for about 30 minutes. Staff) So the prep work really takes time,
huh? It’s like half prep time, half operating
time. The char siu also needs 3 hours of
simmering now, plus 1.5 hours for
seasoning. We have to finish all that by 11 PM . So you really need to come by this time . Peeling the boiled eggs. Soaking them in the special sauce. Making simmered eggs. Washing the beef tendon . Simmering it again. When it comes to a boil , repeat washing and simmering . 6: 09 The owner’s son arrives. He wraps the gyoza . Staff) How long does that take? Once we start rolling, it takes about 3 to 4 hours . We wrap about 1,000 pieces per hour . While prepping, we also clean the shop
and prepare the bean sprouts. Staff) That’s a huge amount of bean
sprouts, isn’t it? Yeah, for customers drinking alcohol , we serve seasoned bean sprouts while
they wait for the gyoza . Sesame oil, salt. Make seasoned bean sprouts . 6: 40 Remove scum and oil . A regular customer brought breakfast. We all had McDonald’s breakfast. After breakfast, back to work. The regular comes every day, chats, stops by around 9 PM on his way home, just
drinks a Coke . He’s a really nice guy. Transport the wrapped gyoza . Keep wrapping more . Vegetable delivery . They’re customers too, come to eat. A flavor you crave sometimes . Cut the beef tendon into small pieces. Cut a large amount. Add soup to the bamboo shoots and beef
tendon. Soy sauce, mirin , garlic Remove the pork belly and marinate it in the special sauce. Beef tendon done . The son goes shopping . Staff: What are you buying? Lately, with delivery services like
Demae-can, you don’t see the customer’s face, right?
Uber Eats and Demae-can. So, with regular takeout customers , you
can thank them face-to-face. But with Uber and Demae-can, we use this paper to express our thanks .
Using the gyoza wrappers we slip in a
thank-you note for the customer . The boiled eggs are done. The owner’s wife comes to work . This March marks our 15th anniversary .
I quit the ramen shop I worked at before
and went to another acquaintance’s shop.
She worked there for about six years, I
think. Then that shop closed down. She had nowhere else to go, and
considering her age… Since this is her hometown, she came back
to Minato Ward and started here. It’s not ramen and gyoza , but rather we want people to eat the gyoza and then
have the ramen . It’s a ramen shop, but we
wanted to feature gyoza as the main dish . That’s why the sign says “Gyoza, Ramen” – we put gyoza first. Staff) Do you plan to take over the shop? When my father retires, as long as he’s still healthy and going
strong, working together is probably best. Staff) The three of you? Getting along, arguing… The chashu is done! Slicing the chashu. Making platters for about 40 servings . We have three types of noodles : curly, thin, and thick. Shoyu and Shio Ramen use thin noodles.
Miso Ramen uses curly noodles. Customers can request thin or thick
noodles . 11: 30 Opening time: Spicy Miso Ramen 900 yen , Burnt Black Soy
Sauce Ramen 850 yen, Tsukemen 950 yen , Maze Soba 900 yen , Shoyu Ramen 750 yen , Miso Ramen (White)
850 yen, Rich Tonkotsu Ramen 850 yen, Shio Ramen
750 yen , Gyoza 380 yen, Shiso Gyoza 450 Yen Assorted Roast Pork 950 Yen Salmon Rice
Bowl 420 Yen Beef Tendon Mayo Rice Bowl 500 Yen
Mentaiko Rice Bowl 420 Yen Roast Pork Mince Rice Bowl
420 Yen Roast Pork Rice Bowl (with Soup)
600 Yen What’s lined up on this wall is… A gyoza ticket you won’t find anywhere
else. A ticket that lets you purchase 12
servings of gyoza in advance. Staff) What exactly is this ticket ? It’s a ticket for 12 servings of gyoza . Normally it costs ¥4,560 (for 12
servings), but you can buy it for ¥3,800
(the price for 10 servings) . It’s like a coffee ticket – you get 2
servings for the price of 10. All our regulars have one . Staff) How many servings does it cover? About 200 servings just here . Some people keep them in their own
wallets , and that’s about half (200 people) Total 400 servings . Staff) This customer is crazy, right? They bought about 150 servings . That’s enough gyoza to last a year. Order for 3 customers : Menma , bean sprouts, scallions, chashu, soy sauce ramen , white miso ramen . Topped with melt-in-your-mouth chashu, scallions , sesame seeds . Yakibuta rice bowl . Delicious! Miso Ramen White, Shiso Gyoza order. Another Miso Ramen White comes through. Ramen arrives. First , a sip of the white miso soup . Then slurping the thin noodles. Shiso Gyoza also arrives. Biting into them plain, no sauce . The white rice looks delicious… Gyoza keep getting cooked up . Gyoza . One person handles the flood of orders. Salt Ramen. Spicy Miso Ramen . Tonkotsu Ramen . Staff) What did you order? Spicy Miso, Salt Ramen. Staff) Do you come here often? I come occasionally . I come all the time. Like, when I come , let’s go together . Staff) What’s good? Everything’s delicious overall . I absolutely love the tonkotsu curry
ramen . It’s insanely good. It’s delicious. It’s delicious. It’s the best . Staff) Do you come here often? About twice a week. Staff) What did you order today? Spicy miso ramen, soy sauce ramen . I try different things . Everything’s
delicious, so I eat them all in order. Staff) You’re loved by the local
community, aren’t you? I’m so grateful. It’s all thanks to them. Seeing people enjoy eating here is what
makes me happiest. Sorry for always coming! Thank you! Red Miso, Gochujang, Spicy Miso Ramen 900 yen. The spicy miso is addictive! Rich miso clings to the curly
noodles—delicious! The melt-in-your-mouth chashu is insane
too . Closes at 1:00 PM . 5:50 PM . At night, the owner’s dad takes over the
kitchen . From 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM , get one free
topping—great deal! Customers also get takeout for dinner… Order gyoza with gyoza tickets . I came up with this idea—you know those
tickets at coffee shops? 10 tickets get you one free . We do 12 tickets for two free servings. At first , I only put about 10 tickets on
the menu . Friends would buy them to boost morale ,
saying “I’ll buy some!” But now they don’t come anymore. We’ve run out of
space to put them . The gyoza arrive . The owner’s signature
wrappers are crispy on the outside. Dip them in the sauce Bite in. Meat juices and vegetable umami.
Ginger-infused gyoza. Charred dark soy sauce ramen 850 yen . The savory aroma of oil and light soy
sauce . Spicy tendon stir-fry. Spicy grilled
chicken neck . A mountain of scallions . Takeout char siu platter. Eat it with scallions and you’ll be hooked
for sure . Mayonnaise. Tendon mayo rice bowl . 21: 30 Close shop. Divide tasks : cleaning, I want to retire these two soon. Since we’ve worked nonstop since childhood
, I need to grow up so I can give them an
easier life . I want to savor the joy of working
together now . I won’t say it to their faces, but I have two younger brothers. Since
middle school, I made their lunches daily while going to
work myself . My older brother is also here . I’m
nothing but grateful to my parents. The long day ends for the family. A family-run ramen shop beloved by locals G yoza-Selling Ramen Shop About a 3-minute
walk from “Namba Station” Chuka Soba Fujii Namba Branch Opened in 2013 as the second location of
the popular ramen shop in Ashihara Bridge Owner on duty Inside: 6 counter seats, 16 table seats Preparing the chashu Simmer for about an hour Cutting carrots Cut fairly finely Use a food processor to chop even finer Staff: What do we put the carrots in? Fried rice. Next , cabbage. Also finely chopped thoroughly in the
machine. Onions are minced with a knife . All chopped vegetables go into the same
bag. Mix thoroughly. Staff) So we put the finely chopped stuff
into the fried rice ? Looks like it. Hall cleaning. Replenish seasonings like chili oil . The chashu is done cooking. Remove it. Let it cool slightly. Immediately put the second batch of chashu
into the sauce . Prepare about 18kg total per day ( 9kg x
2 batches) . Remove the string . Let it rest overnight. Staff) Is this for tomorrow? Exactly. Staff) Is today’s portion from yesterday’s
batch? (Today’s batch) is still too tender; it’ll
fall apart when sliced . Preparing fried chicken . Coat with
batter. Kitchen staff arrive . Set up seating. Owner starts some task. Staff) What is this? We call it seasoning the pot. Coating it
with oil makes it less likely to stick when tossing
fried rice . Back fat thawing complete. Transfer to a tray for easy use . Five minutes before opening . A huge
line forms outside the shop . 11:00 Open. Chinese Noodles 890 yen. Chicken Noodles
990 yen . Lunch Set A 1000 yen (Chinese Noodles,
Half Fried Rice, Mini Karaage). Soup richness and noodle firmness can be
adjusted to your preference Purchase meal tickets. The shop is packed . Customer) Firm noodles, less back fat,
extra scallions . Orders start pouring in from here . The half fried rice included with the
lunch set . Combine the fried rice with the soup . The most popular item is the Chinese
Soba. It’s a ramen similar to the Onomichi
style, with granular back fat and a sharp soy
sauce flavor. The guy at the counter wolfs down his
fried rice before his ramen arrives. The person next to me takes a big bite of
fried chicken . Hot and steaming . Chashu Noodles 1250 yen . All three ordered Chashu. They all
ordered chashu noodles. Slurping away deliciously . “We came from Kanazawa (Ishikawa
Prefecture) because we heard the ramen here is
amazing. We came today. It’s incredibly delicious. The soup pairs perfectly. I think it’s
delicious. The chashu has a deep flavor too. It’s
like the quintessential chashu.” A male customer arrives at the counter. Orders Chinese-style noodles with extra
scallions and extra backfat . The Chinese-style noodles arrive. Immediately tosses in the scallions . First, the noodles… Then the soup… The set’s half fried rice arrived. For lunch , we ordered this set . About
70% of the customers. These three also ordered the lunch set. It was incredibly delicious. Not greasy, but mellow , like a soy sauce
ramen . The fried rice was also super tasty . Like a classic fried rice , incredibly delicious. I want to come back
again. Gyoza 330 yen . Customer: “This is crazy good, right ? Yum!” Chicken Chashu Kashiwa Soba 990 yen. The Kashiwa Soba arrives at the woman’s
table She takes a sip… She couldn’t help but report how delicious
it was . The line showed no sign of stopping . Staff: “The line never stops, huh? It’s a holiday today, so it probably won’t
stop. I think it’ll keep going for a while .” Owner: “For the Kashiwa Soba , we use
older chickens for the chashu . Owner: “We use chicken oil , Owner: “so it’s a light soy sauce ramen,
I guess. ” For the Chashu Men . Woman: “Mmm! Delicious! Staff: How’s the flavor? It’s delicious . I love Chinese noodles. The fried rice is delicious too . It’s fluffy and delicious. Delicious . (The ramen and fried rice) go together
perfectly. The shop is always packed. Two men arrive . Staff: Have you decided what to eat ? Yes! Fried rice set meal! Not just half fried rice, but the full
fried rice set. Started with the Chinese noodles first . The fried rice arrived too . Couldn’t help but smile . Tiger (Spicy Ramen) ¥1,130 Staff) How’s the flavor? It’s delicious . Super delicious . The guys finished theirs in no time. Staff) How was it? Delicious! It felt like old-school Chinese noodles.
The robust seasoning was tasty . This is perfect! It’s like they’re pursuing that “This is
perfect!” feeling , where you don’t need anything
extra . This is it! Staff) You finished everything so fast.
The speed was incredible . I was hungry, and it was just plain
delicious . Staff) I imagine you waited quite a
while in line . Not at all!
Totally worth the wait! Chinese Noodles 890 yen Beautiful noodle strands Soy sauce broth with backfat yet not
cloying Half fried rice & 2 mini fried chicken
pieces ※Set with Chinese Noodles for 1000
yen Finely chopped veggies create a fluffy
texture A perfect golden combo Staff) What did you order today ? Chinese Noodles It was incredibly delicious! During the interview that day, the line
never stopped.

0:00　中央区）中華そば 辻
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