Marutama Ra-Men

I went to the one at the basement of United Square, just past the food court :) (though they have outlets at Liang Court and Central) It's quite a large restaurant and has a traditional Japanese look. As its name suggests, it's famous for its ramen! :) Haha honestly I wouldn't have known it existed it if it wasn't for my sister who used to work there. Plus I wouldn't have tried it cos the ramen looked like maggie mee in some pictures. BUT it's really good, seriously xD The boss's a Japanese guy and the receipe's authentic with no frills and blah that'd conceal the true taste of real Japanese ramen and broth. Of course, I had to get their specialty, the char-siew ramen. Amanda got the 'aka' version of it ie. the spicy version hahahaha (it didn't look spicy surprisingly though, kinda like the dangerous thai clear tom yam soup :X)

A generous serving of ramen :) The ramen's the really fine kind, fine as in thin, and prob fine fine as well. The chicken broth is amazing, not too oily or bland. The brown-pink char siew is cooked to perfection; the lean soft and tender, and the fat simply dissolves in your mouth. The lean part was delish, great flavours but not too salty. I'm not such a fan of fatty meat but I tried it anw hahaha. Thinking of the pork and fats after eating it made my stomach churn though :X but that's just me. Well anw, the star of the dish is definitely THE EGG (tamago) though it's a buck more! :D Let me break it down for you. Firm egg white layer->soft egg white layer->almost-jelly egg white layer -> firm sunset yellow-orange yolk layer-> soft yolk layer->yolk that runs a tad layer :D This is definitely not the ramen egg you get in airtight packaging at NTUC and such!

Ah, the yaki (grilled) char siew. Best Jap char siew I've ever tried. So tender and juicy and everything yummmmmm xD