Matcha and Ramen
When you hear these two worlds you wouldn't imagine them being together
But here in a restaurant called MENSHO in Shinjuku,
Matcha and Ramen are the most famous combination on the menu
So why don't we give Matcha ramen a try?
The first Mensho store was opened in San Francisco
with a goal of combining traditional flavor with creative elements
The store has received massive support by local young people
And has been expanding ever since
There vision is creating a fun time for the customers
and make them happy by providing the best they can
To them, work is not just about getting paid
but seeing their customer happy and satisfied
We asked Shimatani-san from MENSHO about what exactly RAMEN is
What is a ramen?
When you check on Wikipedia about ramen,
It says Ramen is Chinese noodle with KANSUI in it
but it's diverse now
The trend is, when I say it's Ramen, it's Ramen
For us, we have a definition for Ramen
The definition are the 5 elements
TARE (sauce),soup, noodle, oil and toppings
What has these 5, is a Ramen
Why Matcha and Ramen?
We sold Matcha and Ramen abroad
It was a great hit
People loved it, so we brought it to Japan
Excellent -Thank you
Who comes here?
Foreign people. Now with COVID, not so much
When we opened, there we so many
And because this is fashion building, many girls
For Instagram pictures?
Well, that as well
When bringing this Ramen to Japan,
since there are many girls here
so we changed it to Japanese taste to match the needs
For example,
people in USA or abroad likes more of the oily taste
but for the girls here, we tried to make it healthy
So the Matcha Ramen is healthy? -Yes
Choshu pork is probably not, though
Not too healthy
Well, it's balance
With the soup, it's better
How do people react when they eat this?
When it comes out, they are surprised
It's green, so they shout "oh gosh, it's green"
but not just the looks but they taste it and it's great
How do the tourists find this place?
A lot of word-of-mouth
or they see pictures on social media
They come with the picture and show it to us
What about the message to our viewers?
When COVID gets better, come and eat our RAMEN
As I said, it's Japan limited taste
Even if you ate in US, it's going to be different taste
Our mission today is to try their signature meal, Matcha Ramen
You can't even smell Matcha. It smells like chicken
Chicken Broth
So delicious!
I did not expect this flavor
I'm so shocked. This is so delicious!
The soup is mixed so well, it's kind of like fluffy
The soups is thick, and like foam when you're eating it
Noodles are very soft and chewy
I'm not a fan of Matcha,
so I was a bit worried I wouldn't like this
but this is one of the best Ramen I have ever tried in my life
Seriously, it is so delicious
I can't believe it
Delicious
There is no other word to describe it
It's just delicious
It's soft, and it melts as soon as you bite it,
I didn't bit it. I just touched it and it already melted on my tongue
And my favorite part of Ramen is always this soft boiled egg
Because Japanese just know how to make an egg
They just know how to boil it properly
This is 10 out of 10
10 out of 10 experience, seriously.
The Matcha flavor is not so strong on this one
You can taste it, but it really doesn't affect the flavor
I think the chicken flavor is much stronger than the Matcha flavor
but seeing the Ramen so green and trying it so....
It's an unexpected flavor
That was very exciting experience
Despite the fact that Matcha and Ramen are not often combined together,
This taste was a real surprise to me,
Because I didn't expect Match to go so well with chicken broth, CHASU pork, eggs....
It was something I never imagined before
but I'm totally digging this new flavor
and I cannot wait to try more taste of Ramen
As you can see, taste of Ramen is always evolving,
and we don't know what the future holds
Maybe there will be more interesting flavors coming up in the future
We'll be there to try
Make sure you try this Ramen when you come to Tokyo