That is what I got recently at Tampopop.
The Black Pig Toro Ramen ($14.80) featured a soup that apparently takes two days of boiling pork bones! It smells wonderfully of sesame oil and tasted robust with a nice salty edge. I selected Hokkaido ramen instead of Kyushu ramen and loved the springy, chewy noodles that were slightly curly and thicker.
While I was disappointed that the egg was hard-boiled instead of the gooey-yolked onsen eggs, the thin slices of black pig belly were sweet and had an alluring grilled aroma. Delish!
Tampopo
#B2-33
Takashimaya Shopping Centre
Tel: 6235 2318
Chew On This: With the recent import ban of beef and pork from Japan, it is good to know that the Black Pig used here is from the USA!
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I do feel that the standard of food at Tampopo has declined. The last time I was there (January 10 at the Ngee Ann City outlet), the soup was surprisingly flat, lacking depth of flavour and heavily redolent of salt and/or MSG. The black pig belly came in strands instead of slices like a North Korean ration. I figure Tampopo needs to shake off a bit of complacency and put the customers first. Like how a man's dressing reflects his refinement, the Tampopo egg you were served says everything about the finesse and commitment of the establishment.
- @plainkyle
i feel tampopo at liang court is way better than taka's .... i was very disappointed when i went for dinner with my frenz at the taka branch ...
Wow you changed your template? Green pastures ahoy! :D
Kyle: Hey, thanks for your input and sorry to hear about your bad experience there. They could have inconsistency issues? Btw, the North Korean ration part is hilarious! Haha.
purinne: Probably like yourself, I've dine more times at the Liang Court branch. It was actually my first time at the Taka branch!
Camemberu: Yups, tinkering around and found grass! Lol.
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