Matsufuji Shokuhin, which manages numerous ramen stores including Rokurinsha, has announced that it is opening a new delivery website called Ouchi Ramen (“At Home Ramen”) on May 18, 2020. This will be the company’s first delivery website to operate in almost six years, and comes in response to the closure of ramen eateries as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Initial sales will collaborate with super popular ramen shops
The first batch of ramen to be open for delivery will come from 8 hugely popular ramen shops in Japan as called for by the head of Rokurinsha (三田遼斉).
1: Senrigan (Nakameguro, Tokyo)
Senrigan is a super popular ramen shop in Komaba-tōdaimae that serves gattsuri style ramenーbasically, hearty portions. It’s normal to be waiting it line to get into this place for a bowl of their hiyashi chūka chilled Chinese noodles.
2: Jump (Kasukabe, Saitama)
Another ramen shop you’ll find people lining up outside is Jump which was independently set up by the owner of Junk Garage, Takayama, after he began working there. They have many loved dishes there, like their mazesoba dry noodles and taresoba.
3: Kuriyama (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
Kuriyama placed first in many ramen competitions, and is said to have been the final place that ramen legend Kazuo Yamagishi taught his practices at before his passing in 2015.
4: Oni Soba Fujiya (Shibuya, Tokyo)
This popular ramen shop is managed by Japanese impressionist HEY! TakuChan. It’s considered the real deal amongst some of Japan’s biggest entertainers and reigned as the champion at a food festival held in the US in 2019.
5: Ootsuya (Yokosuka, Kanagawa)
There is huge support for the owner of this popular ramen restaurant which has many fans for its delicious family ramen.
6: KaneKitchen Noodles (Toshima, Tokyo)
KaneKitchen Noodles has hailed as a Bib Gourmand restaurant three years in a row in Michelin Tokyo. Their cup noodles are popular too.
7: Magorinsha (Chiyoda, Tokyo)
Magorinsha is a famous restaurant where its kitchen is graced by a different ramen master chef every day, including the owner of Rokurinsha. Simply eating their meals with just ramen and vegetables without seafood is enough to earn the description of exquisite.
8: Rokurinsha (Chiyoda, Tokyo)
Rokurinsha is said to be the place that started the tsukemen boom in Japan. It’s incredibly famous, and legend has it that it’s had to close before because lines have been so long in the past.
Online orders are made up of a set of two meals. A price of a set starts at ¥2,980 and shipping is free (Japan only). Many more respected restaurants are scheduled to be added to the website in the near future. This is a great way to continue supporting this hardworking restaurants.
Information
Ouchi Ramen Official Website: http://www.ouchi-ramen.jp
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