#FoodieFriday #RamenCrawl Stop #3 @sansoteiramen with @eatingthroughto 🙌🏻 With 9 locations in Ontario, 3 of those in #Toronto’s core, we stopped at #Sansotei’s 650 Yonge location, close to #YongeandBloor, to try their #MisoBlack + Tomato #ramens. Their Miso Black is a #miso broth with #garlicoil, egg, #shiitake #mushrooms, #chashu, + #kakuni (a thick cut pork belly, about quadruple the width of chashu) that can also be added to any ramen. 😋 The Black refers to the black garlic oil that is cooked slowly at low heat til it’s black, giving it a deep + less pungent garlic flavour. Sansotei offers a black miso + a black tonkotsu ramen. Our 2nd ramen was their Tomato ramen, a unique signature ramen with a rich tomato broth, chashu, #HokkaidoScallop, tomato, egg, + #shiitakemushrooms. A bit out of the ordinary for ramen but it makes sense when tomatoes are so packed full of #umami. We wonder how a tomato black ramen might taste... 🤔 Guess we’ll have to go back 😬 #Toeats #toronto #torontoeats #torontotaste #torontolife #torontofood #torontodrink #torontofun #torontocommon #torontoramen #ramento (at Sansotei Ramen 三草亭) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtT_sCAhM_6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=106mw95sqcf5t

#FoodieFriday #RamenCrawl Stop #2 @ramenisshin with @eatingthroughto 🍜 Ramen Isshin has 2 locations in #Toronto, their College location we stopped in at, + @eatassembly on Richmond St. Both serve a variety of #ramen styles including their popular Red #MisoRamen with their own miso blend. For our tour we tried the #Vegetarian Red Miso Ramen with wok fried ground #tofu, #bambooshoots, #woodearmushrooms, + thick, twisty #noodles. Rich, + full of umami, Isshin also offers kale or rice noodle options that makes this ramen #vegan friendly without missing the depth of flavour of a traditional broth. Our 2nd ramen was the #Shoyu Kotteri #Tsukemen. A rich dipping ramen served with the seafood + pork broth in a hot stone bowl + the noodles served hot or cold on the side with #chashu, egg, wood ear mushrooms, scallions, + sesame seeds. Tsukemen is a style of ramen invented in Tokyo where noodles are served separately + dipped into a condensed broth. The noodles are often served cold, + the broth pipping hot. The contrast in temperature + the more condensed broth helped the soup/sauce adhere to the noodles. A delicious alternative for those who like a little less soup with their noodles. #Toeats #toronto #torontoeats #torontotaste #torontolife #torontofood #torontodrink #torontofun #torontocommon #torontoramen #ramento #ramentoronto (at Ramen Isshin) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtSBVcaBv0V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=b1um6r5bu52w

Last week’s #FoodieFriday #RamenCrawl was so warm + cozy we thought we’d share it throughout this cold week with a post for each stop starting with @tondoutoronto! This Okinawa Ramen shop has locations across Asia + their interior has a distinctly fun, beach bar vibe. The #OkinawaSoba is a staple in Okinawa + is different from buckwheat soba. The noodles are thicker + have a nice chewy #aldente like texture + the broth is a light #bonito broth with the option of adding a chili infused vodka that @eatingthroughto was a bit heavy handed with which made it even more warm + toasty 🔥 Traditionally served with braised pork ribs, #Tondou gives you the option of #chashu or ribs. We also had the more commonly known #ramen, #tonkotsu, a rich pork bone broth with options like spicy miso + garlic oil additions. By far their most popular ramen, we had the tonkotsu special, special because of the extra pieces of braised pork belly (chashu). 😋😋😋 (at Tondou Ramen Toronto) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtRAPT4hfpz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g0j71ag4mwl8