Comments on: Cup o’ Mud, a Bowl of Ramen, and Dacquoise

By: Lunch at Ippudo & Pinisi « The Wandering Eater

Lunch at Ippudo & Pinisi « The Wandering Eater — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:10:21 +0000

[...] down and soaked in the atmosphere of this place. It’s quite chic for a noodle bar compared to Ramen Setagaya that I went to the past winter. The interior’s done in black and red with a sprawling bamboo tree [...]

By: Robyn

Robyn — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:48:17 +0000

I was about to say that the broth at Minca is salty up the wazoo, but then I read Dennis’s comment…ooops. ;) I could be wrong; I just remember loving Minca and its salty porktastic bowl of…awesome. (That’s my favorite ramen shop so far.)

As for an onsen egg, I still remember the one from Momofuku in their namesake noodle bowl. Oh my god. So tasty. I remember the non-noodle parts of the dish much more than the noodles, haha.

By: thewanderingeater

thewanderingeater — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:21:46 +0000

Dennis: Setagaya is tasty! I need to try more ramen places like Minca and others.

Ooooh…Caffe Emilia’s menu sounds tempting. I have to go there soon!

Marge: I dunno…I tasted salt in the egg. Not an explosive hit of sodium on my tongue but more like a gentle zing. It’s not runny per se; it’s like soft-boiled egg that’s been sitting on the counter for a while that the yolk settled.

By: Marge

Marge — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:56:30 +0000

The eggs served at Setagaya weren’t salted eggs! They are Japanese style boiled eggs called “hot spring” egg (onsen tamago). They are boiled and the egg yolks come out a bit on the runny side. They surely should not taste salty!

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:29:23 +0000

I had a latte from the Mud truck downtown and it was definitely on the milky side. Tasted kinda like a hot milky yoohoo :(

Setagaya is yummy. You might prefer the char shu broth over at Minca since its a little less salty. Caffe Emilia (next door to Setagaya) is one my favorite places. Would love to see you take some pics of their stuff.