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Inside Jun Furukawa's Method for Teaching His Signature BrothsJun Furukawa has spent more than two decades refining a single obsession: a gyokai-tonkotsu broth that marries the milky weight of pork bones with the briny,…
Why Men-Eiji Sources Its Scallops From Hokkaido's CoastThe gyokai-tonkotsu broth at the heart of every Men-Eiji bowl is not an accident of the kitchen. It is the result of years spent learning how the cold currents…
The Best Side Dishes to Complement Men-Eiji’s Gyokai-Tonkotsu BowlsA bowl of gyokai-tonkotsu ramen has plenty going on before a side dish arrives. Men-EIJI’s signature broth combines the savoury depth of pork bones with the…
How Men-Eiji's Duck Ramen Compares to Traditional Shoyu RamenA quiet revolution has been simmering in Australia's noodle bowls for over a decade. Ramen shops in Sydney's CBD and Chatswood, Melbourne's CBD laneways,…
Inside Men-Eiji's Monthly Special Bowls and the Stories Behind ThemTucked into the northern reaches of Hokkaido, MEN-EIJI RAMEN has built a quiet reputation around its gyokai-tonkotsu broth — a slow-simmered marriage of pork…
How tonkotsu ramen reached Sapporo and where Men-Eiji stands todayRamen arrived in Japan from China in the early twentieth century and quickly branched into regional dialects, each defined by its broth, noodles, and toppings.…
How fine dining discipline transformed ramen presentationA bowl of ramen can arrive with the speed and warmth of everyday comfort food, yet its appearance may reveal the precision of a fine dining kitchen. In…
The craft behind MEN-EIJI’s vegetarian ramenMEN-EIJI is known in Sapporo for ramen with an unusually deep flavour: gyokai-tonkotsu broth combines seafood and pork bones to create richness, savoury…
The Techniques Behind Men-Eiji’s Rich Yet Clean BrothA memorable bowl of ramen depends on tension. The broth should feel deep and generous, yet it should leave the palate refreshed enough for another mouthful.…
How Men-Eiji’s Noodle Supplier Crafts Its Unique Alkaline NoodlesA bowl of ramen is often judged by its broth first, yet the noodle determines how that broth is carried, tasted and remembered. At MEN-EIJI RAMEN in Sapporo,…