Ramen, ramen, ramen, ramen! Talk about a soup du jour! Londoners are slurping up this Japanese dish at a decidedly trendy rate. Newest noodles on the scene are those on offer at United Ramen, where I had a right tasty meal last week.
While there, I went with a traditional chashu pork miso ramen (Chashu pork, soy egg, menma, bok choi, beansprouts, nori, spring onions, miso and chicken bone broth with thick noodles, £9). Serving size was ample and on the drearily raining evening I visited that big ole bowl of soup really hit the spot.
Behind the idea is entrepreneur with bent for East Asian cuisine, Aaron Resch, who reckons that “with such a rich history, ramen is a natural platform for cultural mash-ups, which we are excited to explore alongside the classics.” So called cultural mash-ups include a Yankee Doodle ramen featuring BBQ pulled chicken and – as an ode to weekend pub roast – a British Bulldog Roast Beef ramen chocked full of rare roast beef, mini yorkshire puddings, menma carrots, bok choi, spring onions, wasabi gravy, beef & chicken bone broth with thin noodles that’s “only available on Saturday and Sunday … while stocks last.”
Rounding out the menu of classic and newly invented ramens are yummy sides such as tofu gyoza, great drinks (I was pleased to see Shipyard on the list) and fun desserts like strawberry cheesecake mochi and wasabi ice cream.
Friendly service and casual but fairly buzzing atmosphere added to my experience. It’s an easy place to recommend!
United Ramen is located at 105-106 Upper Street, N1 1QN. Find out more at unitedramen.com.
