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Originally Posted by yuujirou
oh and everyone (cept the occasional gaijin x]) slurps their noodles >.>'
(most people usually come in, order some sashimi, a bit of sushi, some apptizers, then finish the course w/ some good ol' tonkatsu ramen x])
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Excuse me for going off topic for a second.
Hey, yuujirou, I enjoy reading your posts. Your knowledge in Japanese cuisine is incredible. There's one thing I've been wanting to ask you. I've seen you mention 'tonkatsu ramen' at least twice so far. Do you really mean that or do you mean 'tonkotsu ramen'? Those are two very different kinds of ramen.
tonk
atsu = pork cutlet
tonk
otsu = pork bone
The former kind is rarely seen in Japan because it's just too volumy, high-calorie, etc... with a pork cutlet on top of the ramen. Maybe people eat it in Texas. I dunno.
The latter kind is seen everywhere in Japan even though it originates in Kyuushuu. You get whitish color soup made from boiling pork bones for many hours.
So which one is it?