| Speaking of legend, no ramen shop out of thousands can defeat Taishouken.
Mr.Yamagishi, the owner and chef ,of Taishouken is best known as the inventor
of gTsukemenh or dip-in style ramen in the world, but his legend is not
about this fact only.@One of the most famous episode that has made Mr.Yamagishi
the central figure of legend is a story when his beloved wife passed away
around 15 years ago.Depressed so deeply with death of his dearest wife,
he once decided to close down his ramen shop. After months of sabotage,
when he visited his restaurant to clean up, he found numerous handwritten
encouraging messages posted on the door of his ramen shop. With those messages,
he finally decided to reopen his ramen shop and dedicate his rest of life
to the guests of his ramen shop who revived him. |
 Mr. Yamagishi developed Tsukemen (called "Morisoba" at Taishouken)
getting the idea from Japanese soba noodle. He cooked the stock using various
ingredients like pork & chicken bone, some vegetables. Additionally
some sea foods such as dried small sardines and dried mackerel are put
to add Japanese flavor to the stock. The broth is seasoned basically by
soy sauce, but it tastes bit sweet & sour and spicy with chili. The
first slurp makes you devoted yourself to the bowl till you bottom up the
two bowls. |
 Though Taishoken is famous for its Tsukemen ( Morisoba ), its Ramen, standard
style, is ranked absolutely one of the tops in Tokyo. Not only the taste
but the volume of the bowl is also a charming factor of Taishoken, which
has been attracting its customers over 40 years. Its volume is almost 2
times as the usual ramen. So, ordering the large helping on the first visit
is quite dangerous. You might be shocked to see the wash bowl-sized bowl
served in front of you.
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