The One With The Ramen

And of course, the good thing about arriving late to the ramen show is that there is already a thriving ramen scene waiting for you. This time, we rolled back the years by visiting the very first outlet of the Keisuke behemoth in Singapore, and what an incredibly moving experience it was. It cannot be gainsaid that the Keisuke broth has that glorious umami creaminess - not in its consistency, but in its rich, deep flavour and the lingering pork-chicken aftertaste. It was almost like a pseudo cream of chicken soup, yet being powerfully evocative of homeliness and warmth. It is no wonder why queues continue to form even close to 9pm.

But we have to say that the [Black Tonkotsu Ramen] doesn't do justice to just how magical the original broth is, the chief culprit being the brutish black pepper which really numbed our senses. Our recommendation? Stick to the original and get ready for a real ramen ride.
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With this you don't just go "Oh I taste the pork and miso" and forget all about it the next day. Instead it goes on to deliver something powerfully addictive and invigorating - the "secret" miso sauce really fortifying a creamy tonkotsu base already buzzing with the fiestiness of chilli peppers. This is one heck of a ramen, the perfect pick-me-up after a tiring day.
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The [W Soup Tonkotsu Ramen] - though assertively flavoured - felt somewhat nondescript after our paradigm-shifting experience at Konjiki. The copious amount of greens and non-greens (especially fungus!) was very much appreciated given our ravenous appetites, but that quantity of thick noodles (unlike the thinner Hakata variants) could be a real overkill in terms of starchiness. The aburi chashu was a real eye-opener though, the sheer fattiness of it just melting away in our mouths.

A decent meal overall, but we'll probably rank Hakata ramen higher.
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Despite not being their signature ramen, the [Tonkotsu Original Ramen], priced at merely $13.90 pre-taxes, far surpasses any tonkotsu variants we have sampled so far.
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While the tonkotsu broths at Tsuta and Ippudo deliver far more assertive, in-your-face pork flavours which diminish very quickly into post-meal guilt and greasiness, the broth here was wondruously complex and nuanced. Here the sickening oiliness was virtually absent; it was clean, light and nourishing - almost reminiscent of Chinese chicken soup - yet it possessed such depth and focus, the robust umami flavour permeating each mouthful. A definite must-try, we'll be back for more.
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