伯方の塩ラーメン / Hakata no Shio Ramen / Hakata no Shio Ramen Sanwa — Hakata Island, Ehime

Hakata Island salt ramen is created with the theme of expressing the Setouchi Inland Sea through flavor. Clear shio soup contains 17 different ingredients, including fish and shellfish. The salt is locally sourced (Hakata Island is famous for salt production). Thin straight high-hydration noodles are custom made with flecks of whole grain flour. Topped with pork chashu, quail egg, chopped kombu, bean sprouts, kamaboko, menma, negi and nori. Shellfish rice with dashi on the side.

Opened as Sanwa Shokudo by the master’s parents when the salt farms on Hakata Island were abolished in the early 70’s. Hakata shio ramen was born in 1998, the original store relocated in 2015. 30 seats. Since 1972.