担々麺 / Tantanmen / Oshinobi Mendokoro nakamuLab — Nakagawa, Fukuoka

Tantanmen soup is blended with a ratio of nine parts chicken paitan to one part soy milk. Medium-thick semi-wavy noodles are ordered via Seimenya Keishi, a local Fukuoka purveyor. Topped with minced pork, chili oil, Szechuan peppercorns, komatsuna and negi. Other ramen dishes on the menu include a Kansai style whipped Tori Paitan Soba and Wafu Shoyu Soba. Japanese dashi stock contains katsuobushi, shiitake and kombu. Pork and chicken chashu are low-temperature-cooked. No msg or chemical additives. Housemade gyoza on the side.

Master Nakamura-san has a background as an office worker and a kickboxer. He trained at a long-established tonkotsu ramen shop in Hakata before traveling overseas to help open ramen shops in Singapore. His own shop is run out of a residential house which he rents from a friend’s grandfather. Due to the remote location in a residential area, advance reservations are required. Eight seats. Open since September 2nd, 2018 @nakamulab.nakagawa