つけ KURO / Tsuke Kuro / Küche — Kamishinjo, Osaka

Rich soup is said to contain pork meat, pork leg bones, garlic, onions, ginger, matsutake, negi, vegetable extract, saba-bushi, ika-bushi, sōda-bushi, katsuobushi, boiled mackerel and dried shrimp. The tare features burnt shoyu. The style is not meant to fit into any one genre but be unique and mysterious. Thick curly high-hydration noodles are sourced via Ikemura Seimen. Toppings include pork belly chashu, ajitama, sprouts, seaweed, shredded pork meat, black pepper and green onions.

Küche is a tsukemen specialty shop which mainly serves tsukemen, ramen and original noodle dishes. The master learned how to cook at a Chinese restaurant run by his father, then trained in both Italian and French cuisine. He chose his hometown of Kamishinjo as the location of his first ramen shop, with a second brand and store opened in Tokyo in 2022. The name Küche means ‘kitchen’ in German. 12 seats. Since January 9th, 2014.