特製中華そば / Tokusei Chūka Soba / Chūka Soba Marutaya — Iwade, Wakayama

Wakayama style ramen contains a soup of pork and chicken bones, cooked over high heat for eight hours to bring out the maximum amount of flavor and richness. Medium width straight low hydration noodles are housemade with a combination of strong and medium strength wheat flours. The shoyu tare is made by simmering pork chashu in soy sauce. The chashu uses sangenton pork (a cross of three breeds), seasoned with secret shoyu tare and slow cooked. The pork is left to rest overnight and then sliced thinly using a special slicer. Also topped with menma, negi and kamaboko.

Master Maruta-san trained for three years at the legendary Wakayama ramen shop Ide Shōten before going independent. 25+ seats. Marutaya Iwade flagship open since 2002 (relocated in 2010). Five branches total in Wakayama. @chukasoba_marutaya