味玉魚雷つけ麺 / Ajitama Gyorai Tsukemen / Tsukemen Jindagi — Nishi-Sugamo, Tokyo

Tonkotsu-gyokai dipping soup contains pork bones, chicken bones, niboshi and katsuobushi, simmered for 17 hours. The tare sauce is a result of trail and error, using a blend of seasonings and multiple types of shoyu. A special spicy miso and spicy oil are made with several types of chili peppers. Noodles are supplied by Mikawaya Seimen. Topped with ajitama, pork chashu, bamboo shoots, negi, nori and yuzu.

Tsukemen Jindagi is the first Tokyo branch of the popular Kumamoto brand Tsukemen Gyorai. The name Jindagi (zindagee) means ‘life’ in Hindi. Shop manager Miyawaki-san worked at the Gyorai flagship in Kumamoto until he graduated from school and moved to Tokyo, getting hired as a systems engineer. When the Gyorai group finally expanded to Tokyo, he quit his job and trained once again (at the Kumamoto flagship) to help open the Tokyo branch. Ten seats. Since November 5th, 2022 @jindagitokyo