Ie-kei
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is a ramen
bar chain originates from a ramen bar called "Yoshimura-ya" located in Yokohama
, Japan
. The name Iekei literally means "house-type" and has its roots in the word "ya", meaning "house".
The chain uses pork
and soy sauce
as the base for their soup, and thick, flat noodles. The bowl usually comes with slices of roast pork, nori
seaweed, and spinach
, but there are other variations of toppings such as eggs, the number of pork slices, and the amount of seaweed.
Customers may also adjust the amount of oil, soy sauce, and the hardness of noodles (usually in three levels: plenty, normal, and less; or hard, normal, and soft).
The soup is usually quite oily in most bars, although the amount of soy sauce varies. Although one may expect roughly the same type of taste in most Iekei Ramen bars, there are variations depending on the chief noodle chef in each bar.
Ramen
is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat- or fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and uses toppings such as , , kamaboko, green onions, and occasionally corn...
bar chain originates from a ramen bar called "Yoshimura-ya" located in Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The name Iekei literally means "house-type" and has its roots in the word "ya", meaning "house".
The chain uses pork
Pork
Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig , which is eaten in many countries. It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC....
and soy sauce
Soy sauce
Soy sauce is a condiment produced by fermenting soybeans with Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds, along with water and salt...
as the base for their soup, and thick, flat noodles. The bowl usually comes with slices of roast pork, nori
Nori
is the Japanese name for various edible seaweed species of the red alga Porphyra including most notably P. yezoensis and P. tenera, sometimes called laver. Finished products are made by a shredding and rack-drying process that resembles papermaking...
seaweed, and spinach
Spinach
Spinach is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. It is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant , which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions...
, but there are other variations of toppings such as eggs, the number of pork slices, and the amount of seaweed.
Customers may also adjust the amount of oil, soy sauce, and the hardness of noodles (usually in three levels: plenty, normal, and less; or hard, normal, and soft).
The soup is usually quite oily in most bars, although the amount of soy sauce varies. Although one may expect roughly the same type of taste in most Iekei Ramen bars, there are variations depending on the chief noodle chef in each bar.