My stay in Perth was probably my last Winter experience this winter and no way was I going to go without having a bowl delicious ramen. For this, I headed to Oceans Ramen on Roe Street in Northbridge. From being a popular take-away in Fremantle to a humble lunch bar underneath my old office Hatch, Oceans have gone form strength to strength before finally occupying the old site of Arigataya Ramen as Oceans Ramen!
The reviews of Oceans Ramen has been less than impressive but I was still keener than ever to try! Two ramen made their appearance that day. The first being the Original Ramen with a Shoyu or Soy base. Sadly, this does not come with a soy egg. So without even hesitating, the Onsen Egg was added.
Flavour wise it was pretty damn good. It was not as salty as the ones you get from Nao or Dosukoi Ramen but still rich in that mild sweetness of the soy. Or maybe there was mirin? lol. Still I only tried a bit and so my comments are hardly valid.
Kogashi Ninniku Ramen was my pick for lunch.
Tempted by that uber black topping, I ordered the Kogashi Ninniku Ramen also known as the burned garlic ramen. While I am more familiar with grounded black garlic, I was open to having this Kogashi style ramen. This type of ramen is typically finished with a lard flambé. Not this time thought. Otherwise the smoke detector would have rung!!! It was just simple ramen topped with black garlic oil. Even then, it had the most fragrant flavours just sipping from the heart bowl of soup. Char Shu was amazingly tender and was of a similar standards to Dosukoi/Nao. But what I liked even more at Oceans Ramen was that they serve raw minced garlic on every table. I added a scoop and it was a massive flavour bomb that could kill every Vampire! But why garlic I wondered? So I googled and ended up watching a video online and apparently its quite a norm in Tokyo to have garlic on standby especially at the Ramen stands in the markets! No explanations but perhaps it helps add flavour and reduce the porky-ness? Thats only my two cents though!
I have probably said this a hundred times now but seriously, what is better than slurping ramen on a cool Monday afternoon? While I was not blown off my socks or whatsoever, Oceans Ramen was an enjoyable experience for me. The noodles were wavy, chewy with a nice bite that held the delicious broth nicely. I also absolutely enjoyed the addition of the black garlic oil that brings back memories of the Hakata style ramen topped with black garlic oil which I enjoyed heaps. Over all, nice!
Check out my other Ramen posts:
Nao Ramen @ Murray Street, Perth
Ramen Lab @ Mount Lawley, Perth
Genki SET Japanese @ Den Haag, Netherlands
The Little Ramen Bar @ Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
Check out my other Ramen posts:
Nao Ramen @ Murray Street, Perth
Ramen Lab @ Mount Lawley, Perth
Genki SET Japanese @ Den Haag, Netherlands
The Little Ramen Bar @ Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
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