Check the opening hours, parking, and holidays of Musoshin Noodle Making Experience Center, where you can experience making noodles in Kyoto. Types of Kyoto Ramen
There are ramen restaurants all over Japan that serve local ramen and popular flavors. Kyoto ramen is popular among foreign tourists, and while it is known that you can experience making noodles at noodle factories, many people don’t know that there are three different flavors. Many people may think of Kyoto cuisine as being lightly flavored, but Kyoto ramen actually also has a rich tonkotsu flavor. When you go to eat at a restaurant, you tend to only think about the calories in the ramen, but it’s important to check the opening hours, availability of parking, and regular holidays.If you forget to check, you may end up with disappointment, such as not being able to park your car or it being a closed day. We will introduce you to the different flavors of Kyoto ramen that you can experience making noodles, how to enjoy them, and the calories in ramen.
Before you try your hand at making noodles in Kyoto! Are there really three types of Kyoto ramen?
Kyoto ramen has two things in common: it uses green onions from Kujo negi and the noodles are thin and straight. It is further divided into three types based on the type of soup. For this reason, if you are taking part in a noodle making experience in Kyoto and a tasting is included, we recommend that you check which flavor it is.
◇A light soup based on clear soup
This ramen is said to be the lightest by Kyoto standards. It is made with pork bones and chicken stock, giving it a rich, full-bodied flavor.
◇ "Pork back fat soy sauce" with pork back fat floating in it
“Back fat soy sauce” is a bit richer than light. It is a chicken stock-based soup with pork back fat floating in it, and this type is generally what is referred to as “Kyoto ramen.”
◇The richest Kyoto ramen: "Paitan soup"
This rich chicken soup ramen has few branches in Kyoto, but there are chain stores that operate nationwide.
The richness of the ramen will affect how you choose Kyoto ramen!
While taste preferences vary from person to person, when it comes to ramen, the term “rich” also has its own individual standard. Ramen lovers in particular can refer to “rich” in two ways: when it refers to the thickness of the soup, and when it is “rich” and you can see the fat in it. By this standard, “the soup itself is rich” is usually the richest type of Kyoto ramen, the “paitan soup.”
However, when you go to eat standard Kyoto ramen, expecting it to be rich in fat, many people say that the soup was light and unexpected. If you want something with back fat and Kujo leeks, try the “Masutani” thin noodle soy sauce ramen, or if you want ramen without back fat and with a strong soy sauce flavor, try the “Shinpuku Saikan” style. At the Musoshin noodle making machine experience center, where you can try making noodles, you can sample ramen with a rich soup made with lots of dissolved vegetables at the end. Opening hours are from 11:00 to 15:00, and there is no parking lot, but there is a paid parking lot nearby.
The richness of the ramen will affect how you choose Kyoto ramen!
There are probably many people who are on a diet due to illness or who are concerned about the calories in ramen, but few people have a clear understanding of how many calories are in ramen depending on the flavor.
In fact, the calories of ramen go up when you add toppings. The basic calorie count without toppings is 500-600kcal for light soy sauce and tonkotsu flavors, 600-800kcal for rich soy sauce flavors, and 700-900kcal for rich tonkotsu flavors. Many ramen restaurants serve ramen in the 700-900kcal range.
However, these figures are averages and will vary by restaurant, as well as by the amount of basic noodles. Tsukemen uses more noodles than regular ramen, so the calories can be about 1.3 times higher. If you are planning a noodle making experience in Kyoto and tasting the noodles, we recommend checking the calorie count and amount of noodles if you have calorie restrictions.
If you're planning on experiencing making noodles in Kyoto, don't forget to check the store's opening hours, holidays, and whether parking is available.
Kyoto ramen can be divided into three types: the light “Chintan soup”, the slightly rich “Back fat soy sauce”, and the richest “Paitan soup” made with chicken soup. If you want a thick, rich ramen, “Paitan soup” is the only choice. Kyoto ramen is popular with Japanese tourists, but recently it is common to see foreign tourists going from one Kyoto ramen shop to another to try out the different flavors.
The calories of ramen vary not only by basic calories but also by whether or not it has toppings and the amount of noodles, so if you are concerned, we recommend that you check with the restaurant. If you are planning to visit Kyoto, why not try making noodles at Musoshin Noodle Making Machine Experience Center and enjoy Kyoto ramen with noodles you made yourself? When making a reservation, please check the opening hours, regular holidays, and whether or not there is parking.
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Experience making your own noodles at the Musoshin Noodle Making Machine Experience Center in Gion
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Higashiyama, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 605-0805 |
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3 minutes walk from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station |
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11:00-15:00 Irregular holidays |
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