tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post2858391888797562084..comments2024-03-28T21:44:11.209+11:00Comments on B-Kyu: Ramen Bar at Berkelouw Books ~ Japanese - Newtown [CLOSED]Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175426309170881777noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-48156775818511490272011-11-24T19:12:36.436+11:002011-11-24T19:12:36.436+11:00Actually, you CAN order ramen in china. It's c...Actually, you CAN order ramen in china. It's called La Mian 拉面Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-55556224373108893462011-07-21T13:53:25.926+10:002011-07-21T13:53:25.926+10:00Ramen seems to be a personal experience in prefere...Ramen seems to be a personal experience in prefered flavour (and authenticity). Make sure you try it and judge for yourself. It's not standard issue, there's some deliberate differences, but it's worth the effort.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531327682856915545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-64242933274767257932011-07-18T12:52:36.020+10:002011-07-18T12:52:36.020+10:00I was wondering what this would be like when I cam...I was wondering what this would be like when I came across it the other day. Whilst you enjoyed it, some others did not. I'll just have to try it for myself. Am glad for my Asian fusion in Newtown though.Madam Wuhttps://musicmunchiesreview.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-60838035377420054062011-06-11T02:13:23.582+10:002011-06-11T02:13:23.582+10:00>Wasn't ramen originally brought to Japan f...>Wasn't ramen originally brought to Japan from China?<br /><br />No. There is no food called 'Ramen' in China. If you cannot believe it, order 'Ramen' in China and wait until it is served. You can starve.<br /><br />>To say there is an authentic recipe that must be followed is just wrong. Who wrote the recipe?<br /><br />Whether somebody wrote recipe or not is not thekittiegeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294126855993447052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-88711798930277923792011-06-10T18:38:04.978+10:002011-06-10T18:38:04.978+10:00http://www.alternet.org/story/151235/the_strange_h...http://www.alternet.org/story/151235/the_strange_history_of_ramen_noodles?akid=7080.283837.NlFLiL&rd=1&t=21Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-73625790065497397322011-06-03T15:43:45.913+10:002011-06-03T15:43:45.913+10:00Wasn't ramen originally brought to Japan from ...Wasn't ramen originally brought to Japan from China? Doesn't that make Japanese ramen fusion food itself? http://www.ramenlicious.com/encyclopedia/history-of-ramen.html<br /><br />To say there is an authentic recipe that must be followed is just wrong. Who wrote the recipe?<br /><br />Next time I am in Japan I expect all my Italian pizza to be cooked by Italians and all my French food to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-25851300368794095702011-06-03T04:41:04.676+10:002011-06-03T04:41:04.676+10:00Robbie, the point is whether the recipe follows au...Robbie, the point is whether the recipe follows authentic Japanese ramen or not.<br />A few of cooks in next Youtube are non-Japanese but following authentic recipe strictly.<br />http://cooljapon.seesaa.net/article/205287462.html<br />Robbie's noodles should be called 'Fusion noodle' or so, not Japanese ramen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-21104875031677206982011-05-26T16:35:32.195+10:002011-05-26T16:35:32.195+10:00ah, its totally understandable... i'd be inter...ah, its totally understandable... i'd be interested to see how i'd react if a non swede opened up a Swedish themed restaurant...robbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-63764647126703892232011-05-25T23:41:13.029+10:002011-05-25T23:41:13.029+10:00We dig Robbie, love your work. Don't worry, so...We dig Robbie, love your work. Don't worry, some of our Japanese readers get concerned about Japanese food being made by non-Japanese - http://www.streetfood.com.au/2010/11/japan-village-japanese-enmore-menu.htmlShawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175426309170881777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-60924869250598480452011-05-25T10:54:37.822+10:002011-05-25T10:54:37.822+10:00Hey , im the head chef at the ramen bar and would ...Hey , im the head chef at the ramen bar and would just like to clarify a few things. we are , as pointed out, not of Japanese heritage, quite the opposite actually... we are a team of Swedish, English and Australia chefs who just want to cook food we find delicious and that we love to eat but that we cant seem to find elsewhere. As for the names of the dishes, well.. its more of a joke and not Robbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-87678626458071109422011-05-19T14:56:17.961+10:002011-05-19T14:56:17.961+10:00Come to think of it, I remember marvelling at a fl...Come to think of it, I remember marvelling at a flavour in my ramen, it was some kind of pepper I think, possibly a Schezuan pepper, it appeared once in every few mouthfuls. It was not a Japanese flavour but dang it was delicious.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175426309170881777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-41184759723978764912011-05-19T14:27:00.375+10:002011-05-19T14:27:00.375+10:00Anon - this place isn't trying or pretending t...Anon - this place isn't trying or pretending to be authentic - it's more a fusion of East and West, I take my hat off them for trying something new and different :-)Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175426309170881777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-39067069860174640062011-05-19T04:20:47.980+10:002011-05-19T04:20:47.980+10:00This ramen shop must be run by non-Japanese people...This ramen shop must be run by non-Japanese people definitely.<br />The names of each ramen do not make sense at all.<br />One of them, 'Chugoku-go', means Chinese language.<br />Authentic soup of Japanese ramen is not so dark as above and tonkotsu does not contain miso.<br />Jasmine tea is not Japanese but Chinese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-56408716842860686612011-05-04T13:59:19.859+10:002011-05-04T13:59:19.859+10:00Ate there with my girlfriend once. We weren't ...Ate there with my girlfriend once. We weren't overly impressed, neither of us finished our ramen. Gyoza were dry and did not have a very Japanese flavour to them and the soups were complete soy bombs, drowning out any other flavour they may have had.<br /><br />Hope they get their act together, will try again in a few months to see if they have improved at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-3580159716197046642011-05-01T21:43:03.787+10:002011-05-01T21:43:03.787+10:00im not even brave enough to eat on king st. So von...im not even brave enough to eat on king st. So von your positively adventurous is my books :Punnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-83183598077669218512011-05-01T00:23:26.316+10:002011-05-01T00:23:26.316+10:00I haven't been quite adventurous enough to go ...I haven't been quite adventurous enough to go any off King Street in newtown....haha :) But this place sounds really interesting- I'll have to try it out some time!Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14117204748021229238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-48478579641563620962011-04-30T22:34:53.338+10:002011-04-30T22:34:53.338+10:00A friend told me about this place a couple of week...A friend told me about this place a couple of weeks ago and I tried to remember to get down there. Bugger, looks like I forgot. Thanks for the reminder!john@heneedsfoodhttp://heneedsfood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-11464600734769855892011-04-30T21:44:22.676+10:002011-04-30T21:44:22.676+10:00Oh god, must go here. Poached egg and porky broth,...Oh god, must go here. Poached egg and porky broth, oh god.Lola (Figs and Brie)http://figsandbrie.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-18088735520052396492011-04-30T18:06:26.634+10:002011-04-30T18:06:26.634+10:00It's been open about a month - yes, just close...It's been open about a month - yes, just close enough for lunch!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531327682856915545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643467301243569244.post-13540021629294217042011-04-30T17:24:49.940+10:002011-04-30T17:24:49.940+10:00I've been to this bookshop quite a few times b...I've been to this bookshop quite a few times but never notice the Ramen Bar. I wonder how new it is? A lunchtime adventure is order me thinks...Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907743046211723083noreply@blogger.com