Birthplace of TONKOTSU RAMEN - Kurume, Japan

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  • Опубліковано 22 вер 2023
  • We're eating the ORIGINAL pork bone (tonkotsu) ramen! Let's just say it's not exactly what I expected. In addition to this historical bowl, we're visiting 3 other top-notch ramen shops in Kurume City, Fukuoka. Kurume isn't know for a whole lot...but it is for ramen - a heavier, more pungent tonkotsu ramen too.
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  • @brucewayne2773
    @brucewayne2773 9 місяців тому +13

    I am always impressed with your knowledge and enthusiasm when it comes to everything RAMEN. Also your ambition to walk miles and miles in the heat of the day or in freezing weather to showcase these restaurants. You even took the time to share details of the Ramen if it was not very good. Frank, you are a Ramen legend 🙏. Your editing is also very impressive. I purchased your Fukuoka Ramen Guide , although I hope to someday put it to good use.

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому +2

      Will climb mountains for ramen 😃
      Haha, I'm just your humble ramen eater at the end of the day but thanks for the kind words! AND thanks so much for supporting the channel - much appreciated buying the Fukuoka ramen guide. I may add some other ramen shops if after I visit again...so perhaps before your trip, there will be extra places to choose from. Thanks so much again!

    • @brucewayne2773
      @brucewayne2773 9 місяців тому

      I would book a Ramen tour with you more than anything before using those guide books. But , happy to add more tour books to my collections. You can climb mountains Frank. I am sure there are some Ramen up in some of those mountain tops😁 . 🗻@@5AMRamen

  • @fisherman9589
    @fisherman9589 9 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for the video! Pretty surprising for historical ramen shop!

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому +3

      Thank you for watching! Yes, it was like walking into a ramen museum.

  • @spy7496
    @spy7496 9 місяців тому +3

    I appreciate your posts, please keep doing what you do. the views on your channel somehow doesn't reflect how valuable your content is for the rest of us that value this information and context that you do.

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому

      Will do and thanks for supporting the channel and for the kind words 😃

  • @alhollywood6486
    @alhollywood6486 9 місяців тому +6

    Hey Frank, it's finally getting cold enough to try the new ramen shop near me in LA, will report back!

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому +2

      Hope it's tasty! Look forward to your recap 😊

    • @alhollywood6486
      @alhollywood6486 9 місяців тому +2

      @@5AMRamen will definitely report back

  • @matheus.bueno47
    @matheus.bueno47 9 місяців тому +6

    Love the video Frank, there are barely any videos on Kyshu out here on youtube, ramen even less. I love Kyushu history since I played Samurai Warriors, the Shimazu were the coolest, lol.
    (Also, I hate you for the Discord sounds, I thought something I was going on with my PC, just kidding 😂)

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому +1

      Kyushu needs to be shown more love, for sure! Love the Shimazu reference and that you played Samurai Warriors 😊
      Also - sorry about the computer scare, haha. I've been playing around more with sound effects in the last few vids.

  • @anniechristian4681
    @anniechristian4681 9 місяців тому +3

    7am Ramen !

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому

      Haha, indeed!

  • @deanzaZZR
    @deanzaZZR 9 місяців тому +5

    The Nankin in Nankin Senryo is 南京 meaning southern capital. These are also the characters used for the Chinese city of Nanjing/Nanking. I do not know if there is any connection to Mainland Asia but we all know that there are links with a common name for ramen being Chuka Soba 中華そば China Soba.

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому +4

      Yes indeed - given the Chinese roots of ramen, you sometimes see Chinese cities used in the names of these older ramen shops. The owner is from Nagasaki and Nagasaki's Chinatown is called 南京町.

  • @etherdog
    @etherdog 9 місяців тому +2

    Frank, I gain a kilogram just watching you eat all that ramen! Thanks for the insights!

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому +3

      Haha, a vicarious kilogram. Thanks for watching!

  • @jack_konte
    @jack_konte 9 місяців тому +2

    I really enjoyed this episode. I am looking forward to visiting Kurume and Fukuoka soon.

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому +1

      Woohoo! Thanks for watching and please stay tuned for the next one ~

  • @lordiari7110
    @lordiari7110 9 місяців тому +1

    Another fantastic tour and reviewing of ramen, thank you Frank.

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for watching!

  • @dansgun
    @dansgun 9 місяців тому +2

    Sounds like my mecca! I'll have to make a stop there for sure.

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому +1

      You should! A tonkotsu pilgrimage 😁

  • @magenof1440
    @magenof1440 9 місяців тому

    Praise the youtube lords for recommending this to me, I really like these kind of travel videos focused on food. 3-4 bowls though, you have quite the appetite!🍜

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому

      Glad they brought you here! I'm just a glutton, haha (eating the multiple bowls).

  • @hgrace0
    @hgrace0 8 місяців тому

    It’s always a joy to join you on your ramen exploration

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  8 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for joining the exploration! You're always welcome aboard.

  • @DrthmN
    @DrthmN 9 місяців тому +1

    13:07 - 13:27 with it's discord notification sfx Kills me 😂😂💕
    Also I'm looking forward to the next episode, I wanna see what kind of non porkbone ramen in porkbone ramen country looks like 😂, cheers Frank

    • @jimbo121
      @jimbo121 9 місяців тому

      omg I freaked out and thought I was on disc lol.

    • @DrthmN
      @DrthmN 9 місяців тому

      @@jimbo121 lmao same 😂😂

  • @Apollo440
    @Apollo440 9 місяців тому

    I was just about to comment, that you should have a guide with all that valuable information you're gathering along your ramen adventures... And I was happy to find out you already have one!
    Now I wonder, when you will get an anime/manga character, based on you? This would truly be a cornerstone, marking your integration into the Japanese culture - where "if you're not an anime character, you don't exist!" ^_-

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  8 місяців тому +2

      Haha, an anime or manga character would be a honor. I wouldn't consider myself having made it without one 😃
      Thanks for watching!

  • @ramenpharmacist
    @ramenpharmacist 9 місяців тому

    JUST in time im flyign out tonight! i was wondering how the oden worked at maruboshi thanks for the detailed video 😃

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому +1

      Oh sweet - enjoy! Yes, there are buttons on the ticket machine for also having oden 👍

  • @NickTheDataGuy
    @NickTheDataGuy 9 місяців тому

    Great video! I love tonkotsu style. If I remember from a previous review, you said you were more a shio guy. Was the heaviness of tonkotsu hard to eat repeatedly? I'm curious how you find out about these places. Do you use mainly tabelog? Is there a secret ramen connoisseur discord out there? (if not, you should definitely make a 5amramen server. I'd love to be in a ramen group!)

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому

      Kurume is your ramen spirit city 😊. I am indeed more of a lighter ramen guy and shio is probably my favorite style. But when in Fukuoka, I wouldn't have it any other way - tonkotsu every day, all day.
      I use Tabelog, Ramen Database (like a Tabelog but just for ramen), and Google (although more for directions). No such discord that I'm aware of, haha. Please join if I ever do set one up!

  • @restaurantman
    @restaurantman 9 місяців тому +3

    🍜👍

  • @carrerlluna66
    @carrerlluna66 9 місяців тому

    💋💋💋The second one is my choice though all looked good.

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому

      You would love it! Was my favorite from the 3.

  • @sunsongss
    @sunsongss 4 місяці тому

    Is there a reason why every area have their own style of ramen? Is it because they want to stick out or is it because of local ingredients? It's really interesting

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  3 місяці тому

      It can often be both! Furthermore, surroundings can influence the ramen too - heavier or saltier ramen styles often pop up where there are more laborers, or where the temperature is colder, for example.

  • @AynenMakino
    @AynenMakino 9 місяців тому +1

    Do you know of any ramen places in Tokyo that also use that everlasting soup method?

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому +1

      It's harder to find in Tokyo but here are some (both Kurume style tonkotsu):
      maps.app.goo.gl/7ms1qs21KmzQzsHR9
      maps.app.goo.gl/9XbeDUQua69L2hht7
      - not sure how good they are though as I've never been.
      Bario is a chain that does Jiro style ramen but they also do Yobimodoshi!
      www.bario.co.jp/en/

    • @AynenMakino
      @AynenMakino 9 місяців тому

      @@5AMRamen thanks so much for finding these for me! I'm definitely trying this. I'm going to try as many different styles as I can in the time I have.

  • @BINWAN556
    @BINWAN556 9 місяців тому

    ❤️⛩️👌

  • @user-tn9vl5bm9q
    @user-tn9vl5bm9q 5 місяців тому

    Hey, Frank!
    I am from Kurume, Japan.
    Your video definitely is not presenting the city of Kurume "CITY".
    😂😂😂

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  5 місяців тому

      Well, looks like I'll have to go back 😊

  • @otogigamer
    @otogigamer 8 місяців тому

    Are any of these places safe for people with high blood pressure

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  8 місяців тому

      Kurume ramen (featured in the video) is on the heavier side. I'd recommend lighter ramen, like shio (salt seasoned) or shoyu (soy sauce seasoned).

  • @martenlundin
    @martenlundin 9 місяців тому +1

    Nice one

    • @5AMRamen
      @5AMRamen  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for the watching - hope you're well!

    • @martenlundin
      @martenlundin 9 місяців тому

      @@5AMRamenI will be ok when I return "home" after new years :)