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| - Kinton Ramen 7 is located at the Commerce Gate plaza, a small plaza that already is home to many other delicious eateries and shops.
The KINKA Original Ramune drink was so fun since you had to open it by popping the cork into the bottle for the marble to drop. It was a sweet soda drink.
I have had the Kakimayo (baked oyster with spinach, mushrooms, and garlic mayo, topped with cheese) before and this remains one of my favorite tapas to order. The spinach sauce with the cheese was to die for!
The Tofu Furai is one of the best tasting appetizers to go with your ramen. I discovered it on my first visit to Kinton Ramen back at their original location and have always raved about these tofu nuggets since. They are slightly crispy on the outside with a really smooth vegetarian-friendly interior that tastes almost like chicken nuggets but better. You just have to try it out yourself to see what it's like!
Their Tako Wasabi (marinated octopus with wasabi stem) remains one of the best I've ever had. It was perfectly marinated with spicy wasabi stem that really sent a spice to our nostrils! It was so good!
I remember I really enjoyed the Hot Karaage at another location of Kinton Ramen when I visited back in the summer and loved the spicy fried chicken.
Gomaae (blanched spinach with black sesame sauce) is another favourite tapa of mine. It was such a simple dish but so tasty thanks to the slightly sweet black sesame sauce.
This was my first time trying the Salmon Natto Yukke (chopped salmon sashimi with seven friends -- natto, okra, kimchi, scallion, wonton skin, garlic chips, and raw egg yolk) and I was very curious about it when I saw it on the menu. After the server set it on the table (and I took some quick photos), she helped us to mash everything up together. There were some nori available on the side of the plate to serve everything together. I thought that this was such a unique blend of different textures and flavours. It wasn't common to see natto served together with other ingredients as I had only eaten it raw as breakfast in Japan before. We enjoyed this dish but thought that it could have benefited with a vinegar or soy sauce like ingredient to bring up the taste.
The Ebi Mayo (deep fried prawn with spicy mayo) was pretty good. The prawns were very fresh and firm.
On this visit, I tried a Vegetarian Ramen for the first time! It contained a bowl of thick ramen with seasoned vegetables with tofu furai in a 100% vegetarian broth. It was definitely a very clean tasting broth and there were many vegetables in it too!
K ordered the Chicken Shoyu Ramen. The chicken breast meat was just as firm and tender as I remembered from one of my previous visits and the chicken stock was so rich!
The Virgin Ramune Mojito had ramune, lime, and mint in it. This was actually just the bottle of KINKA Original Ramune arrived with a glass with lime and mint in it. It helped to break up the sweetness from the original ramune bottle.
The Matcha Cheesecake (baked matcha green tea cheesecake). It was very smooth and creamy! The matcha taste was very much present as well.
We both really enjoyed theBlack Sesame Soymilk Pudding with whipped cream. It was extremely smooth and tasted of black sesame! It was also melt-in-your-mouth softness. This was a perfect portion to share as it would be a lot for one person to finish on their own.
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