@Animeniax: If you're in Manhattan I know of a couple of ramen places you could check out.
@Animeniax: If you're in Manhattan I know of a couple of ramen places you could check out.
@Honoko: sorry, never been that far north, but thanks for the offer. I'm currently overseas, but I'm from Houston. I tried to find a ramen shop in Houston by asking at a local Japanese market, which directed me to a restaurant that might sell ramen, but not as a main course. It turned out they didn't sell ramen period, and they had no suggestions as to where to find a place. What sucked was that one of the girls suggested I try a ramen bowl from the supermarket, and I think she was being a smartass, but maybe she didn't mean it that way.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
That's weird... doesn't Houston have a pretty strong Asian population? One of my roommates in college was from that area and I met a lot of Asians hailing from Plano (not that I know my Texas geography-- Houston and Plano could be on opposite sides of the state for all I know).
Haha, Plano is up near Dallas, about 250 miles north of Houston, but yes there is a large Asian population in Houston, just not Japanese. Vietnamese pho noodle soup dominates the Houston noodle restaurant market. I was thinking of opening a ramen shop, but for most Americans, they'd rather pay 25 cents for the square packet than $5 for a bowl.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Yummy! A nice Pho Ga (chicken) bowl.Originally Posted by Animeniax
Thanks, that reminds me I can go to that little Pho specialist in Paris, from true Vietnamese origin. I'll go on Friday.
Nicely, a large asian supermarket is nearby so I'll be able to buy Cup noodles, packages I've seen on that thread (if available) and cristalised ginger.
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I've been hankering for some pho too, but I don't think there's any instant pho like there is instant ramen. I figure the raw beef would be tricky to package and preserve. I'll have to wait until I'm back in Houston to get some.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Many times I crack an egg or two into my ramen. Also throw in a scoop of rice too if I'm really hungry. Then a bunch of other seasoning like cayenne pepper.
Well as for ramen, there are some pho packages. However like for rame, these are mainly pasta... so the interrest is limited.
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