Monday’s Bread Bowl: Real Ramen

Salty pork ramen, an authentic dish

This special Japanese ramen soup is a delicacy. Just the broth alone has a richness and taste that makes it 10 times more flavorful than the instant ramen at the supermarket. It’s carefully prepared at Santoka Ramen inside Mitsuwa Market Place in Edgewater, N.J. Bowls may come with all ingredients delicately mixed together or else the dish may be ordered "deconstructed" with an accompanying side dish of seaweed, pickled radish, and melt-in-your-mouth pork slices. Eat these separately or mix it in the piping-hot bowl yourself. The fresh noodles are also cooked to a perfect consistency so it's almost al dente and not near mush. This is authentic Japanese fast food. Here is more info on Santoka Ramen at Mitsuwa in N.J.