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Ramen shop “King-ken” with only one menu “Soup-less Tantanmen”

Hi. Good morning / afternoon / evening. I’m ponpokorin (@ponpokorin_24).

This time, I will introduce a unique Ramen shop "King-ken (キング軒)" in Japan. The genre is “Hiroshima-style soup-less Tantanmen (広島風汁なし担々麺, Hiroshima-Fu Shirunashi Tantanmen)”.

First, look at this photo!


This is the King-ken's soup-less Tantanmen.

Please try it when you visit Japan! Don't forget your towel to wipe sweat!

Table of Contents

  • Locations of “King-ken”
  • What is “Tantanmen”?
  • Features of “Hiroshima-style soup-less Tantanmen”
  • Recommended way to eat

Locations of “King-ken”

The main shop is located in Hiroshima prefecture as the name of "Hiroshima-style". Including main shop, there are 3 shops in Hiroshima.







There are also two branches around Tokyo Station (as of April 2020).





I ate the soup-less Tantanmen at the "King-ken 銀座出張所" (The last one).
If you come to Tokyo or Hiroshima, why not stop by this Ramen shops?

What is “Tantanmen”?

The birthplace of Tantanmen is China, according to Wikipedia, which began in 1841 in Sichuan, China, with a man selling it.

The Chinese pronunciation is "Dandanmyen", but in this article I will write as "Tantanmen" which is a common pronunciation in Japan.

The original Tantanmen in China seemed to have no soup, but when they spread in Japan after World War II, arrangements were added by Chen Kenmin, a chef from Sichuan, and Tantanmen with soup became popular in Japan.

Tantanmen have continued to evolve in Japan, and there are various types of Tantanmen. For example, there is such a Tantanmen as "Ebi (Shrimp) miso Tantanmen ".

I ate it at "Katsura (かつら)" in Koganechou Yokohama

Features of “Hiroshima-style soup-less Tantanmen”

Among the genres of Tantanmen, the characteristic of " Hiroshima-style soup-less Tantanmen " is that they have strong spiciness and numbness. This feature is similar to that of the original Chinese Tantanmen.

The spiciness is from chili oil (ラー油), and the numbness is from Chinese pepper (花椒) .

In Japan, Japanese pepper (山椒) is sprinkled on Eel Kabayaki etc. Comparing to Japanese pepper, Chinese pepper has more strong numbness.

There are many other Ramen shops that offer this "Hiroshima-style soup-less Tantanmen" besides "King-ken" introduced in this article, so if you are interested, please search for "広島風汁なし担々麺" .

Recommended way to eat

Basically, menu of “King-ken” is only “soup-less Tantanmen (汁なし担担麺)”, and you can choose the topping or hotness.

I ordered a set of "soft boiled egg (温泉玉子)", rice(ライス), and soup-less Tantanmen 4 hotness (汁なし担担麺4辛) for about 700 yen.

"4 hotness (4辛)" means the most chili oil and Chinese pepper are added, and "1 hotness (1辛)" is less added. For those who are not good at spiciness, there is also a menu called "0 hotness (0辛)". It added no spices.

There are the following stickers inside the shop.


Translate what is written here into English (Roughly)…

  • Stir at least 30 times before eating until the sauce at the bottom of the bowl is gone.
  • Sprinkle the Chinese pepper on the table lightly, if you like, and eat without mixing. The fragrance will come out more and taste will be better.
  • Soft boiled egg (温泉玉子) is not placed directly on the noodles. Dip noodles into soft boiled egg like Tsukemen and eat them.
  • At the end, put the rice in a bowl and add a little sauce (タレ), vinegar (お酢), red pepper and Chinese pepper on the table to the rice. Then the delicious Tantan-rice is completed.

I ate soup-less Tantanmen following this information. I forgot to take photos, so I write my text review only.

After stirring, first bite, I was surprised at numbness, but my chopsticks would not stop.
I added Chinese pepper and changed taste a little, it’s very tasty too.
I used soft boiled egg. It made the hotness mild, it’s also tasty!
At last, I made Tantan-rice and ate it. This became the end of exquisite lunch.

I liked the numbness of Chinese pepper, so I used a lot of Chinese pepper on the table. As a result, when I finish the last of Tantan-rice, I got a lot of satisfaction and sweat despite the winter.

Please try it if you come to Japan. However, be careful not to add too much Chinese pepper. A lot of sweat in the winter due to much Chinese pepper caused next day cold of mine. lol

Lastly, “King-ken” cup noodles are sometimes sold at convenience stores or supermarkets. It has high quality of taste. Why don't you try it if you see it?

Thank you for your reading! See you again!

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