Kumamoto Ramen (noodle)

Overview

Kumamoto Ramen（熊本ラーメン）is pork bone ramen mainly served in Kumamoto city. It is propagated from Fukuoka where pork bone ramen was born.

Kumamoto Ramen, unlike Hakata Ramen which uses thin noodles, has ticker noodles. And, Kumamoto Ramen is different from Hakata Ramen in the addition of chicken broth.

It also features fried garlic chips or oil fried with garlic in the soup.

Some restaurants do not use chicken bones in their soup, instead using only pork skulls to make the soup.

Kumamoto Ramen is widely served in Kumamoto city, and some restaurants have expanded to other areas of Japan. And, Ajisen Ramen has a large chain of stores in China.

Restaurant for Kumamoto Rame (noodle)

• Komurasaki（こむらさき）
  • Opened in 1954
  • The first restaurant with burnt garlic and roasted garlic
  • One restaurant in Kumamoto city and another one in Yokohama city
• Keika Ramen（桂花ラーメン）
  • Kumamoto Ramen restaurant chain
  • Opened the first restaurant in 1955
  • 6 restaurants in Kumamoto prefecture and 6 restaurants in Tokyo
• Kokutei（黒亭）
  • Opened in 1957
  • Learned to make ramen from Komurasaki
  • 4 restaurants in Kumamoto prefecture
• Ajisen Ramen（味千拉麺）
  • Opened in 1968
  • 64 restaurants in Japan
  • 694 restaurants outside of Japan