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2012-06-24
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Recently I decided to indulge in the recent "trend" of ramen. Many places have popped up recently, but this day I decided to try one of the earlier birds.Prices were lower, but you also get less.Number one transgression that I cannot forgive - they use chicken soup instead of pork (it is the same soup base for all their ramen). It does not have the same taste and does not achieve the same effect at all. The soup was as thick as how pork-based soup should be, but lacked all character beyond that
Recently I decided to indulge in the recent "trend" of ramen. Many places have popped up recently, but this day I decided to try one of the earlier birds.Prices were lower, but you also get less.
Number one transgression that I cannot forgive - they use chicken soup instead of pork (it is the same soup base for all their ramen). It does not have the same taste and does not achieve the same effect at all. The soup was as thick as how pork-based soup should be, but lacked all character beyond that "maggi chicken soup" taste.
I would probably try overlooking this transgression (but probably still fail) if at least they made this choice because they opt not to serve any pork at all; but this is not the case. Most ramen came with some sort of pork - and mine was a single slice of pork. They had options for more pork for a higher price, but that would make it match the price of other better ramen places which served killer soup instead of the weak stuff at Marutama.
The onsen egg was decent but not really exciting - the textures were about right (firm outside, semi-runny yolk) but I guess the chicken soup spoiled everything.
Twenty-ringgit maggi mee. Gosh. Never again.
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