i took a day trip drove down to nyc to check out the 3rd round of nyc street ramen contest last weekend. i took a LOT pix and they are pretty self explanatory.
they had 8 ramen contestants. 
1. ramen lab: italian ramen
roma tomato, chicken broth, petite basil, crimini mushroom, italian sausage, romano/parmigiano reggiano cheese, durum semolina ramen noodle.
this was my 2nd least fave one. it didnt taste bad at all but it tasted like spaghettis and meatballs, im here for some nice asian ramen, not some ramen version of spaghettis and meatballs.
2. hakkoan: Chan Chan Yaki Ramen
this was my 2nd fave out of all 8. brothless ramen with salmon, mushroom, cabbage, carrot, garlic, onion, and miso.
3. the shoyu ramen: shoyu ramen (soy sauce)
4. yume wo katare: shoyu ramen
this was the only one i didnt try because i just had a huge bowl of their ramen 2 nights before when they opened up in boston. please check out my full review.
Tsuyoshi Nishioka is super passionate about his ramen and what he does. he was always cheering and brought a lot energy to the crowd.
5. colo pesu ramen: colorful ramen
worst ramen of all, tasteless, i hate all the artifically coloring.
6. jin ramen: spicy miso ramen
7. tonyu ramen: tonyu herb ramen with soymilk
i really liked this. i liked the taste of herbs, creamy but light broth, feels healthy, not overwhelming.
8. tabata ramen: dark men
my FAVE of all. so tasty and flavorful. def my kind of ra-men!!!!
i didnt vote, but id totally vote for dark men. they won at the end anyways without my vote. congrats!
random pix of the other stuff they sold there
green tea marshmallow
mozzarella pancake
pork belly super popular
gyoza
sweet potatoes, yummmmm
veggie soymilk smoothie
squid
hope everyone had a great weekend. im off to get my sushi fix tonight.
looked like a lot of fun and great pix! what lens did you use?
canon 24-105mm
I love the colors and textures you captured at the Ramen contest. I felt as if I was there!
What a delightful place. I could hear, see, smell, touch, and almost taste NYC and the festival. Did you sign up for the novel writing class?
I am so hungry now…. this is just gorgeous!
WOW! So much food looking so tasty.
I like your last photo – the little dog in its oversized sweater.
its super cute hehe
Those pot stickers look delicious..
Man alive, that looked like a good day out.
I see stuff like that and I despair. I may just hang up my wok
All looks so good!
Great pictures! The food looked like it could be in a magazine!
Of course I am out of town for this! Grrrrrr. Thanks for the pix though!
I live in New York and wish I was here for this contest. Let me know when you are around again.
This is a feast for the eye!
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Wow that looks like a busy event with lots of delicious food!! I bet it smelled awesome. Food is amazing to me, people can use the same ingredients and end up with something totally different in taste and texture. Fun!
In the words of Liz Lemon, “I want to go to there.” That looks amazing! I’m dying to try real Ramen. I’m still hoping to make a visit to yume wo katare. Which was better: Yume Wo Katare or Dark Men?
they are very different in terms of the texture of the ramen, the broth, and even the concept. i like both.
All of your pictures just made me SO HUNGRY. If you are in DC, try Tokyo Underground… delish ramen and dumplings!
thanks haha i have been to toki underground too. its very good. my review: http://bunnyandporkbelly.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/toki-underground-washington-dc/
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Lovely photographs and wonderful food! Makes me wish I could have been there!
WOW lots of great food! I don’t know how you chose what to eat!
Oh my god I want to live in America!
looks amazing!!
Reblogged this on Cooking Kisses and commented:
We NEED this at UNC-Wilmington. College students are definitely excelling at improvising Ramen noodles because..you know…..that’s basically all we can afford to eat hahhaa
Holy smokes…I’m so jealous! Fantastic pics!
Halo Bunny,
i love these photos; so full of life (you too), colorful, rich and wow!
Augh, good job I get to eat in twenny minutes! *__*
I miss Korean ramen. =.= Looks like an amazing day though!
OMGosh! That all looked incredible! My mouth is watering… I so wish I was there… I love noodles.. your photos are killing me! LOL I guess I am now gonna live vicariously through you and your photographs!!!
This entry made me hungry!!! Everything is just so yummy
The green tea marshmallows look delicious too.
look delicious!!!
Green tea marshmallow? mm this all makes me really hungry for Ramen. *opening a packet of instant noodle.