In Japan it is customary to eat noodles on New Year’s Eve.
It is said that eating noodles symbolizes leaving this year’s hardships behind (because noodles are easy to cut) and also the long noodles represent longevity.
We call it “toshikoshi soba”, which means “year-crossing noodle”, and most people eat buckwheat noodles close to midnight.
I thought about going to eat buckwheat noodles for dinner, but there was a ramen restaurant that I had wanted to try for a while, and after a quick research I found out that toshikoshi noodle did not have to be “buckwheat” noodle, and as long as you eat on the day it didn’t matter when to eat.
So we decided to still follow the tradition but have ramen for lunch today.
My SNS friend told me about this place.
She said it was the best ramen in Bangkok.
There are three vegan ramen options, Black Tantanmen, Yuzu Shio, and Spicy Yuzu.
I like their focus on using local ingredients.
I had Yuzu Shio.
It’s clear soup, which is hard to find for vegan ramen.
I was amazed by the deliciousness of the soup.
They make their own noodles.
For this they use thinner noodles.
I liked all the toppings too.
They were all perfectly prepared.
My husband had Black Tantanmen.
This one had much thicker noodles.
The soup was rich and extremely flavorful, but not heavy.
We LOVED their ramen.
We agree that they were the best vegan ramen we’ve had in Bangkok so far.
I hope you are ending this year with delicious food as well, and I wish you all a year ahead full of joy, peace, and love.
Mensho Tokyo – Website; The menu on their website does not include vegan options, which may mean not all locations serve vegan ramen. We went to the on in RSU Tower.
