Cheap Ramen?
 

Hey, I'm trying to make some fairly tasty, I know it's subjective, and cheap ramen in Japan. I know I can get the noodles fairly easily and probably vegetables too, but how about pork if I want to make something kind of like I'd find at a ramen shop. I just want something with a good broth, noodles, a few vegetables, an egg, and either pork or chicken I guess. Is there any way to buy strips of pork like they've got in ramen easily? I would love to make it, but I spend too much time studying.

Isn't it cheaper and faster to go to a ramen shop? Some are just a couple hundred yen a bowl.

At grocery stores they have packets of the pork you put in ramen, as well as the soft boiled eggs in the section where they have all the ramen supplies.

Hmm, I think if I could find cheap meat, I could make it for about 150 or so. I should try and look around for cheaper ramen places though. The cheapest I've found for a good bowl is about 400 or 500.

The pack of meat slices is around 300 yen, for about 5 slices.
The good noodle+broth set are like 220 for a packet of two.

Really? For noodles, meat, spices, veggies, and everything? I don't know where you live, but could get good ramen for 250 yen in my neighborhood (a few stops from Osaka station).

Yeah, it's not the best ramen, but I got all of the ingredients and everything for a little over 200 yen a bowl. Actually, it is pretty low quality stuff, but I'm poor. By the way, I'm in Tokyo, and I haven't found a cheap ramen place, but I bet if I ask my Japanese friends, they may have some good advice. I'll try that and let you know.

When I was in Tokyo, Shibuya area not far from the train station, I found a ramen shop that was excellent and was really cheap. I paid somethinglike 500Y for my bowl and it was HUGE.

It was one of those with the menu outside and you punch the button in the machine for your order, get a ticket and bring it inside. It was awesome, I loved it!

Hmmm, this is making me hungry. I wish I still lived in Japan.

There is a gorgeous ramen shack in Tokyo that sells Cheese Ramen. Nom nom nom.

Not sure if this is cheap but you can kill 2 birds with one stone. Take a bath and eat ramen!

http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/xbdt9z

Amazing!

Absolutely epic find.

:mtongue:

Sounds like just the place I'd like to visit next time.
Do you remember the name or location of the ramen shop?

Here is the cheese ramen shop, if you interested. ;)

GO RAMEN!: Tsukumo Ramen Ebisu Honten 東京都渋谷区広尾 - Tokyo, Japan (Day 12)

No, I'm sorry :(

Though I don't think you would be able to miss it if you just go about Shibuya one night. It's in a small street (I believe there's a Book Off near by). It's very bright, if I remember correctly the signs are white and yellow. The inside of the ramen shop is all white, there's a counter all around and the chefs are in the middle. There's the big menu up top the entrance and the vending machine for tickets right next to the door.

Sorry I can't provide a picture or anything... 'Hope you manage to find it though!

Thank you for the description!:)
I'll look for it next time and post pics if I find it.