だし廊 (Dashiro in Sendai, Miyagi)

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だし廊

Dashiro is a shop with a penchant for, you guessed it, dashi. Beautiful broth full of Japanese-style umami. The shoyu made with flying fish came recommended, but they also had shellfish, chicken, shrimp, and vegetable broth ramen. Choose your favorite. Everything here is curated by their dashi sommelier.

Homemade noodles as well. I love when shops serve different noodles with different soups. Of course, this complicates my life as a ramen hunter. Will I return to Dashiro to try all five types of dashi? To be honest, I am curious about their vegetable broth.

To further complicate things, they have a total of five shops in Sendai. だし廊, だし廊 NIBO, だし廊 BUSHI, だし廊 MIX, and だし廊 GOLD. When I checked my list of want-to-go (行きたい) shops in Sendai, there are no more in the ramen category, so maybe I’ll keep the dashi in mind next time I am in town.

There were various awards and even a Michelin Guide on the ticket machine. I can’t be bothered with the recommendations of Michelin outside of Tokyo, just give me the goods!

Great stuff. Refined ramen with an emphasis on top-level dashi is all the rage in Tokyo and Osaka these days. Why would Sendai be any different?

The shoyu ramen here is flavored with tamari shoyu, a sweeter soy sauce made without any wheat. You’ll normally find it used as a dipping sauce for sashimi. Here it is a subtle enhancement for the dashi. Speaking of dashi, the broth at Dashiro is made by a dashi sommelier. Though that may sound pedantic, the truth is that umami is extracted from different ingredients in different conditions. You can’t just throw everything in a pot and boil it. This is a delicate matter. Simmering dried flying fish for too short a time and you miss out on umami acids. Simmer for too long and the broth becomes bitter.

By the way, I learned about this shop from the Best of the Best Ramen guidebook. It’s an all-Japan guide to great shops and something you might want to pick up for your own ramen adventures. Get it here.

Best of the Best RAMEN

I made a YouTube video about this trip. Check it out!

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