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味の大王 (Ajinodaio in Muroran, Hokkaido)

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味の大王

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We finished work in Muroran with about 30 minutes to make our train. Is this enough time to hit up the original Muroran curry ramen shop? I gotta try! チャンス!!

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Remember, this is Hokkaido, and Hokkaido runs on Hokkaido-time. The elderly chef took his time, even stopping for a few minutes to chat with a family that wandered in. He had obviously known them many years ago, as the conversation was focused mainly on how big the daughter, now a college student, had become.

The soup is made in small batches. Four bowls at a time. The wok is thoroughly cleaned, and the prep starts again. There were at least eight people ahead of my order. If I missed this train, it was more than two hours until the next one. Hokkaido-style.

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But sometimes you need to slow down. Not everything is a rush-hour frenzy to get in and out in record time. Here is a shop, where old friends come for a nostalgic meal, and everyone has a grin, and everything is right with the world.

I’m sure as hell not going to upset this balance by encouraging the chef to pick up his pace.

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The ramen was good, surprisingly so. Just enough homemade curry paste mixed with the thick soup. Nothing as epic as Sapporo miso, but I have to give it to Muroran and their 4th Hokkaido style.

Slurping at maximum speed, trying not to splash the potent curry soup on my clean shirt, I finished the last of the noodles, and drank as much of that amazing curry as possible. Then I ran.

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Time to spare!

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A successful ramen adventure indeed!

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I should note that this isn’t the original Ajinodaio, which is located near Muroran Station proper.

北海道室蘭市中島町3-25-9
Hokkaido, Muroran-shi, Nakajimacho 3-25-9
Closest station: Higashi Muroran

Open 11:00-20:40
Closed Tuesdays

 

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