-broth was weird. I think I used too much of either mirin or rice vinegar so I had to dump half out and dilute it
-tofu was a pale imitation of chashu, lowkey forgot to season it whatsoever
-noodles were good!
-butchered the egg
-onions
Never have I felt so much and so little at once.
by le4sh
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now you’ve learned and your next ramen will be better! sorry to hear about the broth, but fwiw this looks better than my first attempt.
Dude. Not trying to get you to go to Instagram but my first bowls were way worse. Stick with it!
Anything homemade is always better than instant ramen in my book. It looks great and I’m proud of u for trying! Awesome job:)
It can’t rain all the time.
We all start somewhere. My first bowl wasn’t that great either. It takes time and practice to get to a place where you are happy with your bowls. Ramen has a lot of factors to get right.
Take detailed notes on what you did both right and wrong. Use that to make decision on what to do the same or different next time
It took me two years before I was happy with my tonkotsu
It’s non-instant ramen, there is nothing sad about that. Looks fantastic!
Hey this is miles better than those of us who never try it by hand at home. You will only improve from here. Enjoy and have fun in the process 🙂
It’s a first attempt, of course it’s not going to be stellar. You’ll get better every time!
Marvelous looks just like mine lmao 🥲🫶🏻
And so your journey begins, grasshopper. Your first attempt is not as bad as it seems. And from now on you will be like all of us: pursuing the ramen of your dreams! 😋
Looks great chef 👏
You’ve got two plus sides.
One, now you will appreciate even more how complex and intricate the flavors and broth are when you go to restaurants for ramen.
Two, you can really only go up from here
Good luck chef 🤙
I offer this constructively, but you seem to be stuck between ramen and soba conceptually, which is a large part of why the end result is unpalatable.
Inari and green onions are soba staples, so I’d ditch those immediately, along with the mirin and vinegar (which aren’t generally used in either dish).
Soba broth (mentsuyu) is dashi blended with soy sauce, while ramen uses dashi with a richer blend of pork fat, miso, etc.
Idk dawg looks pretty darn good. 10/10 would try
I’m still dying over here 4 scratch bowls in. Yours looks better then even my latest!
No meat.
chop that scallion smaller and it’s restaurant quality
Doesn’t seem sad at all. You’ll get there!