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Keisuke Tonkotsu King
Featuring ramen from the Keisuke chain once again simply because we love their ramen. and for a ramen shop that already has FOUR different outlets across the island today, you've got to give them abit of credit for maintaining a steady dinner queue for their Tonkotsu King stall at Orchid Hotel.
Tonkotsu King (豚骨王) as the name suggests, focuses their broth base on pork, just like how their Tori King outlet at 100 AM has their soup brewed from chicken. personally, i think pork-based soup is still what ramen is all about. 
the concept for the Keisuke group is fairly much the same. you queue for an eternity to get in, choose your type of ramen, say what you want/don't want, state the texture that you'd like the noodles to be done, and you're good to go. there's free-flow of eggs and beansprouts; and although you don't need to wait very long once you're seated, you can spend the time grinding your own sesame seeds (therapeutic).. 
there are 3 basic ramen types at Tonkotsu King. as we've tried the original broth from our previous visit here, we decided to try the other 2 choices this time round - Black spicy Tonkotsu ramen and Red spicy Tonkotsu ramen. the black version above derives its spice from black pepper paste which is mixed into the soup. i was afraid it'd be too spicy for me but it turned out just right. could still taste the flavour of the pork broth which was important and the texture of the noodles was just right. the red version on the other hand is really potent hot. you could see from the illustration below that the bowl was half covered in the red chilli paste when it arrived. we thought that the spice took away some of the soup's flavour somewhat. for both soup bases, the oil in the ramen can be pretty thick, even if you had indicated less-oil when you ordered. i guess this is Japanese style, so we'll just deal with it. 
take nothing away from their own house-brand drinks, this bottle of green-tea cola certainly made our day. it was so good that we bought some bottles back to accompany us when we watch television. i think that totally encapsulated another ramen experience with the Keisuke group. thick flavourful broth, tender char-siew, nice texture noodles and green-tea cola to wash the oil down. lovely. 
Keisuke Tonkotsu King 1 Tras Link #01-19 Orchid Hotel Singapore 078867 Opening Hours 11:30 am to 3:00 pm 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm (daily) They should sell that green-tea cola at 7-eleven |
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