Nothing says ¡°I love you¡± like a novelty fast food dish incorporating chocolate. Ramen chain Kourakuen¡¯s new dish, running until the end of Valentine¡¯s Day this year, checks all those boxes. Customers can enjoy a bowl of chocolate ramen which ... well, is exactly what you¡¯d expect.
This isn¡¯t the first time some bold chef has thought up the savory-sweet blend. Mensho¡¯s Tokyo branches rolled out a similar dish a few years back, to strong reviews. But Kourakuen is taking it even further with this soy-sauce-based ramen, which features a hefty dose of chocolate served at a lower price point (?561).
This ramen tastes like ramen, with the initial flavor of soy sauce coming through clearly. What follows is a chocolate aftertaste that is both surprising and surprisingly OK, albeit in a way that you never really want to experience again. Don¡¯t build your Feb. 14 plans around this dish (please!), but if you are looking for something a bit different before then, this is a nice one-off.
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