(Translated by Google) ▎Tabelog 3.57 / Ramen 88.89
▎Date of Dining: 2024/09
▎Ramen Name: Hachiza and Set, Single Choice
On my last night in the Sannomiya area of Kobe, I ended my four-night streak of late-night ramen meals with Kobe beef ramen.
Hachiza and its main branch is a yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant. The same brand opened a ramen shop nearby using Kobe beef as its brand. The night I went was a weekday evening, and the manager said that only the Hachiza and set meal were available; there were no other options. So I had to eat that. The set meal cost 1800 yen, the most expensive ramen meal I've ever had in Japan, but considering it was Kobe beef and a set meal, it wasn't too expensive.
First came two pieces of Kobe beef sushi. Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference between an 80-point and a 90-point sushi. The beef was tender, juicy, and thick, while the rice was firm, fragrant, and chewy. You could easily cut both the beef and rice in one bite without having to tear or pull them apart.
The main course, Kobe beef ramen, was a salt-based beef bone broth with a very strong beef flavor. Frankly, I'm not a big fan of overly strong beef broths (I've had beef-related ramen at Kaohsiung's first-generation Hanayama and Tainan's Rengoku in the past, and they all felt a bit off).
The meat seemed to be thinly sliced Kobe beef short ribs, braised? Unfortunately, I don't speak Japanese and couldn't ask the owner. It was tender, flavorful, and not too greasy.
Next came Kobe beef simmered ramen (stewed beef tendon?) and white rice. The flavor was quite strong, and I finished it perfectly with the rice. In conclusion: The appetizer sushi had tender beef; the main course, ramen, had a rich beef flavor; the stewed beef tendon was savory and went well with rice. Overall, the flavor was quite robust. Customers with a lighter palate might find it cloying towards the end. It wasn't too salty, but the continuous heavy flavor combo of Wagyu beef fat → rich beef bone broth → stewed beef tendon could be a bit overwhelming. Although this bowl of ramen was almost twice the price of a regular meal, and although it didn't quite suit my personal taste, for ramen lovers visiting Kobe, trying a bowl of Kobe beef ramen is a reasonable experience.
#Japan #HyogoPrefecture #KobeCity #SannomiyaArea #Food #Ramen
(Original)
▎Tabelog 3.57/Ramen 88.89
▎用餐時間：2024/09
▎拉麵名稱：八坐和セット，單一選擇
在神戶三宮地區呆的最後一晚，就以神戶牛拉麵來畫下連續四晚拉麵宵夜的句點了。
八坐和本店是一家燒肉專賣店，同品牌在附近開了一家利用神戶牛當招牌的拉麵專賣店；我去的那晚是平日晚上，店長說只有八坐和套餐可以點，沒有其他選擇，就只好這樣吃了，整個套餐1800円，是我在日本吃過最貴的拉麵餐，但是考慮到它是神戶牛肉又是套餐，也不是那麼貴了。
先上來神戶牛排壽司兩貫，老實說我吃不出八十分跟九十分的差別，牛排軟嫩多汁有厚度，米飯緊實香Q有彈性，咬下去可以把牛排跟米飯同時切斷，不需要用力撕咬拉扯導致米飯散落。
主餐神戶牛拉麵是鹽味牛骨白湯，牛味非常的濃厚，老實說我並沒有那麼喜歡濃厚牛味湯頭（之前吃高雄初代花山跟台南漣戶跟牛相關的拉麵都覺得有點違和感）。
肉的部分應該是神戶牛的牛小排薄片滷製？可惜我不會日文無法向老闆詢問，軟嫩入味不會過於油膩。
隨後上來神戸牛ぼっかけ（牛筋煮？）跟白飯，口味較重我配白飯吃光剛好，結論：
前菜壽司肉質軟嫩
主餐拉麵牛味濃厚
牛筋煮鹹香下飯
整體來說口味較為厚實，對於口味較為清淡的顧客到後面可能會產生膩口感，不是太鹹，而是和牛油脂→牛骨濃湯→牛筋燉煮的連續重口combo會讓人有點吃不消，雖然這碗拉麵較平常吃的多了快一倍價位，雖然較不合我個人口味，但是拉麵迷來神戶遊，吃碗神戶牛拉麵也是很合理的體驗吧。
#日本
#兵庫縣
#神戶市
#三宮地區
#美食
#拉麵
