"Chuka Soba Fujiya" - How to make Okayama Ramen

Introduction

This is a recipe that recreates the Chinese noodles from Fujiya, a restaurant that represents Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture.
Fujiya's Chinese noodles are based on pork bone Shoyu, but they don't have the distinctive pork bone smell and are characterized by a rich soup. The soup is light in fat, so it is surprisingly Light taste and easy to drink.
Shoyu has a stronger impact than the pork bone broth, and the shop's attention to detail is evident in the bowl, with the chef saying, "Shoyu Shoyu sauce from the previous day is mixed in the next day, so the natural sweetness of the soy sauce comes out." The pork bone broth also adds a sweetness unique to pork, resulting in a rich, full-bodied soup. Its deep amber color and plenty of fat floating on the surface create a refined, sweet-and-savory flavor that permeates the palate.
This is a recipe that uses commercial Ramen soup to easily recreate the taste of Fujiya's Chinese noodles.

How to make Chuka Soba Fujiya Soup

Ingredients for Chuka Soba Fujiya

Soup 1
・Water…5ℓ
・Pork knuckles...1kg
・[Commercial Use] Pork Clear Soup (CP-BC6)... 2kg

Soup 2
・Water…5ℓ
・ Dried sardine...100g
・Dashi Kombu...20g
・Soup①...1 liter

How to make Chuka Soba Fujiya

1. To make soup ①, put pork knuckles in water and simmer over high heat. Simmer for 5 hours, carefully skimming off any scum that appears.
2. Once the bones have been broken down, reduce the heat to low and cook until the base of the flavor is achieved. [For commercial use] Add frozen pork clear soup (CP-BC6) and dissolve over low heat.
3. Once the frozen soup has thawed and the flavors have blended well, soup ① is ready.
4. To make soup ②, add the ingredients and simmer over high heat for 2 hours.
5. Mix soup ① and ② together and it's done.

History and origins

Founded in 1950, Chukasoba Fujiya was a udon and zenzai restaurant founded by Suemoto Yorio, but three years later, sensing the popularity of chukasoba, it converted into a chukasoba specialty restaurant. At the time, it was a bustling spot in a shopping district crowded with movie theaters and pachinko parlors. It serves Light taste, tonkotsu (pork bone) based Shoyu Ramen. Next to Ramen shop is Asazuki Honten, which was founded by Ueyama Masayoshi in 1948 and is said to be the oldest surviving Ramen shop in Okayama. Asazuki Honten serves milky white tonkotsu (pork bone) based Ramen. Their popular dish is katsu soba, topped with freshly fried pork cutlet.

Store Information

• Store name: Fujiya
• Address: 2-3-8 Hokancho, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
• 営業：11:00～19:30
• Closed: Wednesdays

*Business hours and holidays may change, so please check with the store before visiting.

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Precautions

*Created by Nishio Ryoichi as an homage to "Chukasoba Fujiya."

*This recipe is for reference only. It aims to have a similar taste, but may differ from the authentic "Chuka Soba Fujiya" recipe.

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