MARUTAI KUMOMOTO KURO MAYU TONKATSU (186g)








The soup is noticeably more opaque and more creamy as well. It doesn’t smell pungently porky once the powder is mixed well into the water, but as I mentioned, it does leave a light aftertaste like most ramen do. It doesn’t feel oily to the mouth either, which is good.



As for the noodles, once again I absolutely love the texture of these. Kumamoto Ramen is normally served with square-cut, medium noodles, and I thought that detail was incorporated well into these instant noodle packs. I prefer these noodles over the thinner ones, and again, I’d buy this just for those stick noodles. But in this case the broth is pretty decent too. In fact, I can probably dress this noodle up pretty well, with chashu pork, garlic chips, and the whole lot of it!