{"id":225,"date":"2015-07-08T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/?p=225"},"modified":"2015-09-18T23:52:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T06:52:55","slug":"tonkotsu-ramen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/2015\/07\/08\/tonkotsu-ramen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonkotsu Ramen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonkotsu ramen is a specialty from Fukuoka, Kyushu.\u00a0It is famous for its thick, pale broth made from pork bones and its rich flavour. Back in another life, Keith used to refer\u00a0to it as &#8220;dog breath ramen&#8221; when passing by the kitchen vents in Kyoto. (He doesn&#8217;t call it that any more, as you&#8217;ll read in a post to come later.)<\/p>\n<p>The chef at\u00a0Gonta Nagahama-Style Ramen makes it his daily mission to serve the best, most authentic tonkotsu ramen in south Osaka. He wouldn&#8217;t let us\u00a0take a photo of his broth pot, but we can tell you it was filled with big bones and murky liquid and had clearly been cooking for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Click through to see the chef make\u00a0his signature dish, served with diced green onions, ginger and a couple of slices of fatty pork.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ikedabarry.com\\\/gomakedo\\\/2015\\\/07\\\/08\\\/tonkotsu-ramen\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"525\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 520px; height: 257px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 347px; height: 261px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"227\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tonkatsu12_01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_01-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_01.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_01-343x257.jpg\" width=\"343\" height=\"257\" align=\"left\" title=\"Tonkatsu12_01\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Pouring broth on the gyoza.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 173px; height: 261px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"228\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tonkatsu12_02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_02-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_02.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_02-169x127.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"127\" align=\"left\" title=\"Tonkatsu12_02\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Pressing the gyoza while they cook.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"229\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tonkatsu12_03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_03-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_03.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_03-169x126.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"126\" align=\"left\" title=\"Tonkatsu12_03\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Shoyu broth in the bowls.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 520px; height: 127px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 174px; height: 131px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"230\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tonkatsu12_04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_04-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_04.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_04-170x127.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"127\" align=\"left\" title=\"Tonkatsu12_04\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Prepping the noodles before boiling.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 173px; height: 131px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_05-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"231\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_05-copy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-W300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337482316&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tonkatsu12_05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_05-copy-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_05-copy.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_05-copy-169x127.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"127\" align=\"left\" title=\"Tonkatsu12_05\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Noodles coming out of the hot water.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 173px; height: 131px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"233\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_06.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tonkatsu12_06\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_06-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_06.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_06-169x127.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"127\" align=\"left\" title=\"Tonkatsu12_06\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Thick broth into the bowls.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 520px; height: 257px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 173px; height: 261px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"234\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_07.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tonkatsu12_07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_07-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_07.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_07-169x127.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"127\" align=\"left\" title=\"Tonkatsu12_07\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Noodles in.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"235\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_08.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tonkatsu12_08\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_08-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_08.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_08-169x126.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"126\" align=\"left\" title=\"Tonkatsu12_08\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">The gyoza got a nice crust on them.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 347px; height: 261px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"236\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_09.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tonkatsu12_09\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_09-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_09.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tonkatsu12_09-343x257.jpg\" width=\"343\" height=\"257\" align=\"left\" title=\"Tonkatsu12_09\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\">Add some dipping vinegar for the gyoza and a cold beer.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/maps\/place\/%E3%81%94%E3%82%93%E5%A4%AA%E9%95%B7%E6%B5%9C%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3\/@34.548226,135.602071,19z\/data=!4m5!1m2!2m1!1sgonta+ramen,+sakai+japan!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x84abdf30c029823c\" target=\"_blank\">Here is Gonta on Google Maps.<\/a>\u00a0(And thank you to Google Street View for the photo!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gonta Kyushu-style ramen in south Osaka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[88,97,89,85,87,68,86],"class_list":["post-225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-go","tag-gyoza","tag-kyushu","tag-noodle","tag-ramen","tag-sakai","tag-soup","tag-tonkotsu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":348,"href":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225\/revisions\/348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikedabarry.com\/gomakedo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}