WHAT WE ATE

• Tonkotsu Set, 30/100 (17 Mar 2023, Straits Food Village, T2 Changi Airport Departure Lounge)

TONKOTSU SET 30/100

Noodle 5/35
Noodles used are medium thick and wavy. Honestly, it looks like instant noodles but nothing unexpected from a food court but a little underwhelming coming from a chain that’s by an ex-Santouka chef. The texture and bite of the noodle is average. Taste wise carries a bit of the “yellow noodle taste”.

Broth 10/35
The soup is watery and tasted more chicken than Tonkotsu. It has a target flat salty and savoury taste. Generally there’s not much distinctive character from this soup. Not that it’s bad or inedible but it’s a rather generic instant ramen taste.

Meat 15/20
The chashu however was pretty ok. It’s soft and tender. Marination was well balanced. It has a nice savoury taste that brings out the subtle sweetness of the meat.

Toppings 0/10
Tamago. Texture wise and ok but over marinated and too salty.

The other toppings are sesame, negi, black fungus, and cabbage. The sesame wasnt aromatic.
The negi don’t taste good too – seems like a different kind of negi was used here. There’s some onion taste in it but not in a nice way.