HDE Advent Calendar Day 19 : The World's first Michelin Starred Ramen in Tokyo ♥

Hello everyone╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

Welcome to HDE Advent Calendar Day 19 ;D I am Foam Chanii, the member from Operation team, Cloud Sales & Marketing Division. And I come from THAILANDDDDDDDDDDDD.

This is my first time to write the blog on this HDE Advert Calendar. Although I really like to take photo and post them on my facebook and instagram, I think that I am not such a good blogger Lol. Well, let's see how it goes ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

During my four years in Japan, the most popular questions asked by my friend is... 

 What is your favourite Japanese food ?

Of course, my answer is always RAMEN. Okay ! now maybe you guys can guess about  the the toptic which I gonna write in this blog today.          

                          

Yessssss, today I will introduce you not only the BEST reman shops in this tokyo, but, I will introduce you the MICHELIN STARRED RAMEN SHOPS.

What is Michelin star and how special for it ? (>_<)

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Up to now, there are ONLY TWO remen shops in Tokyo which get one Michelin-starred. One is Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta (Truffle oil infused ramen) at Sugamo Station. Another is Sosakumenkobo Nakiryu (Tantanmen) at Otsuka Station.

Interestingly, the two Michelin Starred ramen shops both are located in Toshima-ku area Lol so maybe there are some special things around Toshima which can make ramen become delicious... haha.. How do you think ?

   

Anyway, today I will introduce you only the Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta, the world's first Michelin Starred Ramen (since I have experienced to go there haha)

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Tsuta Tokyo – The World's first Michelin Starred Ramen – 

                 

               Count on a good half hour in the queue of Japanese Soba Noodle Tsuta                                                   (by ROBBIE SWINNERTON from Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta)

With ￥1,000 and only 9 seats, unsurprisingly, the demand for a spot at this tiny restaurant is so high. And of course, getting the queue here is not so easy lol.

Tsuta Remen is located around Sugamo Station (5 mins on foot). With the unilque style of the simple Japanese shop, it is not so difficullt to find it :D 

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How to get to Tsuta?

You have to come to the shop in the early morning to get your ticket. Of course, you can choose the time slot that we want plus 1,000￥for the deposit ( they will return your deposit when you came back to the shop again). 

Once you have a ticket and a time slot there is no need to hang around. Then, just return to the restaurant around the time and your slot and joining the queue again.

From my experince, I went to the restaurant around 7:30 and I got the 11 am remen slot. (Luckily, it takes only 15 mins on foot from my house to this place >_<) 

          

                                             Source : http://www.thewholeworldisaplayground.com

Well, this is what Michelin Starred ramen looks like

At tsuta remen shop, they serve four basic options so you can choose from: ramen or tsukemen- in either a shio (salt) or shoyu (soy sauce) soup. Like other ramen shops, we have to buy to from vending machine. You can see the most popular dish from the top left.

               

Of course, I ordered ramen with shoyu soup,the most popular one, It's served with slided pork, boiled egg, wonton and BLACK TRUFFLE !!! It's such a good combination, isn't it ?!

                        

                                        Here we go ! the famous tsuta ramen

    

   If only photos are not enoght, I recommend you to watch this video from this youtuber.

Well, if you are looking for someone to eat ramen with you pleaseeeeeeeeee invite me :D Then we can enjoy ramen together ♥♥♥♥ Lastly, hope you enjoyed my blog. Next time, I will tell you more stories about my fav ramen shop in Tokyo.

HDE Advent Calendar Day 18: My favorite Hamburger🍔

Hi There! This is Imaizumi. I’m working on Customer success & Engagement Division.
Today I’m going to write my favorite food "Hamburger".
I love Hamburger too much. When I went to Thailand last week, I ate hamburger 3 times in a row. Like this.

And I always post the hamburgers on Instagram. If you have interest, please check it out~!

In Tokyo, there is a lot of famous hamburger restaurants like Blacows, BurgerMania, Firehouse and so on.
You can find such famous hamburger shops easily using Tabelog, which is most famous review site in Japan.

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Today I'll introduce you guys my favorite “little known” hamburger restaurant. Actually, these restaurants are fewer reviews in Tabelog.

OK, Let's get started!

1. Made in Hands

This restaurant is near Hiyoshi station in Kanagawa prefecture.
I ordered "Smoker's room EX". This hamburger is with smoked bacon and smoked cheese.
When I ate this hamburger, my heart was taken to heaven.
Needless to say, the taste was so fabulous.Smoky smell was so nice and the patty was so juicy. 
Hiyoshi station is a little bit distant, but when you visit around there, I recommend you try it.

2. ADENIA

This restaurant is close to our office. This restaurant provides French food with good wine at dinner time, however, it provides good hamburger at lunchtime.
I tried the "Adenia burger", and the taste was so good. And the atmosphere was also so nice. I believe you have a good time at this restaurant.

3.Ocean's Diner

This restaurant is in Aomori prefecture, which is my hometown. Actually, I didn't expect anything but my expectation was betrayed in a good way.
I tried the "Apple burger", and this was so nice. The combination of a juicy patty and apple sour taste was so nice. It's a little bit difficult to get there because the restaurant is far away, but I want you to try it.
 

Do you like it? If you like it, please try~~!!

By the way, I joined another Advent calendar "Office 365 advent calendar".
I'll post on my blog on Dec 21. I hope you'll be looking forward to it.

Have fun!

HDE Advent Calendar Day 17: The Perfect Dating Itinerary for Taipei

Taipei is often known as a city inundated by great food; however, I have never placed as high a priority on food as I have on the quality of a date. During my two-week-business-trip in Taiwan, I wish to share with you a dating itinerary that will apprehend the heart of any girl.

The most important thing to make a good impression on any person (not only a girl) will be knowing where you are going. The map below shows the places that we will be covering today and make sure that you know your directions well before any practical date. A girl will not like a man who doesn’t know where he is heading-literally or metaphorically (前途).

A girl will like man with culture (有文化的人、有教養的人), going to a place with history as well as meaning can help you demonstrate the depth and the breadth of your knowledge. Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂) will help us just to achieve that; a man can easily let a girl understand the importance of history and how deeply cultured he is simply by the dating location they be.

However, too much show-off is a no-no; in fact, you want to add a verbal caption just at the right timing. This will give her the impression that the part that you showed off is only the-tip-of-the-iceberg and you have a vast database beneath your handsome appearance.

At 55 past every hour, there will be a solider talk-over ceremony (禮兵交接). Arriving five minutes before the ceremony shows how punctual you are. “Nobody likes people who are never on-time” and I am sure that this fact applies to the girl next to you as well. Demonstrating the fact that you take care about the time is just important as your vast knowledge and your handsome appearance.

If you have ever been to some form of military training, it is also a good opportunity to let her know that you are not only a man of knowledge or appearance; however, you will help her to know that you are a man of discipline. Body is needed to be trained and pressured to maintain young and healthy; I am sure that your date is also using a lot of anti-aging and makeup products to stay young as possible. In order to stay young and stay fit, overhaul is never as good as interception.

“A man is not a man unless he knows something about cars” is not a quote by a famous person, but it is certainly true. Although your date does not expect you to know about how much horsepower does a Bugatti Veryon 16.4 have but I am that she is at least expecting you to know something about Henry Ford, Model-T and from which country is the Cadillac model of Chiang-Kai-Shek’s favorite four-wheeler is from.

Walking out of the Memorial Hall, be sure to exit from the main entrance from the fourth floor to ensure that you two enjoy the spectacular scenery walking down the 89-staircase just as the emperor and empresses (皇上、格格) who did back in the Qing dynasty (清朝). 

After been immersed in the rich history of the Memorial Hall, your date will be double as impressed if you take her to the modern parts of Taipei – Taipei 101. Appealing takes the form of unexpectancy; therefore, you should now step into the shoes of a modern salaryman seamlessly integrating into the business district in Xinyi (信義). Anyone would like partners who are confident with great career (事業有成); therefore, you should demonstrate that you are not only a playboy but a working boy.

At this point in time, I am sure your date has already been deeply impressed by the well-organized dating itinerary you have devised. She, adoring you deeply, will want this memory to be eternal; you, wishing to impress her profoundly, will also want a souvenir from this memorable time. The LOVE pop art landmark below is right next to the Taipei 101, which will be populated with tourists. However, I am sure that you can always grab a tourist-cupid-to take a couple picture for you. Be sure to grab a someone for a good picture; girls are very serious when it comes to taking pictures, and the blurry selfies that you take with one hand will not meet their minimum requirement. On the other hand, the ability to grab a stranger help you to demonstrate you courage and management skill: you are able to control and manipulate people and impressing your date dearly.

At the end of the day, I am sure that your date is now impressed by both your knowledge of the history and culture of Taiwan. Make sure that you treat your girl a good dinner as a compensation for walking around with you in a cold day in Taipei and let her know that you had organized all of this because you want to impress her.