IPPUDO Malaysia: Spicy Black Ramen

Ramen addicts! Looking for a new ramen taste? Kickstart the new year with Spicy Black, an IPPUDO special only available in Singapore and now, Malaysia!

IPPUDO’s Spicy Black

Spicy Black, a blend specially concocted for our fiery palates, is a combination of IPPUDO’s original pork broth with spicy nikumiso (miso-flavored ground pork). A mix of black pepper, shansho (Japanese pepper), various spices, and IPPUDO’s new spicy fragrant oil come together to challenge your taste buds.

IPPUDO’s signature ramen

This unique explosive soup is served with thin noodles, melt-in-your-mouth chashu, minced meat, bitter spicy salad and coriander. It smells absolutely delicious; the fragrant oil with its accompanying spices teases all your senses. The first bite is a familiar taste of IPPUDO’s signature pork bone broth, then the chili hits.

IPPUDO’s new Spicy Black is priced at RM26++, is available at all IPPUDO Malaysia outlets from now until 31 March 2015.

Hakata IPPUDO @ Pavilion KL

As part of the same Chef Special menu for this period, the IPPUDO outlets in Pavilion KL and The Gardens Mall feature the same seasonal menu. At a food tasting session, Japanese Chef Yosuke Nishiguchi was on hand (with a translator) to describe and explain each menu item.

IPPUDO’s Chef Yosuke Nishiguchi

Spider Roll (RM18++) is as straightforward as they come. Pieces of maki sushi with deep-fried softshell crab, avocado, lettuce, seaweed and roe, served with IPPUDO’s own blend of spicy mayo and teriyaki sauce. Enjoyable, especially as it is covered with a thin layer of panko for a surprising crunch.

Spider Roll

Next, teppan dishes that go GREAT with Japanese beer.

Buta Kimuchi Teppan (RM16++), thin strips of pork belly fried with kimchi and bean sprouts. Surprisingly it was not very spicy, given the kimchi base. I was told that the Japanese do not take to spiciness like us, and this is an acceptable level for most of their customers.

Buta Kimuchi Teppan