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Friday, May 11, 2007

Momofuku---NYC


wings


Momofuku Ramen


Pork Bun


Tsukemen


I wanted to try Momofuku (Lucky Peach) opened by Korean American chef David Chang (I saw an article on him in the New York Magazine last year.) It is nestled between 10th and 11th streets on 1st Avenue. There is no big sign hailing it but in this tight small space with a long communal table and seats along the wall you are greeted by a mainly young student and young profossional crowd. (My mom was one of two people over the age of 40 there easily). My pal came along (Leewa) a little later and we tried the Pork Bun (with Berkshire pork) $9 (Chang's take on Char Siu Bao). Then we had the chili ginger wings. My mom had the tsukemen (cold noodles with peas, pork and served with broth. Leewa and I got the Momofuku ramen $14 with a poached egg, Berkshire Pork, Peas, Nori sheet, noodles in a nice simple broth.

My mom wanted more leafy veggies. I told her there were not a lot of them in Japanese noodles/ramen. She thought the peas were a novel idea and she took my nori strips though. The broth was light and the cold noodles were favored by her. She dislikes scallions and there was alot them on her ramen.

The wings were good and just panfried but good marinade. The pork buns were simple flavors but good.

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