Indian Food + Ramen

Today, we decided to pop into an Indian Restaurant for Lunch. I've noticed quite a few around my dorm area (Takadanobaba) - at least 5 I think - but I never really had the urge to try any. Well, how good can Indian food be in a country where their curry is not spicy AT ALL right? How can non-spicy curry be good Indian food?

So a picture of what I had - 1 naan + 1 salad + 1 keema curry (750yen):

The verdict? Yeah well I was proven right. There were 3 levels of spiciness that the customer can choose from - mild, spicy and very spicy. I went for spicy whilst my 2 other friends chose mild. Their curry came looking like cream of tomato, with a swirl of cream included lol. And my 'spicy' keema curry? Not spicy at all. The curry was thick, yes, but just... not spicy enough - not just in the chilli sense but the lack of oomph that the spice combinations always tend to give in authentic Indian food.

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On the subject of food, the other day - well just yesterday actually - we went to Harajuku to get our mobile phones. That took almost 2-3 hours and concluded at about 4pm. So we went to the Ramen shop nearby which Rachel recommended and was apparently very popular and crowded. Thanks to our weird timing, there was enough space for us to sit, but only just. So this Ramen place (forgot to take a picture of it -grumbling stomachs and all) offered 4 different types of broth - Kyuushuu (Chicken+Pork+Veg), Bon Chan (Pork), Miso and Shoyu I think. The Bon Chan one was supposedly good for your skin and popular due to its high collagen content. I had the Kyuushuu Jangara, which was simply the most basic combination of ramen, 2 slices of boiled pork, bamboo shoots and black fungus.

Oh my gosh, Angel and I were commenting that this was possibly the best ever ramen we've eaten - not that I've had alot - but it was SO yummy! THIS is exactly what I'm looking forward to in Japan - and THIS is why I never eat ramen in Singapore even though I'm sure there're nice ones just that I have odd ideas about authenticity and broth. The boiled pork slices (something like the chinese 3-layer-pork dish) was AMAZING - tender meat, melt-in-your-mouth fatty parts and SO flavourful! Definitely going back there, and hopefully often too. And this time I'll get pictures.

Yum. Just thinking about it makes me hungry.