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お昼を食べたこともあり、退社するころになっても、あまりお腹が空かない。
Since I had lunch today, I wasn’t very hungry when I left the office.
もともと、つけ麺の超大盛を食べに行く予定だったけど、駅のホームまできて結局止めた。向かったのは、去年広島で食べた汁なし担々麵のお店。
Originally, I was planning to eat dipping noodles with a super-sized portion of noodles, but I changed my mind when I got to the train platform.
現地で食べてとてもおいしく、また食べたいと思っていて、オフィスの近くにあることは知っていたけど、行く機会がなかった。初めての来店。
Instead, I headed to another ramen shop that serves soupless Dandan noodles—the same style I had in Hiroshima last year.
汁なし担々麵にライスをつけて、値段はつけ麺とほぼ変わらなかった。でも量は全然違う。
Although I knew that one of their branches is located near my office, and I really enjoyed it when I tried it in Hiroshima, I hadn’t had the chance to visit the Tokyo location until today.
ライスをつけて、今日のお腹にはちょうどいいくらい。３辛にチャレンジしたけど、正直、物足りなかった。卓上調味料で辛みを足して、おいしく食べられた。今日は、このお店を選んで正解だった。明日はつけ麺を食べに行きたい。
I ordered the Dandan noodles with an extra portion of noodles and a side of rice. In the end, the price was about the same as the dipping noodles I was originally planning to eat, but the portion size was completely different.
Even with just the noodles and rice, I was full given today’s level of hunger. For the spice level, I chose level 3, but honestly, it wasn’t spicy enough. So I added some chili pepper and Japanese pepper that were available on the table, and that made it just right for me. I’m glad I chose this shop today. Next time, I’ll go for the dipping noodles I skipped today.
To be continued.
