Comments by "James Neave" (@JamesNeave1978) on "Asianometry"
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Funny thing is, here in Portsmouth, England, we have loads of bubble tea places.
One place, run by a Chinese girl who's lovely, is obsessed with perfecting Japanese ramen and Taiwanese bubble tea.
She even had a Michelin starred sushi chef reside for a while to serve and teach in the kitchen.
And she spent months in Japan researching at different ramen houses trying to learn how to duplicate their je ne sais quoi.
Turns out you can't, as it's all down to the stock which is all down to:
1) The local pig population, which depends on
2) The local pig diet, which depends on
3) The local feed stock, which depends on
4) The local soil and
5) The local farming practises and
6) The local chemical usage and everything depends on
7) The local water quality
So it's impossible to replicate and far too expensive to import, say, stock concentrates to sell in a poor city like Portsmouth.
So the only replication she can do is just do exactly as they do, make the best stock she can with the best ingredients to hand. Which is, of course, exactly what the Japanese do.
So in a way she succeeded.
It's called Tokyo Corner Kyoto Ramen (seems they refurbished and rebranded after COVID) in Portsmouth, England and I highly recommend it.
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