Osaka's Showa retro skewer specialty store makes it seriously! Double-cropping lunch limited "Onomichi Chinese Noodles Touyan Shinmachi Branch"

• Table of Contents
• What is Onomichi Chinese Noodles "Touyan"?
• Access to Onomichi Chinese Noodles Touyan Shinmachi Branch
• The owner's recommendation is this! "Onomichi Chinese Noodles"
• The secret menu item is the surprising "Nameko Ramen"
• Ordering Method and Manners
• A word from the owner, Mr. Daiki Sanada

What is Onomichi Chinese Noodles "Touyan"?

This is a restaurant in Osaka where you can eat authentic Hiroshima Onomichi ramen. The owner, Kazuaki Okamoto, is from Onomichi and loves Onomichi ramen. He started this ramen restaurant because he wanted people to know about Onomichi ramen. Now, Onomichi Chuka Soba Touyan is a ramen restaurant that serves fresh grilled offal during lunch hours. It is an evolved version of Onomichi ramen that has been arranged in a modern style while still preserving the good parts of Onomichi ramen. The name of the restaurant, "Touyan," means "father" in Onomichi dialect.

Access to Onomichi Chinese Noodles Touyan Shinmachi Branch

6 minutes walk from Oohashi Station on the Nagahori Tsurumi Ryokuchi Subway Line. 10 minutes walk from Honmachi Station on the Chuo and Yotsubashi Subway Lines.
Approximately 9 minutes walk from Nishinagahori Station on the Subway Sennichimae Line

The owner's recommendation is this! "Onomichi Chinese Noodles"

Tracing the history of Onomichi ramen, it is said to have begun in 1928 when Mr. Zhang from Fujian Province, China, walked around selling "Chinese noodles" at a street stall while playing a charumera. Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, is a town with a thriving shipbuilding industry, and Onomichi ramen filled the stomachs of people working in the shipbuilding industry. Around 1955-60, the style of ramen with flat noodles, clear and flavorful soup made from chicken bones and seafood from Seto, sprinkled with back fat, became the basis of the Onomichi ramen we know today.

The owner Okamoto's Italian chef influence was added to this historic Onomichi ramen, resulting in the creation of a modern Onomichi ramen. The most eye-catching feature is the char siu pork, which takes up more than half of the bowl. The char siu pork, which is slow-cooked at low temperatures in the same way as roast beef, a Western cooking technique, is delicious and impactful, with a presence that rivals the flavor of the soup and noodles, truly a feat that an Italian chef can pull off. The basic Onomichi Chinese Noodles are a must-try, and the char siu ramen, packed with char siu pork, takes it even further, offering the height of luxurious bliss.

Attention to detail in soup

The base is chicken bones. The soup is made by combining the stock with back fat and meat, giving it a light yet deep flavor. The seasoning that determines the soup is a homemade char siu sauce that is added over and over again, mixed with two types of soy sauce, and used as a darker colored sauce that is a little more Osaka-style than the local Onomichi sauce, creating the flavorful soup of the evolved Onomichi ramen.

Attention to detail in noodles

Onomichi's oldest noodle factory, Komatsuya, was founded in 1933 and is currently run by the third generation. Initially, they produced udon and Japanese soba noodles, but about 35 years ago they began full-scale production of Chinese noodles, and after much trial and error, they established their current noodle-making techniques. Touyan, an Onomichi ramen shop, uses "double-aged flat noodles" made with a thicker cutting blade of No. 14 instead of No. 18, which is used for Onomichi ramen, and finished with a water content of 30%, giving them a chewy texture and firmness. These elastic noodles go perfectly with the soup, and bring out the full flavor of the soup.

Be sure to try the "Wakegi Onomichi Ramen" topped with limited-edition green onions!

They are mostly shipped from October to April, with the peak season being November. Wakegi is a hybrid of green onion and shallot, a type of onion, and grows from a bulb that branches out. That's why it was named "Wakegi".
Only during the season when leeks are available is there a menu item called "Wakegi Onomichi Ramen." Wakegi does not have the spiciness of leeks, but has a unique sweet fragrance, and is generally used in salads and other dishes. This sweetness and fragrance go well with Touyan's Onomichi Chinese noodles, so it is on sale for a limited time only.
Moreover, the product is produced directly from the farm by the owner Okamoto's grandmother! When you have leeks, you can tell that he wants you to try "Wakegi Onomichi Ramen". This is an evolved version of Onomichi ramen, so you'd be missing out if you don't try the well-balanced flavor.

The secret menu item is the surprising "Nameko Ramen"

This is an innovative ramen that tops Onomichi ramen with "nameko mushrooms". A large piece of rare roast pork sits on a bowl filled with nameko mushrooms. In the middle is butter, which goes perfectly with the nameko mushrooms, making this a high-quality ramen that looks great. The nameko mushrooms mix with the special flat noodles, which is also very delicious! Depending on the season, if you ask "Can I have some nameko mushrooms in my Wakegi Onomichi Ramen?", they will make you a Wakegi Onomichi ramen with nameko mushrooms!

Ordering Method and Manners

Here we will introduce how to order and proper etiquette.

How to line up and points to note

When there is a line in front of a store, you will have to wait in line. There are a few things to keep in mind when doing so.

1. Line up at the back.
2. Line up once everyone is present.
3. Don't interrupt.
4. Do not block the entrances of other shops or homes.
5. Don't spread out too much on the road. Line up in a straight line.

Please follow the rules so that everyone can have a good time.

How to order

There are two main ways to order at ramen restaurants in Japan: buying a ticket from a ticket vending machine, or looking at the menu and ordering verbally.
At Touyan, you order by looking at the menu .

When you arrive, you will be shown to a seat, so please sit there.
There is a handwritten menu on the table, so please let a staff member know when you're ready to order. The staff member will come to your table and confirm your order.
Payment method is cash only .

A word from the owner, Mr. Daiki Sanada

We will post the owner's comments.

Onomichi Chinese Noodles Touyan Business Hours and Holidays

[Opening hours] Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11:30-13:30 (last orders 13:00)
[Store closed] Tuesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays

Shinmachi Hormone is open every day from 17:00 to 24:00 (last orders 23:30).
In the evening, we serve delicious fresh horumon, hand-skewered, in the most delicious way possible.