in all of Japan.

But what makes it so good?

Probably because it's so cold out here

Nothing warms you up like a hot bowl of ramen.

And when you're here, you can not miss this place,

Ganso Ramen Yokocho

or "Ramen alley", it's filled with old ramen shops

with history going back to the 1950's!

It's ramen time!

Let's do a quick drive by of Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokocho, the original ramen alley

Its history goes back to 1951

Millions of bowls of ramen have been served here

There are 17 shops in the alley serving all kinds of toppings, sometimes in creative ways

The first place I tried is called Menya Kunimitsu and they have this, the Hokkaido-mori Ramen, loaded with seafood

The Big Hokkaido Ramen has a big price tag for a small bowl

But the crab legs and massive scallops make up for it

Corn and butter are a Sapporo ramen theme as well

(intense ramen slurping starts)

Just look at that big scallop

Good ramen! But maybe too complex and 1600 yen seems too steep a price for me to try it again.

Once in a lifetime and DONE

We're going to try this shop, they have a classic bowl of Miso ramen

COME ON

This is Aji no Kanryu, serving traditional bowls of ramen since 1965

It's what I'd call the Sapporo Ramen Alley classic

It's a big, inviting shop located at the entrance of the alley

Let's get up close and personal with Aji no Kanryu's popular corn-butter ramen.

The moyashi bean sprouts are pan fried

then the "Tonkotsu" - pork bone soup stock, which is made daily

and mixed with chicken and ten vegetables is added.

Then the homemade miso, blended with the soup, to match perfectly

You add it like this, in a ladle, so the miso doesn't burn on the bottom.

Mix that up.

Then, get the noodles ready.

Sapporo egg noodles.

Yellow in color, and devastatingly beautiful

Add the miso soup

and moyashi to the bowl

the toppings

Negi and Menma

Chashu steak

a little sea weed

oh, don't forget the butter and corn...

a lot of corn!

Eat it fast.

Slurping is a sign to the Chef that you like it.

So slurp!

Simple CORN BUTTER RAMEN.

But there is nothing simple about it.

The taste is a world of awsome.

You won't get bored with this one.

If you wondering: "WHY?"

Here's your answer:

The thing with the butter corn ramen is that

you have this added taste from the ingredient:

the corn, the smell, the sweetness of that,

as well as the extra fat from the butter

it really adds to the galaxy of flavors inside this ramen

This Miso Ramen

Miso Ramen is famous in Sapporo

But what is it? And why?

I heard that Sapporo Miso Ramen

...it was a while ago...

was introduced at a department store

during a Hokkaido Fair

and from that became a big hit.

That's how ramen in Sapporo has an image of miso.

An honest Ramen Chef

Sapporo puts the soul in each bowl, no matter the ramen

"ITADAKIMASU"

So, eat another bowl.

Miso Ramen

Sapporo style

A lot of celebrities have come to Hanaryu looking for that perfect Sapporo ramen

Including this guy

I was surrounded by celebrities who have come to eat here

But who cares about them?!

It's all about the RAMEN, man!

And they make it good.

CORN, BUTTER RAMEN In the bottom of my stomach.

Complete.

We're not done yet.

Let's move on to another shop.

The alley has so many kinds of ramen

that it can be hard to pick a place to start.

There's no reason to limit yourself.

Expand your mind and taste buds more with variety.

I was in the mood for... spicy

And this place

had what I was after.

This is TESHIKAGA RAMEN

There is usually a line at the door

but there aren't many people in the early afternoon

It's famous for its char grilled CHASHU pork steaks

They have a special ramen

only available here

SPICY GRILLED PORK MISO RAMEN

Yum!

No more butter and corn

Time to get serious

A massive grilled pork steak

with extra diced spicy pork

GINGER

NEGI

WOOD EAR MUSHROOMS

and a half boiled egg

that melts in your mouth

HANJUKU TAMAGO, baby!

Wow!

Now, that's a bowl of ramen!

TASHIKAGA uses three times more TONKOTSU - pork bone

and boils it at low temperatures for over 20 hours

The taste?

Add here my:

"Ramen is a galaxy of flavors!

speech plus.

I wish it were a little bit spicier

But not bad at all!

That char grilled meat taste and the CHASHU won me over

I like the counter service here.

It can get social

Met some skiers from down under on a ramen run.

Simply awesome.

Thumbs up for the SPICY GRILLED PORK MISO RAMEN

SAPPORO in winter brings a lot of snow.

What can one do on a cold day like this?

Well...

The best way to stay warm

And survive a snow storm, is...

eat another bowl of ramen.

Well, not quite a snow storm.

But it's a good excuse to keep going

so, when you're in SAPPORO

put RAMEN on your list.

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