BEST Miso Ramen in Japan? Sapporo [Hokkaido Vid 3]

[@5AMRamen]

After a long wait...we go big in Sapporo!

[@itspugsley8203]

bro frank is wilding out, i was falling asleep and when u talked about the chicken and pork miso, i woke up instantly

[@5AMRamen]

Haha, there must have been something in that bowl...

[@itspugsley8203]

@@5AMRamen that’s what i’m saying!

[@VirtualJapanity]

I'm LOVING these series! good work Frank!!!

[@5AMRamen]

Thanks for watching glad to hear it!!

[@alhollywood6486]

Great as usual Frank!

[@5AMRamen]

Thank you for tuning in!

[@codymowery5563]

I'd like to try the bowl from menya saimi someday. The way you describe it, its one of the the greatest.....and hard...on

[@5AMRamen]

Haha, maybe the only ramen I've used those words to describe. Saimi is...wow.

[@Kas-S]

Did you say "thick noodles", yes, please. There is definitely something endearing and heart warming about that miso ramen. The instant bowls are awesome; I can only imagine the intensity and satisfaction of the real deal. I'd try every one of those.

[@5AMRamen]

I think you may need to book a long Sapporo trip 😃. Definitely - eating these bowls at the source is as magical as it looks.

[@MrAlexanderkhu]

😂 😅 I’ve never heard your risqué remarks before (referencing “hard on” ramen). Great and delicious looking as usual.😊

[@5AMRamen]

A first for me lol. Thanks for watching! I think the rest of the series is clean, if I recall what I recorded.

[@MrAlexanderkhu]

@@5AMRamen ❤️ haha it’s all good- I didn’t mean to sound prude. Your style of delivery and presentation remains awesome! Keep surprising us by being the way you are!

[@ShaneNixonFamily]

You've just given me 4 reasons to go back to Sapporo once Japan opens up again. We've had sensational sushi and genghis khan in Sapporo but I don't think we've had ramen 😥 I think I'd like to try number 3 and 4 the most. We had a miso ramen with the sardines once in Tokyo and it was surprisingly great. Not fishy at all, so I would love to try the one here in Sapporo. Great work Frank!

[@5AMRamen]

Excellent choices...bowls 3 and 4 are a nice contrast too! Sounds like you took care of business otherwise though during your Sapporo trip - those two (sushi and mutton) are must eats there, as you know! Glad you enjoyed some sardine ramen while in Tokyo - you'd definitely enjoy bowl no. 4 in this video. Thank u for watching!

[@nyquilnu2221]

Had Saimi in 2018, also during winter. The place was packed at opening. Got the karamiso and was blown away. Definitely made up for all the times I slipped on the icy streets there🤣

[@5AMRamen]

You lucky duck! That's awesome. Haha, I know what you mean regarding the slipping and sliding 😅

[@bobbicatton]

I think I'd like the second one the best, with the garlic and wood ear mushroom. I'd happily try them all though😁

[@5AMRamen]

Yukikaze (garlic and wood ear mushrooms) is many people's favorite...for good reason! All of them definitely are great though.

[@stacyneuman8619]

That was perfect timing, I just ate a bowl of pork ramen and you made me hungry for more 😊

[@5AMRamen]

The ramen connection was strong!

[@martenlundin]

Yukikaze looked amazing. All that snow though 😩 Good thing you got out of there alive.

[@5AMRamen]

I had to retire the shoes I wore...served me well in Tohoku and Hokkaido 😊

[@martenlundin]

@@5AMRamen Haha. I think you should do Okinawa next winter instead ;) Rumor has it restrictions for tourists might losen up from June…can’t wait to come back ’home’. Still owe you a bowl of ramen.

[@myronyoshioka8742]

the ginger in the bowl of ramen looked most delicious to me

[@5AMRamen]

Ginger got the win! Saimi deserves all the credit it gets.

[@AynenMakino]

Looks like the wait was worth it, these look SO good!

[@5AMRamen]

The best of the best! Thanks for watching!

[@janettanaka2894]

Another great video Frank. I could try them all and be wonderfully content and happy. Saw you on Tabi Eats with Satoshi & Shinichi…they were amazed with your ramen knowledge and recommendations. 😊🇨🇦

[@5AMRamen]

Yes, all miso bowls in Sapporo were great in their own way. Loved filming with the duo again (TabiEats) and the pressure is on to make sure the next place we go to is just as good! Thanks for watching!

[@stormblaz82]

Professional ramen slurping skills, im jeleous! Also I do love your website, its full of content, it would be awesome if you could separate it by prefecture or region like north / south, or maybe style of ramen as well, or some map of japan that you click and it takes you to ramen places you have visited in that area. Though that will take quite the time and is a big project, im glad the search function works well. This video was awesome and the miso looked so fresh and warm.

[@5AMRamen]

I have practice (the slurping)! Great - the search function was added quite recently to the website. I'm currently working on Ramen Guides and for the online portion, do want to make use of maps...it's a big project (as you highlighted) but should have more in the next few months! Always pushing out more blog posts than before now (plenty of backlog to work with 😃). Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the miso ramen video!

[@etherdog]

Loved your appearance with TabiEats recently, Frank! How could we possibly choose which bowl to order as they all have such ebullient descriptions? Will you have made the pilgrimage to Rishiri Ramen Miraku on this Hokkaido trip? Oh, also wonderful work with Critical Eats Japan with Paul and Aaron!

[@5AMRamen]

At Tomo, the ramen shop visited with TabiEats, the 3 are so deliciously different...you may have to visit multiple times 😊. Ebullient - love the word choice! I unfortunately did not make the trip to Miraku this time - will have to next trip! Loved collabing with Critical Eats too!

[@repHAWAIIxJPN]

Wooo Miso ramen ! 14:10 Yah and the crows are everywhere !

[@5AMRamen]

Haha, you know it.

[@heathersinclair8789]

Hi I like your videos, I've been a subscriber 4 a while now. I just don't normally comment. But I Have a 2 questions 4 you. First...Is there any chance you could record more eating of ramen? 2nd..And talk a bit about the food while you are there with the food? I just wondering if it was possible. I Still enjoy It, i like seeing the food part more than anything, so I thought I would ask. Its ok if it's not possible. X

[@5AMRamen]

Thanks for watching, and commenting this time around! For some videos I'll contact the ramen shop beforehand and visit when they're closed...so that I have more time to sit down and provide commentary while eating the ramen. But unfortunately most of the time (like in this video) ramen shops are so busy (sometimes with big lines) that I'm scrambling to grab footage and then eat quickly so I'm not keeping others waiting. But I can try to leave the camera on for longer from now on (for question 1 / eating footage) 😊 This might just not show up in a video for a little bit, since I have so much video backlog!! Thanks so much for watching again and plz feel free to comment again anytime!

[@shieraseastar9300]

Wait, what? *rewinds to hear that again* LMAO!

[@5AMRamen]

Haha, I was editing and thinking "should I keep this part in?"

[@chelser245]

Hahaha ok good. Glad I wasn’t the only one. 😂😂😂 I like spicy frank. Hahaha

[@Alan-ro5ls]

I did the exact same thing lmao

[@ramenpharmacist]

visiting sapporo soon so rewatching all your sapporo vids, TOTALLY missed the "hard on" part on my first watch lol 🤣

[@5AMRamen]

Lol...hope you added that to the notes for your trip.

[@henrychew235]

Definitely missed your video!! Love Saimi， that's the best I had in Sapporo in terms of Miso Ramen. Sumire isn't bad but lack the finesse of Saimi. Also love 175 Den but that's tantan men. With travel opening, would be good if can get into one of your ramen tours in Tokyo!! Thinking of coming around late Oct /Nov。

[@5AMRamen]

That's fantastic you were able to visit Saimi! Glad you loved it as much as I did too. It might indeed be a case of the student surpassing the master (Sumire). Later in the series I'm actually at 175 DENO for a limited time ramen they were serving! That would be great if you're able to join a ramen tour - please do reach out when those potential plans for the Fall become more concrete 👍

[@hestiluhsuprobowati8143]

Great work, thank you!

[@5AMRamen]

Thank you for watching!

[@nrlecaros]

Happy to hear you are ok. This new release bring us more wonderful ramen. Thank you for your dedication. Still waiting to know about Ainu Ramen... is it real? is it a myth? Best wishes and success.

[@5AMRamen]

Been a bit busy - but still gathering ramen content, as always! Thank you for watching. From my understanding, there's an Ainu soup called "Ohau" and some places add noodles, making it ramen-like. But calling it historical Ainu ramen might be a a stretch. UNLESS it does exist and I simply have to search Hokkaido for it! Maybe on the next trip 😊

[@venuzomega]

Another great video, Frank! Question for you: I'm planning on visiting Japan next fall, mostly focusing on Fukuoka. I'm excited to go to the places you recommended in your Fukuoka series. I saw you had a copy of Ramen Walker magazine at the beginning of this video. I can read some Japanese, but how often is Ramen Walker published? Is there an English version? Also, regarding miso ramen from Hokkaido - I thought some of the characteristics of Hokkaido miso ramen were corn and butter. Is that not the case? Thank you!

[@5AMRamen]

I filmed another Fukuoka ramen mini series last year - need to get that up too (still working through backlog)! Ramen Walker is published once a year - that was the Hokkaido 2021 version (there's a newer 2022 version that I don't have). They unfortunately don't have an English version. For reference, I'm currently working on area Ramen Guides in English - something similar to Ramen Walker! In the next video, I do feature a bowl with corn and butter toppings 😃. Some places do it, others don't bother.

[@venuzomega]

@@5AMRamen Thank you so much for the response and info, Frank! So then Ramen Walker publishes annual regional magazines? That would make sense. I know how hard a publishing schedule can be. I'm just glad to have found your channel and am thankful for the content that you make. I'll look forward to your mini Fukuoka series! 本当に ありがとうございました！

[@CriticalEatsJapan]

Looks good! And I do love me some spicy miso ramen! Now that I think of it, we're actually having miso ramen for school lunch tomorrow! Maybe not as good as this, but still... ;)

[@5AMRamen]

I'm sure tomorrow's miso ramen will still be good, especially with the temps dropping recently!

[@carloc88]

Miso is LOVE! So jealous, man!

[@5AMRamen]

These places will be waiting for you when the borders reopen!

[@angelamapa2529]

My favorite ramen noodles are thick and wavy noodles. Oh gosh, I can't pick. I love veggies, garlic, ginger and pate. So it's a four-way tie!

[@5AMRamen]

From what you described, I think all of these would make you jump for joy 😊

[@lamourdujourr]

9:52

[@5AMRamen]

Lol.

[@totsumtroy975]

Loved the jokes in this one. Any plans to do miso curry milk ramen?

[@5AMRamen]

I think the rest of the series doesn't have bad ramen puns or such jokes. I should make it a point to include more of them 😅. Miso Curry Milk Ramen in Aomori: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paPFYYJrrb91rLM

[@totsumtroy975]

Thanks for the link!

[@MrLGDUK]

OMG, I love the map of Hokkaido made from bowls of ramen! That's awesome. Wow. Your jokes when you were sleepy post ramen triple! Um, food boner 😂 Awkward! lol. Awesome video, thank you. I would probably pick the Miso ramen from Ramen Shop Saimi for the rich chicken and pork bone and lard, especially in the dead of winter. P.S. I'm guessing this one was filmed after the episode where you left your gloves on the seat of the bus? Bummer

[@5AMRamen]

That Hokkaido ramen map is fantastic, isn't it? Re: my bad sleepy jokes...I was back and forth about keeping that particular joke in the video, lol. Saimi is a must!! Yes, and like an idiot, I went through the rest of the trip without gloves 😅

[@MrLGDUK]

@@5AMRamen wrt the joke - I thought you might have been umming and ah-ing! I was imagining you shrugging as you left it in, with a 'what's the worst that could happen?' of reassurance. I reckon anyone only half-paying-attention had a bit of a double take!! 😂😂😂

[@mammy2natj]

Did you say......nevermind. Lol

[@5AMRamen]

Must have been something wrong with the audio 😅

[@VirtualJapanity]

I had to rewatch that 3 times🤣

[@radorigami]

9:54 what!? 😂

[@5AMRamen]

Lol

[@itspugsley8203]

9:52 and 10:31 💀💀 frank c’mon

[@5AMRamen]

Haha, I know...

[@inaustralia7]

Hard on. 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@5AMRamen]

Must have been something in the miso 😅

[@canadianmoose9010]

Why a half an egg... why not the full egg?!!!

[@5AMRamen]

If I go back and check they probably have full eggs as add-on toppings. The regular miso ramen comes with half an egg.