Non-Fried Meal for Kids in Ramen Shop

Got this idea after eating the relatively good gyoza in Menichi the last time, so I tried it out today when I ate there again:

Ordered the Yakiniku Ramen set ($12.90), which came with a half portion of ramen with black pepper beef, a small portion of curry rice, & 2 pcs of gyoza. I requested for the beef to be served separately from the ramen, so that the noodles & its soup remains non-spicy. Also ordered an extra portion of gyoza ($4.90) - 5 pcs - since I know Sam really eats a lot of meat!

Then I placed most of the ramen into the plastic kid's bowl, asked the waitress to help cut the noodles really short, scooped out the meaty fillings of 5 gyozas and mixed those up with the noodles.

Ta-da! Minced pork noodles!

Ok, it doesn't look very appetising, but at least I don't have to worry about Sam finding the char siew too tough, swallowing the bean sprouts whole, or eating too much fried foods. Now, for this lunch, he's getting his proteins & carbohydrates, and if you count the chopped spring onions mixed with the meat in the gyoza, some vegetables as well!

Hee! Talk about a desparate mom!

A Trifle? Spicy Ramen at Menichi

Today finally went to Jurong Point, 1st trip there since we returned to Singapore. Had lunch in the 'new' (cos it wasn't there 1.5 yrs ago) Shokutsu-10, which is supposed to be a food street inspired by Osaka's famous Dotonburi. Well, to call it a "street" is really an exaggeration. It's more like a food "rectangle", since there're only 6 shops (2 on 1 side, 4 on the other) altogether in the area!

Fortunately, at least 2 of the eateries seemed to be of a new concept. Tried the ramen shop, Menichi, 1st, as it was already open at 11.20 am that day.

The young waitress who took my order made the effort to clean up the white Ikea baby chair before bringing it into the small shop. I decided on the Yasai Ramen (S$9.90) - ramen with assorted vegetables in miso tonkutsu soup - since I thought Sam would be able to eat some vegetables besides his usual meat & prawns.

The older waitress who served the food very wisely asked if I needed the kids' utensils, then proceeded to give us the plastic bowl, spoon & fork. She also offered to cut the long strings of noodles for me, but since I'm already well trained in cutting up noodles into bite-sized strands for Sam, I declined her offer.
The noodle portion was quite generous, I thought, though big eaters may want to take the option of upsizing the ramen. Sam easily managed the shredded carrots, some bean sprouts & even 2 small pieces of the cabbage, but didn't try the spring onions.

Only after the food was served did the young waitress mentioned the soup may be a little spicy. Well it was a tinge spicy. Hubby will probably say it's not, since he likes spicy food, but both Sam & I polished off a 2nd glass of lime juice ($5.60) by the end of the meal, as the spiciness accumulated with every mouthful. The soup was otherwise not bad, I thought, something different from the other offerings I've tried in other Japanese restaurants in Singapore.

Customers of Ichiban Boshi & Ichiban Sushi may be glad to know that Menichi is part of the RES group, which means the 4 Seasons Rewards Card may also be used.


Menichi
1 Jurong West Central 2 (at Boon Lay MRT station)
B1-54 Jurong Point
Tel: 67945125
Opens 11:30 am ~ 10 pm daily.