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title: Onomichi Ramen Maruboshi
url: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/notes/onomichi-ramen-maruboshi/
lang: en
journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/onomichi-2/
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# Onomichi Ramen Maruboshi

Places we stopped along the way　/　Onomichi, Hiroshima

An Onomichi ramen shop in Tsuchido, a walk east along the waterfront from Onomichi Station. The soy sauce broth, rich with Setouchi dried sardines, is topped with minced back fat and goes well with the flat noodles. I also had jako-gohan (rice with whitebait and egg yolk) and chicken with salt and ponzu. The broth is based on small sea bream and other domestic small fish, seasoned with soy sauce.

2-8-16 Tsuchido, Onomichi, Hiroshima

## This moment in the journey: Onomichi ramen: Setouchi broth and back fat

My day in Onomichi began with ramen. Onomichi ramen is made with a broth of dried sardines from the Seto Inland Sea, seasoned with soy sauce and topped with minced pork back fat. When I lifted the flat noodles, beads of fat glittered in the clear soup. On top sat slices of chashu, bamboo shoots and chopped green onion.

Light and rich at the same time, in a single bowl: a luxurious taste. Behind the counter, noodle strainers stood in a row, steaming. On the side I had jako-gohan, rice topped with Setouchi whitebait and an egg yolk, and a plate of chicken with salt and ponzu, packed with flavor.

On the wall hung a poster for a video game set in Onomichi. All the leading actors and supporting characters give great performances, I thought, and that went for the ramen, the rice and the chicken too.

![Lifting the flat noodles of Onomichi ramen with chopsticks](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/onomichi-2/s05-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://tabelog.com/hiroshima/A3406/A340302/34022638/

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/onomichi-2/