Never Turn Down A Cupcake: Ramen

I recently caught the tail end of the last Chef's Special noodle dish at Jinya Ramen Bar, which was a spicy Mazemen (brothless noodles that you mix together with the toppings). The components of the dish are packed into separate containers for takeout, so it was easy to put everything back together at home. The seasoned thick noodles were topped with a lot of stuff - bonito flakes, pork Chashu, nori, Kimchi, green onion, and of course the delicious soft seasoned egg! This was really flavorful and had so much texture, I really enjoyed this one. I hope they bring this one back - or another similar Mazemen dish - again soon!

Jinya Ramen Bar - Pike & Rose

910 Prose Street

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Lunchtime Links for August 18th, 2020

Just One Cookbook: Tsukemen noodles.
Two Peas and Their Pod: Steak salad.
Style Sweet: Yogurt olive oil cake.
How Sweet Eats: Grilled peach pizza with corn and chili garlic sauce.
Serious Eats: No-bake dessert recipes.

Monday, June 15, 2020

Lunchtime Links for June 15th, 2020

The Kitchn: 4 peanut butter cookie recipes.
Just One Cookbook: Curry ramen.
Serious Eats: 13 pasta salad recipes.
Two Peas and Their Pod: BLT salad.
Skinnytaste: Margherita pizza.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Lunchtime Links for May 13th, 2020

Seasons and Suppers: Spicy peanut noodles.
The Pioneer Woman: Elevating frozen spinach.
Picky Palate: Churro white chocolate chip cookies.
How Sweet Eats: Ramen noodle crunch salad.
Crazy for Crust: Chocolate chip banana bread.

Friday, March 27, 2020

Lunchtime Links for March 27th, 2020

The Kitchn: Pasta with pork Ragu.
Bakerella: Soap cake pops.
How Sweet Eats: Garlic butter Naan bread.
Serious Eats: Instant ramen fried rice.
Kirbie's Cravings: 18 mac and cheese recipes.

Monday, March 23, 2020

Lunchtime Links for March 23rd, 2020

Serious Eats: Bacon and egg Mazemen.
Weelicious: Flourless pumpkin chocolate muffins.
I Heart Naptime: 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies.
The Kitchn: One pot creamy pumpkin pasta.
The Cozy Apron: Chocolate chip cookies with roasted hazelnuts.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Jinya Ramen Pike and Rose - Chef's Special Kara-Men

I'm a big fan of Jinya Ramen's regular menu items, but I also really enjoy that they have special menu items available throughout the year to switch it up a bit!

The current Chef's special is available until May 31st, and is a spicy "Kara-men": clear chicken broth, ground pork, bean sprouts, green onion, onion, cilantro, chili paste, onsen tamago, and sesame seed. I did switch the thin noodles for their thick noodles because I like them better, but otherwise kept everything as listed. This was a great bowl with a lot of flavor! I'm not even a big cilantro fan but it was fine in this dish, plus it added a nice pop of color to the rest of the bowl, haha. It was not really as spicy as I thought it would be, but it was still very delicious and I'd definitely get it again!

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Top Ramen - Gudetama Edition

Even though I'm fully aware that it's still just regular ramen inside, the Gudetama edition of these Top Ramen packages is SO SO fun! On this trip to the grocery store I found the Chicken and Soy Sauce (Vegetarian) designs available, with the iconic Japanese cartoon character all over it, haha. Putting eggs in ramen is a pretty common thing especially in Japan, so it totally makes sense that they'd do a collaboration like this. I can't wait to see the collection's merchandise when that becomes available too!

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Lunchtime Links for February 6th, 2020

Seasons and Suppers: 15 minute spicy chicken.
Cookies and Cups: Easy pork ramen noodles.
Bakerella: Baby Yoda cake pops.
A Spicy Perspective: Easy Tiramisu.
Serious Eats: Gimbap rolls.