I’d read that the ‘bun’ craze started at Momofuku in NYC. So I made a beeline for the noodle bar on one of my free non-planned lunch days. I heard it gets really busy so made sure we got there before noon.
I asked for seats at the counter so I could watch everything happen. The kitchen staff are so quick at churning out all the meals. I was watching one guy make all the entrees on the menu on his own – doing multiple things at the same time and never stopping.
Menu prices were reasonable and I decided to try both the shrimp and pork buns to start, and a bowl of the signature Momofuku ramen.
The shrimp buns came out first. These were in the form of a patty with shrimp mince and other ground up veggies. They tasted amazing! Great flavour – I could’ve had more.
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| Shrimp buns |
The pork buns were just as good. Thick cuts of high quality pork belly with cucumber and hoisin sauce. The steamed buns themselves were light and fluffy.
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| Pork buns |
Watching the ramen being cooked and readied to serve. The two stoves at the back are boiling about 10 lots of ramen at a time, before being taken out and replaced with more. There’s no rest for the kitchen staff.
The Momofuku ramen – delicious broth, great cuts of pork belly and perfectly cooked egg that I broke over the noodles. YUM!
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| Momofuku ramen |
I really liked the Momofuku Noodle Bar and wished I’d had more time in NYC to check out the other Momofuku chain restaurants. I know there is a Momofuku Seiobo in Sydney so I can at least try that out 🙂
Foodgasm 8/10
