The Sumire instant ramen comes in three flavors: shoyu, shio, and miso. The miso is their signature ramen, but I still opted to only buy the shoyu since I’m not much of a miso fan. As I write this though, I’m beginning to regret that I didn’t buy the miso. Luckily for me, I’ll be able to try the miso this weekend at the Mitsuwa Legendary Ramen Fair. Sweet!
The contents include a pack of yellow noodles, menma, two pouches for the soup, and a picture of すみれや.
This oily Sapporo-style soup was incredibly strong…and strange. This thick sardine flavored soup with just a dash of shoyu tasted like I was drinking fish blood. Very different, but I could get used to it…I think.
The noodles were tastier than the soup. Their chewy texture probably saved the soup. I can’t wait to taste the miso this weekend.
Noodles (メン): Flour, egg white, kansui, salt, sake, color…
Go Ramen!® 
Hey Mike, thanks for visiting! I just got back from the San Diego Mitsuwa. Chibakiya was pretty good. Look out for the post later on.The schedule is as follows.Costa Mesa Mitsuwa:Asameshi Maeda Honten 2/15~2/18Torrance Mitsuwa:Sumire 2/15~2/18Asameshi Maeda Honten 2/22~2/25San Diego Mitsuwa:Chibakiya 2/15~2/18Sumire 2/22~2/25Asameshi Maeda Honten 2/29~3/3You may want to check them out early in case they run out! Have fun!!
Hey Keizo, great blog! Found it from a recent post on Chowhound.If you see this soon, can you Please post the Mitsuwa “Legendary Ramen Fair” schedule here or on CH? Rameniac’s site appears to be down and I don’t read Japanese. TIA!Mike a.k.a. Divefan