Just Japanese

For $6.90, this little Japanese cuisine stall on the top floor of Beauty World Centre has got to be one of the most affordable ramen places in the area. Turn right as you get off the escalator on the 4th floor and as you walk on you'll see Buta Kin among the row of stalls on the right. About a 5-10 minute wait, and you get a hot bowl of ramen with the perfect egg (soft boiled, but the yolk not too runny; sometimes I wonder how they're so on point), two pieces of seaweed, three very succulent roasted pork slices (char siu), wood ear mushroom-strips to add some crunch and spring onions to add color and flavor to the broth. The only setback for me was the noodles being too soft, but other than that, it's all good.

I had Nantsuttei's basic ramen for dinner. The stock base was a delightful pork bone soup; the noodles and toppings (braised pork, seaweed, bean sprouts, spring onions) went so well with it I'm glad I added an egg to the mix. Noodles were the thin and curly type, cooked to the right texture. All-in-all a decent ramen bowl for $12, plus $1.50 for an added soft-boiled egg, though I do wish I could've had more seaweed and braised pork because they were so good.

This carrot, mushroom, chicken rice ball is the perfect snack for in-between meals. I got it as a supplement for the Udon but ended up being too full to finish it. Had it as an after-dinner snack instead. $2.8 for a satisfying add-on, fragrant rice and all.