My first bowl of ramen was quite delicious. Sapporo Japanese Restaurant at 37, rue Sainte Anne is a busy, densely-packed space where people come for a leisurely or rushed lunch of piping hot, steamy ramen. There are two other locations in Paris.
Many variations are offered.
I kept it simple with ramen and roasted pork. the ramen was a satisfying bowl of warmth with perfectly salted and seasoned broth, hearty ramen noodles, veg, bean sprouts, and scallion.
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| Pork Ramen |
One of my sides was the demi curry with rice. A horribly disappointing, unremarkable dish (go figure?) Hey, I tried...
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| Curry |
The gyoza was delicious. Flavor-packed, pan-fried dumpling morsels filled with moist pork.
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| Gyoza: Pan-fried pork dumplings. |
For dessert, we headed across the rue to Aki Boulanger. I was told they offer awesome eclairs and other pastries boasting fillings/ingredients like yuzu, matcha, and mochi.
Because I love the umami nature of yuzu, a beautiful East Asian citrus fruit which I fell in love with a number of years ago through a creative cocktail master in Boston, I had to sample the yuzu eclair.
My tastebuds were rewarded for their devotion-fresh, moist eclairs filled with tangy, bright, sweet, zesty yuzu cream.
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| Yuzu Eclair |
Aki Boulanger offered a perfect sweet treat on our short walk over to see the Seine River and surrounding attractions!
On another afternoon, I had the pleasure of enjoying lunch at another Lamen (Ramen) spot with two other locations called Higuma.
Champon Lamen
Pork and Squid ramen with cabbage, carrots, onion, fresh noodle, topped with pickled ginger.
