shokutsu / Soup

Their chicken broth is light, but flavourful – and very nearly transparent in its clarity. It is also quite light in salt. I do not detect that “round” MSG flavour that so many bowls of pho in this town exhibit.

Lately, I’m finding the soup to be off somehow, much more watery and with a greater incorporation of oil for some reason. It used to have a bolder, beefier flavour that I enjoyed but no longer. Not sure if things have changed in the kitchen or if this was an off-batch or not. In contrast the fresh fragrance coming from the cilantro seemed to be boosted up though.

A standout for this Taiwanese dish in the Greater Vancouver Area. Rich beef broth and generous chunks of beef.

As expected, a strong, rich beefy broth topped with generous chunks of brisket, finely diced green onion, cilantro, as well as long stalks of bok choy.

The soup was a deep rich color, flavorful, with obvious tints of cilantro and what seemed to be a picked cabbage of some sort, finely chopped.

Probably the most popular and favoured bowl of ramen in this city. Select your fat level in both your chashu and broth.

Not authentic sukiyaki. For the all you can eat crowd that values quantity over quality.