重看照片才發現原來這碗拉麵看起來如此普通，但它的味道卻令人念念不忘。近年，我們去過不同的拉麵店，包括旭川有名的青葉拉麵，東京的麦苗室町等等，卻未有一間令我們留下深刻的印象。
丸長拉麵位於岩手縣的一關JR車站附近，已開業逾20年，在網絡上搜尋也有不少日文的食評，應該是該區的人氣拉麵店！丸長的拉麵湯底是偏傳統東京中華そば風格的醬油湯底，以鰹魚、煮干等和風高湯製成的湯頭，每一口都是鮮甜濃郁的味道。麵質亦是我最喜歡的中細麵，軟硬度剛好，搭配兩片叉燒，店外的風雪聲呼呼作響。
正當我們第二次造訪時，卻剛巧是定休日只吃到閉門羹，原來吃一碗拉麵也需要點運氣！
到訪日期：2022年2月16日
店舖： 丸長（Marucho）
地址： 日本岩手縣一關市上大槻街2-34 丸長ビル1F （https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gy2BeesBVsUv1puu8）
電話： +81 191-23-2001
P.S. 封面店舖圖片取自網絡，其餘為自己拍攝。
Looking back at the photos, I only just realized how ordinary this bowl of ramen actually looks. Yet its flavour has stayed with me ever since. In recent years, we have visited quite a few ramen shops, including the famous Aoba Ramen in Asahikawa and Muginae Muromachi in Tokyo, but none of them left quite as strong an impression on us.
Marucho is located near JR Ichinoseki Station in Iwate Prefecture and has been open for more than 20 years. A quick search online brings up plenty of Japanese reviews, so it seems to be a well-known local favourite. Its ramen is built around a traditional Tokyo-style chuka soba shoyu broth, seemingly made with Japanese dashi ingredients such as bonito and niboshi. Every sip is deeply savoury, rich and naturally sweet. The noodles are also exactly the kind I like: medium-thin, with just the right firmness, served with two slices of chashu. Outside, the wind and snow were howling.
When we returned for a second visit, however, it happened to be their regular closing day, and all we could do was stand outside the shuttered shop. Apparently, even getting a bowl of ramen sometimes requires a little luck.
Date visited: 16 February 2022
Restaurant: Marucho（丸長）
Address: 1F Marucho Building, 2-34 Kamiotsukikoji, Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan (Google Maps)
Tel: +81 191-23-2001
P.S. The cover photo of the restaurant was sourced online; all other photos were taken by us. English translation assisted by ChatGPT.
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