[TOKYO] Day 1: Akihabara & Ramen Recipe

Dear Food Diary:

Konnichiwa! After almost 14 hrs non-stop on Delta, another hour on the limo bus to Tokyo and a 15min subway ride, StalkerBoy and I were finally reunited.

Drizzling and gloomy, we walked around his hotel (my new home for the next 50 days) and found a small ramen shop across from the Akihabara Station. No English sign, the Chinese characters I managed to grasp indicated pork bone broth and soy sauce. Yes, please.

It hit the spot…

The name says “Tae” something, this Chubby’s Chinese is somewhat limited. I tried to look up the place online, but was unsuccessful. A tiny little unassuming spot on a pedestrian alley like street. Vending machine style ordering (thank goodness for pictures), you find a…