Nothing says "I love you" like a novelty fast food dish incorporating chocolate. Ramen chain Kourakuen's new dish, running until the end of Valentine's Day this year, checks all those boxes. Customers can enjoy a bowl of chocolate ramen which ... well, is exactly what you'd expect.
This isn't the first time some bold chef has thought up the savory-sweet blend. Mensho's Tokyo branches rolled out a similar dish a few years back, to strong reviews. But Kourakuen is taking it even further with this soy-sauce-based ramen, which features a hefty dose of chocolate served at a lower price point (¥561).
This ramen tastes like ramen, with the initial flavor of soy sauce coming through clearly. What follows is a chocolate aftertaste that is both surprising and surprisingly OK, albeit in a way that you never really want to experience again. Don't build your Feb. 14 plans around this dish (please!), but if you are looking for something a bit different before then, this is a nice one-off.
