Schwyzerramen (Swiss ramen) at IKOO, Zurich

StringGirl and I love a good ramen noodle, and we were pleased to find that there are some options in Zurich for enjoying them. IKOO not far from the Langstrasse and HB it is a pleasant walk from the city center or short tram ride from most places in town.

Tantanmen: Spicy beef ramen

Today I went for the Tantanmen. It has a bright red you-can-see-the-spicy broth where the noodles quickly disappear from view only a few mm below the surface. Topped with a spicy ground meat (rindfleisch- beef? what I remember from the menu, but others claim it is pork. Might be a mix), ginger, greens and onions.

Gyoza

They do also offer various starters like gyoza and rice onigiri. I had the gyoza on a previous visit. They are fair, not great and taste almost exactly like the ones I buy frozen at local Asian markets. They were cooked appropriately, I have never personally mastered the technique used at all the best gyoza places in japan, IKOO at least go that right.

Chasu Miso Ramen: Pork Belly with Miso broth

Also, had the Chasu Miso Ramen. Which was fairly good. I was mildly disappointed by the pork belly itself. Which was too meaty (strange right? But the pork belly i missed is that wonderfully ribboned with fat pork belly that when roasted properly, and sliced thick onto the ramen is buttery smooth Umami flavor bomb). The broth was good, with that sneaky umami back end that hints at the possibility of just a bit of pork fat enriching the broth like any good backstreet Tokyo Ramen dive.

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Hints for the Geocache Hidden in Zurich

GeoCaching is a global game for users of GPS devices. A global treasure hunt with millions of hidden locations, and a multinational following. www.geocaching.com is where you can go to play as well. I have placed my first in Zurich. It is a mystery cache, so the players will have to locate clues along the way to solve a puzzle for the location. View Larger Map Puls ? How many films play here? View Larger Map Did you take a tram to EscherWyss? Which one? View Larger Map How many containers tall is the Freitag tower? this is just one of their locations, AKT Get GeoCaching swag: travel bugs GPS units Super magnets Search for Travel Deals What does the cache look like? Maybe one more hint . an obscure view standing near the cache.

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Brewery Tour by Canoe: Boardman Lake, Traverse City, MI

Boardman Lake is smack-dab downtown in Traverse City, MI. Easily accessible from the lake are three, maybe even four breweries. Local kayak liveries have scheduled tours to kayak and bike to several local breweries and taprooms. So on this August Sunday, StringGrrl and I decided that we should make the tour ourselves. Coffee first! It would be irresponsible to embark on day drinking un-caffeinated Boardman Lake Trail Bridge and entry to the River There is a free public launch in Hull Park, just behind the Traverse Area Public Library. Parking adequate for up to 5 cars and up to 5 trucks with trailers, right near the launch and more parking elsewhere in the park made for an easy launch that morning. We paddled our way into the river first to have a coffee while drifting through town. Ideally, one should be able to portage the canoe past the dam and connect directly into Grand Traverse Bay, but construction near the dam made that portage just inconvenient enough that StringGrr...

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Kyushu izakaya with Keysight (ESI) team in Shinjuku

Kyushu Netchuya, Shinjuku in the Nomura Building The team in Shinjuku Tokyo, in Japanese custom, very hospitably invited StringGrrl out for an Authentic Kyushu izakaya experience. We walked from the office to a nearby shopping area to visit the restaurants in the lower levels (Why can't we have such nice things in the USA?). Izakaya are casual Japanese pubs or taverns that serve drinks and a variety of small plates, similar to experiences with Tapas in Spain, the work teams will leave the office for a drink and meal of several tastes before embarking on sometimes long commutes home. Kyushu Island is home to Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Oita, Saga, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Okinawa prefectures. It is the 3rd largest of the Japanese Islands and is the southernmost of the larger Japanese "mainland". Credited with being the "Birthplace of Ramen", where Tonkotsu Ramen was innovated as a novel new dish using Chinese Noodles in a Creamy Pork Bone broth. Hakata Gyoza,...

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