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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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