Yenmaya Seimen's direct sales store is open only on Saturdays from 10:00 to 15:00. On a hot summer day, I bought chilled Chinese noodles. It was 390 yen for 3 meals, so that's 130 yen per meal, dear! And on top of that, Bell Foods' soup was included, which was much appreciated. I'll definitely come back in the colder weather to buy some medium-sized curly noodles.

Recently, there has been an increase in ramen shops in Sapporo using noodles from this company. A company that sells fiber-optic internet has started a noodle-making department. They have gathered talent from famous noodle factories in Sapporo, and are making both the classic "medium-thick curly high-water content noodles" as well as "low-water content noodles" that go well with soup bases like dried fish and clear broth. Established about 3 years ago, the noodle factory "Maruyama Seimen" is rapidly expanding. On June 25th of this year, they set up a simple direct sales shop in front of the factory, open only on Saturdays. I visited the shop and tried their noodles. The "low-water content noodles" and "medium-thick curly noodles" are 390 yen each, while the udon is 300 yen, with each serving of udon priced at 100 yen. The ramen noodles come with "Bell" ramen soup base, making a delicious bowl of ramen for 130 yen per serving. I tried the "low-water content noodles" and found the firm texture to be excellent. I think the "medium-thick curly noodles" would go well with miso broth. It's great to be able to enjoy popular noodle shop ramen at home.

Zaby, who always lacks material, wandered around the JR Yagen area on a Saturday with time to spare in search of material. The third place I headed to was "Maruyama Seimen Direct Sales Store," a special sales outlet for a noodle factory. The store is only open on Saturdays, so the bar is set a bit high... Finally, I was able to visit. As I entered through the entrance of a normal company, a conference table was placed in front of me with products lined up. The sales floor is a space where only one or two people can enter, and you have to change into slippers, which can be a bit bothersome if you are bundled up in winter gear. I arrived around 1:30 PM, and it seemed that sales were going well as there were few products available. The young employees of the noodle factory seemed to be explaining each product carefully. I purchased "High-water-content medium-thick curly noodles (3 packs, with soup) @390" and "Tsukemen (1 pack, with soup) @200." On the way back, I bought additional ingredients such as bean sprouts and bamboo shoots and headed home. The tsukemen came with a special soup made from dried sardines, and for the ramen, you could choose from four flavors, with this time choosing "soy sauce x2, miso x1." I started cooking as soon as I got home. The ingredients included bean sprouts, onions, bamboo shoots, green onions, pork belly chashu, and soft-boiled eggs. The soy sauce soup was moderately flavorful with a good dashi taste, but I adjusted the flavor a bit. The high-water-content medium-thick noodles were chewy and had a good texture, not too heavy, and had a good flavor. The tsukemen was delicious, and I will update after eating it. The specified cooking time was 4 minutes, and the noodles had a chewy and firm texture with a good wheat flavor. The accompanying soup was packed with dried sardine flavor. I was completely satisfied. Who needs to go to a place like "Jiro" when you have this? (I might get scolded for saying that haha) Thank you for the meal.

In a town with a suburban feel in Sapporo called Hachiken area, there is a noodle shop called Maruyama Seimenjo. They sell ramen and udon every Saturday in front of the shop. Recently, I had the chance to buy their ramen, which comes in a pack of 3 for 390 yen (tax included), along with soup. The conclusion? "It's delicious! I want to buy it again!" This was the common feeling among all family members. Even my wife, who usually doesn't like ramen, praised the noodles for their rich flavor. Without a doubt, we will be going back to buy more!