Kunimatsu

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This is the Chinese noodle restaurant which triggered the boom of "Shiru-nashi Tantan-men" which is the new specialty of Hiroshima prefecture. "Shiru-nashi Tantan-men" is a noodle dish which has very little amount of sauce and you can mix the noodle with the sauce. Generally, this cuisine is hot cuisine but you can choose the hotness from "level 0", no hotness, to "level 4", very hot. The feature is the mixture of numb spiciness of sansho (Japanese spice) and hotness of hot pepper. Many people get addicted.

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Trigger of "Shiru-nashi Tantan-men" wave

Their soy sauce based sauce is made with chili oil, "Chi-ma-jan" which is the Chinese sesame paste condiment and chicken soup. This taste will stimulate your appetite and you'll be done in no time. From this restaurant, "Shiru-nashi Tantan-men" got extremely popular.

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Mix noodles and sauce well in "Shiru-nashi Tantan-men"

When you order "Shiru-nashi Tantan-men" （580 yen）, you can enjoy the sharp hotness of the sauce made with leek and minced meat. Mix well with the original chewy noodles. Not only hot pepper, but also sansho is outstanding. On the table, there are vinegar, hot pepper, spices and Tantan-men sauce, so you can add them and enjoy the the different tastes.

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How to eat "Shiru-nashi Tantan-men"

The regular way is to order "level 2 hotness Shiru-nashi Tantan-men", "Onsen tamago （half boiled egg）" （50 yen）, and "Half rice" （50 yen）. You can mix the egg whenever you want, and add the rice after you finish the noodle.