Men Impossible offers different plant-based Ramens. This time, I went to try their new Tsukemen at Kitchen Impossible, which is another location part of the chain. Everyone who tried it raved about it and that got me super hyped-up.
What is Kitchen Impossible?
Kitchen impossible is an affiliated shop of Ramen Impossible and is located in De Pijp. Even though their Ramens are purely plant-based, they are all incredibly satisfying. That is why they definitely broke into my top 5 all favourite Ramen restaurants in Amsterdam.
Currently, there is a total of three restaurants:
✔︎ Men Impossible: Reservation-only course meal
✔︎ Ramen Impossible: Open for lunch and dinner near Centraal Station
✔︎ Kitchen Impossible: Open for lunch and dinner during the week-end – but they only open for dinner during the week. This is the place that serves a new Tsukemen menu
Tsukemen that can only be eaten there
I did not have the opportunity to go there, even though I saw their Tuskemen on their Instagram and wanted to try it bad. Besides, I heard from several people who had actually tasted it that it was amazing, so I had to go.
The Tsukemen in question is a vegan and slightly spicy Tan Tan Tsukemen. It came with a thick, creamy and full of Umami broth. The chef struck a nice balance between all the ingredients and thus, even if is was spicy, it was possible to taste and enjoy all the different flavours that blended in the broth. The spicy touch was only a pleasant addition to compliment the broth and did not overpower any other flavour.
I really liked those pleasant aromas of peanuts, cashews, and probably mushrooms in the broth. Moreover, the broth being thick, it coats your mouth nice when slurping the noodles. Finally, the taste of miso and all the ingredients combined well to create a rich and sophisticated taste.
The noodles were flat and went well with the broth, making them very easy to slurp. They were delicious and had a good chewy texture and a hint of wheat flavour. Some Cardamom tea leaves were springled on top of the noodles to bring a refreshing addition.
Moreover, it doesn’t end there. Once you are done eating the Tsukemen, there will bring you some dashi to liquify the broth. In Japan, once a client is done with his Tsukemen, many restaurants will offer him a cup of soup stock called “soup wari” to dilute the broth and make it drinkable (of course, it’s free). Kitchen impossible is not exception as they will offer you some yuzu-flavored “soup wari“. The broth mixed with the scent of yuzu was even more delicious and I enjoyed it until the very end.
Although this Tsukemen is vegan, you won’t notice it unless you ask, and it tastes just as delicious as regular Ramens.
