【BS NTV】Experience Niigata's Specialty 'Hegi Soba' in Kayabacho, Tokyo: The Golden Combination of Fresh Noodles Bound with Funori and the Manager's Confident Crispy Kakiage! Drunk Tsukaji, Welcomed with Applause by Regulars, Enjoys Exquisite Soba in a Tipsy Mood!

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Drunk Tsukaji heads to Kayabacho, Tokyo

Nihonbashi Kayabacho in Chuo Ward, where Japanese securities and financial companies line the streets. Walking towards the Kayabacho intersection, which has transformed into a modern cityscape due to redevelopment, a "umbrella workshop" unlike a financial district is discovered! This is Ramuda (Ichihara Co., Ltd.), a gentlemen's accessories manufacturer that handcrafts everything from fabric cutting and sewing to frame and handle attachment by skilled umbrella craftsmen. Komei Hayashi, the workshop leader, is an umbrella craftsman certified as a traditional craftsman by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and specialized craftsmen also handle belts and leather goods. After encountering wonderful items, he heads to a standing soba shop in high spirits!

Tsukaji: "It's incredibly chewy! It slides down smoothly, this is delicious!"

The target restaurant this time is "Gangi Shinkawa 1-chome," which has been in Kayabacho for over 30 years. The previous president, originally from Tokamachi City, Niigata, opened this popular restaurant with the desire to spread Niigata's specialty 'hegi soba' in Tokyo. The hegi soba offered is fresh noodles made from 100% buckwheat flour, bound with "funori" (seaweed starch) produced in their own factory. They pursue a distinctive taste, such as preparing special dipping sauces every morning, changing the dashi blend and kaeshi (seasoning sauce) for both mori (cold) and kake (hot) soba.

After 5 PM, this restaurant is bustling with regulars seeking Niigata's local sake and appetizers. Tsukaji was also welcomed with applause by the regulars and enjoyed the hegi soba in a tipsy mood! He selected the kakiage soba, a confident creation by manager Yoshiyuki Sasayama. The hot and crispy texture of the kakiage creates an exquisite harmony with the chewy and smooth texture of the cold hegi soba – a true masterpiece!

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The second stop is Shinagawa, Aomonoyokocho.

An encore broadcast of a standing soba shop run by a master with a rich life story.

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[Title]

Drunk Tsukaji's Casual Standing Soba

[Program Overview]

Muga Tsukaji of Drunk Dragon travels casually across Japan in search of "standing soba," a friend to the common people. Along the way, he encounters the best bowls and heartwarming, wonderful people. A heartwarming tour of standing soba shops, full of dedication and human kindness!

[Broadcast Date and Time]

April 6th (Monday) 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Every Monday at 10:00 PM)

[Broadcasting Station]

BS NTV / BS NTV 4K

[Cast]

Muga Tsukaji (Drunk Dragon)

Narrator: Kyotaro Yanagiya

[Credit]

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