1.0Waz Wuhttps://www.wazwu.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bUcTNjrQ57"><a href="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2012/08/28/ramen-misoya/">Ramen Misoya, East Village</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2012/08/28/ramen-misoya/embed/#?secret=bUcTNjrQ57" width="600" height="338" title="“Ramen Misoya, East Village” — Waz Wu" data-secret="bUcTNjrQ57" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.wazwu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/115.jpg800600Another ramen date with Angela, this time at Ramen Misoya in East Village. As the name suggests, this is place is miso mecca. There are 3 different types of miso on the menu: kome, mame, shiro. Kome is the standard miso, made from rice. Mame is darker and made from beans. Of the three, mame is the sweetest and richest. Shiro is a light-colored miso and is the least intense in flavor. For each broth, Misoya offers several different bowls to choose from. If you’re feeling extra greedy, you can add on extra char shu pork. We ordered glasses of plum wine ($6) and gyoza (6 pieces for $4.50) as an appetizer to share. Plum wine is one of my new favorite drinks. Sweet and refreshing. Nice to sip on before the appetizer and entree show up, but I don’t particularly enjoy it with ramen. Something about the sweet and savory flavors just don’t do it for me. Misoya’s gyoza was not as greasy as Kambi’s, but the filling was also less tender and flavorful. All in all, it wasn’t bad, especially at $4.50 for 6 pieces.Angela got the Shiro Miso with Char Shu ($13.80), which had pieces of tofu […]