What Is Tonkotsu Ramen?

Tonkotsu (豚骨) literally means 'pork bone.' Tonkotsu ramen is built on pork bones simmered at a rolling boil for many hours — sometimes more than a day — until the collagen and fat emulsify into a rich, creamy, almost milky broth.

What's in a tonkotsu bowl?

• Creamy pork-bone broth
• Chashu (braised or torched pork belly)
• A seasoned soft-boiled egg (ajitama)
• Aromatics like green onion, black garlic oil and kikurage mushrooms
• Thin, firm noodles that stand up to the rich soup

Why people love it

Tonkotsu is the comfort-food king of ramen: rich, warming and deeply savory. It's the style most people picture when they think of ramen, which makes it the perfect first bowl.

Try it at Ramen Wakusei

Our signature tonkotsu is Venus — the golden, glowing heart of the Ramen Wakusei galaxy, topped with pork belly chashu, black garlic oil, soft-boiled egg and fried lotus root. Prefer heat? Mars is our chili-garlic tonkotsu.