On May 31, Aomori's "Ramen Hachimori" (Aomori-shi Tonya-cho, TEL 017-752-9215 ) changed the ramen soup it offers.

The store was founded in 1968 by the parents of the current owner, Shingo Akiya. Mr. Kiyoshi, the former owner of the restaurant and Mr. Akiya's father, had experience in serving ramen stalls, and was particular about the dashi stock he used. Mr. Akiya recalls, "My father often said, 'We couldn't get good dried sardines.'

Mr. Akiya, who took over from 2011 (Heisei 23). About three years ago, Sakaiminato's dried sardines were able to be stably procured every time, and we were able to provide them with stable soup stock. I got a call saying that I couldn't catch the sardines that would bend. “I started to feel uneasy about not being able to serve ramen,” he recalls.

“The decision to close the store crossed my mind,” Akiya said. In mid-April, he decided to change the dashi stock because he could not solve the problem even if he had high hopes for dried sardines that could be available at any time. Akitani's soup development has begun. When he first made the dashi, the family and staff who ate it gave him harsh opinions, such as, "It doesn't look like Hachimori," and, "Is this really okay?"

It was the first time for Mr. Akiya to develop dashi. Before taking over as the second owner, he was a hotelier and had almost no cooking experience. “When my father taught me the recipe, he told me that the dashi stock is absolute, so there is no need to change it,” says Akitani. “I was confident in the completed dashi, but it was the customers who made the decisions.

The offer began on May 31, but a week before that, a notice was posted inside the store that read, "The 55th Year of the Great Incident." Mr. Akiya said, "It doesn't suit my nature not to tell customers. I was pressured by people saying 'I'm looking forward to it', but now repeat customers and regular customers say 'it's delicious'. I'm glad that you were happy," he said with a smile.

Regarding the change in the dashi stock, Akitani said, "My father told me not to change it, but it made me feel better. Maybe I've finally become my own restaurant."

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