Taiga brings award-winning Nagoya-style ramen to Hawaii

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A popular Nagoya ramen shop is serving its award-winning dishes in Waikiki.

Taiga Ramen is the sister restaurant of Josui Ramen, a Michelin Bib Gourmand eatery in Japan, and its Los Angeles outpost in Torrance.

The shop is in the International Market Place, on the second floor inside Mitsuwa Marketplace food court, and open daily 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Taiga Ramen chefs Kevin Buenaventura and Eisenhower Chhuon joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about opening the first Taiga Ramen outside of Japan in August 2023.

Buenaventura trained in Japan and opened the Josui Ramen in Los Angeles, before bringing Taiga to Honolulu.

Their popular dishes include its signature Josui Ramen, TanTan Ramen, Shoyu Ramen, Shio Ramen, gyoza, karaage and chashu fried rice.

The ramen broth is a mix of pork, chicken and fish, which serves as a base for the tantan ramen and includes sweet pork miso, sesame paste, and house-made rayu chile oil. It’s topped with minced pork.

For more information, visit josuiramen.jp or follow on Instagram at @taigaramen808.

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