An increasing number of women are passionate about certain things, such as camera girls, reki-jo, Tetsuko, and Sora girls. Recently, the topic is "Sue woman," which means a girl who likes sumo. Sumo is gradually becoming more popular among young women, such as visiting the Kokugikan and buying sumo goods.

As a Sue woman, it is natural that she wants to eat the chanko nabe that wrestlers love. But chanko nabe is hard to eat alone, and it seems to be difficult to make. The Tsukemen restaurant "Shiroboshi" in Higashinakano is the perfect place for such a lost Sue woman. Here, you can taste the tsukemen made by Mr. Kimura, the owner of a former sumo wrestler, with the image of chanko. This shop, which already has a sense of sumo wrestling from the shop name, will introduce the reasons why it is recommended for Sue women.

■ Where is "Tsukemen Shiroboshi"?
"Tsukemen Shiroboshi" is about a 2-minute walk from Higashi-Nakano Station. For Mr. Kimura, who is a local in Kitashinjuku, this area is familiar and there are many classmates.

When you go down the slope, you will see a white curtain with the name "Shiroboshi".


■ Why is it recommended for Sue women?
◆ Reason 1 The interior of the store is full of sumo wrestling.
The sumo wrestler's calendar and numbering table are pasted on the walls of the store. If you like sumo, just entering the store will raise your tension. The video of sumo is always playing from the monitor, and you can eat while watching the sumo broadcast if you are in the place.


◆ Reason 2 Beautiful presentation
Tsukemen also has a lot of nice points for Sue women. Let's check the point with the shop's recommended "Soy sauce-cooked Shiroboshi Ajitama Tsukemen".
The first thing that surprises me when it comes out is its beautiful appearance. In a bowl filled with ingredients and noodles, radish, fried tofu, and lotus with yuzu are attached separately. It is a delightful dish with various colors such as lotus red, green onion green, yuzu yellow, meat white, and egg orange in one bowl. By the way, the reason why Yuzu is attached separately is that it is a consideration so that you can adjust the amount of Yuzu with a strong fragrance to your liking. Not only is it beautiful, but I'm grateful that you can make it taste your favorite.


◆ Reason 3 Plenty of vegetables that women are happy with
The soy sauce-based light soup and the chewy noodles go great together. The soup, which uses more than 10 kinds of vegetables and fruits in addition to seafood and pork bones, has a deep taste that is condensed with the taste of various ingredients. If you add yuzu and radish, which are attached to lotus flowers, to the soup on the way, the taste will change and you can enjoy it even more.


Plenty of vegetables not only in soup but also in toppings. This is also a nice point for women. It is also possible to increase the amount of vegetable toppings when buying a meal ticket at a ticket vending machine. Some female customers order more vegetables and less noodles.


Not only vegetables, but also fluffy chicken dumplings, soft char siu that can be cut with chopsticks, and umami balls with a strong flavor are exquisite.


◆ Reason 4 "Chicken dumplings" that make you feel the fusion of chan
The first thing that makes you feel like chanko is "chicken dumplings," which is rare as a topping for tsukemen. The recipe is based on the one in the Musashigawa room to which Mr. Kimura belonged. The reason for using chicken is that chickens that stand on two legs are auspicious ingredients for wrestlers.


■ Why did you open the "Tsukemen with Chankoto" shop?
Mr. Kimura has been in the sumo world for 15 years as a sumo wrestler. We asked him how he came to the opening of "Tsukemen Shiroboshi".

Kimura: "Since wrestlers have to get bigger, cooking and eating by themselves is like a job. After retiring, I decided to go into a world of food that is not unrelated to sumo. I trained at a restaurant for 8 years. During my training, I wanted to make a fusion of my favorite "sumo" and my favorite "tsukemen", which led to the opening of this restaurant. "


En-eating: Sumo has a dynamic image in a male society, but there are many things that women are happy about at this shop.

Mr. Kimura: "Since there are many female customers in the shop, we also have paper aprons and hair elastics. We are particular about the details so that all customers can eat deliciously."


En-eating: What kind of store do you want to make in the future?

Mr. Kimura: "We are aiming to be a store where you can have a pseudo-introduction to the sumo room by tasting the tsukemen that is fused with sumo in the sumo-colored store. I want to go

■ Perfect even after watching sumo
"Tsukemen Shiroboshi" is made by a former sumo wrestler and you can enjoy chanko-inspired tsukemen. It is a shop where even women can easily enter because they can feel the delicate care of the gentle shopkeeper. Of course, it is recommended not only for Sue women but also for men and tsukemen lovers. Why don't you visit after watching the sumo game?