A soup that isn't whale-like?

That's why I also have noodles and soup.

Of course the soup is a whale. It is based on homemade whale bacon and soup made from raw ridges (the raw state of the ridges and bacon parts).

The scent is slightly "whale flavor". But the taste is full of umami that you will experience for the first time. Maybe this is the "original taste of whales". Smoked fragrance is added here, creating a complex depth.

I had an image of "soup = a condensed form of taste", so I was prepared for a certain amount of odor, but this is okay. And because of this soup, the sashimi would be more delicious. surely.

The noodles are straight thin noodles. It is said that whole grains are mixed to make it crispy and give it a scent that is comparable to soup.

I think I had smoked a lot of soup probably because I was so absorbed in sashimi. However, personally, this was rather delicious, so the result is okay.


While saying something, I finished eating in no time. The history of whales in me has been rewritten. Thank you, Menya Musashi!

"Whale" and "Musashi"

In the first place, there has been a culture of eating whales in Japan for a long time. Immediately after the end of the war, it was useful as a valuable protein source, so I think some people remember eating Tatsuta fried food for lunch. However, there are movements to limit whaling, and now there are fewer opportunities to eat.

The manager of the Shibuya store (from Hokkaido), who developed the whale noodles this time, seems to have eaten whales at home from an early age. From that experience, he said that he worked hard to develop "whale ramen that can be eaten even if he hates whales" so that he could experience the "culture of eating whales".

The hardest part was the soup. Most of the body is a whale called blood, and if you use lean meat, it will smell too much, and if you use only whale bacon, the taste unique to whales is thin. So, he found the conclusion that bacon and beard soup should be combined one-to-one.

Another one with "cultural" connection. There is a work called "Miyamoto Musashi's Whale Extermination" in Utagawa Kuniyoshi's Ukiyo-e. A powerful whale drawn on the entire screen in the raging sea. On his back, Musashi Miyamoto, the swordsman who gave the name of Menya Musashi, is about to get rid of whales.

Strangely, an exhibition of Kuniyoshi's works is being held in Shibuya. It can be said that "whale" and "Musashi" were connected at the perfect timing.


Whales and noodles are only available for 10 meals a day from May 26th to May 29th. The price is 2,000 yen per cup (excluding tax). I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who loves whales. It is a cup that I want people who are not good at eating.