Date: 14-16 Nov 2018
Venue: The Grand, Vasant Kunj
It’s party season and we are out almost every other night. Partying of course and having oily canapés and heavy dinners. In this phase of health-harakiri, the Ramen Festival at The Grand, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi was like manna from heaven.
While the Japanese Ramen has established presence all over the Asia, it is a relatively new entrant in India and occasionally features in menus of oriental restaurants. The Wok Tok is the Grand’s Asian restaurant and the Ramen Festival was happening here. They had a variety of ramen bowls that are like complete meals. Each ramen comprised vegetables, noodles and meat / fish / tofu chunks in a broth. True to Asian style, the broth had been slow cooked for hours and was served separately in a spouted pot. The toppings on the dishes included peanuts, fried onions and we mixed some lime juice just for kicks. They also had a Pad Thai version of the ramen. The meals were like doses of good health in a bowl. Do try the Pork Ramen and the Pad Thai that we had with chicken. Among the vegetarian variety, Tofu Ramen was really wholesome.
We endorse this festival as a great option for people who want to shun the oily spicy route and yet eat out. The piping hot bowls are just what the doctor ordered this season. While the festival is over, the chef assured us that they could cook up some ramen on special request. That said, do have some time on hand since Wok Tok was a tad slow in service for dishes that had ingredients were mostly prepared ahead. But then it was worth the wait.
Needless to say, Ramen Festival at The Grand felt good.
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Sounds like a good time! I went to a Japan festival in Bangalore and they had amazing, authentic Japanese food. I’d love to go back one day!
Oh this looks like an awesome festival! I absolutely love Ramen so this is right up my alley!
I love Ramen! So good. I’d love to visit this festival
Looks so delicious, I love Ramen. Would love to visit a festival.
Enjoyed reading your post. Would love to visit the Ramen Festival when I am in Delhi next.
Wow..this looks so delicious. Ramen festival sounds very interesting. But I haven’t visited there before when I was in Delhi. Surely visit on my next visit to Delhi.
I love Ramen and also all kinds of food festivals. This looks like a great time!
Wonderful article. I love reading about food festivals!
It’s so neat that there’s even a Japanese ramen festival in Dehli. Sounds like ramen had gained its popularity around the globe. I love a good bowl of ramen and this looks good.
I’m a huge fan of Ramen. I would love to taste the authentic version! I bet it’s delicious.