Brothmere
A wet back alley at night; at its end a small ramen shop, a red lantern by the door, steam in the doorway, the sign Brothmere over it

One bowl, built to order.

Slow broth.

A hand lifts a ladle of creamy broth out of a big steaming stockpot and lets it run back
A hand pours a ladle of broth into a dark stoneware bowl on the wooden counter

Fast noodles.

A hand lifts a wire basket of noodles out of boiling water and shakes the water off, steam all around
A soft-boiled marinated egg cut in half on a wooden board, the yolk soft and orange
The finished bowl from over it: broth, noodles, two slices of pork, two halves of egg, nori and scallion
  • Broth
  • Noodles
  • Pork
  • Nori
  • Egg
  • Scallion
At the counter a guest's hand lifts noodles out of the bowl with chopsticks, steam rising, the stockpot behind

Brothmere

Slow broth. Fast noodles.

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