Kunimatsu - Japanese fusion of Dandan Noodles
Dandan Noodles (Level 4 spice)
Kunimatsu 中華そば くにまつ
Kunimatsu 中華そば くにまつ
A popular Dandan Noodles restaurant in Hiroshima where you can choose the level of spiciness for your dandan noodles, from level 0 to 4, and also other types/combinations.
Nov 2024 Update: Do scroll down for our more recent visits in Nov 2024. TLDR; score remains the same and tried 1 new dish.
Close up on the minced meat and onions
Kunimatsu 中華そば くにまつ
Soft boiled eggs
Kunimatsu 中華そば くにまつ
Putting the soft boiled egg onto the Dandan Noodles
Kunimatsu 中華そば くにまつ
Mixing it in
Kunimatsu 中華そば くにまつ
Noodles soaking it up with the sauce, spices, and ingredients
Kunimatsu 中華そば くにまつ
Dandan Noodles (Level 4 spice) + Soft Boiled Egg (¥630 + ¥60)
Firstly, you have to pre-purchase your order from the ticketing machine near the entrance.
I went straight for the level 4 spiciness and also an additional side order of soft boiled egg. In Japan, we never fail to addon an additional egg for our meals, it is almost a must-have every time!
Taste: The sauce, spices (sansho pepper), and ingredients (minced meat, egg, and spring onion) combined to give almost all the basic taste profile of sweet, sour, salty, spicy, and inclusion of numbing effect and fragrance aroma. At level 4 spiciness, it is packing quite a punch of spice even for me as a spice lover too. So for those who can’t handle spice that well, do consider having a lower level of spiciness.
Texture: Thin chewy noodles, slight crunch from the spring onion, and soft meaty bite from the minced meat.
Overall it a simple and flavourful dish, but I feel the ingredients could be much more, as we are left wishing for more meat and spring onion after the meal.
I actually went to google for more reviews for this restaurant, and I saw that Kunimax might be something I am looking for. Max spice, max negi (spring onion), and no, there is no max meat haha!
There is also another dish called Deathmax, which is max spice, max negi, and max red capsicum!
You really need to see the photos at a Japanese reviewer blog posts over here (Kunimax) and here (Deathmax) to visualise the “max” part.
If I am visiting Hiroshima again in future, I will definitely try both the Kunimax and Deathmax with my wife next time!
Rating: 3.25/5
Update: Updated with Nov 2024 price increase
November 2024 Update
In our recent Nov-Dec 2024 trip to Japan, we managed to revisit Kunimatsu. So here’s our recent visit’s review.
KUNIMAX + Onsen Egg on the side
Kunimatsu 中華そば くにまつ
Noodles soaking it up with the sauce, spices, and ingredients
Kunimatsu 中華そば くにまつ
KUNIMAX + Soft Boiled Egg (¥730 + ¥60)
I believe KUNIMAX is the normal Dandan Noodles at Spice Level 4 + negi topping max out on your bowl.
Taste: The sauce, spices (sansho pepper, chili pepper, star anise, sichuan pepper), and ingredients (minced meat, egg, and spring onion) combined to give almost all the basic taste profile of sweet, sour, salty, spicy, and inclusion of numbing effect and fragrance aroma. At level 4 spiciness, it is packing quite a punch of spice even for me as a spice lover too. So for those who can’t handle spice that well, do consider having a lower level of spiciness. The negi max for this dish added with a sharp negi vegetable taste to it, and also the fresh sweetness from negi too.
Texture: Thin chewy noodles, moderate crunch from the almost maxed out amount of spring onion, and soft meaty bite from the minced meat.
Overall: Still a simple and flavourful dish but with negi topping full, which change up the taste and texture a bit compared to the default Dandan Noodles.
(Why does this sounds familar? Do look at my recent 2024 update of Hassho!)
There is also another dish called Deathmax, which is max spice, max negi, and max red capsicum! We totally forgot to try this in our 2024 trip, so that means in future if we are back to Hiroshima we need to try it again!
Rating: 3.25/5
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Address: 広島県 広島市中区 八丁堀 8-10 清水ビル 1F
Opening Hours: 11am-3pm and 5pm-9pm weekdays, 11am-3pm Saturday, close on Sunday.
Payment Method: Cash
Website: https://www.facebook.com/kunimatsu.hiroshima
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(Last visited: November 2024)