Some of the best food in LA comes out of supermarket food courts. I wrote about Masenara and on another day we went to Santouka in the Mitsuwa supermarket in West Los Angeles. My brother introduced the rest of the family to this place when he was working in Culver City and he urged me to take our mom to try it. So one Wednesday in December 2006, I drove my mom to the Santa Monica Farmer's Market and took her to Santouka for lunch. And, wow, what a beautiful , perfectly-put-together bowl of ramen. The combination of chewy, curly noodles and rich, unctuous (read=composed of pork fat) soup sprinkled with green onion is divine. I prefer the shoyu flavoring, but the shio and miso versions are also good.
I've eyed the tea stand across the food court every time we ate at Santouka, but each time I felt too gluttonous to allow myself to try their green tea soft serve ice cream. This time, I ordered a small bowl of noodles, so I felt less gluttonous. At $3.50 plus tax, the ice cream is not an inexpensive treat, but it was well worth the price. The texture is ultra-smooth and creamy, and the taste was rich with matcha green tea powder. It was not too sweet, either, leaving a pleasant lingering tea aftertaste. It is the best soft serve ice cream I have ever had; I like it much better than the frozen yogurt fad going on right now and I wish I had had another chance before heading back to Charlottesville to enjoy it again.
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