Ceridwyn Griffis CP #1


On Tuesday, July 9th, Futa ans I had our first conversation partner meeting. During a previous tutoring session, he had mentioned how much he missed eating real ramen, not the instant kind. I suggested that we go to a place called “UR Bowl”, a restaurant on Tennessee Street that serves ramen and pho. He had never heard of it before and was really excited about it. When we got there, we both ordered tonkotsu ramen and shared an order of steamed gyoza. While we were eating, Futa and I talked a lot about the similarities and differences between the ramen at the restaurant and the ramen in Japan. He said it tasted almost exactly the same and the only main difference in taste was the different toppings used here that are not used in Japan. The biggest overall difference was the price; ramen is usually 800 yen (~$8) or less in Japan, whereas in America a bowl of ramen usually sells for around $12 or $13. However he really enjoyed it and thanked me for introducing him to the place.

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