BREMERTON, Wash. — At first glance, it may look like ramen. But this dish is far more sweet than savory.
“I would say it's delicious,” says Serenity Godwin.
At Yoko Yoko Ramen in downtown Bremerton, chef/owner James Johnson spends most of his day standing over boiling water.
“I learned how to make Ramen while living in Japan,” he says, “and I wanted to come over here and bring the authentic Raman experience to this area.”
His Yokohama-style noodle soups are as authentic as you can get. Then, Johnson heard about a super sweet trend sweeping through Germany: ice cream spaghetti.
“I thought well that's easy enough to make into Ramen,” he says, as he squeezes soft serve ice cream through a strainer.
“In Japan, they've got candy basically for everything so we found ourselves a Swiss roll cake, which is really popular in Japan. That’s the kashu. We add candy mushrooms, some matcha candy for the scallions, and then top it all off with mochi for an egg.”
They're served with Pocky as chopsticks.
Our young taste testers were too busy testing to comment at length.
"It's a fun dish," says Johnson. "It's just great to see the smiles on the faces when we bring it to the table".
Yoko Yoko Ramen has two locations. There's another one in Poulsbo, but the Bremerton restaurant is the only one serving ice cream ramen as we go to broadcast.
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