For the past 22 days I have been plagued with one tedious enfermedad after another. First came a brutal case of stomach poisoning contracted on my last night in Panama City, followed by a cold (sore throat variety) undoubtedly caught due to a weak immune system, couple that with some achy teeth from a dental procedure, then add the most recent cold (cough variety) and the outcome is misery. Not to bore you with my whining, but unable to work today, and tired and swilling NyQuil and chomping ibuprofen, I decided to get out of bed and nip this shit in the bud. Fortunately for me, I was on the comida side of the 'feed a cold, starve la fiebre' adage, so I took the short space jump down to Astronaut Ellison S Onizuka Street, home terminal of Chin-Ma-Ya of Tokyo. There are many of these Sichuan inspired eateries sprinkled throughout Japan, but only a couple exist here across the Pacifico. The concise menu revolves around two dishes: Chin-Ma Han (basically Mapo tofu): organic tofu, scallions, chives, ground carne, Sichuan pepper, chile oil, miso paste. And Tan-Tan Men (an amazing Japanese version of dan-dan noodles): ramen noodles in a rich pork and pollo broth flavored with sesame paste, Sichuan spices, topped with ground carne and espinaca. I made use of the handy spinach salad combo: Tan-Tan Men (medium spicy) and mini salad (spinach, boiled huevos, pepinos, mizuna greens, scallions, cold Cha-shu puerco with a muy rica citrus mustard dressing). Nice handiwork, I gotta say that I'm feeling better already and can't wait until next time to slurp of the mighty Tan-Tan Men. (cough, cough, sniffle).PS: Next time came sooner than I expected with K now out sick from work too. We both sped to the noodle infirmary for a healthy dose of spicy elixir. They had a new item on the menu as well: Pako Tan-Tan Men (same soup with sliced pork katsu on top). Somehow I think this double treatment is just what the doctor ordered...
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