WEEKLY DIGEST 076 | 04 AUG 2023

We were very much satiated after consuming nearly half a kilo of meat each, on Saturday!

This week we have:

Big Don's Smoked Meats
Nao Ramen
Hitomebore

Visit count

First time visits: None (0)
Revisits: Big Don's Smoked Meats, Nao Ramen & Hitomebore (3)

First time visits: 32
Revisits: 71+3=74
Total visits this year: 32+74=106

On the feed 📱

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‌‌The Best Thing We Ate ⭐️

Big Don's Smoked Meats

The best thing we ate this week was Big Don's Smoked Meats' BBQ platter which we shared between four of us in addition to a couple extras as well. From the nearly 2kg of meat, my favourite was the chicharron. We were luckily able to grab the second last serve of it!

BBQ Share Pack:
500g Wagyu Brisket
270g Nashville Chicken Cheddar Snag (mild)
270g Jalapeno Hot Gut Beef & Pork snag (mild)
200g Honey Pork Shoulder with fried rib tips
Elizas Honeybutter Cornbread
Cowboy Beans
4x flour tortillas
Southern Mustard
Fermented Pineapple Arbol salsa
Pickled veggies

Extras ordered:
300g Chicharron with Tomatillo Avo Salsa $23
300g Bacon Burnt Ends $20
Reaper Cheddar Snag $10 (HOT)

This marked the third time enjoying Big Don's BBQ share packs. We're hoping to try his Reubens next!

For more on Big Don's Smoked Meats, check out our article.

Big Don’s Smoked Meat

A collaboration between underground BBQ pop-up, Big Don’s Smoked Meats & Le Vietnam - a well known banh mi store serving up a range of progressive banh mi.

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What We Ate 🍴

Nao Ramen

Both Paige and I have dined at Nao Ramen for over a decade. Our usual order being any of their ramen (typically their miso or shoyu). Last Friday was one of the rare occasions where I strayed away from ramen and got tsukumen instead (I can count on one hand the number of times I've had this at Nao Ramen).

Tsukumen literally translates to "dipping noodles", where noodles are dipped into broth that is served on the side. The broth was damn hot enough to burn both our tongues! Tsukumen is a nice change - as it gives you a little more time to enjoy the noodles, and not worry about them getting "soggy" or soaking up all the broth.

For more on Nao Ramen, check out our article.

Nao Ramen (Perth)

One of the OGs in the Perth ramen scene, serving up lighter broth variants of ramen and offering guests the ability to customise their bowl of ramen to their hearts desire.

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Hitomebore

To round out our smaller than usual week of eating, we have Hitomebore (previously Kukan Izakaya). They're probably one of the few places in Perth where you can get tendon, with ten referring to tempura, rather than the high protein and fairly nutritious, tendon. Lots of variety in a bowl!

We'll be writing an article on Hitomebore to support our friends at Hitomebore, so stay tuned!