A Numbing Deliciousness Has Arrived in Chikushino: A Takeout Experience at "Fuen Malatang"
"Mom, I want to eat that!"
While walking through AEON MALL Chikushino, that's what my daughter said, and where she pointed was"Fuen Malatang."It seems that thisMalatang specialty shop, which originated in Oita and is rumored to have lines forming across Kyushu, has finally opened in Chikushino as well.
The sign featuring a panda mascotand the words"Numbing deliciousness, landing in Chikushino for the first time"caught my eye, and I became completely intrigued. This time, I decided to get takeout.
This shop doesn't just end with placing an order. It starts by picking up a clear bowl and standing in front of the display case.
Vegetables, meats, noodles, fish cakes... a lineup of 50 different items is laid out, and the time spent weighing your options with tongs in hand is already fun.
Potatoes, white wood ear mushrooms, rainbow dumplings, bean sprouts, shiitake mushrooms. As I picked this and that, I realized I had a large volume of 352g.
When placed on the scale, it displayed 480 yen per 100g, for a total of 1,689 yen. There was something fresh about this system where the bowl becomes your own based on what you choose.
You can choose from three types of soup: Malatang, Tomato Malatang, or Soup-less Malatang, and the spice level can be adjusted from 0 to 5.
I requested medium spice this time. After waiting a little while and opening the container I received, inside the thick orange soup, twoblack and white panda-patternedfish cakes were peeking out.
It seems to be a June-only item, and my daughter was thrilled by how cute it looked.
I took a sip of the soup. Although I asked for medium spice, there was a sensation of numbing heat following it, making it spicier than I expected.
However, because there is a rich, savory base, it has a depth that doesn't just end with being spicy.
The panda fish cakehad a firm texture that belied its cute appearance, and I could clearly taste the aroma of the shiitake and black wood ear mushrooms infused into the soup.
The swirl pattern on the crab dumplings also added an accent of color, making it a bowl you can enjoy with your eyes before you even eat it.
At the topping corner, there is a wide array of free seasonings like Sichuan pepper oil, sesame paste, black vinegar, grated ginger, and garlic, and it's interesting that you can change the direction of the flavor halfway through.
I realized that the charm of theMalatanggenre is that you can enjoy many different expressions in a single bowl.
It's great that the process of choosing the ingredients yourself is an experience in itself.
Since children can choose"I want to put this in"and you can decide the spice level yourself, it's a system that the whole family can enjoy.
I think the ease of being able to drop by while shopping is only possible because of its location in a food court.
• Shop: Fuen Malatang AEON MALL Chikushino Store
• Location: 434-1 Ryomyoji, Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture, inside AEON MALL Chikushino (1F Food Court)
• Business Hours: 10:00–21:00 (L.O. 20:00) *Subject to facility operating hours
• Price Range: Ingredients 4.8 yen/g + toppings from 220 yen
• Recommended Menu: Medium-spicy Malatang + panda fish cake (June only)
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