Pairon Honten
白龍 本店39°42′ N 141°09′ EOther¥
Pairon Honten suits anyone curious about Morioka's miso-topped jajamen noodles who wants them from the counter where the dish began, and the trade-off is a room of twenty seats with a queue that forms before it opens on weekends.
What to order
- Jajamen, mixed with vinegar and grated garlic to taste
- Chiitantan egg soup to finish
Pairon sits on the lane leading up to Sakurayama Shrine, a short walk from the castle ruins in central Morioka. Founder Takashina Kansho ate zhajiangmian in prewar Manchuria and reworked it for Morioka tastes after he came home, selling it first from a street stall. The plate is thick white noodles under a dark miso paste cooked with minced meat and shiitake, with cucumber and ginger on top. Stir everything together and season it from the bottles on the table, and go easy on the chili oil, which reviewers call fierce.
Leave a mouthful of noodles for chiitantan. Crack a raw egg from the table into your plate, stir it, and hand the plate and your chopsticks to the staff, who pour in the noodle cooking water and finish it with leek and miso. Pairon takes no bookings and has no car park. The Dendenmushi loop bus from Morioka Station stops at Kencho-Shiyakusho-mae, two minutes away, and taxi drivers know the place if you say "Pairon".
Worth knowing
- The Fezan branch inside the Morioka Station building serves the same jajamen if you only have time between trains.
- Order the small size if you plan to eat again soon, since reviewers find the regular plate large.
Quick answers about Pairon Hontenよくある質問
What are the opening hours of Pairon Honten?
Pairon Honten keeps these hours: Mon–Sat 09:00–20:45; Sun 11:30–16:00.
What should you order at Pairon Honten?
At Pairon Honten, order jajamen, mixed with vinegar and grated garlic to taste, or chiitantan egg soup to finish.
Do you need a reservation at Pairon Honten?
Pairon Honten: No reservations; join the line outside.
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