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Haruko Kawano

VegeProject Japan (NPO) Representative Director

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Kyoto University Faculty/Graduate School of Agricultural, Master of Agriculture, Kyoto University.
Founded “VegeProject Japan(NPO)” when she was a student. From then, she introduced a veg-menu to the student cafeteria of Kyoto University.
She is currently working with universities, companies, restaurants and municipalities to expand vegan and vegetarian options.
Also active as teacher/advertiser of vegetarian vegans. Interviews with well-known vegetarians Paul McCartney and Colin Campbell.

Health-conscious dishes without using chemical seasonings that meet diverse food demands

Food Therapy Diner Chabuzen is a shop where overseas customers visit seeking ramen, which is one of the representatives of Japanese food.
The menus offered here are all vegan. Food Therapy Diner Chabuzen is located in a residential area of Shimokitazawa. It is about a 15-minute walk from Shimokitazawa Station.
It is a very small shop, with only two small seats on the counter and tatami mats in the store. While sitting on a tatami mat with a chabu stand and enjoying a meal, you can experience a little Japanese old-fashioned lifestyle.

Store appearance

The seats at the store (chabudai)

A Tokyo veg map is posted on the wall inside the store, and it is also distributed for free.
There are many people who enjoy a meal at “Food Therapy Diner Chabuzen” and then get this veg map before enjoying sightseeing in Tokyo. Also, depending on the timing, they sell vegan design postcards with a Japanese taste.
By visiting “Food Therapy Diner Chabuzen,” you will be able to enjoy delicious food as well as maps and postcards, if you like, so you can fully enjoy Japan.

The menus offered at the store respond to a variety of food needs. In addition to vegan, oriental vegetarians (vegetarians who don’t consume “Gokun” such as Green onion, shallot, garlic, onion, leeks) and Muslims. There is also a gluten-free menu.
Also, the well-designed menu display makes it easy for people with various eating styles to understand what they can and cannot eat. Therefore, it is very easy to order in this store.

Menu full of ingenuity (easy to understand)

Menu displayed in 4 languages

Halal certified menu list

Vegan ramen, which can be eaten at “Food Therapy Diner Chabuzen,” is handmade by the owner from the soup.
They are very particular about all ingredients being organic or made by natural farming. The store uses a lot of ingredients that are easy for the body.
There are also dishes that contain herbs grown by the owner. Since there were no organic noodles that the owner could agree with, they made ramen noodles from organic pasta, which was most suitable. As for seasonings, they do not use “ANY” chemically adjusted ingredients such as amino acids. They are very particular about the health of people and are very successful achieving that goal.

A number of menus that the store manager has carefully selected, such as “Tonkotsu-style Vegan Ramen”

The first dish I tasted was fried dumplings. In “Food Therapy Diner Chabuzen,” dumplings are wrapped after the order is received. Therefore, you can taste the freshly made, hot and chewy, crispy dumplings! In addition, the ingredients of dumplings are smooth, and you can taste the UMAMI of vegetables. You can enjoy various textures with just one gyoza dumpling! The sauce is a mellow sauce based on vinegar which is very satisfying.

fried dumplings

Vegan dumplings

Next dish was the Full-flavored Yeast Ramen Dragon, which was recommended by the store. Yeast ramen is a ramen made by mixing Japanese-style dashi and “Brown rice yeast liquid” that takes 30 hours to make.
It does not contain any animal ingredients, but you can feel the taste like Tonkotsu (pork-bone) ramen.
It’s a ramen that doesn’t have a thick flavor, but it has a rich taste.

Also, you can choose the thickness of the noodles. This time, I chose thick noodles when choosing thin noodles or thick noodles. It matched well with tasty soup!
I drank almost all of the soup because it was too delicious….I definitely want to eat again!

Full-flavored Yeast Ramen Dragon (thick noodle)

Other types of ramen include curry and dan dan noodles, all of which are delicious. Also, if you add 100 yen, you can change to “spelt wheat noodle,” and it has a different nutritional value and taste, so I will try it next time. (Spelt wheat is an ancient wheat that was grown in Europe, about 9000years ago.)

Vegan ramen lineup (upper left: curry ramen nirvana, upper right: Full-flavored Yeast Ramen Dragon, lower left: dragon dan dan spicy noodles, lower right: garlic dragon)

Also, I ordered “moringa tea” and “soy milk chai” as drinks. Moringa tea tastes like green tea, and it’s nice that it contains a lot of vitamins, iron, and potassium with high nutritional value.
The soy milk chai was mellow even though it is full of spices. It also had a deep flavor. Both are very easy to drink and delicious!

Moringa tea (left), soy milk chai (right)

Regardless of your food choices. A relaxing space where you can enjoy delicious homemade dishes.

Whether you’re a vegan, vegetarian, Muslim, and have cetain food restrictions, you can rest and enjoy your meal at Food Therapy Diner Chabuzen.
Moreover, since no chemical seasoning is used, I think that everyone, including those who are particular about health, can care about their body through. You can also enjoy a conversation with the friendly manager who is full of service spirit.
The mysteriously healing atmosphere, combined with delicious food, should bring peace to your mind and body. Please come and visit the store!

Personally, I am looking forward to the new curry-menu that the store manager is arranging to list on the menu. I will definitely visit the place again!

A poster introducing the commitment of the shop

Shop interior

(Text: Chiba Shiori/ Translate: Kazushi Hirata)

「 Food Therapy Diner Chabuzen」Basic information

Store name	Food Therapy Diner Chabuzen
Tel	080-6603-8587
Address	6-16-20 Shirota, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo ZIP: 155-0033
Business hours	17:00～23:00
Holiday	Mondays
Budget	~1500yen
Payment method	Cash Only
Parking Lot	2 minutes walk from Daiei Park Shimokitazawa No. 2 parking lot
Language	Japanese (menu has English, Chinese, Korean notation)
Advance reservation	Available (may change according to the situation)
Cooking description	Ramen and dumplings for vegan, halal, oriental vegetarian. Also compatible with gluten-free.
Note	Wi-Fi available for au and softbank
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