Takagi Ramen has cockles milk tea and ramen for National Day

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, cockles are an important component in some iconic local dishes, including char kway teow and laksa. But you’d never expect them to feature the way they do in Takagi Ramen’s latest menu additions. In celebration of National Day, the popular ramen chain has launched their cockles tonkotsu ramen and cockles milk tea, now available at all Takagi outlets islandwide!

Here’s what the cockles ramen, titled the Sengkang Ramen ($7.90), looks like. The dish is based on Takagi’s classic 12-hour-boiled tonkotsu ramen, except that you’ll find a pile of gleaming cockles on top of it. We are told that these cockles are individually shucked to ensure optimal freshness, and customers have the option to have raw...