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Tori paitan
鶏白湯
Chicken-based cloudy soup can have a creamy mouthfeel without being pork-bone tonkotsu. The name describes a stock and cooking style.
What to notice
Chicken paitan and pork-bone tonkotsu are different stocks even when both look cloudy. Ask the shop what is in its actual blend.
Try it with your next bowl
Compare the idea of chicken paitan with a clear chicken bowl. Ask what else is in the actual stock.
ArmandBeaumont · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & details
An actual ramen bowl identified by its photographer as tori paitan, with a cloudy chicken-bone broth. This is chicken paitan, not a tonkotsu substitute.
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Independent editorial explanation and tasting suggestions. These sources provide terminology or background; they do not certify the ingredients of a shop’s dish.
Edited 18 October 2026 · Subject-specific images; photographs and AI illustrations are labelled separately.