The charm of Ramen

[HiroyukiTakisawa]

The roots of the Japanese-style Ramen is in China. Over one hundred years ago, the Japanese Ramen that was made based on a Chinese noodle dish has been developing, and now it became to be able to enjoy all over the world.

The basic tastes of ramen are soy sauce, miso, or salt. They are mixed with soup stocks that made from seafood, pork bone, or chicken bone. There are several kinds of noodle type. And toppings are Japanese onion, Nori (seaweed), bean sprouts, Chashues, Menma, Naruto, etc. They are also chosen by the Ramen’s taste and the shop’s concept. The combinations are infinite, so we can taste a lot of kinds of Ramen.

Recently, new ways to eat Ramen have appeared. For example, Tsukemen that prepare the noodle and the soup separately, Aburasoba that does not have the soup, Mazesoba that is developed from a hint based on a Taiwan Ramen (This is a local ramen in Nagoya, not Taiwan-style ramen. This episode is also funny.), and etc.

And every year new ramens are appearing in Japan. They are also really interesting!

Classic Ramen

One of the most classic ramens in Japan refers to such a simple soy sauce ramen. Such ramen is cheap (Around 500 yen or less) and be provided fast.

Ramens all over Japan

There are characteristic ramens all over Japan. Sapporo Ramen (Miso Ramen with veggies), Kitakata Ramen (Tonkotsu soy sauce ramen), Hakata Ramen (Tonkotsu ramen, Kaedama), Tokushima Ramen (Sweet soy sauce ramen, with raw eggs on top), and more. And there are ramen mania people who eat ramen in various places all over Japan.

Halal & Vegan Ramen
Recently ramen shops that are providing Halal or Vegan Ramen are established in Tokyo and near there. Especially a pescatarian ramen is easy to make because it can be used fish and seafood soup stocks. By the way, this veggie ramen was made by me.

What kind of ramen do you like? What is a unique ramen in your country? Please share it!

I know you guys also love ramen. @iyudhi, @AngieYC.

日本の皆さんも是非ご当地ラーメンを紹介してください！

[EdoMac]

It is ramen noodle restaurant “Natsubori” in Kushiro city, Hokkaido, Japan.

[TsekoV]

This is so much delicious, @EdoMac . I cannot stop looking at the photos and want to taste this wonderful Ramen dish.

[EdoMac]

Hi, @TsekoV

First, let’s change your smartphone and PC wallpaper to ramen’s image(о´∀`о)

Many people such as Japanese famous actors and TV talents are visiting this ramen restaurant. Inside the restaurant, their message cards are put on the wall. When you visit, please write a message card as a famous local guide(^w^)

[ClumberJackPATS]

Oishii… Ore mo… Ramen daisuki… Oishii soo…

[EdoMac]

Kushiro no rahmen ha

oishidesu(^_^)

[Ivi_Ge]

Hey @HiroyukiTakisawa , thank you so much for this post. You bring me back to Japan and now I am really happy.

My favorite one is Tonkatsu Ramen. One of mine Japanese friend said that there is a secret behind how you eat ramen that can influence its delicious taste. In general, Japanese people slurp the ramen as they eat it. From an outsider’s perspective, it can be perceived as a crude act conducted by an ill-mannered individual but in fact, this is the key to the secret behind its tastiness. What do you think about this @HiroyukiTakisawa ?

[YasumiKikuchi]

Nice post @HiroyukiTakisawa
It is rare that our Japanese people do not have any photos of Ramen!

Ryu Shanghai in Yamagata Japan

A very deep richness, umami, and spicy soup called “red miso” are really hot in the stomach. Is it possible to concentrate so far as a liquid? Sometimes we wait for more than two hours on holidays.

There are people who stick to the ramen strongly to Japanese. It is exactly an enthusiast.

[AngieYC]

Hello @HiroyukiTakisawa,

Thank you for tagging me and sharing that there are a lot of ramen varieties. For me personally wherever I go to a new ramen place, I always go with the classic Tonkotsu ramen but the one with the thick pork broth, to judge which restaurants have the best ramen.

This is the ramen that I had in the Singapore airport in Sora Japan Gourmet Hall. The taste is standard in my opinion nothing special, but good in general.

But my all time favorites still goes to Ichiran Ramen, that I had in Shinjuku, Japan. I even bought the instant ramen version of this one, because I really can get over it and really want to go back to Japan to taste all of the Japanese delicacy.

[HiroyukiTakisawa]

Hi, @Ivi_Ge

Tonkatsu ramen is interesting! It was my favorite ramen in my youth:-)

I think slurping is not a bad manner for eating ramen. I hope that foreign people understand it as a Japanese culture.

We can enjoy mutual understanding through local food like ramen!

[HiroyukiTakisawa]

Thank you @YasumiKikuchi

That noodle looks tasty! And Naruto on the ramen is cute:-)

Such a long line is proof of one of the popular ramen shops!

[YasumiKikuchi]

Hello @Ivi_Ge
Actually, I demonstrated the slurping to the guides in San Francisco. They enjoyed "This is a Japanese culture!"

Hey, is not it? @KimberlyAnnG @ValeriaA @AdrianLunsong

[HiroyukiTakisawa]

Hi, @AngieYC

My favorite ramen is simple soy sauce ramen. But recently I’m hooked on Tonkotsu ramen as well:-)

Of course, Ichiran is really good! And the dish looks pretty beautiful.

[Shirley]

Thanks for sharing all of these ramen dishes @HiroyukiTakisawa!! There used to be only a few ramen shops here in Vancouver, but now we have a number of the major ones from Japan including Santouka. I think my favourite is definitely a shio based ramen but once in awhile, I’ll mix it up! The egg is also one of my favourite parts of the dish as well! A bowl of ramen is also perfect on a cold fall day (like today!)

Last week, I went for ramen at lunch with my directors! Check out this bowl from Ramen Gojiro.

Now I’m hungry!!! ?

[AdrianLunsong]

Your post makes me sad @HiroyukiTakisawa because I so want to eat every dish that you’ve added to your post! Thanks for the share!! So much to enjoy!!

@YasumiKikuchi yes, @KimberlyAnnG was telling me about your first meet and the noodle slurping!! I’ve never tried it though!!

And this is my contribution to the ramen photos. It’s a simple tonkotsu ramen from Shoryu. I was so excited that they were opening a branch in Manchester a few years back but then @Shirley told me that it used to be great but others have surpassed them and also how expensive it was in the UK to eat ramen!! Thanks Shirley!!

[Jesi]

@HiroyukiTakisawa I love ramen, I only have had the classic one I think but I did try the udon kind of ramen (I’m not sure that is considered ramen though).

I will have to try other ones next time I go to a Japanese restaurant, but I will be disappointed because of how good the ramen in your photos look ??

Thank you for sharing!

[Vanessa14]

Que ricooo se ve

[HiroyukiTakisawa]

Thank you @Shirley !

I love Santouka too:-) And I’m so happy to exist many ramen shops in Vancouver.

Ramen Gojiro is an authentic ramen shop! All the dishes look so yummmmy!

One of the best seasons for ramen has come! Let’s enjoy it;-)

[Shirley]

@HiroyukiTakisawa : Definitely looking into getting some ramen this week!!

Do you have a list of ramen shops in Tokyo or around Tokyo? One of these days, I’m going to visit and will want to ramen hop all around!!

But with this fall weather, you’re right, totally the time to eat ramen, or just any kind of soup noodles! As you said, the origins of ramen is from China and so many options there too. I wrote about some in my post before! I’m warning you that you may be hungry after! =P

@AdrianLunsong : Sorry!! Shoryu was good when I went but in London too! This was also about five years ago, you know how things are. I hope there are some better ones now for you in Manchester, if not, then just pop down to London or you know, Asia =P

[HiroyukiTakisawa]

Hahaha, You are able to come here anytime :-))) We live in a paradise of rame. @AdrianLunsong

That ramen also nice. Tonkotsu Ramen is popular with the people all over the world!

Anyway, what is the dish of Enoki mushrooms?