means a Japanese noodle soup of wheat noodles served in a seasoned broth, typically topped with ingredients like sliced pork, scallions, egg, and seaweed.

from From Japanese rāmen, widely thought to be a borrowing of Chinese lāmiàn — "pulled noodles" — reflecting the dish's arrival in Japan via Chinese cooks in the early 20th century. The Japanese script itself hints at the foreign origin: ramen is usually written in katakana, the syllabary reserved for loanwords. From humble immigrant fare it grew into a national obsession, with regional styles guarded like state secrets.