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a bowl of broth that took three days and a doctorate to perfect.
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.
- chinese origin
- Japan's noodle icon actually arrived from China
- instant fame
- Momofuku Ando invented instant ramen in 1958
- space noodles
- Ando also engineered ramen for astronauts in 2005
- broth marathon
- Tonkotsu broth simmers up to 60 hours
- museum honor
- Japan built a whole museum for instant ramen
tonkotsu ramen — pork bone broth style from fukuoka, japan, simmered for 18+ hours
shoyu ramen — soy sauce-based ramen originating in tokyo, japan in the 1910s
ippudo — japanese ramen chain founded 1985, now 200+ locations worldwide