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Today ramen is one of Japan's most popular foods, with Tokyo alone containing around 5,000 ramen shops, [11] and more than 24,000 ramen shops across Japan. [34] Tsuta , a ramen restaurant in Tokyo's Sugamo district, received a Michelin star in December 2015.
Ramen noodles have a firm texture and are usually pale yellow in color. The noodles may vary in shape, width, and length. They are served in a broth. Examples of ramen dishes are shōyu ramen, shio ramen, miso ramen, tonkotsu ramen, and curry ramen. [5] Shirataki are clear noodles made from konnyaku. These noodles are chewy or rubbery.
Tonkotsu ramen (豚骨ラーメン) is a ramen dish that originated in Kurume, [1] [2] [3] Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, and is a specialty dish on the island of Kyushu. The broth for tonkotsu ramen is based on pork bones, which is what the word tonkotsu ( 豚骨/とんこつ ) means in Japanese.
Ramen, a Japanese adaptation of Chinese noodle soup, is sometimes used as a descriptor for instant noodle flavors by some Japanese manufacturers. It has become synonymous in the United States with all instant noodle products. Instant noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando of Nissin Foods in Japan.
Momofuku Ando (Japanese: 安藤 百福, Hepburn: Andō Momofuku, March 5, 1910 – January 5, 2007), born Go Pek-Hok (Chinese: 吳百福; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Pek-hok), was the Taiwanese-born Japanese inventor and businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. [4] He is known as the inventor of Nissin Chikin Ramen (instant noodles) and the creator of the brands Top Ramen and Cup Noodles.
A ramen shop in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan. A ramen shop is a restaurant that specializes in ramen dishes, the wheat-flour Japanese noodles in broth. In Japan, ramen shops are very common and popular, and are sometimes referred to as ramen-ya (ラーメン屋) or ramen-ten (ラーメン店). Some ramen shops operate in short-order style, while ...
The Shin-Yokohama Rāmen Museum (新横浜ラーメン博物館, Shin-Yokohama Rāmen Hakubutsukan) contains ground-floor exhibits on the history of ramen, and a ramen-themed food court on its basement levels. The museum opened in 1994, and is located in the Shin-Yokohama district of Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan. [1] [2]
Yatai at a summer festival [1]. A yatai (屋台) is a small, mobile food stall in Japan typically selling ramen or other food. The name literally means "shop stand". [2] [3]The stall is set up in the early evening on walkways and removed late at night or in the early morning hours.