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Shin Yokohama Ramen Museum (新横浜ラーメン博物館) is a food theme park located in Shin-Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, where visitors can enjoy noodle soups offered by popular ramen shops from various areas of Japan. In the museum,...
Abura Soba (油そば), meaning oil noodles in Japanese, is a type of ramen popular in Japan. Unlike ordinary ramen, Abura Soba is broth-less. It consists of wheat noodles and the seasoning oil placed on...
Yoshimuraya (吉村家) (Google Map) is a ramen restaurant in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, well known as the birthplace of Iekei Ramen (家系ラーメン). Born in 1974 in Yokohama City, the noodle soup’s main characteristics are umami-packed Tonkotsu...
Have you ever heard of “Toshiake Udon (年明けうどん: meaning New Year’s Udon)”? I knew about the dish for the first time today when researching udon on Wikipedia. Toshiake Udon (年明けうどん) According to the article...
Cooked by stir-frying wheat noodles, pork belly, and vegetables together in a frying pan, Yakisoba (焼きそば) is one of Japan’s favorite foods. Here, the dish is available in various varieties of instant noodles, and today, I...
With its main shop (Google Map) located in Shin-Koiwa, Tokyo, “Menya Itto (麺屋 一燈)” is a popular ramen chain even with several overseas branches in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Bangkok. In recent years, the ramen restaurant...
Have you ever heard of “mystery meat” in Nissin Cup Noodles? The reason why the meat cube in the signature instant ramen of Nissin is called mystery meat is that the company hadn’t announced...
When it comes to instant Udon noodles, Nissin Donbei Kitsune Udon and Maruchan Akai Kitsune Udon have a top share in the market and have been long-time favorites in Japan. What is Kitsune Udon...
