Nagatanien Ramen Chazuke: Ochazuke Soup Base
Nagatanien (永谷園) is a Japanese food maker whose main products are Ochazuke Nori and Furikake, which are essential to our meals. Those rice seasonings have been evolving year by year, and the other day,...
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Nissin Cup Noodle Gyoza (Potsticker) Flavor
Following the Super Combined flavors, today, I came across another Nissin Cup Noodle that I had never tried before at a 7-Eleven store, which had a Gyoza flavor and captured my interest. Nissin Cup...
Best Buta Kimchi Ramen from Acecook Super Cup Series
When I went to university in Tokyo, I was among the students who lived a frugal life, and I loved Acecook’s Super Cup 1.5 series (first released in 1988) very much. As the number...
Myojo Chuka Soba Tomita Junsui Pure Tonkotsu Ramen
When I visit and shop at my go-to 7-Eleven, I always notice newly released cup ramens lined up on the shelves. But recently, I couldn’t find the one perfect for the blog article. However,...
Zero Second Chicken Ramen: Noodle Snack from Nissin
A noodle snack named Zero Second Chicken Ramen (0秒チキンラーメン) intrigued me recently, following the Nure Jaga (ぬれじゃが) wet potato chips I introduced in the previous post. Although the maker Nissin announced that it suspended...
Best Tonkotsu Snack? Maybe, This with Ippudo Flavor
Japan is the realm of ramen, where many people can’t live without it. Those people not only hunt for actual delicious ramen, but they also indulge in its related products, including instant noodles and...
Meaning: Kikanbo (聞かん坊) & Oni ni Kanabo (鬼金棒)
If you are a ramen lover, you might have heard of the ramen restaurant, Kikanbo (鬼金棒) (Google Map), known for its fiery bowl of Karashibi Miso Ramen. The Kanji (Chinese characters) for the shop’s name,...
Umakara vs. Karashibi Ramen: What’s the Difference?
Many Japanese dishes come in Umakara (旨辛), and representative examples include Umakara Sauce, Umakara Ramen, and Umakara Tan-Tan Men. But first and foremost, what does the term mean? Meaning of Umakara (旨辛) Umakara is...
