Ramen was born after 1859 in Japan. It was when Japan opened some ports to the world. In the beginning, it was a Chinese-style noodle. Because it was introduced by Chinese merchants. And over the years, Ramen chefs added some touch and made it into their own version. And these noodles evolved into the unique styles that we know now. 1. Here are some origin dates of different types of ramen... 1. Shio ramen: 1884 In 1884, a ramen restaurant called “Youwaken” in Hakodate published an advertisement in the newspaper. This is the oldest record that ramen was ever served at a restaurant. Youwaken’s main customer base were these Chinese merchants. For that reason the root of Hakodate ramen is...
Ramen noodles are a type of wheat noodles. These noodles are in a bowl of ramen, tsukemen, and hiyashi chuka. Ramen noodles have a distinct flavor and chewiness. Want to know more about the noodles? 1. There are raw ramen noodles and dried ramen noodles The biggest difference between these two kinds of ramen noodles are… Texture, storage stability and boiling time. 1. Raw ramen noodles have a bouncier texture. Almost all the ramen shops use these raw ramen noodles. Raw noodles take a very short time to boil. However, its storage time is very short and you must store raw ramen noodles in the fridge. Raw noodles last less than 2 weeks. 2. Dried ramen noodles have a...
In English, people pronounce ramen “raa-muhn”. And in Japan, we pronounce it “rah-men”. Yes, it is a foreign word but it is not as difficult as pronouncing “Van Gogh”. Ramen is read the way it is written. 1. Here are some words related to ramen that you might want to know... They might be useful when you visit a ramen shop next time. Or, when you travel to Japan. For Japanese pronunciation, I put a pitch accent for the correct tones too. Shio ramen English pronunciation is… she-o raa-muhn Japanese pronunciation is… Shoyu ramen English pronunciation is… show-you raa-muhn Japanese pronunciation is… Tonkotsu ramen English pronunciation is… ton-kot-su raa-muhn Japanese pronunciation is… Miso ramen English pronunciation is… mee-so raa-muhn Japanese...
Ramen looks like this. Or, like this. And noodles look like this. 1. Noodle is an umbrella term of ramen Noodles are a type of food made of dough. This dough is usually made of wheat flour, rice, beans, or starch. The dough is also mixed with water and salt. Noodles have long strip shapes or string shapes. These shapes are made by cutting, extruding, or stretching. Fact: Ramen is one of them. So all ramen are noodles, but all noodles aren't necessarily ramen. 2. Still confused? Let’s say ramen is “Snow White” She lives in a nice gorgeous castle. Wearing pretty dresses, and people like her. But wait – there’s more There are other girls living a similar lifestyle...
