Ramen Ramen

Ramen is a noodle dish that originated in China, perhaps from a Chinese food made by pulling the dough with the hands. After it was brought over to Japan, it went through its own development and turned into a popular dish we all know today. In recent years, it became even more popular that many Ramen restaurants were opened in such areas as Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Shibuya of Tokyo. Additionally, there is the "Shinyokohama Ramen Museum" where well-known Ramen restaurants from all over Japan are introduced. Indeed, Ramen is a dish truly loved by the Japanese.
Generally speaking, Japanese Ramen refers to a noodle dish that is served in a broth. The broth is made of chicken, pork, or seafood blended with various seasonings. The following are the main types of broth flavors: salt, soy sauce, Miso, and Tonkotsu (pork-bone broth), and Tonkotsu-soy sauce.
Various Ramen cultures began forming independently in different parts of Japan since the late 1980s, attracting lots of attention to this type of food throughout the country. As a means of boosting the development of the areas, promotional activities of specialty Ramen were conducted in various regions. In terms of the ones that are well-known, there are Sapporo Ramen of Sapporo in Hokkaido (Miso flavor), Wakayama Ramen of Wakayama Prefecture (Tonkotsu-soy sauce flavor), and Hakata Ramen of Hakata in Fukuoka Prefecture (Tonkotsu flavor). As for Hakata Ramen, it is not only known for its taste but also for its characteristically thin noodles. Furthermore, in Yokohama of Kanagawa-Prefecture, there are many restaurants serving "Kakei Ramen" whose taste was developed from a Ramen restaurant called Yoshimuraya.
In Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, you can find a cold version of Ramen that is called Morioka Reimen. It is a dish based on a cold Korean noodle dish which a certain Ramen chef recreated and developed into his original taste. Morioka Reimen is characteristic of its translucent, light yellow noodles having a chewy texture and the broth that is spicy and rich.

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