Long a comfort food beloved throughout Japan, ramen is now rubbing shoulders with the world’s culinary all-stars in the prestigious Michelin Guide. How did a humble bowl of noodles typically ...
Some Japanese frequent ramen shops twice or three times a week. They emerge, dripping with sweat, smacking their lips. “I’m probably a talking bowl of ramen,” says Frank Striegl as he leads ...
Taisei Hikage is fighting a losing battle at his Tokyo ramen shop - not to attract customers, but to keep a lid on the price he charges for Japan’s national comfort food in the face of an ...
Tokyo is home to more than 10,000 ramen shops serving every combination of fatty broth and noodle imaginable. The oddity of a gaijin—a Japanese term for outsider—opening his own shop quickly ...
It has become one of Japan's leading ramen hubs thanks to ... In a city dotted with ramen specialty shops, this dish has been a favorite among the locals for over 80 years. Ramen cooks are nothing ...