sunday evening links, ramen world domination
See what the chefs at Chuko in Brooklyn (they used to work at Morimoto!) make with a pack of instant noodles. More choices for ramen in Brooklyn, including a Ramen pop-up. Hybrid ramen, anyone? Ramen in Wheaton, MD. Ajisen Ramen opens in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam. Visit Hapa Ramen in SF, leave with a...
ramen noodle chocolate bar
I’m a bit creeped out by this video…yet somewhat intrigued. Ramen Noodle chocolate bar! via the Village Voice
ramen rating: monta japanese noodle house – las vegas, nv
Hmm…a plaza with a “Big Wong” next to a massage parlor featuring blacked out windows. Ah, this brings back memories… I don’t usually frequent these kind of places, but this is Vegas. Though Go Ramen! gave it a somewhat lukewarm review, long-time reader “Peter” has been urging me to try this place. Monta Japanese Noodle...
o’zack gyoza-flavored chips
Mmm, they *do* taste like gyoza. If you’ve ever had gyoza that’s had the edge of its skin slightly charred, that’s what these chips taste like. There’s a touch of spiciness too. The only downside is that it’s a bit heavy on the MSG.
raccoons love ramen
From the article “Tests show that raccoons prefer chicken ramen over a variety of fruits and vegetables. Traps that contain ramen are far more likely to capture raccoons than traps that use other forms of bait.” Hmm, apparently, I was a raccoon in a past life. via Japan Probe
nama ramen factory
In this video, National Geographic Traveler reporter Andrew Evans visits a nama ramen factory and shows us how it’s made. Click over to his blog after the video for much more info on his Japanese adventures.
sunday evening links
Whew, it’s been a busy few weeks for ramen news… A new ramen called Soup for S****—what th–?! The Ramen Rater has hit his 500th review and he’s still going strong! L.A.’s Tsujita is finally open, but they’re not serving ramen yet. And Ikemen makes its Hollywood debut. via Huffington Post West Covina now has...
ramen rating: ramen kagetora – costa mesa, ca
Ramen Kagetora makes its debut appearance at Mitsuwa’s Hokkaido Fair this week with two types of miso ramen. Count me in! Kagetora’s miso is made with 3 kinds of miso paste, but wanting something stronger-flavored, I opted for the karamiso (spicy miso) ramen. The mildly spicy soup was tasty. The smooth and mildly sweet miso...
mitsuwa hokkaido fair
You know the drill, folks! Asameshi Maeda Honten is back with a shoyu ramen and a limited edition niku (ramen). Sounds interesting. Available at Mitsuwa Torrance this Thursday through Sunday 9/15 to 9/18. Chicago’s next the following week Thursday through Sunday 9/22 to 9/25. Ramen Kagetora makes their debut appearance with a miso ramen and...
happy birthday cup noodles!
I’m sure it needs no introduction: Cup Noodles celebrates its 40th birthday next week, and to celebrate, a Cup Noodles Museum will open in Yokohama, Japan. The original Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum in Osaka has been around for over 20 years, and Tokyo-ites should be delighted that they finally have their own shrine to...
tsk tsk ajisen ramen
Thanks to a recent scandal in China, Ajisen Ramen’s stock on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has been steadily dropping. The scandal? Ajisen’s advertising and marketing materials claim that their soup is cooked with pork bones for 20 hours, making it rich in calcium. The truth? They’ve been using “concentrated liquid not pork bones,” diluted...
blogger fined and jailed over a…noodle review?! uh oh…
Ok, so it happened in Taiwan, but… “The Taichung branch of Taiwan High Court on Tuesday sentenced a blogger who wrote that a restaurant’s beef noodles were too salty to 30 days in detention and two years of probation and ordered her to pay NT$200,000 (roughly US$7k) in compensation to the restaurant.” Apparently, the blogger...
ramen pops up at the breadbar again
The BREADBAR is doing it again! Chef Noriyuki Sugie, one of the chefs responsible for the first ramen pop-up at L.A.’s BREADBAR, is back with Ramen Bull. This time, all the gourmet ramen are 100% beef-based and MSG-free. On the menu are: Short Rib Ramen $14 Oxtail Ramen $16 Beef Tongue Ramen $14 Spicy Ramen...
ramen is…racist?
Hey! We’ve been linked on HuffPo! On an article…called…ramen…is…racist?? Those of you in the know have probably heard the terms shina soba, which predates “ramen.” “Shina” came to be regarded as a slur against China. “…to eat shina soba in those years was to symbolically gobble up China itself. As China represented the empire’s biggest...
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