the ramen blog & other goodies!

Instant ramen…creating jobs in America! Let’s hear it for Maruchan!

If you’ve been following our blog for a while, you might’ve noticed that fans of the now unavailable Maruchan tomato ramen are a fanatical bunch. And now, they’re organized! Join them on the Facebook group: Bring Back Maruchan Tomato Ramen!

Join Anarchic Ramen on his quest to create his own ramen…from scratch!

Not only does the latest issue of Maxim feature an entire article on ramen, fellow ramen blogger Go Ramen! gets a shout out (in the dead-tree version of the article only).

The most popular Japanese fast food chain in China is…Ajisen Ramen!

Ok, while this is not specifically ramen-related, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is generously providing a pair of free personalized luggage tags. All you gotta do is upload the image you want printed on your tags, and fill out your address, which is printed on the back side. I got my luggage tags in about 2 weeks and hopefully, my ramen-themed tags will let me easily pick out my boring black luggage from the throngs of other boring black luggage out there. I don’t know how long this offer lasts, so act now!

…my wife! Now, now…settle down! Ramen comes second! Imagine my surprise when I came home from work and saw what my wife bought for me. Thanks, sweetie!

…blogs that is. I’m behind on my blog reading, and I decide that catching up on Japan-based ramen blogs (and recently, these two characters) was somehow a good idea to do right before dinner. Now I’m absolutely starving…for ramen. Really, really good ramen…is there a ramen equivalent of a cold shower? (Shaking fist in air)

For a full review, another video, and pictures galore: the one and only: rameniac

So Nissin is giving away little Gundam figures with Cup Noodles, but the main reason I’m posting this is as an excuse to tell everyone about the 1:1 scale giant robot in Tokyo!

via Trends in Japan