Cup Noodles’ new distinct black and white package caught my eye on a recent grocery expedition…whoa…Cup Noodles Premium?! Beef Tomato flavor!? Maruchan Tomato Ramen fans just might have a reason to rejoice. I couldn’t wait to try this! Read the rest of this entry →
Love ramen? Check! Wanna be on TV? Check! Live in NYC? Doh! If you’re a ramen fan in New York, Nippon TV wants to interview you!
Instant ramen prices have already gone up in China and Korea. Japanese companies are getting ready for another round of price increase.
Ever seen flaming ramen? You might have to go to Kyoto.
If you’re a student in the Boulder Valley school district in Colorado, you might want to start BYOR (Bringing Your Own Ramen). They’re removing instant ramen from the school lunch menu.
Did you know you could make “hooch” with an instant ramen cup?
Another ramenya has opened in Vancouver, Canada. Motomachi Shokudo Ramen’s cold shoyu ramen sure looks good!
Share ThisFeeling a bit hungry after that bowl of instant ramen? Maybe it’s because there’s a bit less ramen in that bowl.
Even gourmet chefs like ramen. Here’s a gourmet ramen recipe from 20 year veteran chef chefRob.
If sumo champions recommend a ramenya, it’s gotta be good, right? Sumo great Konishiki and yokozuna (grand champion) Musashimaru both rave about Tenkaippin Ramen in Kapahulu, Hawaii.
Ma Ru Yu’s kurogama (black sesame) ramen: what lurks beneath its murky surface? No less than three brave souls weigh in on this ramen’s darkest (get it? get it?) secrets.
If black sesame ramen isn’t special enough for you, you can make your own buttermilk ramen!
If anyone’s in China for the Olympics next week and finds that special someone, remember to take them out for ice cream, not ramen. Ramen was rated the least popular place to take a date. Least?! Whaa–?!? (Oops, sorry folks, I’ve had this link since March and it looks like the article is subscriber-only now.)
Garlic ramen at Minca, in New York City. Need I say more?
It seems like Santouka Ramen is everywhere now. Here’s a review of San Diego’s Santouka, and two takes on one in Singapore.
The SF Chronicle has a great guide to cold noodles for a hot summer in the Bay Area (including recipes!).
Heading out to Japan? Arm yourself with the Washington Post’s guide to ramen in Tokyo.
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It’s been over two years since we reported on the Ramen Girl, a movie about an American woman (Brittany Murphy) stranded in Japan, who ends up learning how to make ramen. Even though it’s starting to look like the movie might go straight to dvd, this new trailer doesn’t look half bad, thanks to Toshiyuki Nishida. What do you think?
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