Ramen Typical Japanese cuisine originating in China

Although it is considered to be a typical Japanese food, curry and ramen are dishes that came to Japan from other countries and changed to Japanese style, and are now typical Japanese food.

There are three main types of ramen, depending on the type of soup. Soy sauce ramen, miso ramen, and tonkotsu ramen. It is said that soy sauce ramen originated in Tokyo, miso ramen originated in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and tonkotsu ramen originated in Fukuoka, Kyushu.

There are three types of noodles: thin noodles, thick noodles, and rolled noodles. In fact, noodles seem to be categorized in detail in millimeters. In the shops, it seems that the noodles are used depending on the compatibility with the soup, but if you want to make ramen at home, you can choose your favorite noodles. Next, I will explain about ramen toppings. Chashu (roasted pork fillet) is a typical ramen topping. Menma (fermented bamboo shoot food) and yakinori (grilled seaweed) are also popular as toppings.

According to a research there are 26,000 ramen shops in Japan. However, if you buy raw noodles or ramen at the supermarket, you can easily make delicious ramen at home. When making at home, pay attention to the boiling time of the noodles and the temperature of the soup. If you heat the noodle too much, it will be too soft and stretch. The soup should be as hot as possible. Focusing on these two points, ramen is usually delicious.

By the way, it is said that ramen shops are more crowded on cloudy days than on sunny days. People can cheer up eating ramen and survive bad weather days.