You think the Japanese care about Ramen?

If you answered “yes” you are clever.  We found a great blog called go ramen that recently posted a translation of wall in the Shin Yokohama Raumen Museum that lists all the different types of Ramen in Japan.  Key stats.  There are essentially 26 different types of Ramen and an astounding 10,408 Ramen shops across [...]

Ramen Girl - Our fingers are crossed

For anyone who has been waiting patiently for Ramen Girl to hit the theaters you’re very close to being able to order you large popcorn and enjoy the film…in the comfort of your home!   For whatever reason there does not seem to be a theatrical release date set which would be too bad because [...]

Okay Ramen Junkies. How good are you?

Someone sent us this “Ramen Cooking Game” and we felt it was definitely worth sharing with all of you ramen junkies that just can’t get enough.
The object of the game is to put the right ingredients in the ramen bowl before time runs out.  Give it a go and if you get some super crazy [...]

Japan invents tiny bowl of Ramen, pricing unknown

If you haven’t heard, a group of Japanese have created the world’s smallest ramen bowl that is so small it can’t be seen by the human eye without the help of a microscope.  Here is the full article describing their process.  If that doesn’t give you an indication for how popular ramen is in Japan what does? [...]

A Museum…for Ramen!

The last time James and I visited Japan we checked out the Ramen Museum in Yokohama.  If you are a ramen fan AND you happen to be going to Tokyo, it’s worth a trip to go take a look, and try various ramens from different areas in Japan.  It’s hard to say if the ramen [...]

Fat and the ramen junkie

When we did our original tastings there was much debate about the pork slices in the ramen and how much fat the pork should have on it.  The camps were divided for sure, but in the end most of the people who tried the ramen thought the best way to go was with less fat. [...]