You think the Japanese care about Ramen?

Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Steve R

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 [...]

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Godzilla-like Okonomiyaki

Posted on April 25th, 2008 by Steve R

We have taken some license with our okonomiyaki portion size for the sake of creating a “small plate” on our menu, but when you travel to Japan the experience of eating okonomiyaki is much different.  One thing that stood out for us was how massive it can be made.  You can find okonomiyaki shops all [...]

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A Museum…for Ramen!

Posted on April 9th, 2008 by Steve R

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 [...]

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