- Glossary
- Ramen - Japanese noodle soup
Ramen - Japanese noodle soup
Ramen consists of four components: broth, noodles, toppings, and flavoured oil. There are four types: shoyu (soy sauce), shio (salt), miso, and tonkotsu (pork bone).
A quality broth is simmered for 12-24 hours. Toppings include chashu (braised pork), marinated egg, nori, and bamboo shoots called menma.
- A quality ramen broth is simmered for 12 to 24 hours from bones or fish
- The four main types are shoyu, shio, miso, and tonkotsu
- There are over 30000 ramen restaurants in Japan
- Instant ramen was invented by Momofuku Ando in 1958
Ad










