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What Type of Noodles Are in Ramen: The Secret of Authentic Ramen Noodles

Noodles in ramen are made of wheat flour, kansui, and water. In terms of ingredients, it is similar to udon noodles and pasta noodles. Because they are both made of some kind of wheat flour. But there are some big differences… Ramen noodles have a distinct flavor and chewiness. 1. This  kind of noodle is in a bowl of ramen, tsukemen, and hiyashi chuka 10PM on the day of December when I was 9 years old, I heard the sound of a horn. It was a sign of a ramen food truck in my neighborhood. I asked my dad if we could eat ramen. He was tipsy and feeling happy because of the beer. And said to me, "sure". We...

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Ramen Ladle: 3 Tips for How to Use Your Ramen Spoon Correctly

You use a ramen ladle when you drink ramen soup, Or when you want to cool down the hot ramen noodles. It also makes you control the noodles easily, So you can prevent getting soup stains on your clothing. 1. Do you know how to use it? When I was little, my family didn't have ramen ladles. We had Western style spoons, but we don't have the custom of using spoons for Japanese cuisine at home. We lift the soup bowl and drink from it. So ramen ladle for me was unusual since I didn't use it at home. There was a ramen shop called Ramen Kitakata on Sakura street in Mito. And probably it was the first place for...

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Tayoudon: The Secret of Authentic Japanese Dining

Tayoudon is a type of a bowl that is frequently used in a Japanese household. In terms of frequency, it is the third most used bowl, After rice bowls and miso soup bowls. You can use it for rice dish like katsudon, tendon, oyakodon, Or you can use it for noodles like udon, soba and ramen. 1. Tayoudon bowls keep the soup warm compared to other bowls This is because this type of bowl is deep and has a relatively smaller rim. This shape makes it easy to drink soup directly from the bowl. 2. Tayoudon bowl is Mewtwo I want to call a tayoudon bowl Mewtwo if it were a Pokemon character. Because it has compatibility with so many...

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Chashu Ramen Calories: If You Don't Read This Now, You'll Hate Yourself Later

Chashu ramen has 530 calories. Noodles in chashu ramen have 340 calories, Chashu(slices of braised pork) has 72 calories. And the soup has 60 calories. 1. Do you think chashu ramen has too many calories? The ramen shop that I used to eat at on my route to work is called Ramen Oyama. It was next to Lawson. Chashu ramen was the most expensive dish there. When I worked hard and felt very tired at the office, I ordered a bowl of chashumen for myself as a reward. 2. Chashu ramen has an extra 60 calories compared to shoyu ramen  Chashu ramen is a bowl of ramen that has a lot of chashu on it. Usually, chashu ramen has a...

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Ramen Bowl Dimensions: 3 Secrets of Ramen Bowl Size You've Probably Never Heard of

The standard size of ramen bowls in restaurants have a… Diameter of 8 inches (20.5 cm) and… Height of 3.5 inches (9cm). If you want to have large portions of noodles and toppings, then you’ll need a bowl with a Diameter of 9 inches (23 cm) and… Height of 4 inches (10 cm). 1. Do you have your own ramen bowls in your kitchen? 30 years ago, when I was a kid, I had a favorite ramen bowl. In my household, everyone had their own bowl and chopsticks. My ramen bowl had a blue car print on the rim... 2. Food should only make up about 80% of the entire bowl A ramen bowl has its optimal capacity. The Japanese...

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