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Teach me about the ramen

post #1 of 27
6/24/10 at 9:41am
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1) What is ramen? Is it just soup and noodles?

2) Why is this so popular? I always used to think that Ramen came in packages and was a great lunch when you have little time.

3) What makes a good ramen?

Thanks!
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post #2 of 27
6/24/10 at 10:11am
Freshly prepared ramen noodles are good, but hard to find outside Japan. Some japanese restaurtants in the US specialize in ramen. The packaged stuff is OK if it's a decent brand, but I'm leery of the chemicals in the flavor packets. Only use half the flavor packet and don't drink the broth.
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post #3 of 27
6/24/10 at 10:55am
It's popular becasue it is cheap!
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post #4 of 27
6/24/10 at 11:03am
Packaged ramen and real ramen taste completely different. My favorite style of ramen is tonkotsu ramen, which is made by boiling pork bones, marrow, etc. for a really long time to create a rich, milky broth. It tastes absolutely amazing. Others prefer shoyu ramen (soy sauce based broth) or shio ramen (salt based broth), which are the more traditional styles, from what I understand. They usually put in chashu (sliced pork, most often the belly, I think?), bamboo sprouts, bean sprouts, dried laver, and half an egg to accent the dish, but of course, this depends on the restaurant you go to.
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post #5 of 27
6/24/10 at 11:18am
we don't have any ramen places here in stockholm but i've tried cooking the pork broth version a couple of times, takes a while cooking the broth but i usually do alot and freeze whats left, good to take out of the freezer and just add any stuff you have available when you feel for some ramen
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post #6 of 27
6/24/10 at 11:22am


^this was my first effort, put lot less stuff in it nowadays
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post #7 of 27
6/24/10 at 1:21pm
I had some pretty damn good tonkotsu at Ippudo a few weeks back. Miles better than the slop they serve at Momofuku.
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post #8 of 27
6/24/10 at 8:57pm
damn, im getting santouka (tonkatsu ramen) on sunday and i can't wait.

Thanks a lot guys
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post #9 of 27
6/24/10 at 10:14pm
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Originally Posted by whiteslashasian View Post
I had some pretty damn good tonkotsu at Ippudo a few weeks back. Miles better than the slop they serve at Momofuku.

That was rather funny.

Momofuku too.
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post #10 of 27
6/24/10 at 10:42pm
Mmmmm....Ipppudo. My mouth waters just thinking about their ramen. So glad I live close by
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post #11 of 27
6/24/10 at 10:55pm
One of the first things I did when I went to cali was try real ramen. NY ramen...is just not good ramen :\\ I went to Daikokuya, which was the only one I could find with my limited cali experience, but from what I heard, it's not even the best there is...
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post #12 of 27
6/24/10 at 11:01pm
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post #13 of 27
6/25/10 at 12:17am
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Originally Posted by nahneun View Post
which is made by boiling pork bones,.

Somebody hasn't watched Tampopo enough.
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post #14 of 27
6/25/10 at 12:23am
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Originally Posted by kwilkinson View Post
Somebody hasn't watched Tampopo enough.

I'm sorry
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post #15 of 27
6/25/10 at 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by kwilkinson View Post
Somebody hasn't watched Tampopo enough.

I want to watch that again and then run straight to Ippudo. I think this will occur on Sunday.
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