Japanese noodles
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Noodles are a staple of Japanese cuisine. They are often served chilled with dipping sauces, or in soups or hot dishes. Noodles were introduced to Japan from China during the Song Dynasty between the
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Ramen is a Japanese-Chinese fusion noodle dish. It includes Chinese-style alkaline wheat noodles served in several flavors of hot broth. Common flavors are soy sauce and miso, with typical toppings in
Japanese noodles
…because soba noodles can be served cold, and with all of the fires occurring, the government limited the use of fuel. Chūkamen are the noodles used in ramen. They are thin, wheat-based noodles made from wheat flour, salt, water, and kansui, a form of alkaline water. The dough is risen before being rolled…
Shōyu ramen
From Seiichi Yoshida, How to Prepare Delicious and Economical Chinese Dishes (1928)
Rairaiken (来々軒), the first ramen shop, founded in 1910 by Kan'ichi Ozaki in Asakusa, Tokyo. The signs advertise "Chinese soba" (支那蕎麥) and "Cantonese cuisine" (廣東料理).
A bowl of ramen from the second Rairaiken in Yūtenji, opened in 1933 by Fu Xinglei (傅興雷), one of the twelve Chinese cooks from the first Rairaiken store in Asakusa