Ramen
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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
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
Instant noodles
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Instant noodles, or instant ramen, is a type of food consisting of noodles sold in a precooked and dried block with flavoring powder and/or seasoning oil. The dried noodle block was originally created
Ramen
…Sino-Japanese War), following increased wheat consumption due to rice shortages and the return of millions of Japanese colonizers from China. In 1958, instant noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando, further popularizing the dish. Ramen was originally looked down upon by the Japanese due to racial discrimination against…
Instant noodles in typical dried block form
A bag of Chinese pre-fried Yi noodles
Instant noodles on a shelf
Recreation of Momofuku Ando's workshop, where he created instant noodles; CupNoodles Museum Osaka Ikeda