Tonkotsu ramen is a ramen dish that originated in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, and is a specialty dish on the island of Kyushu.
Tonkotsu ramen
A close-up view of tonkotsu ramen
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
Tonkotsu ramen
…Tonkotsu ramen (豚骨ラーメン) is a ramen dish that originated in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, and is a specialty dish on the island of Kyushu. The broth for tonkotsu ramen is based on…
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