Just to refresh our knowledge of raamen, I'm going to include this little table. It will also help you practice your Japanese. (Then why do I have a daily Spanish lesson on the side? Where does it say you can only learn one language at a time, eh?) Remember, please, that the noodles are often the same in each raamen. It's the soup and stuff that's sprinkled on the top that makes the different raamen different.
Typical types of ラーメン (raamen) and their Japanese equivalents. (In language, not content.)
Salt-based soup 塩 ラーメン しお shio = salt
Soy sauce-based soup 醤油 ラーメン しょうゆ shouyu = soy sauce
Pork bone-based soup 豚骨 ラーメン とんこつ tonkotsu = pork bones
Soybean paste soup 味噌 ラーメン みそ miso = soybean paste
There are a variety of other types of raamen, too. Such as:
Cold raamen 冷やし中華 ひやしちゅうか hiyashi-chuuka
Chinese style noodles 中華そば ちゅうかそば chuuka-soba (中華 = Chinese)
Sesame-based soup タンタン麺 たんたんめん tantan-men
Also, here are a few links to raamen reviews or raamen-related places. Some of these can be found on the sidebar to your right; this update just makes them easier to look at. Aren't I nice?
The Ramen Ninja (reviews of restaurants mostly in the Nagoya area.)
World Ramen (lots of information about ramen, plus reviews of raamen shops worldwide.)
A History of Ramen (gosh, what do you think this website is about, huh?)
Sapporo The City of Ramen (with a little history about the noodle of the north.)
Jason & Terry's Bay Area Reviews (This link links to their raamen reviews.)
Finally, please remember that those hard noodles you buy in bulk
and add hot water to and eat late at night? They're not the kind of
raamen we're talking about here, okay?
and add hot water to and eat late at night? They're not the kind of
raamen we're talking about here, okay?
And now, my request, if you know of any good raamen shops in your town, let me know. I'll post your review of the place here and maybe someone'll be able to have a good meal.
Lastly, enjoy raamen and enjoy life!
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