Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Linking The Raamen

Today we are going to bestow links (not sausages) to news and what nots concerned with raamen, sometimes spelled 'ramen' but never spelled 'Top Raamen.'

The raamen boom sweeping the islands of Japan continues. By the way, there is a TV show in Japan wherein two guys cruise around the entire archipelago tasting raamen hither and yon. I just watched a show where they went to the northern-most raamen shop in Japan and slurped the local specialty. Naturally and of course, the raamen was 'delicious' and 'wonderful' and 'extraordinarily unique.' That is what all television heads say when they try any food shoved into their mouths. I once saw a man taste a lightly fried scrambled egg and declare it 'delicious.' It was an EGG! How delicious could it be?

To the links (not golf).

The raamen boom and it's ensuing debate amongs purists and faddists.

A restaurant review that includes an organic raamen shop in the greater downtown West Los Angeles area, if you've got the urge and money, drop in.

A beef and broccoli recipe that demands crinkly-crisp ramen (those Top Ramen thingies) as one of the ingredients. Sort of like the hamburger helper of the new millenium.

Speaking of recipes, here's a how-to-raamen site for those with little imagination on what to do with a 16~20 cent pack of crispy-crunchy Top Ramen noodles. (i.e. boil them.)

Another raamen restaurant review from a Buddhist perspective is available for your zen-like mastery of the noodle.

Here lie some clothes (including a golf shirt and thong that says "I (picture of a heart) Ramen!"

If you like punk-ish rock, you might check out Fueled By Ramen records. I know it's on the list on the right, but this jushttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gift makes it easier to get to. They're getting a lot of notice recently, especially with the group: Panic! At the Disco. Yes, I know it has nothing to do with the lovely noodles we have come to enjoy, raamen. But! Music is also part of life, no?

Finally, to aid our knowledge of that which is raamen (and easily findable on the 'net) we have the wikipedia entry for said food: at Wiki.

Take Care, Everyone and Enjoy!

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