"WASHOKU" Japanese Cuisine


ALL ABOUT RAMEN

Ramen or ramen-ya, is a noodle soup dish. one of the most popular dish that can be found in virtually every corner of Japan. It has 4 types commonly named Shoyu (醤油, Soy Sauce), Shio (塩, Salt), Miso (味噌, Soybean Paste) and our favorite Tonkotsu (豚骨, Pork Bone)

 Typical ramen, by ordering, use the vending machine method. It's like purchasing meal ticket at the machine usually placed near the entrance before coming in the restaurant to be seated.





Eric and I went to Shirahama near white beach and there was this RAMEN Restaurant that is so authentic. They serve BLACK NOODLES! I am really amazed of the color of the noodle and it's my first time to eat such charcoal color.

These days ramen is available in every city, town, and village in Japan. Eighty percent of ramen shops are small businesses; speciality restaurants and bars serving their favourite variations of this highly versatile dish. Other countries around the world have also been swept up in the ramen hype, with speciality ramen restaurants opening in many major cities and not-so-major cities.




Since we were amazed of the black colored noodle, we ask the owner of the Restaurant about it and it is still called SOBA noodle. It was being used during ancient Japanese time and he mentioned he was still using the old ones. For us customers, it's rare to find black noodle nowadays from some fancy restaurants that we went nearby osaka. And what's really interesting is "The owner gave us some noodle for take out."











according to Japanese Cuisine Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cuisine
Japanese noodles a substitute for a rice-based meal. 
Soba (thin, grayish-brown noodles containing buckwheat flour) 
Udon (thick wheat noodles) are the main traditional noodles, 
Ramen is a modern import and now very popular. 
Japanese noodles, such as soba and udon, are eaten as a standalone, and usually not with a side dish. It may have toppings. Hot noodles are usually served in a bowl already steeped in their broth and are called kakesoba or kakeudon. Some are more concentrated with heavier soy sauce.
Some condiments and spices such as shichimi, nori, finely chopped scallions, wasabi. are added to the noodles with the broth or dip sauce. In age style, piping hot straight out of the boiling pot, udon can be eaten with plain soy sauce and sometimes with raw egg.

















Kitchen Bar, Osaka, Japan







Fisherman's Wharf, Shirahama, Japan



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