ramen (Page 16)
Over 70 years in service, with a very unusual type of noodle on the menu that was developed after World War II.
If you’re looking for a good way to dispose of your leftover over ramen broth, but can’t get Cup Noodle’s powder, try this.
Our reporter experiments…and learns the importance of not throwing your ramen broth down the sink.
Running out of the ramen restaurant to eat its instant version seconds afterwards on the street is the kind of reporting you won’t get anywhere else.
You can remix your ramen broth into a second Japanese cuisine favorite with almost zero effort.
Japan’s famous tonkotsu ramen chain makes dreams come true with instant cup noodles 20 years in the making.




















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