Are you ready to take the plunge and explore how to use fresh ramen noodles? Fresh ramen is always best and using fresh ramen (non-fried) noodles gives your bowl of ramen that extra touch of authenticity. Yes- you can enjoy …
Ten Best Ramen recipes from Japan | The Definitive Guide to Fresh Ramen
Craving ramen, but want something that is more traditionally Japanese? At Hakubaku USA we pulled together our Ten Best Ramen recipes from our staff. Although this may not your best 10 ramen, we feel that these are popular enough to …
How to make dashi – the ultimate secret to better ramen
Dashi makes up the liquid base in most savory Japanese dishes, including miso soup, udon, and ramen noodle dishes..read more..
Could Shio Chicken Ramen be the Ulitmate Chicken Ramen?
It begs the question..could shio chicken ramen be the ultimate chicken ramen? Chicken ramen is fairly popular in North America and seems to be all over the place at the supermarket. Is it really true Shio Ramen? If you are …
Shoyu ramen and its regional varieties- a history
You often see four basic ramen categories: Shio, Tonkotsu, and Miso. But none has the regional variation like Shoyu ramen. Shoyu ramen consists of broth, sauce, flavored oil, noodles, and toppings. The sauce is made up of mainly soy sauce …
Why are fresh ramen noodles so good
What makes fresh ramen noodles better than a hard brick of instant noodles? Well for one, true taste in a bowl of ramen comes from the base soup stock and the texture of the noodles. Non-fried, fresh noodles you make …
What Makes Miso Ramen so Special?
Ramen (ラーメン) is a noodle soup dish that originally imported from China and is one of the most popular dishes in Japan in recent decades. Ramen noodles in a Miso based soup rose to popularity in Japan in the 1960s. …
The Best Guide to Different Ramen Flavors
Ramen is a Japanese noodle soup that is the most exported cuisine around the world. It was originally called shina soba, literally “Chinese soba” because of its origins in China. However, historians aren’t sure when the jump to Japan happened. Therefore, …
Just ask Tommy- what is Umami?
One of our staffers just loves to cook. So every time someone has a Japanese cooking question we say – Just ask Tommy..what is umami? You’ve heard it mentioned here and on other foodie sites but have you ever thought …
Why fresh ramen noodles are better
Ramen is a Japanese noodle soup that is the most exported cusine around the world. It was originally called shina soba, literally “Chinese soba” because of its origins in China. However, historians aren’t sure when the jump to Japan happened. Why …