RAMEN became our soul food

Hi there. Today I want to focus on RAMEN. Yes, it’s really tasty noodle of Japan brought in from China. Ramen was originally born in China, but after it was brought in to Japan, it has changed a lot and the ramen culture is thriving in Japan. Hokkaido is famous for miso ramen. Tokyo is famous for soy sauce ramen. And here in Kyushu, pork bone soup ramen is very popular. And I strongly believe that ramen in Fukuoka Kyushu is the best of best. A bowl of ramen here in Fukuoka Kyushu costs only around 500 yen or 5 dollars. And the competition is so severe. As ramen is a culture deeply loved among men in Fukuoka, most of men in here have their own favorite ramen shops. There are even ramen journalists specialized in ramen. Many men talk deeply about their love for ramen so passionately!

みなさん、こんにちは。今日はラーメンに焦点を当てて書いてみたいと思います。ラーメンは中国から入って来た、日本の麺料理です。もともと中国が発祥の地ですが、日本に入って来た後は姿を変えて、ここ日本で深く愛好されるものとなっています。北海道は味噌ラーメンが有名で、東京では醤油ラーメン、そしてここ九州の地では豚骨ラーメンが親しまれています。そして私は、九州の福岡のラーメンが一番だと固く信じています。この福岡の地でのラーメンは一杯およそ500円前後で、競争は非常に苛烈です。福岡ではラーメンは男文化なので、この地のほとんどの男たちにはご贔屓のラーメン店があります。ラーメンを専門にしたラーメンライターという職業もあるくらいです。多くの男たちが、ラーメンへの愛を情熱的に語るのです。

The picture above is ramen with boiled pork toppings. This ramen shop was introduced on TV. It cost 750yen or around 7 dollars. The price is reasonable. If this bowl of ramen costs more than 800 yen, the place would lose many customers as people in Fukuoka know many ramen shops that serve fabulous ramen for really cheap price. The soup was thick and mild, the boiled pork was good, and the noodle was nice and chewy. In Kyushu, ramen shop clerk will ask you whether you like tender noodle or tough and almost crispy noodle.

こちらは、テレビ番組で紹介されていたお店のチャーシュー麺です。一杯750円でリーズナブル。博多ではチャーシュー麺が800円以上ならば、競争が熾烈なので客足は遠退いてしまうのです。このラーメンのお味の方ですが、スープはややアッサリとしていて、麺をバリ固で注文したらバリバリ固くてとても美味でした。九州のラーメン屋さんでは麺の硬さが注文できて、柔らかいものからハリガネやバリかたと言って殆ど茹でない硬い麺までお好みで選べます。

And I’d like to write about instant ramen on the next article.Hope you enjoy reading! See you guys, sending out good vibrations to the world!

次回はインスタントラーメンについて書いてみたいと思います。お楽しみに! それでは良き波動を送ります、ごきげんよう!

We Love Manga, Asari chan

INSTANT RAMEN is cross cultural

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