In Tokyo, long lines circle around blocks, and waiting an hour for your ramen is normal. What awaits might be just a dive, but a hot bowl of ramen rarely fails to hit the spot.

TOKYO — Spicy, steaming, slurpy ramen might be everyone’s favorite Japanese food. In Tokyo, long lines circle around blocks, and waiting an hour for your ramen is normal. What awaits might be ...

Packaged ramen that’s easily cooked in hot water at home is called instant noodles; it’s precooked and then dried. The story of how Momofuku Ando invented instant ramen in a backyard shed in ...

The popular Japanese ramen staple opens its first outlet in Nashville. A Knoxville location is also set to launch in July.

Porcelain donburi (Japanese for “bowls”) used for ramen often share standardized dimensions, shapes, and designs, and 90% of those used in Japan are produced in the Tono area in Gifu ...

Ramen is a beloved Japanese dish known for its steaming hot noodles. The dish's popularity has surged globally, with the U.S. alone seeing a 72 percent increase in retail sales since 2000.

“ The Art of the Ramen Bowl,” which opens on March 18 and runs through July 5 at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, is looking to remove the anonymity of ramen’s dishware and focus on its ...

A staff member prepares small bowls of noodle for participants of Tokyo Ramen Tours at Shinbusakiya, a ramen shop which offers “Hokkaido classics,” at Shibuya district on April 2, 2024, in Tokyo.

Hinodeya's special cold summer ramen bowl is served only in Dallas and includes chicken, scallions, lemon and marinated soft-cooked egg.(Nancy Mowins Farrar) Back in June, we told you about a wave ...

A Japanese noodle shop is using two robots to create perfect bowls of ramen. At the Fuamen Ramen noodle shop, two robotic arms work in sync to create up to 800 bowls of noodles on a busy day. As ...

Japanese ramen chain Kourakuen is serving a special chocolate ramen bowl for Valentine's Day. It's only available for a limited time and will be served until Valentine's Day of this year. The cost ...

His best ramen year was 2004, when he ate 1,221 bowls — which works out to 3.3 a day. ... The Japanese government is using ramen for soft power - or rather, al dente power ...