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Ramen is wheat noodles in a hot broth, usually topped with sliced pork (chashu), green onion and bamboo shoots. The broth is the big difference: soy sauce (shoyu), salt (shio), miso, or creamy pork-bone (tonkotsu), which is the Kyushu style.
Many shops sell tickets from a machine at the door: pick, pay, hand the ticket to the staff. Slurping is normal.
Good to know
- Noodle firmness can often be chosen (katame = firm).
- "Kaedama" is a refill of noodles for the broth you have left, common at tonkotsu shops.
Where to try it
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