{"id":363,"date":"2010-02-10T19:20:42","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T00:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guidetojapanese.org\/blog\/?p=363"},"modified":"2010-02-21T13:10:15","modified_gmt":"2010-02-21T18:10:15","slug":"ordering-food-in-real-japanese-part-2-ramen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guidetojapanese.org\/blog\/2010\/02\/10\/ordering-food-in-real-japanese-part-2-ramen\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordering food in real Japanese part 2 (ramen)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The response to part 1 was very positive so as promised, here’s part 2 of ordering food in real Japanese. I imagine the first thing most people come up with when thinking about Japanese food is “sushi” but for me, I would definitely say it’s “ramen”. Ramen was definitely a big part of what got me interested in the Japanese culture very early on. Tampopo<\/i> is still one of my favorite movies of all time. If you haven’t watched it yet, you’re seriously missing out.<\/p>\n

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Ahh, the rich and complicated world of ramen. There’s so many things to cover but let’s just start with the basics. First of all, ramen is everywhere in Japan so finding it is like trying to find a Starbucks, not very difficult. However, Ikebukuro<\/i> is perhaps one of the neighborhoods more famous for it’s ramen. There’s one I particularly liked whose name I can’t recall where you can crush your own fresh garlic (I love garlic). <\/p>\n

Main Ramen Types<\/h3>\n

Before we get into all the crazy ingredients that can go into ramen, you should first become familiar with the major types of ramen. These types will be generally enough to get your ramen fix in most generic ramen shops. Of course, many restaurants try to come up with clever names but it’s usually just marketing for these basic types of ramen.<\/p>\n