In Japan, eating ramen is a near goddamn religious experience. You sit, you taste, and suddenly, you’re speaking to God himself. I’ve loved ramen my whole life. I grew up on noodles of all ...

For the past few years, Japan has been in the grips of udon mania. Walk the streets of central Tokyo or Osaka and you will find dozens of packed chain restaurants, offering bowls of udon for $3 or $4.

The story of how Momofuku Ando invented instant ramen in a backyard shed in 1958, when food was still scarce, is the stuff of legend in Japan. He went on to found the food giant Nissin Foods.

Little Tokyo's Tsurumaru Udon Honpo is offering DIY udon noodle kits for $5 so you can cook and enjoy Japan's most popular noodles at home.

Ramen is one of the specialties of the chef and owner, Foo Kanegae, who was involved with the Ippudo chain. 255 Smith Street (Douglass Street), Boerum Hill, 347-763-1155, karazishibotan.com.

A chef cooks noodle for participants of Tokyo Ramen Tours at Nagi, which offers “Fukuoka fusion,” type ramen at Shibuya district on April 2, 2024, in Tokyo.

The story of how Momofuku Ando invented instant ramen in a backyard shed in 1958, when food was still scarce, is the stuff of legend in Japan. He went on to found the food giant Nissin Foods.

STORY: Japan's Yoshinoya is looking to ramen noodles for its next phase of growth. Known for its gyudon beef bowls and udon noodles, Yoshinoya now hopes to turn ramen into a third business pillar ...

The story of how Momofuku Ando invented instant ramen in a backyard shed in 1958, when food was still scarce, is the stuff of legend in Japan. He went on to found the food giant Nissin Foods.

Special udon, ramen deals are happening at TsuruTonTan in Waikiki by: Brittni Friedlander Posted: Mar 19, 2024 / 08:12 AM HST Updated: Mar 19, 2024 / 08:17 AM HST ...

Enter E.A.K. Ramen, which opens this Wednesday in the West Village and brings a ramen style, IEKEI, that's apparently huge in Japan right now (under the name Machida Shoten, E.A.K. operates some ...

The udon will be served in custom ceramic bowls made by a Japanese couple in Milpitas. Ito and his wife brought other dishware in suitcases back from visits to Japan.