: quick-cooking egg noodles usually served in a broth with bits of meat and vegetables
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Tonkotsu ramen, miso ramen, and signature Gonzo ramens are on the menu, along with a pork chashu bowl, chicken karaage bowl, and several appetizers.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2023
Social media users had a lot to say when a Taiwanese restaurant shared images of their latest dish: a ramen with a large crocodile leg appearing to crawl out of the broth.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
Menkoi Sato, a ramen place, has a tiny shack adjacent to a kind of open-air rubbish depot where scavengers sift trash for eventual resale.
—Curbed, 24 Oct. 2022
Her stall will feature ramen bowls and bento boxes filled with Spanish patatas bravas, dumplings and tayoyaki (snack-size octopus balls).
—Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 5 July 2021
Choose from any of their options that come with the lunch special and get a bowl of ramen of your choice as well.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023
Asahikawa even features its own Ramen Village, where there are eight ramen restaurants on one strip.
—Chihiro Tomioka, Bon Appétit, 12 Feb. 2023
Further inside Moodaepo, a zippy dining room showcases a row of ramen machines next to a toppings bar.
—Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
The restaurant has also innovated over time, recently adding new menu items like seafood ramen and turkey neck dishes.
—Alexandria Jack, Chron, 8 Feb. 2023
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2023
Social media users had a lot to say when a Taiwanese restaurant shared images of their latest dish: a ramen with a large crocodile leg appearing to crawl out of the broth.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
Menkoi Sato, a ramen place, has a tiny shack adjacent to a kind of open-air rubbish depot where scavengers sift trash for eventual resale.
—Curbed, 24 Oct. 2022
Her stall will feature ramen bowls and bento boxes filled with Spanish patatas bravas, dumplings and tayoyaki (snack-size octopus balls).
—Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 5 July 2021
Choose from any of their options that come with the lunch special and get a bowl of ramen of your choice as well.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023
Asahikawa even features its own Ramen Village, where there are eight ramen restaurants on one strip.
—Chihiro Tomioka, Bon Appétit, 12 Feb. 2023
Further inside Moodaepo, a zippy dining room showcases a row of ramen machines next to a toppings bar.
—Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
The restaurant has also innovated over time, recently adding new menu items like seafood ramen and turkey neck dishes.
—Alexandria Jack, Chron, 8 Feb. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Japanese rāmen
First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above
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“Ramen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ramen. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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