ラーメン
ラーメン
hepburn ramen
ramen noodles
Part of speech · noun
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Examples
- 今日はラーメンを食べます。I'll have ramen today.
- 博多のラーメンは有名です。Hakata ramen is famous.
Collocations
ラーメン (raamen, ramen)醤油ラーメン (shouyu raamen, soy-sauce ramen)味噌ラーメン (miso raamen)豚骨ラーメン (tonkotsu raamen, pork-bone)インスタントラーメン (insutanto raamen, instant noodles)
Mnemonic
ラーメン raamen — borrowed from Chinese 拉麺 (lāmiàn, hand-pulled noodles), arriving in Japan through Chinatowns (Yokohama, Kobe) in the late 19th century, then Japanized into regional styles: 醤油 (Tokyo soy sauce), 味噌 (Sapporo), 豚骨 (Hakata pork-bone), 塩 (Hakodate salt). Ando Momofuku invented 即席麺 (instant ramen, チキンラーメン) in 1958 — a revolution in global food industry. One word compresses Sino-Japanese food exchange, regional variation, modern food industry, and global cuisine diplomacy. Average ラーメン店 prices run ¥800-1,500; Michelin-starred shops appear — transformed from street food to gastronomy.
Quick check
Inventor and year of instant ramen?