A bowl of ramen is a symphony of flavors. The main components of a bowl of the Japanese soup dish, much like a classical orchestra, play their part in sections first before coming together to form a ...

Having grown up surrounded by Japanese culture, I sometimes feel a bit disconnected from my Chinese roots. If my ancestors ...

Japanese techno music casually bumps overhead, anime-inspired collages decorate the space above the bar and steam rises from rich bowls of broth at each table — this is Ramen Kid. Since opening shop ...

Because of how delicious ramen is, it’s pretty much impossible to make a bowl of the stuff and not eat each and every noodle. It’s a different story, though, when it come to the broth. On one hand, ...

When most travelers imagine a must-visit ramen destination, the mind leaps immediately to coastal hubs like New York City, ...

Egg noodles. I love this innocuous pasta. The rich, tender noodles comfort me when I have a cold, have suffered a challenging day or need to recover from a week of “research eating.” When they are ...

I love ramen soup, and I’m not talking about the instant kind — though I did love a bowlful now and then during college. I mean the real ramen that you can get in Japanese noodle bars. Ramen noodles, ...

Marufuku Ramen, the Bay Area’s well-known purveyor of authentic Japanese ramen, featuring a silky, smooth, 20-hour Hakata-style broth, has recently opened a new location in Irvine’s Los Olivos ...