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- Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum
- January 30th, 2009
- No, it's not a typo; "raumen" is actually how the founders of Yokohama's ramen museum decided to spell the name of their exhibit. I took it as a sign of the respect they give this treasured food, an effort to immortalize it with a special translation of katakana to the roman alphabet. A simple "ramen" clearly wasn't enough, and other iterations on the same idea - "raamen," "rāmen" - must have seemed too hum-drum. My hat goes off to these brave epicurean linguists, and their refusal to be bound by the shackles of pedestrian orthography.» Continue Reading
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- Nuts and Bowls
- January 9th, 2009
- So you want to eat some ramen. Well, if you're already in Japan, chances are you've already at least passed by a shop or two. Usually clearly marked with lanterns or banners advertising "ramen" in katakana or sometimes hiragana (ラーメン orらあめん, respectively), you might be surprised how many of these places you've already overlooked.» Continue Reading
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- Ruined by Ramen
- January 5th, 2009
- Ramen. For most westerners, the word conjures up images of shrink-wrapped, dried noodles accompanied by a packet of salty dust and, if you’re lucky, some freeze-dried vegetables or a dollop of sesame oil. The real gourmet might drop an egg into the boiling broth a couple minutes before switching off the heat. As a kid, » Continue Reading
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