Ramen Show 2010 I’ve heard that the annual Ramen Show in Komazawa Park draws a crowd, but this was ridiculous. I arrived at noon, with exactly 3 hours to eat before I had to be somewhere. I can eat 4 bowls in that time. I can try at least. First up with a collaboration between…
The plan was to hike the length of the Northern Alps of Japan, camping on mountain peaks, cooking ramen, and enjoying the scenery. Taking things a step more adventurous, I packed enough nama ramen for 4 days, and enough instant noodles for 3. Nama, meaning raw, means that I would need to actually boil the…
Is the sun rising over Tokyo a true testament to nature’s beauty? And can one honestly call hopping the Yamanote train, street atlas in hand, an adventure? Stay tuned, I’ll be back in a week or so.
最強ラーメン烈伝 A ramen festival isn’t necessarily a great place to have the best ramen, but it’s a great place to have a ramen adventure. I put the word out, and on Monday, June 21st, about a dozen ramen loving friends met up to try a few dozen bowls. The shoyu from Nagao was fishy and…
Readers of ramenadvnetures.com have sent me a lot of email. We’ve met up in Tokyo, talked about the state of ramen affairs, drank, and had a few adventures. Recently, though, I got a unique request. A request for some ramen related books! It goes without saying that in Japan there would be a couple pieces…
A freeze dried cube of flavor. It wasn’t bad. Summer Time Ramen is available at your local 7-11 for the time being.
I was off to meet Keizo for some mid week noodles, but I took the wrong train. The shop we were meeting at was on the Seibu Ikebukuro line, and I took the Seibu Shinjuku line. These lines always confuse me, since neither of them are taken from Ikebukuro or Shinjuku. No worries, I had…
キャンプのラーメン No shop on this adventure. Yakushima is a small, wild island south of Kyushu in Japan. It’s well known for it’s old cedar trees, some over 7000 years old. It was this natural beauty that inspired Hayao Miyazaki to create the animated movie, Princess Mononoke. After hiking for the entire day, I was treated…
西尾 Went to the always excellent Nishio the other day. You can read my account of the shop here. Today I was slurping it up with Jackson, the man behind the San Francisco ramen truck Shirohige. He was in town, living like a true ramen nerd, eating bowl after bowl of the stuff. From the…
Why is Keizo so happy? That’s why! The NY Times article was translated into Japanese for the uber popular COURRiER Japon magazine. This magazine was described to me as the Japanese Newsweek. Except it’s monthly. Spread the love people, spread the noodly love. What better way to celebrate than with a bowl of Green Curry…