I recently visited the ramen noodle museum in Yokohama and learned about ramen. In 1958 Momofuku Ando, a Taiwanese-Japanese inventor, fulfilled his life's work and invented instant ramen. These were noodles that you could just heat up with hot water and eat a couple of minutes later. Little did he know this would change all of Japan - and maybe even the world!
I tried both instant and restaurant-quality ramen. Have you ever had ramen? What do you think of it?
I love ramen! I was super excited to try ramen made in a Japanese restaurant, since I already love the instant stuff that you can make at home with hot water or a microwave. It was absolutely delicious to eat the noodles, meat, eggs and then drink the yummy broth that was leftover.
In restaurants, the noodles and eggs are boiled, while the meat is prepared separately. When everything is ready, vegetables and seaweed are added as finishing touches. We took it one step further, though, and prepared our very own noodles made out of flour. We also prepared all of the other ingredients that go into the mix. We then had to spin the wheel that flattens and separates the flour into noodles. We saw the instant ramen professionals at the museum fry the noodles in deep pools of oil.
