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Rameniac emerges from hiatus on the far side of the Atlantic, ready to tackle a crop of noodle shops in the UK and beyond! First up, Taro, a venerable old joint that is about as authentically Japanese as you can get - in the heart of London’s Soho! Take the tube to Piccadilly Circus, round the bend at Uniqlo (really?) You’ll find it. Cheers!

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Mention Daruma Ramen within earshot of anyone from Fukuoka, and you’ll likely get an enthusiastic thumbs up for a ramen shop a bit off the radar but unanimously beloved by the locals. 7 and i Holdings now feature Daruma instant tonkotsu ramen, #006 in their exclusive regional ramen series. And yes, it’s plenty good.


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ramen california remixed: vegetarian ramen (finally!) and noodling for purists

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Full disclosure. This is flagrant shilling. Well, almost. Firstly, because the folks at Ramen California did in fact contact me recently to explain that celebrated chef Sean Nakamura had finally started experimenting and introducing new items to the already stellar menu, but secondly because the little tasting I was invited to partake in really was fantastic. We’ve seen glimpses of Nakamura-san’s vision in the months since the restaurant first opened; their long-standing “preview menu” featured a controversial California ramen which health-conscious slurpers loved and ramen traditionalists were quick to dismiss.

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soapy tonkotsu flavor



Yet another product to file under "zany stuff from Japan," ramen-shaped soap is now available for dorks everywhere who want to keep clean whilst scrubbing with a fake cake of instant Charumera ramen or UFO yakisoba soap. This is the sort of thing that would be good for a laugh, then wind up being white elephant, secret Santa re-gifted come Christmas even if you did wind up scoring a bar, er, I mean cup.

via Akihabara News
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