Ramen Shop Culture in Japan
Ramen shop culture combines specialist cooking, compact dining spaces, ordering systems and regional identities, with customs that vary between individual restaurants.
Regional cuisine
Nagoya Meshi
Nagoya meshi brings together the regional dishes of Nagoya and the wider Aichi area, from soybean miso cooking to modern restaurant specialities.
Hokkaido Food Culture
An overview of Hokkaido’s regional foodways, from Ainu subsistence traditions and settler agriculture to seafood, dairy, noodles, and preservation.
Ramen
Ramen is a Japanese wheat-noodle dish of Chinese origin, organized around alkaline noodles, seasoned soup or sauce, aromatic oil, and varied toppings.
Washoku
Washoku is Japan’s diverse food culture: knowledge, skills, social practices, seasonal customs, ingredients, meals, and ways of sharing food rather than one fixed menu.