Hospitality– the Beginning of Ramen. Before “ramen” in its complete form became Japan’s iconic food, the Chinese-style noodles itself were introduced back in the Muromachi period. The noodles’ unique color and texture is from adding a baking soda solution, called lye water or kansui, into wheat flour. While it was not quite yet the
Bukkake is Japanese word which roughly translates to “to splash with liquid” and refers to a popular cold noodle dish. The term is better known, though, as something very, very different. It’s a sex act and genre of pornography where a group of masturbating men encircle another person, usually a woman, and ejaculate on her. Ganbaru頑張る. The Japanese word ganbaru can be used as an expression of encouragement. However, it can have several meanings, ranging from “to do more than one’s best”, “to stand firm”, “to endure”. It encapsulates having focus and determination to step outside your comfort zone and achieve goals. Practically every ramen shop boasts an original recipe, so you may as well try them all. That being said, it can be a chore ordering your ramen of choice without knowing Japanese. Thankfully, with Japan being the Blade Runner -esque future country of tomorrow that it is, most ramen shops have simple and easy to read machines that let you order