Once it is boiled, add the ramen noodles and let everything boil together for three minutes.
Once it is done, take the ramen off of the stove and add your flavor packet that comes with the ramen!
Finally, add all of your toppings and you are ready to eat your delicious bowl of ramen!
While ramen is a popular national and worldwide dish, it is very connected to local Japanese communities. There are varieties of ramen that you can only find in certain regions of Japan that are their specialties.
In Hokkaido, Japan, the specialty is curry milk ramen because Hokkaido is famous for its milk and cheeses.
In Toyama Japan, you can try green ramen that has spinach blended into the broth.
In Tokyo Japan, the most popular variety is Tonkotsu ramen, which has a pork-based broth.
So as you can see, depending on where you live in Japan, there are very special types of ramen that are specific to those areas and that connect you to that city!
