Tag: japan

Tsuta Ramen

The first ramen shop in the world to receive a Michelin star is planning to open in NYC toward the end of the summer

Ramen Changed in US

Palaeolithic ocean voyages

We show evidence of deliberate crossing of challenging ocean that occurred 35 ka ago in the Ryukyu Islands of southwestern Japan

Ambient japanese music

Old, ambient Japanese music became a smash hit. obscure chillout tunes are becoming popular again due to being featured in situational playlists.

Japan phone rests

You placed the receiver atop the cradle, and the weight of the receiver pressed the large button in the center. That activated a wind-up music box. This was a super low-tech way to put a caller on “hold” and treat them to a little ditty while you hustled off to find Matsumoto-san or whomever they were calling for.

Japan COVID-19 predictions

We should think, very carefully, on how we design organizations, particularly organizations which are systemic chokepoints during prompt crises. They need to move faster than seems currently reasonable to hope for.

Japan Paper Addiction

unnecessary paperwork will kill many japanese companies

Even the most technologically savvy companies have not been able to completely shake the habit of stamping documents. Line, the company that developed Japan’s most popular chat app, has largely eliminated the use of hanko in its office, designing an application that allows users to seal documents with a digital stamp.

Omurice

Omurice is a cross between an omelette and Japanese fried rice. The eggs are cooked until they’ve thickened, draped over rice, and then covered with a filling, which can vary from chicken to onions or anything at all, really. The scramble is wholesome, creamy, cooked until it’s not quite set. It is nearly as thin as a crêpe and is served with savory sauce to give it flair. You can ladle some tomato sauce over the eggs, or you can set it on the side. Or, if you’d like something heartier, a demi-glace works. Or a creamy mushroom gravy. Or, if you’re lucky, the chef will blanket your omurice with sliced yellow cheese.

Tomato Ramen

E.A.K. Ramen’s chef Kiyoyuki Miyashita will debut an idea he first began to consider 5 years ago. At his Hell’s Kitchen location, he’ll serve noodles in a cabbage broth — with some garlic and ginger for kick — that includes with a surprising ingredient: homemade tomato paste. “I love tradition. But what good is tradition without fun?”

Tenho Ramen

At Tenho the tonkotsu ramen is prepared using the yobimodoshi method, which uses the same soup stock every day and adding to it little by little, further amplifying the richness and creaminess of the broth.