RAMEN
Popular Soup Noodles
Ramen (Japan)
Thin wheat based noodles cooked al-dente in a meat/seafood broth. Usually served with meat or seafood.
Udon (Japan)
Thick wheat noodles often accompanied with a miso style broth. Usually served with meat or seafood.
Pho (Vietnam)
Rice vermicelli noodles in a meat based broth. Raw vegetables like beans spouts, fine beans and Thai basil are added to the broth whilst eating.
Ho Fun (Chinese)
Ribbon style rice noodles in a rich broth. Most common with duck broth and roast duck.
Laksa (Singapore)
Rice or wheat noodles with a Thai/Malay inspired curry broth cooked with coconut milk. Very common to serve only with seafood.
WHAT IS RAMEN?
Ramen in the UK means noodles in a soup broth or soup noodles. Ramen was made popular by high street chain Wagamama, who first introduced the Japanese Ramen back in the early 90s.
The combination of different broths and variety of noodles makes for dishes that become well established.
In SE Asia, soup noodles are often eaten at lunch time and is considered a low cost option for filling up quickly, add to the fact its low calorie and healthy, you can understand why its become so popular here too. Japanese and Korean style cup noodles are starting to appear in UK supermarkets.
