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Food
Taipei restaurant introduces ramen dish topped with giant isopod
A restaurant in Taiwan is serving a ramen dish topped with a giant isopod. The owner of The Ramen Boy restaurant located at the Liaoning St...
Michelle De Pacina
Tokyo ramen restaurant bans customers from watching videos on their phones
Debu-chan, a ramen restaurant in Tokyo’s “ramen battlefield,” recently implemented a new rule banning customers from watching videos on thei...
Ines Shin
This Malaysian restaurant puts croissants on ramen and people are losing it
Several Instagram users were left in stitches after the owner of Ramen Bar Shi Shi Do, a ramen spot in Malaysia, announced its newest dish: ...
Bryan Ke
Chicago
31% of children admitted to burn center suffered from instant ramen burns: study
Over a quarter of children rushed to the University of Chicago (UChicago) Burn Center between 2010 and 2020 suffered from instant ramen burn...
Nongshim ramen products face scrutiny after recall over cancer-causing chemical
South Korean food company Nongshim is facing scrutiny from consumer groups in Korea following the recall of its Shin Ramyun Black Tofu Kimch...
Ryan General
Culture
‘Animal Crossing’ player designs drool-worthy ramen restaurant in-game
One imaginative gamer designed an authentic-looking ramen restaurant on the in-game island of “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” The player, w...
Entertainment
Kim Kardashian throws extravagant Hello Kitty-themed birthday party for daughter Chicago
Kim Kardashian recently threw a huge Hello Kitty-themed party for her 5-year-old daughter, Chicago. The event took place inside the 42-year-...
Social Media
Man’s ramen freezes mid-air in viral TikTok video
A TikToker has recently gone viral for attempting to eat ramen in the frigid outdoors. An eight-second clip uploaded on Dec. 27, 2022, shows...
Japan
Singaporean TikToker breaks down after seeing older diners eating alone in restaurant
A Singaporean influencer and her companion became teary-eyed in a video shared on Wednesday after seeing a number of elderly Japanese peopl...
Business
Malaysian founder of noodle snack Mamee Monster dies at 92
Pang Chin Hin, the Malaysian founder of the company behind iconic dry noodle snack Mamee Monster, died on Nov. 5 at the age of 92. The cau...
Name a better combo: Asian wedding with ramen bar is a hit on TikTok
Chef Chris Cho, a Korean Tiktoker and chef with over 2 million followers, uploaded a video of an instant ramen bar at his wedding. Since b...
Iris Jung
This Japanese ramen chain is an introvert’s dream
Jin from Japan, a TikTok creator living in the East Asian island country, received over 5 million views for his video documenting his exper...
Food blogger’s ‘Korean dosa’ fusion dish unites internet commenters in common disgust
Indian food blogger Anjali Dhingra stirred up the internet after making a fusion dish that combined the South Indian dosa with Korean ramen...
Yuki Onishi, founder of world’s first Michelin-starred ramen shop, dies at 43
Yuki Onishi, founder of Tsuta, the world’s first Michelin-starred ramen shop, died at the age of 43 due to acute heart failure, according t...
Carl Samson
Automatic Cup Noodle Maker is a godsend for people too busy to watch water boil
A Japanese electronics company has come up with a solution for instant noodle lovers too busy to boil their own water. Thanko’s Automatic ...
Khier Casino
‘Unhinged’ TikTok ramen hack has viewers ‘grasping at straws’
A TikTok user went viral on Tuesday after sharing her “unhinged” ramen hack. The user demonstrates how she uses two reusable straws as cho...
Rebecca Moon
Apparel
Japanese apparel company designs T-shirt that repels ramen stains made by even the messiest slurpers
A Japanese apparel company has designed a t-shirt meant to resist ramen stains. The company released a demonstration video where a man wea...
Filipino noodle brand in hot water after EU recall over alleged pesticide content
Ireland, France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Malta, Croatia, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and the Netherlands have all separately initiated ...
Man filed for divorce because his wife served Maggi instant noodles for every meal, says Indian judge
Principal district and sessions court judge ML Raghunath recounted the “Maggi case” during a press conference at a court in Mysuru, a city ...
TikTok video of diner’s ‘professional’ chopstick technique for eating ramen leaves viewers puzzled
A man identified as Jahn Kov has gone viral on social media for treating his chopsticks like knitting needles while eating ramen. TikTok u...
Japanese one-person instant ramen pot keeps soup warm while you eat from it
Japanese gadget company Thanko has created My Ramen Pot, or “Ore no Ramen Nabe,” with a cube design to allow consumers to conveniently cook...
Celine Pun
Potato shortage leads to Japanese Burger Kings substituting french fries with dried ramen snacks
Japanese Burger Kings are offering customers the option to substitute their french fries with dried ramen snacks amid a global potato shorta...
Tech
Watch: Self-driving ‘car’ that delivers ramen on the counter with no spills to dine-in customers
As a part of its e-4ORCE RAMEN Counter research project, Japanese automobile company Nissan has developed a self-driving car that delivers ...
Video of ‘beautiful ramen master’ in Osaka cooking goes viral with 1 million views in 5 days
A Japanese woman featured on a food entertainment YouTube channel has gone viral. The ramen master: A video of the store manager of Ramen C...
Crime
Burglars went on a bender at a San Francisco ramen shop as evidenced by vomit, trash and a condom
A ramen restaurant in San Francisco has postponed its grand opening after burglars broke in and threw a party. What happened: The burglars ...
Viral
Drew Barrymore and Martha Stewart teach TikTokers how to eat ramen with scissors
Drew Barrymore adds to TikTok’s popular trend of #ramenhacks with not a new way to cook ramen, but rather, a new way to eat it. She shares t...
Former ‘MasterChef Junior’ contestant dedicates his pho-inspired ramen dish to his bà ngoại
Matthew Smith, a former contestant of “MasterChef Junior,” recently shared how to make his Crispy Chicken Ramen dish inspired by his grandmo...
Maina Chen
Japanese scientists develop groundbreaking technique to make instant noodles taste like fresh-cooked noodles
Japanese food scientists have reportedly developed a new technique that could bring the taste of instant ramen closer to that of freshly coo...
Asia
Filipina actress needed stitches after eating spicy ramen
A freak accident, reportedly caused by eating spicy noodles, resulted in a Filipina celebrity requiring stitches on her forehead. A spicy i...
NISSIN Collaborates with UNIQLO’s HEATTECH to Create Donbei Instant Noodles for Winter
Japanese fashion brand UNIQLO has teamed up with instant noodle giant NISSIN to release a HEATTECH Donbei instant noodle to fight the cold o...
Lifestyle
Japanese Artist’s ‘Ramen Face Mask’ is Perfect for Everyone With Glasses
If you wear glasses, fogging them up while wearing a face mask is inevitable and can be pretty annoying. Fortunately, you can now pair your...
Pizza Hut Taiwan Now Sells Tonkotsu ‘Ramen Pizza’
Pizza Hut Taiwan has released a uniquely bizarre combination to its popular food by collaborating with a famed Japanese ramen restaurant to ...
Japanese Dad Builds Mini Sushi Conveyor Belt and Oden Stand at Home for His Son
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to note that the dad had created mini oden stand, not ramen. A Japanese YouTuber father h...
Japanese Chain Releasing Ramen-Flavored Shaved Ice for the Summer
Bankara, one of Japan’s most popular ramen chains, has released a unique way to stay cool this summer by combining shaved ice and the countr...
Bottega Veneta Reveals New Ramen Noodle Sandals for 2020
Bottega Veneta’s Pre-Fall 2020 collection catalog has been released and social media users are fixated on one design that closely resembles ...
News
Japanese Ramen Linked to Heart Attack and Stroke Risk, Study Says
A recent study in Japan has reportedly found a link between eating ramen and dying from heart attacks. Researchers from Jichi Medical Univer...