(2/2) Here are just a couple more fun facts!

5️⃣ Japan has a huge variety of regional ramen styles, but #ramen pros generally agree that the big three are:

Sapporo Ramen: A miso ramen that can include butter
Kitakata Ramen: A soy sauce ramen (that people eat for breakfast)
Hakata Ramen: A pork bone ramen that’s hella creamy

Happy Ramen Day!

4️⃣ #Ramen and #soba are two different noodles. Soba's thinner and made from buckwheat flour while ramen's thicker and made with wheat flour.

But 'soba' was also kind of a word for noodles in general, so we get ramen-like wheat noodle dishes like Chuka Soba, Okinawa soba, mazesoba and yakisoba!

3️⃣ The creator of both Japanese instant ramen and cup ramen was Momofuku Ando, a Taiwanese immigrant living in Japan.

But the inspo for #cupramen actually came after a trip to the US, where Momofuku Ando saw Americans breaking up the noodles and putting them in a cup with hot water!

2️⃣ #Ramen originated in China, with Chinese immigrants bringing it over and opening their own shops serving noods.

🍜But by adjusting ramen to fit the Japanese palate, tons of unique varieties popped up and established Japanese ramen as its own thing, even being called Japanese ramen in China!