Japanese Ramen eating etiquette explanation of Japanese Ramen culture

1. Common sense: before you know ramen, get to know your friends!

When enjoying ramen, Japanese people often match "side dishes". The most common good friend of ramen is "Japanese fried dumplings". It can even be said that fried dumplings can make the finishing point in Japanese Ramen shops. If the fried dumplings are delicious, they will also help Ramen shops score a lot!

In addition to fried dumplings, they are often eaten together with "white rice" or "fried rice". Some eating methods will finish the ramen, leave part of the soup bottom and add the white rice. This eating method is called "Ramen rice". All parts of Japan have their own special eating methods. For example, in the Ramen restaurant in Wakayama, boiled eggs are prepared on the table together with the local local cuisine "mackerel sushi".

For the Japanese, fried dumplings are the perfect side dish. If the fried dumplings in ramen shop are delicious, it will also add a lot of points!

2. Ramen shops used to be the territory of men or laborers

In the past, most Ramen shops in Japan were located under viaducts, between alleys or on the roadside. Customers were generally bottom workers or men. Single women hardly went to dinner. On the one hand, Japanese women paid great attention to their own image. Eating in Ramen shops was "not elegant enough", and it was easy to feel embarrassed to eat alone; On the one hand, the conservative Japanese society in the past believed that women were "exposed" in such occasions, and it was "inappropriate" to have narrow seats and easy to contact and collide with others.

Now, with the evolution of the times, conservative concepts have gradually loosened, women's dining out alone is very common, the positioning of ramen shops has gradually changed, the decoration of stores is more comfortable, and more and more women or families are willing to patronize; Some Ramen shops follow the example of "Yilan Ramen" and design the layout of the store into a personal compartment, so that customers can maintain privacy when eating, and single women can eat at ease.

In the past, ramen shops were actually the exclusive rest places for men or people at the bottom, and women rarely ate here.

3. Is it true that you must make a sound when eating Ramen?

About this question, whether it is a Japanese fan or not, I think I'm tired of asking it? It is often said that in Japan, eating ramen and making a sound represent delicious food and praise the skill of ramen masters. It is a performance of appreciating food. Eating it quietly will be impolite. In fact, in today's international society, there have long been no such rigid rules for cultural exchanges between countries. Just let it be. If you really want to express appreciation or gratitude, you might as well say "thank you for your hospitality" to the master before you leave after dinner!

4. Is it a etiquette to finish the soup?

Japanese hand pulled noodle is hand pulled noodle salad. The difference is also in the local characteristics. It can be said that "soup is the soul of ramen noodles". So, there is always a saying that "Japanese people regard the soup as a respect for hand pulled noodle masters". But in fact, the soup noodles of Japanese noodles are heavy and will often be served with white rice or small dishes. There are even local cultures in Japan that think it is necessary to leave part of the soup bottom to show their "generosity", so the next time you go to eat ramen, you don't really have to drink all the soup, just match your own taste.