What is the difference between Chinese ramen and Japanese Ramen?

Recently, Japan's monthly magazine is going to make Ramen album and invited me to write a manuscript about China and ramen.

However, this magazine is not a special food magazine, but a general monthly magazine. Therefore, I don't want to introduce the ramen shop and describe the detailed taste. Instead, I hope to write about the comparison of Chinese and Japanese Ramen culture and the memories of ramen eaten in China.

In addition, the Ramen album will also show the story of ITO Baifu, the founder of Riqing food, who is also the prototype of the protagonist of NHK morning drama Wanfu. So I was told to add instant noodles.

I'm a little confused. Because I seldom eat ramen. Of course, I don't hate ramen. I eat it occasionally, but I don't like it very much.

I'm not familiar with ramen. A friend from China asked me to recommend Ramen shops in Tokyo, but I couldn't answer. But you have to write something. So I interviewed some Chinese friends.

The theme chosen is why Chinese people like to eat "Japanese Ramen".

As a result, several Chinese gave the same answer.

"The soup of Japanese Ramen is delicious. Chinese people pay attention to noodles, but the Japanese spend more time making soup. The soup is obviously different from China. I especially like to eat dolphin bone ramen. I must eat dolphin bone Ramen in Japan.".

EH ~, is that so? Maybe it's nothing new, but I don't know at all. Then why do people like to eat dolphin bone Ramen?

A friend said:

"Ajisen Ramen came to China from Japan in the second half of the 1990s. The first Japanese Ramen that Chinese people ate was Ajisen ramen. So maybe Chinese think dolphin bone Ramen = Japanese Ramen?"

There is such a possibility. Ajisen Ramen is a ramen chain store headquartered in Kumamoto County, which is very famous in China. In Japan, people outside Kyushu rarely know. But it's really delicious. The popularity of dolphin bone Ramen may be due to Weiqian.

In addition, Yilan Ramen has a strong sense of existence. Yilan, headquartered in Fukuoka Prefecture, is also a famous shop for dolphin bone ramen. It is reported that "Yilan Zhisen (a comprehensive facility with Ramen Museum, factory and noodle shop)" is very popular with Chinese tourists, and many people will come specially. When I went to taizai Prefecture in Fukuoka County for an interview, I found a large Yilan ramen shop in front of taizai Prefecture station. The store also sells Ramen gift sets.

Another friend said:

"The thick soup bottom of pig bone may be very suitable for Chinese taste? Japan also has soy sauce ramen and miso ramen, but soy sauce Ramen is too light. Miso Ramen is also delicious, but it doesn't like dolphin bone as much. Sure enough, dolphin bone still has a strong taste, which makes people feel full and satisfied.".

i see. That's true.

Japanese also eat dolphin bone ramen, but soy sauce ramen and miso Ramen are still in line with Japanese taste. People who love pork bone Ramen are not the majority.