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Hakata Ramen

Hakata ramen is a regional Japanese noodle soup originating from the Hakata district of Fukuoka City. Its defining chara...

Japanese Fukuoka Pork Broth Thin Noodle

9.2 Excellent

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Sapporo Ramen

Sapporo ramen originated in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, specifically in its capital city, where the cold cl...

Hokkaido Japanese Soup Miso

9.2 Excellent

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Sanuki Udon

Sanuki udon is a traditional Japanese wheat noodle originating from Kagawa Prefecture, formerly known as the Sanuki regi...

Japanese Udon Kagawa Dashi

9.2 Excellent

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Inaniwa Udon

Inaniwa udon is a traditional Japanese wheat noodle originating from the Inaniwa area of Akita Prefecture. Produced usin...

Japanese Hand Made Akita Udon

8.9 Great

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Kitakata Ramen

Kitakata ramen is a regional style of Japanese ramen from the city of Kitakata in Fukushima Prefecture. It is distinguis...

Japanese Soup Fukushima Shoyu

8.7 Great

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Tsukemen

Tsukemen is a Japanese noodle dish invented by Kazuo Yamagishi at Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishōken in Tokyo around 1961, in w...

Modern Japanese Tokyo Ramen

8.6 Great

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Mul Naengmyeon

Mul Naengmyeon is a traditional Korean cold noodle soup that originated in Pyongyang, now the capital of North Korea. Th...

Korean Summer Refreshing Buckwheat

8.5 Great

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Misonikomi Udon

Misonikomi udon is a regional Japanese specialty originating from Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture. The dish is distinguished...

Japanese Clay Pot Nagoya Udon

8.5 Great

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Okinawa Soba

Okinawa soba is a traditional noodle soup originating from Japan's Okinawa islands, officially registered as a regional...

Japanese Pork Okinawa Wheat Noodle

8.4 Great

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Tantanmen

Tantanmen is the Japanese adaptation of Sichuan dan dan noodles, featuring ramen noodles in a spicy sesame- and chili-ba...

Japanese Rich Ramen Chinese Inspired

8.3 Great

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Iekei Ramen

Iekei Ramen is a Japanese ramen style originating in Yokohama in 1974 when Minoru Yoshimura opened Yoshimuraya, combinin...

Japanese Rich Ramen Yokohama

8.3 Great

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Tempura Soba

Tempura Soba is a Japanese dish of hot or cold buckwheat soba noodles served with one or more pieces of tempura, most co...

Classic Japanese Savory Soba

8.3 Great

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Hoto

Hoto (ほうとう) is a regional noodle dish from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, consisting of flat, wide wheat noodles cooke...

Japanese Winter Yamanashi Miso Broth

8.3 Great

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Mentaiko Udon

Mentaiko udon is a Japanese dish consisting of thick wheat noodles topped or mixed with spicy, marinated cod or pollock...

Japanese Cold Udon Pollock Roe

8.3 Great

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Zaru Soba

Zaru Soba is a Japanese dish of chilled buckwheat soba noodles served drained on a bamboo sieve (zaru) alongside a cold...

Light Japanese Summer Soba

8.2 Great

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Hiyashi Chuka

Hiyashi Chuka is a Japanese cold ramen dish featuring chilled noodles topped with julienned vegetables, egg crepe, ham,...

Japanese Summer Colorful Cold Noodles

7.9 Good

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Somen Chanpuru

Somen chanpuru is an Okinawan stir-fried dish that features thin wheat noodles as its primary ingredient. It combines th...

Japanese Summer Spam Okinawan

7.8 Good

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Oroshi Soba

Oroshi soba is a traditional Japanese dish consisting of chilled buckwheat noodles topped with grated daikon radish. The...

Light Japanese Refreshing Soba

7.7 Good

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Hiyamugi

Hiyamugi are thin Japanese wheat noodles slightly thicker than somen but thinner than udon, traditionally served cold in...

Light Japanese Summer Cold

7.4 Good

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Somyeon

Somyeon is a type of thin, round wheat noodle commonly used in Korean cuisine. Made from wheat flour, water, and salt, i...

Simple Korean Summer Broth

7.3 Good