Nobody questioned the explanation. If the Japanese movie’s ode to the noodle could convince Roger Ebert to recognize the cult of ramen as a “gastronomic religion,” surely it could inspire a ...

Spicy, steaming, slurpy ramen might be everyone’s favorite Japanese food. In Tokyo, long lines circle around blocks, and waiting an hour for your ramen is normal. What awaits might be just a ...

When speaking with Orkin, his sentences filled with vivid imagery and expletives, his accent unmistakably formed in New York, he explains that he is a Japanophile before a ramen geek. Japan has ...