The additional Ramen class is coming to International Culinary Center https://www.internationalculinarycenter.com/courses/ramen-gyoza-with-hiroko-shimbo/. Please join me to learn the joy of making ramen at your kitchen! That is the best ramen in the world. Call 888.324.2433 to sign up. When: October 10, 2014 Time: 6:00pm to 10pm Day of the week: Friday Class: 1 day Location: 462 Broadway at Grand, International Culinary Center, 4 F “America is known for mouthwatering...
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Can’t you find good ramen stores/restaurants in your neighbourhood? No worries. Please join me next week at Central Market Cooking School. Central Market Cooking School is one of my favorite cooking schools to teach. Chef-instructors at each school are beyond great. I will be teaching Ramen & Gyoza classes. The classes are held at San Antonio, Dallas Lovers, Austin North Lamar and Houston locations. You will learn how to make the very best ramen at your home! ...
Read MoreRamen 101 by Chef Nakamura
I was born and raised in Japan. The type of ramen which I have enjoyed during my grown-up – and even today – is Tokyo/Yokohama style. It is chicken broth based, shoyu (soy sauce) flavored ramen. In Shoyu ramen we find yellow hued, chewy textured, thin ramen noodles in very clean and clear broth. Shoyu ramen tastes clean and lean. That’s what I like. This style of ramen appeared at the end of 19th century in Yokohama, next to Tokyo. The ramen has, since...
Read MoreRamen Lab, George Kao and Ganso
My friend and sake connoisseur, George Kao, moved on from New York Mutual Trading to Sun Noodles for a new challenge in his career several months ago. I spotted him working at Ramen Lab station at Smorgasburg, Brooklyn, during Food Book Fair. Ramen Lab, which is headed by a chef Shigetoshi Nakamura, is Sun Noodle company’s test kitchen where it offers educational events in order to deepen the understanding of ramen in America. At the Fair Chef Nakamura was serving...
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Ashley and Matt, a newly married lovely couple, has recently spent their honeymoon for 1 1/2 weeks in Japan. Among many delicious dishes they have enjoyed in Japan, Ashley and Matt especially fell in love with ramen at Ichiran – ramen noodles served in a rich, porky broth and special dangerously hot sauce on the side. Ashley and Matt attended my Ramen class recently and mastered the techniques of ramen broth, noodle making from scratch, chashu pork, ramen egg, crisp...
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