Ramen in Japan – Details, episodes & analysis

Episode 27 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Preston Landers, who has had a very colorful career in the culinary world, all the way from making ramen at home, creating new ways to make garum, all the way to Michelin Star restaurants.

In this episode we talk about his approach to ramen, his clam shio ramen recipe, how he became the world leading authority on garum and his new venture called NAOMI, which is a high end hand soap made for serious home cooks.

Go and get yourself 1 or 5 bottles of his hand soap NAOMI right here on https://trynaomi.com/

Check out his his fantastic blog Culinary Crush, where he shares fantastic recipes, secret pro cooking techniques and tons of valuable culinary insights: https://www.culinarycrush.biz/

Episode 26 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Frank aka ⁠5 AM Ramen⁠. We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and the current summer special ramen that are all over Japan at the moment, including some quite unique things like cold ramen at Denny's.

Make sure to check out Frank's website ⁠www.5amramen.com⁠.

Todays covered shops are:

1. Menya Mikan https://maps.app.goo.gl/UCokpH6DziXxyqxw6
2. Mendokoro Wakamusha Asakusa Fukushima Noodle Style https://maps.app.goo.gl/fdubsn55eGQ2vtdw6
3. Senrigan https://maps.app.goo.gl/cThKHH9siBVrEk8N8

This podcast is produced by Nama Japan. Check out our ramen website ⁠Namajapan.tv⁠ and our ⁠ramen YouTube channel Nama Japan⁠.

Episode 17 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Elvin Yung, a hoarder of ramen knowledge and well known for his reverse engineering of various legendary ramen styles such as the Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishoken style tsukemen or Jiro style ramen on his Secret Pro Techniques ramen blog.

We talk about how he found his way to ramen and his latest trip to Japan, which included a good number of interesting ramen bowls.

You can find Elvin on Instagram as @shikaku.ramen In this episode, we talked about the following shops:

1. Tsukesoba Kanda Katsumoto (つけそば神田勝本) https://goo.gl/maps/3n54Doy4AuPfr3o98
2. Chukatei Bunten (中華亭 分店) https://goo.gl/maps/R5Y4y5KQkNdXygAdA
3. Shinasoba Tantantei (支那そば たんたん亭) https://goo.gl/maps/QiuGppf1PprWBZEi8
4. Hasumi Shinmachi (蓮爾 新町一丁目店) https://goo.gl/maps/MFKRpCDSJxKqr1WN8

Episode 16 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Erik Bentz, a gourmet chef turned ramen chef and co-owner of Cafe Mochiko in Cincinnati.

We talk about his latest trip to Japan, his pop-up at Ramen Feel in Ome, his visit to Ida Shoten and many more ramen shops in Japan, we both enjoyed in the recent time.

You can find Erik on Instagram ＠erik_bentz and his ramen restaurant Cafe Mochiko ＠mochikocincy

1. Cafe Mochiko (Cincinatti)
   https://goo.gl/maps/z5fNChnregSHqpu86
2. Ida Shoten (らぁ麺 飯田商店)
   https://goo.gl/maps/MKxu8424P6H18Cpq7
3. Shonan Negiya (湘南ねぎ家)
   https://goo.gl/maps/ywZaNYm18isFmyZJ8
4. Hasumi (蓮爾 新町一丁目店)
   https://goo.gl/maps/Qr7MKaVuv6b2koCV9
5. Fukufukutei (自家製麺 支那そば 福々亭)
   https://goo.gl/maps/v4tqU4BvdqnmYnPi6
6. Yokohama Iekei Samurai Shibuya (横浜家系ラーメン 侍 渋谷本店)
   https://goo.gl/maps/oSLBviNZjxBLA2MU8

Episode 15 of the Ramen in Japan podcast, this time going a bit beyond Japan, all the way to São Paulo, Brazil, with my very special guest Simoe Xirata, the owner of the ramen shops Jojo Ramen, Jojo Lab and Jojo Go in São Paulo, Brazil. She is also the vice president of the Brazilian Association for Japanese Gastronomy.

We talk about her ramen shop, ramen in Brazil in general, as well as the ramen she has eaten during her recent visit to Japan. Make sure to follow her on Instagram: @simone.xirata

1. Jojo Ramen
   Google Maps Link
2. Ramen Nagi
   Google Maps Link
3. Ramen Kenta
   Google Maps Link
4. Kadoya Shokudo (中華そば カドヤ食堂 総本店)
   Google Maps Link
5. Niboshimania
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Episode 14 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest John aka Kansuibae.

We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and bowls or shops that impressed us in the recent time, as well as his path to ramen as a home chef and regular staff at Boston's Yume Wo Katare ramen shop.

Today's covered ramen shops are:

1. Odoya IEKEI TOKYO
   https://goo.gl/maps/qN5VBrcprxJYqKdP6
2. Narumen
   https://goo.gl/maps/JSRYSY1H98zPVdk3A
3. Isono Kazuo
   https://goo.gl/maps/6cPvYgEmYmLSjSgZ9
4. Misen
   https://goo.gl/maps/h3AJcBwoa6o1cGQQA

Episode 13 of the Ramen in Japan podcast is all about looking back into the ramen year 2022 with recurring podcast guest Cody Mizuno, also known as Ramenguidejapan. He is the prime source for English language ramen reviews in Japan and ramen tour guide for your future ramen tour in Tokyo.

In this episode, we highlight all the top shops we have eaten in 2022 and also some of the disappointing shops, which have left us scratching our heads or even made us abandon our bowls of ramen.

Top shops of Cody in 2022:

• Ramen Jiro Tochigi (ラーメン二郎 栃木街道店)
  https://goo.gl/maps/Uw54cxpbBWGPZSwB6
• NIBOSHIMANIA
  https://goo.gl/maps/cp4W9ti7oB1mRxp5A
• Holland House (オランダ軒)
  https://goo.gl/maps/CpeBFKCQsf5ToCLD6
• Mukan
  https://goo.gl/maps/LTPQBYL5C28z7FXh6

Top shops of Sebastian in 2022:

• Jouroku (麺屋 丈六)
  https://goo.gl/maps/4YvdrFESSAyWb1E17
• Golden Tiger (ゴールデンタイガー)
  https://goo.gl/maps/SHvZYqQR38jQBeRH8
• Ramen Break Beats
  https://goo.gl/maps/xz5tpDGPW5swgnxz5

Episode 12 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Pawel Dobierski aka @dragon_ramenhead, ramen chef and soon to be ramen shop owner from Warsaw in Poland.

We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and bowls or shops that impressed us in the recent time, as well as his plan to open up his own ramen shop in Poland.

Today's covered shops are:

1. Ramen Jiro Mita Honten (https://goo.gl/maps/zdqyxjV6ZbXpw1Yt5)
2. Men Kurai (https://goo.gl/maps/d24hrTaCpzPxHSYb7)
3. Nishino (https://goo.gl/maps/htf1y44RCfknfnEv5)
4. Tsukemen Kinryu (https://goo.gl/maps/sjXSxyPcHy7XN9m86)

Episode 11 of the Ramen in Japan podcast, this time going beyond Japan, all the way to Portland, Oregon in the United States of America with my very special guest Ryan Callahan, the owner and chef of Menya Hokusei. We talk about his path to ramen, his previous ramen truck "Oni Yatai" and the opening of Menya Hokusei in 2022. We also talk the recent stabbing incident, which forced Menya Hokusei to close for several weeks and kicked off a GoFundMe to support Ryan and his business.

You can find Menya Hokusei here on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/KWxS2aaSaK8Rf6Kq6

Episode 10 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Abram Plaut aka Ramen Beast.

We talk about the latest ramen bowls that we had in Japan and bowls or shops that impressed us in the recent time, as well as his progress of opening a new ramen shop in the US for the Mensho group.

Make sure to check out Abram's ramen review website ramenbeast.com.

Today's covered shops are:

1. Taishoken (Chitose-Karaysuyama) https://goo.gl/maps/MGDr1vUFpWxPBywp7
2. Gantetsu https://goo.gl/maps/8NqoPY5faZ3DwKr59
3. Old Ramen https://goo.gl/maps/KrrrFiZJJKfXn5w37
4. Kitaotsuka https://goo.gl/maps/j8EK1aUCmzBK6GVB6