Histoire de Ramen
Originally a Chinese noodle dish, ramen made its way to Japan with the influx of Chinese people moving to Japan’s major port town after japan opened its ports to the rest of the world in 1859. Soon, Chinese noodle shops began appearing in major port towns. There, Japanese locals began frequently eating this early form of ramen. In time, some began to set up their own independent operations, selling noodles from carts (or yatai) on the streets. A variety of factors have contributed to the spread and diversification of ramen over the years throughout Japan. Post World War II Japan was a very poor country, and in December 1945 Japan recorded its worst rice harvest in 42 years. The occupying...
