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2007-11-16T15:02:36-08:00

the specialty at this place is a “creamy” ramen. i went, had it and was taken aback by the “cream” (literal, to me it feels like) mixed into ramen.

just wondering how ramen aficionados feel about this joint and their “creamy” specialty. btw i went to the one in monterey park, they have another shop in rowland heights.

Ramen in London?

2008-01-27T10:06:28-08:00

I just moved to London and I really miss my ramen! Can anyone help? I’ve been to Wagamama and it’s a poor imitation of real ramen.

Ramen should not be spelled with an R nor pronounced with an R sound. It is a huge mistake.

2008-07-16T04:31:31-08:00

I am on a campaign to get the world outside Japan to start spelling ramen as lamen, it’s correct spelling, and to get people to say the word as “la men” it’s correct way, not the Japanese mistake of RAMEN. Since the Japanese do not have a R sound or R letter in their culture, they mistakingly changed the word they took from the Chinese in China and HK and Taiwan and turned it, incorrectly I might add, into RAMEN. No way. It’s lamen, always was and always will be.

So how to get the world to wake up and say the word and spell it correctly.
In English. In nihongo, it’s fine, in katakana hiragana, fine. But not in English: ramen is wrong wrong wrong. We don’t spell LOVE as ROVE, we don’t spell LUCK as RUCK and we don’t spell Linda and Rinda, do we? So we should change ramen back to the correct way. The Japanese made a collosal mistake. it’s not too late to change it in English.

Anyone want to help with this humorous yet serious quixotic crusade? It’s not anti-Japanese. I love Japan. Been there 5 years. love to eat “ramen” there. But in NYC and LA it should be spelled Lamen and called Lamen.

email me for help offers:

I am serious. Maybe Richmond can help me too. A very wrong wrong needs to be righted. For history’s sake.

Gardena Ramen’s Free Gyoza w/ Ramen Promo Over

2008-08-01T01:38:52-08:00

Hai z!

Went down there today and it was D-Licisusussss. Had the Shoyu Ramen and mentioned Rameniac and blog, but they said no more free gyozas with mentioning Rameniac. Mr. Nakamura was there and said that offer was long ago and is not offering it anymore.

I said fine and still offered to pay for teh gyoza z. But after talking to me for a bit he still gave them to me for free. I still said it was okay and offered to pay (just gave them the cost of the gyoza $3.50 in teh tip + regular tip in the end).

Mr. Rameniac please edit or remove the free gyoza message down at the bottom of your scoring system for Gardena Ramen. It might bring in some angry customers and cause an awkward situation. Luckily I was not pushy about it and they were kind about it too.

The gyoza tasted like they were not homemade more like the frozen ones you buy in a bag. I think they are the exact same as the Ajinmoto frozen gyoza you can find a Nijiya, Mitsuwa, Marukai, etc. Can anyone confirm teh gyozaz qualitiez.

Rameniac, you can confirm with Gardena Ramen also.

I highly recommend this place. ^_^

What lamen sounds like! Video audio of ‘’charumera’’….

2008-07-17T23:12:18-08:00

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=P1HJLX223q8

in olden times in Japan, lamen shops and lamen trucks would play this song on an old Portuguese flute called a chamurera

listen here

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=P1HJLX223q8

AP story: “Move over sushi! Instant ramen noodles finding new fans in USA”

2008-06-30T00:22:07-08:00

This AP story by Adam Goldberg was published the other day on the international AP wire and was reprinted all over the world. About 3/4 through the article there is a mention of rameniac.com

“Rickmond Wong, a Web designer....... has closely monitored..... He believes.....he says....Wong, who eats about 200 bowls a year...but he does have favorite: Santouka, Asa Ramen and Gardena Ramen.”

http://www.ap.org

http://www.news.google.com

QUESTION for Rickmond and readers: why is RAMEN called LAMEN in Taiwan and China? With an L instead of an R?

And does everyone know that ramen was NOT an invention of the Japanese, but of a Taiwanese immigrant to Japan who first invented ramen and later formed the Nisshin company. He has a Japanese name, Momofuku Ando, but he was born in Taiwan with a Chinese name Wu Bai-fu. So RAMEN is not a Japanese “thing”, it is a Chinese “idea”, created by a Taiwanese man named Wu. Sadly, after he went to Japan, he became Japanized and ordered his PR people at Nisshin to never refer to him as Wu ever! But the world should know that Ando-san was Chinese, not Japanese. Just for the record. SMILE
Ando was born into a wealthy family in the city of Chiayi in Taiwan in
1910, when the island was under Japanese colonial rule. His first
business venture was a trading company in Taipei, before he moved to
Japan at the age of 23, to study economics at Ritsumeikan University,
Kyoto.

Tamaya grand opening in Alhambra

2008-02-20T12:32:33-08:00

Just wanted to give a heads up for the grand opening of Tamaya in Alhambra, 645 East Main Street where Won Tin used to be. I don’t work for them, but I do live awfully close by. However, I’d still rather drive to Shin Sen Gumi for some ramen rather than a stone’s throw away that is Tamaya.

Ramen in SF?

2008-01-06T14:15:35-08:00

What are the best ramen shops in SF?

Advice on ramen store

2008-03-29T07:07:48-08:00

Hi there, long story short, I’m trying to find out if it is feasible to open a ramen store here, and am currently researching on where best to put up ads to find a proper ramen chef. Does anyone happen to know a japanese forum where I can get such info? Thanks in advance and I hope Im not asking too much ^_^

Best Ramen in NYC

2008-01-05T07:16:46-08:00

Where can one eat the best ramen in New York?