Contemporary ramen is totally different than what most Americans think ramen should be. Ramen is not one thing; there are many, many different types.
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My favorite food is Ramen.
Ramen is a dish that's very high in calories and sodium. One way to make it slightly healthier is to leave the soup and just eat the noodles.
I have a lot of fans who are in the prison system, where ramen noodles are a kind of staple. Prisoners are always sending me recipes.
No, ramen's not good for you. But in Japan, our favorite thing to do after drinking all night, especially in Sapporo where it's freezing cold, is to go to the ramen place at two, three in the morning.
I drink a fair amount of ramen noodles.
I'm a really good cook. I left home to start my career at 15 - so my choices were to either learn to cook or eat Ramen noodles for the rest of my life.
America has been conditioned to think of pasta as the never-ending pasta bowl and Olive Garden.
Almost every culture has its own variation on chicken soup, and rightly so - it's one of the most gratifying dishes on the face of the Earth.
I'm more comfortable weaving Indian flavors into American classics.
Contemporary culture is like the weather - we have to be open to it. I don't like the way it is dismissed or closed down.
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