Wanna learn how to cook Japanese noodles. Ramen and Udon. Is it worth it?
is it worth watching one 10 minute youtube video on this subject? i dunno OP
It's fucking noodles, bro.
You boil them for five minutes and they're fucking done.
What is this like the first thing you would know how to cook? Shit's easy as fuck anon
>>7782345
no.
>>7782345
It's totally worth knowing how to make Tonkotsu ramen broth. It's such a wonderfully rich and soul satisfying meal. It's just time consuming, but it's not hard.
Upon is a yes, because the noodles are hella tasty and filling, but skip the ramen. Phô is so !such better than ramen in every way.
>>7782449
>Phô is so !such better than ramen in every way.
Fuck that shit. Pho isn't even top tier Viet soup, much less better than ramen.
>>7782345
>overdone egg
>weeaboo
www.japanesecooking101.com/ramen-recipe/
This is really good! You need to prepare the pork loin the day before, though. Be generous with the salt; make it a generous teaspoon.
http://food52.com/blog/12055-how-to-make-vegetarian-ramen-at-home
I also made this and it was surprisingly excellent. I roasted the onion, celery, carrot, garlic and ginger for a little bit before I started and I think it improved the flavor immensely. Definitely the most savory vegetable soup I ever made.
you stick it in the water and boil it
It's both yes and no. Making your own noodles is fun though if you had to chose between ramen and udon; make udon noodles as you can easily do it by hand and they don't have to be even and uniform. >>7782446 is right as learning how to make a tonkotsu broth is the standard for ramen and needs to be prepared for a long time.
>the random egg thrown in for no reason
Why do people think this is good?
>>7782345
can someone tell me what that meat is
>>7782649
In that picture its loin. Traditionally it is Braised pork belly. Also making your own noodles is cool, but takes a lot more time and skill than any of you here have.
>>7782645
Yeah...if its not marinated and soft it really has no place there
>>7782645
Westernized Asian food.
PHO IS SUPERIOR.
FUCK OFF WEEBS.
>>7782626
>You need to prepare the pork loin the day before, though. Be generous with the salt; make it a generous teaspoon.
Why would you go over the RDA salt for a marinade?
>>7782730
It's just a teaspoon of salt per pound of pork, and then that gets absorbed into a lot of liquid. It's not too bad.
>>7782746
>It's just a teaspoon of salt per pound of pork,
so usually more?
>and then that gets absorbed into a lot of liquid.
which you then drink.
All those Americans who think pic related has anything to do with Ramen apart of the name.
>>7782762
>which you then drink.
Who cares? A pound of pork makes many servings of ramen. You're not eating it all at once.
And for that matter, sodium guidelines are pretty silly anyway, unless you happen to have a medical condition requiring you to go low-sodium. I don't have a medical condition like that. My bloodwork looks great, so I'm not worried.
>>7782345
What is this Western obsession with putting egg in ramen?
Is this some weeaboo fallacy?
>>7782752
weebs actually believe this shit. Do they fold the onions a hundred times before they cut them as well?
>>7782752
ramen broth is full of kitchen discards and leftovers
then they boil a handful of noodles in water and dump it in the broth
and then they blowtorch slices of meat and drop in a bunch of prepackaged veg and seaweed
jesus christ boy
>>7783442
this is common in japan. hokkaido in particular.
>>7783461
my sides
>>7783442
It's just an American adaption of Japanese food.
It's more for decoration, certainly not what you'd see in Japan.
>>7783477
it assuredly is not an "american adaptation of japanese food" and is very much certainly what you will see at almost every single ramen shop anywhere in japan.
>>7782752
>typical ramen broth process involves hours of roasting, simmering, skimming, etc. to create just the fucking soup
Yes indeed.
Little different from classic French stocks. Good broth takes time regardless of what nationality the food is.
>>7783588
>Ihaven'tactuallybeentojapan.jpg
You weeaboos are hopeless.
>>7783660
how else can i explain
>>7782345
>wants to learn how to cook japanese noodles
>ramen and udon, doesn't even ask about summoning spirit animals in bowl
>it's like he isn't even trying
not gonna make it
>>7783475
>>7782752
The only broth that takes any significant amount off time is Tonkotsu, and OP is not asking about the broth.
He is asking about the single easiest ingredient: the noodle.
>>7782449
They're totally different foods. Its like saying fuck Pho because Chicken Alfredo is so good. Its a totally different unrelated taste
>>7782446
>>7782470
>>7782626
>>7782752
OP asked about noodles, not soup you fucking retards. Of course making good soup takes effort, but OP asked if it was worth learning to cook noodles.
Of course it's worth learning to cook noodles. You just put them in boiling water for 3 minutes. Now you know, OP, and can move on with your life
>>7782345
You should op. Requires a little prep but it's fucking worth it.
>>7782626
Why are all ramen recipes so complicated? Is buying sake, ginger and sesame oil really worth it? Because that's something that people here in Europe don't usually use and it's pretty hard to find and it's really expensive. Is there a EU friendly recipe?
>>7782353
>he's this ignorant about what goes into real ramen
the stock alone takes many people years to perfect. maybe you should watch some youtube videos to learn how it's really done.
>>7783477
I've had ramen with egg in japan, watch mind of a chef and I'm pretty sure David cheng had egg on ramen in japan in that one.
>>7784671
Oh yeah and actually funnily enough I just watched episode 1 of mayoiga(garbage btw) and a bus driver in it bitches about how he can't afford an egg on his ramen, so it's common enough to be an understandable reference in an anime.
>>7784557
im sorry you fell for the japanese meme of wasting youre entire life "perfecting" an extremely simple minimum wage task
>>7783703
But they're both noodle.
