All You Need to Know about Ramen
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on May 10, 2008 – 8:25 am -According to some historians, noodles originated from China over 4,000 to 5,000 years ago and reached the Japanese culture much later on. In fact, we had to wait up to 19th century, in the Meiji period, for ramen to become widely known in Japan, and ages till it got to us in the western world.
Salt ramen originated in Hokkaido in the Taisho era. The Japanese dish was originally called “Lamen”, but will be later referred to as “Ramen”, since there is no distinction between the ‘L’ and ‘R’ sounds in the Japanese language and it was a more popular way to express the word.
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Noodles
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on April 23, 2008 – 7:49 am -Much has been written about the origins of the humble noodle. WHO invented the noodle is a hotly contested topic - with the Chinese, Italians and Arabs all staking a claim.
But the discovery of a pot of thin yellow noodles preserved for 4000 years in Yellow River silt may have tipped the bowl in China’s favor. It suggests that people were eating noodles at least 1000 years earlier than previously thought, and many centuries before such dishes were documented in Europe. This is the earliest empirical evidence of noodles ever found.
Other theories suggest noodles were first made in the Middle East and introduced to Italy by the Arabs. Italians are widely credited for popularizing the food in Europe and spreading it around the world.
Tags: China, Italy, Noodles, Wheat
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