Ramen is the famous type of Japanese noodles which is preferred by many people. Tourists can find ramen restaurant everywhere in Japan and each restaurant has a different taste.

Sapporo city locates in the North of Hokkaido prefecture, which is the hometown of miso ramen. This special dish is the product of the combination between noodles and miso soup.

RamenYokocho is a famous street in Sapporo because there are series of ramen restaurants on this street and this is also the birthplace of this famous noodles dish.

Not all ramen dishes in Hokkaido have miso soup. The most typical noodle dish of Asahikawa city is shoyu-ramen. A bowl of shoyu ramen contains the broth made from pork, chicken bones, and seafood.

Shio-ramen is the famous dish of Hakodate city, Hokkaido prefecture. A bowl of shio-ramen contains the broth made from pig bones boiled with a small fire.

Ramen was invented in 1965 in Muroran city, Hokkaido prefecture, but it was not preferred by many people as it is now.

In Hakata, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka prefecture, yatai (mobile food carts) appear daily along the rivers of Tenjin district. The carts mostly serve tonkotsu, a traditional ramen.

Tonkotsu noodles in Hakata, Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu island has the broth made from pig bones boiled for some days. In Japan, ramen noodles are usually served from the late afternoon until the next morning.

Ramen in Kumamoto prefecture, Kyushu Island has the same origin to Tonkotsu of Hakata area. Kumamoto people invented the dish by adding chicken broth and some garlic to the soup.

In Kumamoto, people normally eat ramen with garlic which is made into oil form called mayu. People can add mayu if necessary because it is available in the jar on the table.

Ramen in Tokyo is created in a different way by Harukiya, which is the famous ramen restaurant receiving long queues of customers every weekend.

According to Huong Chi – Vnexpress (News from CNN)