ramen

Definitions

1. Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style).
   countable, uncountable
2. A type of instant noodles.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“A founder’s first goal, Graham wrote, is becoming “ramen profitable”: spending thriftily and making just enough to afford⟳ ramen noodles for dinner.”

“Ⓐ In Umsei Yatsura (TV tp. 2, ep. 5, st. 9) Ataru is eating rāmen in a restaurant while watching TV. • In Oh My Goddess! (OVA 1), Keiichi’s second takeout order⟳ attempt⟳ is for rāmen. • Rāmen and pot stickers are being eaten by Ken when Miyuki introduces herself at the station in You’re Under Arrest (OVA 1).”

“According to the discussion in online communities, rāmen shops are not conceived as places for the average woman. However, connoisseurs strive to overcome⟳ these stereotypes. One female member writes, “I love⟳ rāmen and go to rāmen shops by myself. At first I was not comfortable eating alone, but now I am used to it, and there are only a few particular shops where I still feel⟳ uncomfortable.””

““We had a few popular dishes on the menu such as sweet-sour pork and fried pork with green peppers, but few people had money to pay⟳ for such main dishes, and most of them just ate rāmen. This was the time of the Sapporo rāmen boom”, Miyuki-san said.”

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