Ramen

Ahh ramen, easily the favorite meal of everyone who is running a bit low on funds. Why is this? Is it because it's super cheap? Probably. Well regardless of how cheap it is, it is also delicious. You can go a number of ways when it comes to making ramen, you can go for out of the pack Maruchan, or cup-of-noodles, or you can make your own by buying the noodles from the asian section of your grocery store. Anyway you do it, ramen is filling and super tasty.

One thing alot of people dont know is that ramen can have different soup bases. It can be either shoyu based (soy sauce) or the super popular, and my personal favorite, the miso base. There are many other possible soup bases but miso is by far my favorite. Okay, so ramen can also have a number of ingredients like fish cake, boiled egg, scallions, cabbage, roast pork or chicken, tofu, sea weed, corn...really anything you want. So my advice to you is to surprise people, invite them over for dinner and make them RAMEN. There are a ton of recipes you can find online. Here are some links. Try em out!

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/shoyu-ramen

http://japanesefood.about.com/od/ramen/r/misoramenrecipe.htm

http://www.food.com/recipe/miso-ramen-soup-292646



Speaking of ramen, I recently went to a brand new Japanese place to get some. Its called "Osaka Ramen" and they are located in the Pearl Kai shopping center. If you are on Oahu I suggest you check them out. They have a huge selection of ramen, curries and sides. Plus they are SUPER cheap. Heres their info and a picture of the miso ramen, go get some today!

                                                           98-199 Kamehameha Hwy          
                                                           Ste B9
                                                          Aiea, HI 96701

                                                         (808) 488-8836