HISTORY OF RAMEN

Ramen, which has won the status of the national food in Japan today, actually has its roots in China. After 1871, when the Japan-China Amity Treaty was concluded, many people moved from mainland China for greener pastures and introduced ramen to Japan. There were many Chinese restaurants in the foreign concessions in Yokohama, Kobe, or Nagasaki targeted to the Chinese people who favoured their homeland's cuisine. At that time... +more