Ramen only noodle: Japan's new hot food trend?

Ramen shops feel the pinch. As we have already written, most shops have to increase their prices urgently due to the increasing costs of … well. However, many are afraid to overcome the so-called “1,000 yen wall” (approx. 6.70 USD) or the fear of driving away customers.

Some shops have found a third way: to continue to operate noodles … and only Noodles.

From the option to necessity?

FNN reports that some shops with a ramen experiment that is nothing more than noodles and broth. For example, Maikagura sells in Setagaya City, Tokyo, a “Kake-Soba” for only 880 yen (5.90 USD), which contains noodles and soups without other deposits.

The business also sells its traditional Yuzu Shio Ramen for around 1,180 yen. This contains typical ramen equipment such as Char Sui, a half-cooked egg and bamboo shooting.

The pasta of the business, which were made from five different types of wheat flour, is apparently quite tasty for themselves. So it started to only sell a bowl of the pasta so that people could enjoy their taste. However, sales have increased because consumer prices in Japan have reached new heights. Owner Ichijo Taichi says that it has made it possible for the business to increase its core prices over the 1,000 yen wall, while they offer something to customers who don't want to spend so much.

Not all 麺

Others have also embarked on the act, including the Chinese Soba chain Gyoza No Manchu with his Char Sui-Less Soy sauce ramen for only 400 yen ($ 2.70).

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Not everyone goes this way. As I discussed in my review of Ramen Break Beats, some ramen shops are unadorned high-end and stick to it. Even Denny's Japan sells Ramen, which was monitored by a Kanagawa prefecture business for 1,400 yen.

Nevertheless, the rise of ramen without topping is remarkable in several places. While the article draws the creation of characterless ramen as a choice, many commentators are on Yahoo! News JP consider it more as a sign of Japan's falling fortune.

“Everyone works as hard as possible, but Japan is getting poorer. It's sad, ”you complained.