Real Ramen. Try it!

So, if you've ever been short on cash and hungry at the same time, I'm sure you've had instant ramen. It's less then a dollar, and fills you up pretty fast. I have nothing against instant ramen, but its not even in the same dimension as real, just made, actual food ramen. Real Ramen is like Magic Soup flavored with Amazing. You HAVE to try it. 

I can't stress enough how instant ramen and actual ramen are two completely different things. Its like trying to compare a mcdonalds hamburger with one you just cooked on the grill outside.

Now where can I get some of this soup magic?

Now, I'm from the east coast, and if I want to get ramen it's not actually that easy. It's incredibly hard and time consuming to make, so most restaurants that serve it, literally serve only that, and 90% of them are in New York. I've contemplated making it myself, but it's really an entire day, maybe even two days, intense complicated task. I won't show you how to make it, but I'll show you who can teach you, and where there are some great places that make it for you.

Where can I go out to eat some of this liquid gold?

MITSUWA - http://www.mitsuwa.com/english/
Ok, this place is both an amazing supermarket, and an amazing place to eat out. Aside from ramen they have a dozen other great mini restaurants, food court style. All of the pictures in this post I took of my own ramen bowls I've eaten there. The one I go to is in Edgewater NJ, and they have a bunch more locations you can look up on their website.

IPPUDO - http://www.ippudony.com/
This restaurant is so hip and cool, and their ramen is amazing. There's a bunch of really great ramen places in the city, but Ippudo is my personal favorite. 

What wizard can teach me to make this delicious potion?

I'd try and explain it here, but it's impressively complicated, and needs some real dedication and skill to make on your own. I'll instead refer you to a real authority on japanese cooking, not just for ramen, but for a bunch of great food tutorials. Dog. Here's my plug for "Cooking with Dog." Good luck!

 

Cooking With Dog -  Ramen

I'm going to just go on and recommend googling: "Ramen restaurant (your location)." My personal favorite? Miso Pork Ramen. ENJOY!