First time making ramen!
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My first homemade Ramen [With Video]
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Tokyo Style Chintan, mushroom shoyu tare
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Has anyone worked with this noodle machine before?
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What ramen would you have on a hot day: tantanmen vs mazesoba vs tsukemen?
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Shoyu wontonmen w/ lions mane chashu
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How to Make Ramen noodles at home!
Ever wondered why restaurant ramen noodles taste and feel so different? The secret isn't the broth — it's the noodles. And the single biggest upgrade you can make to your homemade ramen is learning to make them yourself.
This is everything you need to know about making authentic ramen noodles at home. From the alkaline chemistry that gives ramen noodles their signature yellow color and springy bite, to the hydration percentages that determine firmness, to the hand-kneading techniques we've learned from years of running a ramen school in Tokyo.
THE REGULAR RAMEN NOODLE RECIPE (2 Servings)Ingredients:
• Strong Bread Flour (10-12% protein): 250g
• Filtered Water (ice cold): 88ml
• Kansui / Lye Powder: 2.5g
• Sea Salt: 2.5g
• Corn Starch (for dusting): 10-20g
Method:
1. Make the Alkaline Solution — Dissolve the kansui powder in your ice-cold water first, whisking until no clumps remain. Kansui dissolves slowly, so add it in small amounts. Once dissolved, add the salt and whisk again. Always add water first, then salt, then kansui — never mix salt and kansui together before adding water, or they'll react and clump.
2. Hydrate the Flour — Place your flour in a large mixing bowl. Pour the alkaline solution in small increments, mixing with chopsticks as you go. Aim for a crumbly, sand-like texture. Don't overmix.
3. Rest the Crumbs — Transfer the crumbly mixture to an airtight bag. Press it down firmly to bring everything together — using your feet works best, just leave a small opening for air to escape. Let it rest for 20–30 minutes so the water distributes evenly.
4. Hand Knead — Remove the dough from the bag. Use the "cat claw" technique: separate your four fingers and press hard and fast into the dough to hydrate every particle. Once it comes together into one clump, switch to a fold-stretch-fold motion, rotating 90° each time.
5. Roll Through the Pasta Machine — Flatten the dough slightly with a rolling pin. Pass it through your pasta machine at the widest setting. Fold in thirds and re-roll. Repeat this 5 times. Then work through progressively thinner settings, rolling twice at each one. Keep your speed fast and consistent — uneven speed causes tears.
6. Fix Frayed Edges — If the edges fray as you roll, fold the sheet in thirds with the frayed edge tucked inside, rotate 90°, and roll again. The dough self-heals.
7. Dust and Cut — Lightly dust both sides of the dough sheet with corn starch (never regular flour — it won't dissolve properly). Run it through the spaghetti cutter at a steady, consistent speed. Don't pull the noodles — guide them gently.
8. Rest Before Cooking — The most important step: let your noodles rest for 1–2 days in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. Same-day noodles aren't ready. The gluten needs time to relax, and the texture improves dramatically after 24 hours. Store in a wooden container or cardboard box if possible — wood breathes and regulates moisture. Plastic traps condensation. Noodles can be frozen, but only up to one week.
9. Cook — Boil in unsalted water. Thin noodles: 15 seconds to 1 minute. Thick noodles: 1 to 3 minutes depending on your preferred chew.
KEY TIPS FROM THIS VIDEO:
Don't go below 35% hydration on a home pasta machine. At 25%, the dough is hard enough to crack it — we've broken 12 machines learning this.
No kansui? Roast baking soda at 180–200°C (350–400°F) for 20 minutes. This converts bicarbonate (pH 8) to carbonate (pH 10.5) — a solid home alternative.
Thick soup pairs with thick noodles. Thin soup pairs with thin noodles. Thick soup clings to the noodle surface; thin soup flows through the gaps when you slurp, bringing more broth into every bite.
One family-run noodle factory in Japan supplies 70% of all ramen shops with custom-paired noodles made specifically for each shop's broth.
Love,
Baba Ramen
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Ramen in Ueno (Tokyo)?
I am looking for a good Ramen restaurant near ueno station, any recommendations? I don't want any halal please, i don't know why everything here must have a "halal" in the name.
Thank you!
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I will cook the ramen with meal kit
I love ramyeon and ramen, so i try it to cook.😀😀😀, i am freshmen of this😀
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Salmon Noodle in Sangenjaya — a French-inspired take on ramen
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Chan-style ramen with lots of chashu (Nakano Kunichan)
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Basic ramen question about type of broth
New to ramen and my kids love it. However, I find the soy based ones to be very salty and they are not my thing really. Is this mostly a Japanese ramen thing? Would Korean ramens be better? I love the prepackaged spicy Buldak noodles but what should I look for in a restaurant? The spicier the better but trying to avoid the one note salty taste. TIA!
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Tried to make a lil sumn sumn
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My first ramen (full recipe in the description)
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shio ramen (Menya Kaijin Shinjuku)
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Cold Tan Tan Ramen I had in Japan 🇯🇵🌶️
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Ramen from Poland restaurant which has recommendations from Japanese chefs.
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Whole roasted chicken thigh ramen from Keisuke in Akihabara — this thing is a beast
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Just a little shoyu evening
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