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Kitakata ramen (喜多方ラーメン) is a kind of
ramen is a Chinese noodle dish popularized in Japan. It includes served in several flavors of broth. Common flavors are soy sauce and miso, with typical toppings including , nori (dried seaweed), menma (bamboo shoots), and scallions. Ramen h ...
that originated in Kitakata,
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History

Kitakata ramen is a style of ramen that originated at the Genraiken noodle shop in 1927 in
Kitakata, Fukushima is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 46,269 in 16,769 households, and a population density of 83 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Kitakata was once written ...
. Kitakata Ramen is one of the three most popular ramen styles in Japan, along with Sapporo ramen and Hakata ramen. Kitakata city has the most ramen stores per capita. The ramen has a
soy sauce Soy sauce (sometimes called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of China, Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermentation (food), fermented paste of soybeans, roasted cereal, grain, brine, and ''Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''A ...
base and is usually topped with
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, fish cake, barbecued pork, and
bamboo shoot Bamboo shoots or bamboo sprouts are the edible shoots (new bamboo culms that come out of the ground) of many bamboo species including '' Bambusa vulgaris'' and '' Phyllostachys edulis''. They are used as vegetables in numerous Asian dishes a ...
s. The noodles are also noticeably thicker than the ramen noodles used in other varieties.


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Kitakata, Fukushima is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 46,269 in 16,769 households, and a population density of 83 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Kitakata was once written ...
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Akabeko is a legendary cow from the Aizu region of Japan, who inspired a traditional toy. In legend, Akabeko the cow was present at the building of the Enzō-ji temple of Yanaizu in the ninth century, and became a permanent fixture there, with some s ...
Culture in Fukushima Prefecture Ramen dishes Kitakata, Fukushima