Great piece about Ramen, but...

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Yes, the salt, dear GOD the salt!

Here in China they seem to put a pound of salt into every recipe, not to mention all the oil.
It takes a while, but eventually one gets hooked on the excessive amounts.

I still cringe at the thought of the saltcheese they have here, though shudder

— G. Raven

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[[I also have my doubts about it’s Japanese origins, almost everything (especially noodle related) was invented in China in 3000 B.C.]]

Well yeah, Morrison. Read the staff report. I said that noodles came from China originally, and that Japan borrowed the idea. “Ramen” is the Japanese pronunciation of “Lo Mein.”