Are You a Ramen Enthusiast? You’ll Love Tsukemen, Delicious Dipping Noodles
Tsukemen is a noodle dish derived from ramen. It is an established theory that tsukemen came out of staff meals of the ramen restaurant Tai-sho-ken in Tokyo in 1955, and has kept growing in popularity ever since.
The noun “tsukemen” is formed by the nominalized word of the Japanese verb “tsukeru,” which in this case means “to dip,” and the Japanese noun “men” which means “noodle.”
The Difference between Tsukemen and Ramen
You probably are already familiar with ramen, which is a hot noodle dish of Chinese noodles in soup, topped with sliced roast pork, soy-simmered bamboo shoots, and other toppings.
Tsukemen is another noodle dish of cold noodles accompanied by hot or cold soup for dipping (its flavor is thicker than the usual ramen soup). You must dip the noodles into the soup aside. The portion of noodles is also usually bigger than ramen.
Tsukemen noodles are thicker than ramen noodles, and have a firm chewy texture, because they are tightened in cold running water after being boiled. The Japanese have a propensity to be…
