ravenlynne wrote on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:25:49 -0500:

> On 11/11/2010 4:30 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>> dsi1 wrote on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:18:31 -1000:
>>
>>> On 11/11/2010 2:37 AM, ravenlynne wrote:
>>>> On 11/10/2010 9:55 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Your best bet is to try the katsu curry from a ramen shop if you
>>>>> can find one where you live.
>>>>
>>>> There are days when I miss living in japan....I could
>>>> really go for a bowl of real ramen today. With a plate of
>>>> homemade gyoza.
>>>>
>>> A bowl of ramen is a great thing. It has to be made by
>>> people that love the stuff.
>>
>> I don't go in for mysticism in cookery :-) There's got to be a good
>> recipe for the ramen broth or sauce that an ordinary
>> person can follow.

> There probably is. Good luck finding it and having it be at
> all authentic.

> Might be a good project to research though.

> A fun movie to watch (though full of fluff) is "The Ramen
> Girl"

It's not proving easy and it's surprisingly common to find ramen recipes
with the words "add the sauce packet", Phooey! Did you ever see the
Japanese movie "Tampopo"? It involved various antics in obtaining a
secret noodle recipe and is very funny.
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not