On 11/11/2010 11:30 AM, 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.I
>>>
>>> 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.

The reality is that a bowl of ramen doesn't lend itself easily to mass
production and you pretty much have to make each bowl to order. You can
have shortcuts to a bowl of ramen but it just won't be right. Most ramen
will be fine with people that consider a bowl of noodles just a bowl of
noodles but I grew up with the stuff and I have definite ideas about
good ramen and just another average or mediocre bowl of noodles. A guy
that cares about making a great bowl will always make a better ramen -
at least, that's what I'd like to believe.

My guess is that you're an experienced and knowledgeable cook so I'm
somewhat surprised that you think that experience and technique don't
count for much - all mysticism aside.