Ramen - Ramen

Japanese: ラーメン - らーめん
Ramen - Ramen

Chinese noodles are made by kneading wheat flour with salt, eggs, kansui (water), and water, but when they are pulled by hand and stretched into numerous thin threads, they are called la mian. La means to pull, and this is a special technique that is highly valued among noodle artisans. In contrast to la mian, noodles that are thinly stretched with a rolling pin, folded, and cut into thin strips with a knife are called chie mian. These noodles are used to make various Chinese noodle dishes, such as tan mian, liang mian, and chao mian.

In Japan, these noodles served with soy sauce-flavored soup are called ramen or chuka soba. They became very popular after the Great Kanto Earthquake (1923), and were called shina soba at the time. They are made in the Japanese style by adding toppings such as nori (seaweed), narutomaki (rolled narutomaki), and spinach. There are also ramen flavored with salt and miso. Instant ramen quickly gained popularity among the masses after it was released in 1958 (Showa 33).

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[Reference item] | Instant noodles | Chinese noodles

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

中国の麺(めん)は小麦粉に塩、卵、梘水(かんすい)、水を加えてよくこねてつくるが、これを手だけで引っ張り、細く数多くの糸状に引き伸ばしてつくったものを拉麺(ラーミエン)という。拉(ラー)は引っ張るの意で、麺をつくる職人のなかでも、これは特殊技術として珍重されている。拉麺に対して麺杖(ミエンチヤン)(麺棒)で薄く伸ばして畳み、包丁で細く切ったものを切麺(チエミエン)という。これらの麺を用いて、湯麺(タンミエン)、涼麺(リヤンミエン)、炒麺(チャオミエン)など各種の中華そばがつくられる。

 日本では、これらの麺に主としてしょうゆ味のスープを用いたものをラーメンあるいは中華そばと称している。関東大震災(1923)後大いに流行したもので、当時は支那そばとよばれていた。海苔(のり)、鳴門巻(なるとまき)、ホウレンソウなどの具(ぐ)を加えて日本風に仕立ててある。塩味、みそ味などのラーメンもある。なお、インスタントラーメンは、1958年(昭和33)の発売以来またたくまに大衆的な人気を得るに至った。

[野村万千代]

[参照項目] | インスタントラーメン | 中華そば

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