Once thought of as a byproduct of collard greens, brothy, complex potlikker takes on new life as a wonderful base for a ...

1 nuclear power plant, a number of Japanese businesses received hundreds of crank calls from angry Chinese. Four ramen restaurants in Fukushima Prefecture belonging to the same business group ...

and eventually to Chinese students studying in Japan as prices dropped. It was only in 1958 that the first instant ramen was introduced by Nissin Food Holdings, and then came Cup Noodles in 1971.

Well, remember that ramen noodles have only been around in Japan since the 1900s, when they were brought over by Chinese immigrants. Creative cooks are constantly playing with the form ...