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Ramen Quest – Episode 6 – Pièce de résistance

15 May, 2010 (13:47) | Canada, Food, Restaurant, Vancouver

Going organic in a ramen house, anyone? For a number of people when the word ramen is mentioned, the image of steaming bowls of noodles filled with a fat-laden meat soup base comes into mind. This doesn’t have to be the case all the time. One such ramen place along Denman Street breaks the tradition. [...]

Ramen Quest – Episode 5 – Sit Down and Take Notice

13 May, 2010 (13:47) | Canada, Food, Restaurant, Vancouver

Research coupled with traditional cooking and voila! – you have a dish that’s worth a try. Exploring age-old techniques and methods used to create the most delectable Asian cuisine is not an easy thing to do. From the Land of the Rising Sun to the Sleeping Dragon of the East all the way to the [...]

Ramen Quest – Episode 4 – The New Kid in Town

11 May, 2010 (14:00) | Canada, Food, Restaurant, Vancouver

“There’s no limit possible to the expansion of each one of us. ” – Charles M. Schwab
In the business world, nothing beats expanding a business with franchising and in franchising, the name of the game is how good the product is. In the case of the Suntouka Japanese Ramen, the product is something to rave [...]

Ramen Quest – Episode 3 – The Emperor’s Dish

6 May, 2010 (23:17) | Canada, Food, Japan, Restaurant, Vancouver

Korea has its own version of the ramen called ‘ramyeon’. ‘Ramyeon’ is a popular Korean instant meal and is well-known for its chili pepper goodness. Adding their own style to this traditional noodle dish, Korean ‘ramyeon’ comes in beef, seafood and even kimchi flavor. The quest for this Japanese cultural icon has brought me once [...]

Ramen Quest – Episode 2 – There’s goodness outside the centre of the universe too!

31 March, 2010 (15:40) | Canada, Food, Japan, Restaurant, Vancouver

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware.” — Martin Buber
Sorry to say Martin ole boy, I definitely know the destination. What can I expect to see on my journey, you say? Well, that’s another story.  In my continuing search for the hidden Ramen treasures of Vancouver, I had a wicked flashback [...]

Ramen Quest – Episode 1 – What legends are made of

8 March, 2010 (15:32) | Canada, Food, Japan, Restaurant, Vancouver

A gift from the Land of the Sleeping Dragon to the Land of the Rising Sun has now reached the shores of Canada.
Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish that originally came from China. The word ‘Ramen’ has several etymologies, one of which states that it may have been the way the Japanese pronounce the Chinese [...]


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