ʻO Ramen nā mea nui kaulana loa i Iapana, a ua hoʻohanaʻia nā mea i hoʻomoʻaʻia i nā kāpena i nā meaʻono likeʻole me ka nui o nā kāpili. ʻO nā kāhuhu Chukamen i hanaʻia me ka palaoa a me ke kansui (hana alkaline) e hoʻohanaʻia no nā meaʻai. Nui nā kānaka kūikawā kūloko ma Iapana. Heʻokoʻa lākou i ka meaʻala, nā mea 'aipala, nā lelo, nāʻano noodle, a me nā mea hou aʻe. ʻAʻole hiki ke maʻalahi ka hanaʻana i nā kānaka uʻi maikaʻi ināʻoe e hana ana i ka'ōpena mai ka'ōpala.
ʻO ka ho'āʻoʻana o nā kānaka i ka nui o ka'ōpala, aʻo ia ka mea e pono ai ka hanaʻana i ka meaʻono. Hoʻokumuʻo Ramen mau mākaukau no ka manawa lōʻihi e hana ai i ka mihupaʻu maikaʻi. Hāʻawi i kēlā me kēia memeu kahi mea e hana ai i ka mihupaʻu, a he nui nāʻano likeʻole. ʻO ka iwi maha , ka iwi momona, nā sardines maloʻo (niboshi), a / a me ka kombu e hoʻohanaʻia ai e hana i ka'ōpena .
ʻAiʻia nā huaʻai, e like me ka'ōniʻi, ka'āniu negi, kāleka, aiʻole / a me nā hauhaʻi. Hoʻokaʻawaleʻia e nāʻano o nā meaʻono,ʻehāʻano o nā kānaka: shio ramen (soup of salt), shou ramen (soy soup of soup), tonkotsu ramen (kaʻiʻo o kaʻiʻo o kaʻiʻo momona), miso ramen (sou masi). ʻO ka hōʻailona o nā loina maʻamau, he negi, shinachiku,ʻohe,'ohua, a me nā mea'ē aʻe.