![]() ![]() Served in more than 24,000 restaurants across the country, ramen is increasingly revered for its culinary complexity, from the depth of the broth to the perfect bite of the noodles. It was a humble setting – but it’s one that produces one of Japan’s most revered culinary creations: the nation’s very best ramen. I had to squeeze next to the small restaurant’s cash register in order to see this dance in the cramped, narrow kitchen. The gracefully choreographed culinary performance was finished in seconds – before a further set of puppet-like hands whisked away the bowls and the dance began once again. I watched without blinking as a row of six hands performed a bullet-fast dance: a splash of soy sauce, a shower of condiments, a high-speed ladle of stock, a flamboyant shake of drained noodles and a final flick of garnish. ![]()
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