Japanese ramen originated from China. The earliest record of Chinese noodles in Japan is that after Zhu Shunshui, a survivor of the Ming Dynasty, fled to Japan, he used noodles to entertain the daimyo of Japan's Edo period - Tokugawa Mitsuki, the lord of the Mito domain.

There are many theories about the origin of the name "ラーメン" (Japanese Romaji: ramen). The most recognized statement is that it comes from the Chinese word "ramen", so the Chinese characters are written as "ramen". Other terms include: old noodles, braised noodles, Liu Mian (a Chinese ramen chef named Liu), and Lo Mein (Cantonese).

In the early Meiji period, ramen was a common food in Yokohama Chinatown. In the 1900s, Chinese from Shanghai and Guangdong sold cut noodles in Japan, served with a simple soup base and toppings. During the Showa era, ramen became popular in Japan. At that time ramen was called "Chinese noodles".

After World War II, cheap flour from the United States and soldiers returning from the battlefield in China made Chinese-style noodles popular. Wu Baifu (Japanese name Momofuku Ando), who was born in ***nan City, Tainan in 1958, invented instant noodles (instant noodles) called "Ramen" and founded Nissin Food Company. Ramen became a popular convenience food. Therefore, the use of the word "ramen" exceeds the use of other names. In the 1980s, Japanese ramen became one of the representatives of Japanese food culture. People across Japan developed ramen with unique local flavors.

In recent years, due to the fear of mad cow disease, Japanese people's consumption of "Gyudon", another fast food that has the same customer base as ramen, has dropped significantly, and ramen has become the first lunch for office workers. choose. , Reference: wiki, Ramen [RAMEN~ラ–メン]

Noodles (Chinese-style noodles & thick white wheat noodles)

It is one of the main foods of the Japanese and originated in Nara Era,

evolved from the rope cake introduced from China.

Japan’s famous noodles are headed by Qiaomei noodles and hand-made noodles., Reference: OMG!!! edodooyu! !!,It was invented by the Chinese!!!^0^,Reference: me,chinese people,