Soy Sauce Ramen is a Japanese cuisine made of ramen noodles, seaweed, barbecued pork, pickled radish, soy sauce, and miso. The taste is smooth, savory and popular.

The Tonkotsu Ramen is a food made with tonkotsu broth, sliced meat, thin ramen noodles, and canned corn kernels, which is flavorful and nutritious. It is also a favorite dish of Sha Wujing in Journey to the West.

Miso ramen is a home-cooked dish that is to the taste of the masses, with common and relatively inexpensive ingredients, and easy to make.

Most ramen soups are made with basic flavoring ingredients, and then a variety of additional ingredients are added to make a variety of soups. In addition, the use of different ingredients from each region creates unique local flavors, making ramen a popular food that has spread throughout Japan.

Common ingredients for soup bases include: chicken, pork bones, beef bones, dried shiba (bonito), dried mackerel, dried minnows, seaweed, sautéed soybeans, shiitake mushrooms, onions, scallions, and more. Ramen soup is usually simmered for hours or even days. Some ramen stores use or mix commercial ramen broth bought in tubs, which is convenient and can reduce costs, but dedicated ramen eaters can tell the difference.