Ramen
Hakodate Ramen
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Hakodate Ramen that pairs a clean, clear salt-flavored soup with thin straight noodles.
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- Main ingredients
- thin straight noodles, soup of pork bones/chicken bones/kombu/scallop adductors/aromatic vegetables, shio-dare (salt seasoning), chashu, long green onion, menma (seasoned bamboo shoots), naruto (fish cake), fu (wheat gluten)
- History and origin
- An advertisement for "Nankin soba" appeared in a Hakodate newspaper in 1884 (Meiji 17), and it is sometimes said that Japan's first ramen may have been eaten in Hakodate, but records are scarce and this is not certain. Hakodate, an open port, had many overseas Chinese from southern China, and given its straight noodles and clear soup, its roots are presumed to be a Cantonese-style salt-flavored soup noodle (tangmian).
- When it is eaten
- One of Hakodate's popular foods, it is strongly associated with being served not only at ramen shops but also as a dish at Chinese restaurants. In Hokkaido it is eaten year-round regardless of season.
- How it is eaten
- Soup carefully made so it does not turn cloudy is transferred to a small pot for each order and seasoned with shio-dare, then combined with thin noodles quickly boiled in plenty of water. The toppings are simple, and depending on the shop, dried fu is added.
Sources
- ラーメン 北海道 | うちの郷土料理：農林水産省 · Ministry of Agriculture · Source checked 2026-10-12
- 昔ながらのすっきり味、函館の塩ラーメン | 特集一覧 | はこぶら（函館市公式観光情報） · Tourism organization · Source checked 2026-10-12
- 函館ラーメン - Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · Source checked 2026-10-12
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