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Katsuura Tantanmen
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A local ramen from Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, with a soy sauce-based soup that uses plenty of chili oil, plus onions and ground meat.
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About this dish
- Main ingredients
- Soy sauce, chili oil, onion, ground meat
- History and origin
- It is said to have first been served at a diner in 1954 and then spread mainly within the city. In Katsuura, where fishing thrives, it is said to have become established as a dish for ama divers and fishermen to warm their chilled bodies after cold work at sea.
- When it is eaten
- Besides being eaten by ama divers and fishermen as a bowl to warm up after working in the cold sea, it has been adopted in school lunches and is loved as the residents' soul food.
- How it is eaten
- It is eaten in a bright red soy sauce-flavored soup made with generous amounts of chili oil. Some shops have their own features, such as miso- or tonkotsu-based soups, or the addition of garlic or garlic chives.
Sources
- 100年フード（千葉県）| 文化庁 · Government agency · Source checked 2026-10-12
- 勝浦タンタンメンとは？定義や歴史 | まるごとe! ちば（千葉県公式観光物産サイト） · Tourism organization · Source checked 2026-10-12
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