Ramen
Onomichi Ramen
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Ramen from around Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, pairing flat noodles with a soy sauce soup topped with floating pork back fat
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- Main ingredients
- Chicken bones, seafood stock such as iriko (dried sardines), soy sauce, pork back fat, flat noodles, chashu, menma, green onions
- History and origin
- Some sources say it began in 1928 when a person from Fujian Province, China, peddled it from street stands, while others say it started with chuka soba served at a street stall in 1947 by Zhu Ajun, who was from Taiwan. In the 1990s, a delicacy food maker in Fukuyama began selling a souvenir version using small-fish stock, and shops of this type are also said to have increased.
- How it is eaten
- Flat noodles are served in soy sauce soup with floating back fat and topped simply with light chashu, menma, and green onions. Shops often list it as "chuka soba" rather than "ramen."
Sources
- まだまだあるよ！ご当地麺 | 【公式】広島の観光・旅行情報サイト Dive! Hiroshima · Tourism organization · Source checked 2026-10-12
- 尾道ラーメン - Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · Source checked 2026-10-12
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