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"American wheat" is inconsequential. Ramen is the Japanese word for la mian which means pulled noodles. So your history lesson isn't uncomfortable but wrong.
by user_named 5y ago
"American wheat" is inconsequential. Ramen is the Japanese word for la mian which means pulled noodles.
So your history lesson isn't uncomfortable but wrong.
- dendriti 5y agoRamen (and Japanese-style breads, among other dishes) were popularized during and after the American occupation, in which American wheat flooded the Japanese market in unprecedented quantities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_in_the_Occupation_of_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_in_the_Occupation_of_Japa...
- user_named 5y agoThe parent says that "ramen" would not have existed if it was not for America. That is wrong, it already existed.
- selimthegrim 5y agoHe is referring to the term "Sh*** Soba", which is impolite to utter in modern Japanese (chuka soba is fine).