A big bowl of Japanese noodle soup served with roast pork, seaweed, leafy cabbage, pickled vegetables and marinated boiled eggs. [Photo: lambcutlet.org]

Japanese noodle soup

Japanese noodle soup, called "ramen" in Japanese, is composed of a kind of Chinese-style noodle prepared in soup with various toppings, such as sliced pork, seaweed, green onions and even corn. Almost every locality, or prefecture, in Japan has its own variation of noodle soup.

It is one of the many popular dishes that was originally introduced from China but has become completely Japanized over time.

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