Not a Shred of Regret With My Dried Sardines
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Ms. Koizumi
Loves Ramen Noodles
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Morning Ramen
Thank you for waiting.
One serving of our Amazing Dried Sardine Ramen.
Time to eat.
Thank you.
Thank you very much!
Not a Shred of Regret With My Dried Sardines
Thank you.
So sleepy...
Huh?
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Yuu
Oh, it's just Yuu.
Yeah?
Hey, Bro? Where are you right now?
You may be in college, but you shouldn't be out partying all night.
Excuse you. I just finished my night shift at the izakaya.
Oh.
Well, want me to leave some food out for you?
You have morning classes, right?
Ugh, I'm so sleepy. I might just skip first period.
Hey, Bro?
Hello?
Are you there?
Hello, are you there?
I'll have some ramen for breakfast, and then I'll go to class.
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Brother
I'm suddenly feeling awake.
What are you talking about?
Are there even any places open at this hour?
There are.
I just got a whiff of dried sardines off of a beautiful girl.
Bro, you really are tired.
You need to get some rest.
Are you listening? Bro—
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Welcome.
Eating ramen for breakfast is a common practice in Shizuoka and Fukushima.
And now, morning ramen has been made into candy.
Morning Ramen
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Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles
Hiyashi
It's so hot.
Argh, it's so hot!
It's way too hot!
Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot!
What, you want me to take everything off?!
Pipe down.
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope!
You're making it worse.
I want some juice or ice cream!
I'll agree to that.
Doesn't it feel like all we're eating lately is cold food?
Yeah, yesterday it was 90-Ice, and the day before that...
The frozen yogurt stand, right?
Yeah, that's it. And before that... what was it again?
Either way, our diet is way too unbalanced.
The heat has sapped my energy. I can't walk another step.
Me, either. And I don't feel like eating anything except cold stuff.
Yeah.
So, want to go anywhere today?
Well...
Koizumi-san!
Huh?
Hey, Koizumi-san!
Let's go grab something cold together!
Okay? Okay?
So overbearing...
No, thank you.
I'm going to get some ramen.
When it's this hot?
I know you're into ramen, but today? Really?!
It's admirable, in a sense.
Having hot ramen in the middle of summer...
I-I'll go have ramen with you!
I'll go with you, Koizumi-san!
You're a mess of tears and sweat!
No, thank you.
Also, you seem to have the wrong idea.
I'm not having regular ramen today.
I'm having hiyashi ramen.
Hiyashi... ramen?
What is that, exactly?
So Yuu ended up going with Koizumi.
I'm actually kind of curious about hiyashi ramen myself.
Well, it wouldn't fog up your glasses.
Lay off.
No ice cubes.
But you know, when I eat out in summer,
No ice cubes.
I usually can't order much cold stuff.
Huh? Why not?
Usually, restaurants have their AC going full blast in the summer.
Feels cold the entire year
So I go to Starbucks for a Frappuccino,
but by the time I reach the front of the line, I'm so cold, I just order a hot coffee.
You're pretty high-maintenance, huh?
Anyway, it seems like there are all kinds of hiyashi ramen flavors.
Like what? Let me see!
When I heard "cold noodles," I expected something like reimen,
but this looks totally different.
Wow! What are these?
They almost look like parfaits!
The glass bowls look so cold.
Hey, they've even got a chilled version of tantanmen, my favorite!
I want some!
Why don't you have some spicy ramen, too? I bet it'll warm you up.
I have a weak stomach, so I can't.
If I ate something that spicy, the next day, I'd be like...
Look, they've got hiyashi ramen here, too!
Chilled Tantanmen
Chilled Tomato Gelée Noodles
So, dinner...
Want to eat here?
But didn't you say that air conditioning makes you not want to eat cold food?
Don't worry about that.
Starting this year, I've got this.
So you will eat it.
Kanda Suzuran Street
Hiyashi ramen originally came from Yamagata Prefecture.
The dish was invented over sixty years ago, and not in a ramen shop, but a soba shop.
Really?
They were making ramen in a soba shop?
And it's been around for quite a long time, too.
Thank you for waiting!
One bright red tomato sour ramen and one tsuttai ramen.
Wow, there's ice in it!
The bowl feels so cool!
It doesn't smell as strong as regular ramen.
Anyway, hiyashi ramen is totally different from hiyashi chuuka, huh?
It has more soup, and it doesn't smell like vinegar.
In Hokkaido, they call hiyashi chuuka "hiyashi ramen."
And in the Kansai region, they call hiyashi chuuka "reimen."
That seems so complicated.
So is this soup the regular hot soup, but chilled?
Ramen soup generally has a lot of animal fat in it,
so if you were to do that, you'd end up with lumps of fat.
Oh, yeah...
The main ingredient is pork or chicken bones.
Which is why you use plenty of vegetable-based fat
to maintain the body, and then make separate
batches of stock and sauce for the hiyashi ramen in order to adjust the flavor properly.
Since the process is so complicated,
in many places, the dish is only offered during summer months.
That does sound like a lot of work.
It is strictly a seasonal summer pleasure.
Well, shall we?
Yes!
Time to eat.
Force of habit...
That's right. It's cold.
Thank you for waiting!
This looks delicious.
This is great!
Let's eat!
So cold!
Thank you for the food!
Eating cold food always makes me crave hot food.
Where should I go next?
I'll go with you!
Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles
Museum
Look at that girl in the yukata!
She's so cute.
Was there a festival today?
Hmm... Doesn't look like it.
So... where do you think she's going?
For Narutohashi
Little girl, are you lost?
Are you okay?
Mommy, mommy!
Shina Sobaya
Welcome!
Party of two?
No, I'm alone...
Mommy?
German?
No, my name is Koizumi.
Stare...
What's your name?
Hannah.
I've lost my mommy.
Lost Child Situation
Mommy...
Don't worry.
I'll tell the staff, and they'll look for your mother.
Thank you for waiting!
One soy sauce ramen.
Excuse me, this girl...
...needs her own plate?
Of course. One moment.
No, I mean—
Here's a child's bowl.
Um...
Tremble
Grumble Gurgle
I'm hungry...
I guess we'll look for your mother after we finish eating.
Let's eat together.
If I had known, I would've ordered a half portion extra.
Food courts like this offer half portions so you can try many different things.
Mini Salt Limited Edition Char Siu Ramen
Mini Soy Sauce Limited Edition Char Siu Ramen
Mini Salt Ramen
Still, it would take too long if I ordered one of those now.
Go ahead.
Thank you!
This looks so good!
Ramen has achieved a certain popularity recently in Germany.
Oh...
Oh, one moment, please.
Here you go.
These are vital when you're eating ramen in a yukata.
Pin your sleeves down with these.
Yay!
All right, let's eat.
Bitte.
Thank you!
L-L-L-Let's eat!
Yummy!
Sano Minoru
This is good.
Thank you for the food.
Thank you!
That was delicious.
Thank you!
Delicious!
So, now what?
Uh...
Hannah!
Where are you, Hannah?
Hannah?
Mommy!
Hannah!
Mommy!
Hannah!
Mommy!
It's okay. Don't cry.
Where were you?
Koizumi helped me!
Koizumi-san, thank you so much.
Please, think nothing of it.
Ah, ja!
Here you go.
I'll give you this ramen voucher to thank you.
It's a delicious German ramen.
Please try it! The restaurant is right there.
It would be rude to refuse.
I'll accept it, then.
Thank you very much.
Thank you! Bye-bye!
Germany, huh?
Welcome.
Thank you for waiting.
One Muku Zweite Ramen.
Bacon
Speck (German bacon)
Sauerkraut (fermented cabbage)
Spices
Time to eat.
So this... is Germany.
Lecker!
I thoroughly enjoyed the German ramen.
Fish
Brooklyn, NY's Tsunakotsu Ramen is now in Japan!
Fish
Brooklyn, NY's Tsunakotsu Ramen
If you cross the Atlantic Ocean from Germany, you reach the United States first.
This just might be good.
Fish
Welcome!
Thank you for waiting.
Time to eat.
Delicious.
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Danke!
Ich vergesse dir nie-nie-niemals!
Meine Ramen Schwester!
Bis bald.
Who is that?
Is she a foreigner?
Is she related to you?
Don't tell me she's your love child!
As if.
But if she was, I'd help you raise her!
Thank you for the food!