Wholesale Ramen

Known worldwide as a Japanese noodle dish, it is actually inspired by Chinese wheat noodles. The word lāmiàn is a Chinese word meaning pulled noodles and although the word Ramen derives from the word lāmiàn it does not actually evolve from this northern Chinese dish called lāmiàn. Ramen is actually derived from Southern Chinese dishes called Char Siu of Guangdong and Rousi Tangmien of Jiangnan. It first appeared in Yokohama Chinatown in the early 20th century. In 1945 Japan experienced its worst rice harvest and food shortages. Wheat flour was a low cost alternative that flooded into the market and made its way into Ramen. At the time Ramen was sold at black market food vendors as the government food system was behind.