Making Ramen at Home

A heavenly bowl of ramen is a combination of four essential elements -- broth, noodles, toppings and aromatics. Each components are done separately and we artfully assemble them in perfect harmony before serving. Please click the items below to explore our recipes.

Your homemade ramen noodles can do much more than fill a bowl of ramen. Try them in Japanese yakisoba, Korean spicy cold noodles, Singapore-style laksa, or Italian-inspired carbonara. Explore Beyond Ramen: 8 Ways to Use Your Homemade Noodles for more ways to put your noodle-making skills to work.

Broth Recipes

Ramen broth consists of broth base and tare. We prepare them separately and combine them when we assemble a bowl or ramen.

Toppings

Toppings adds color, texture and depth to a bowl of ramen.

Chashu

Soft boiled eggs

Noodles

Noodles are the centerpiece of a bowl of ramen. It is made from 4 simple ingredients - flour, water, lye water and salt

Machine made noodles

Hand made noodles

Assemble together

When the elements above are ready, you can assemble them into a bowl of ramen.

Shoyu Tonkotsu ramen

Miso vegetarian ramen

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