Comments on: Mayonnaise + Ramen

By: Ayaka

Ayaka — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:25:31 +0000

Rob, I dont doubt it’s caloric content, but ramen is hardly a cheap nasty food in Japan. It’s a coveted staple ranging from cheap to more expensive with finer ingredients. Ramen in America, however, can’t even be compared to what is served in Japan.

By: MC Okii Dokii

MC Okii Dokii — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:02:18 +0000

I didn`t watch the video yet. But I already know that the woman probably said “Umai” or “Oishii” after eating it.

Cuz they ALWAYS that!! Any cooking show or variety show where they eat something. They never say “mazui”, or “MaaMaa”, or “Amari”.
But what annoys me most is that McDonalds Japan does not offer mayonnaise as a condiment. I ask all the time if I could get a side of mayo(aka McChicken sauce) for my fries which is done all the time in Canada. But the jerks won`t give me any. I m willing to pay 100 Yen. But they still won`t fork it over!!

By: m

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:50:55 +0000

Trust me, that’d be delish. I’ve added a dab of mayo to spaghetti and it makes it taste awesome. You’d be surprised. Think about it, it’s just oil and a bit of egg.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:35:08 +0000

There’s a popular shop in Tokyo called Bubuka, and most people order the ramen with mayo topping. Even their limited release instant version came with a mayo pack.

By: longus dickus

longus dickus — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:27:22 +0000

Mayonnaise (sometimes abbreviated to mayo) is a thick condiment. White or yellowish-white in color, it is a stable emulsion of oil, salt and vinegar, or lemon juice which uses egg yolks as an emulsifier. In France, sometimes mustard is added as a flavoring,[1] whereas in Spain (and Minorca) it is made using the same ingredients, but specifically olive oil as the oil, and never with mustard. Numerous other sauces can be created from it by adding additional seasonings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayonnaise

personaly i like mayo nuddels(not soup, just nuddles with mayo, tomatos and sometimes little bit of garlic)..

By: G-chan

G-chan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:09:34 +0000

I consider myself a ramen connoisseur and can say with utmost sincerity that this, this is not good.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:59:32 +0000

If the emulsion had not broken this might have looked good. I have had mayo in many odd things, including cake! Still there is little more unappetizing then a broken emulsion.

By: helical

helical — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:37:54 +0000

What!
Aversion to mayo on unusual uses like ramen I can sort of understand, but I’d always assumed putting it on takoyaki or okonomiyaki, or even yakisoba in some cases was the default and made it delicious.

Personally, I grew up with only western mayo, but after encountering Kewpie mayo, I thought it was the best thing ever …

To each their own, I guess.

By: Liv

Liv — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:02:00 +0000

I just threw up in my mouth a lot.

By: The Overthinker

The Overthinker — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:35:16 +0000

Typo alert:

“a restaurant in Gunma prefecture than proudly serves mayonnaise ramen”

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“a restaurant in Gunma prefecture that proudly serves mayonnaise ramen”

By: Dangomushi

Dangomushi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:28:25 +0000

I love mayonnaise on many different types of food. It’s like the perfect sauce… so naturally, mayo ramen must be delicious!

By: nagoriyuki

nagoriyuki — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:56:46 +0000

Perhaps the master thought like this.
“Hiyasi-chuka with mayo is not so unusual, then why not Ramen with mayo?”

There is a hypothesis that your brain secrets some endorphin when you eat something fatty or oily, which brings a pleasant feeling to you and sometimes makes you addicted.

Traditional Japanese cuisine has little fat and oil, so maybe the Japanese were not used to having fatty and oily food and easy to become addicted.

There are some other “vinegar-fat-carbohydrate” combination in modern Japanese diet, such as sushi of Toro (fatty tuna) or sea-chicken onigiri.

By: pixel_bomber

pixel_bomber — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:46:41 +0000

I agree, I’m still not used to seeing it on everything. I especially don’t understand why you would put it on Japanese dishes like takoyaki or okonomiyaki. I love to eat these foods but I can’t stand them with mayo.

Also the Japanese mayo (Kewpie) contains a much stronger vinegar and a spicey or mustard like taste that I don’t really like. Even if I use mayo on a sandwich I have to use an imported mayo.

By: helical

helical — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:10:38 +0000

The word “metabo” gets thrown around way too much in Japan.

Metabolic syndrome is a word to describe a culmination of imbalances and disorders in one’s metabolism which doctor’s cannot fully explain, but it’s occurrence is often correlated with obesity, in addition to other factors like age and lack of exercise.
So while it’s linked to obesity, but it itself is not a synonym for obesity.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:46:22 +0000

Yes, the owner, his wife and all their customers look horribly obese.

Or perhaps the linkage of certain foods to “metabo” is not nearly clear as you imagine.

By: HamachiMan

HamachiMan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:43:44 +0000

Nasty, I don’t mind a little mayo on some stuff like sandwich/burgers but the at times Japanese obsession with this condiment is gross!

By: 7-10split

7-10split — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:44:12 +0000

Nasty! take a cheap nasty food and make it even more nasty, eeewh.
must be a 1000 calories is that metabo concoction.
Poor form.

By: Lord Metroid

Lord Metroid — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:20:31 +0000

Ramen is meant to be eaten with hot カレー, anyone in 仙台 should go to the end of 一番町 mall go down the stairs to 一番町ラメン and get an order of 一番町ラメン. カレーラメン heaven.

Another nice place is near the university hospital, order a bowl of ramen with butter. Careful though, me and my friends called it ass-blasting ramen from the effect eating a bowl had on your bowel movements. Totally worth it though!

By: TC

TC — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:43:09 +0000

I’d imagine it to be on the oily side, more than usual.

By: Hineko

Hineko — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:25:53 +0000

Honestly, I don’t really like mayonnaise. However, I’d give it a try if I lived in Japan. Just to know if it’s tasty.