Ramen (/ˈrɑːmən/) (拉麺, ラーメン, rāmen, IPA: [ɾaꜜːmeɴ])
is a Japanese noodle soup.
It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat or
(occasionally) fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso,
and uses toppings such as sliced pork (叉焼, chāshū), nori (dried
seaweed), menma, and scallions.
Nearly every region in Japan has
its own variation of ramen, such as the
tonkotsu (pork bone broth) ramen of Kyushu and
the miso ramen of Hokkaido.
Mazemen is a ramen dish that is not served in a soup, but
rather with a sauce (such as tare).