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Ramen broths, tares, oils, noodles and toppings

Every part the atlas reads, from the broth to the last topping: the share of all 492 recipes that name it, the styles that use it most, and what it is called in the other languages read.

Broth base

What the soup is simmered from, or the stock or packet that stands in for it.

  • Chicken

    40% · 198

    Most in Sapporo miso 83% · Chicken paitan 71% · Shio 70% · Tsukemen 70%

    Also written 鶏ガラ (Japanese), hühnerbrühe (German), kippenbouillon (Dutch), brodo di pollo (Italian)

  • Vegetable or mushroom

    20% · 101

    Most in Vegan 74% · Spicy miso 66% · Shio 30% · Chicken paitan 28%

    Also written 干し椎茸 (Japanese), bouillon de légumes (French), gemüsebrühe (German), groentebouillon (Dutch), caldo de verduras (Spanish), brodo vegetale (Italian)

  • Seafood or dashi (kombu, bonito, niboshi)

    20% · 100

    Most in Hakata 75% · Kitakata 60% · Shoyu 57% · Shio 50%

    Also written 昆布 (Japanese), fischfond (German), visbouillon (Dutch), caldo de pescado (Spanish), brodo di pesce (Italian), caldo de peixe (Portuguese)

  • Instant noodle seasoning packet

    17% · 84

    Most in Korean ramyeon 75% · Hiyashi chuka 23% · Spicy miso 22% · Miso 21%

    Also written 添付のスープ (Japanese), gewürzbeutel (German), kruidenzakje (Dutch)

  • Pork bone (tonkotsu)

    8% · 41

    Most in Iekei 100% · Tonkotsu 78% · Hakata 75% · Tokushima 66%

    Pork bones, trotters or a pork-bone broth or concentrate.

    Also written 豚骨 (Japanese), os de porc (French), schweineknochen (German), varkensbotten (Dutch), huesos de cerdo (Spanish), ossa di maiale (Italian)

  • Stock, kind not stated

    5% · 27

    A broth, stock or stock powder the recipe does not describe further, including Chinese stock pastes such as Weipa.

    Also written 中華だし (Japanese), bouillon (French), brühe (German), caldo (Spanish), brodo (Italian)

  • Coconut milk

    5% · 27

    Most in Curry 31%

    Also written ココナッツミルク (Japanese), lait de coco (French), kokosmilch (German), kokosmelk (Dutch), leche de coco (Spanish), latte di cocco (Italian)

  • Beef

    5% · 26

    Also written 牛骨 (Japanese), bouillon de bœuf (French), rinderbrühe (German), runderbouillon (Dutch), brodo di manzo (Italian), caldo de carne (Portuguese)

  • Soy milk

    5% · 25

    Most in Tantanmen 48% · Spicy miso 22%

    Also written 豆乳 (Japanese), lait de soja (French), sojamilch (German), sojamelk (Dutch), leche de soja (Spanish), latte di soia (Italian)

Tare and seasoning

What seasons the broth: soy sauce, salt, miso, and the pastes of the spicy styles.

  • Soy sauce (shoyu)

    74% · 367

    Most in Tantanmen 100% · Kitakata 100% · Hakata 100% · Iekei 100%

    Also written 醤油 (Japanese), sauce soja (French), sojasauce (German), sojasaus (Dutch), salsa de soja (Spanish), salsa di soia (Italian)

  • Miso

    24% · 122

    Most in Spicy miso 100% · Miso 84% · Sapporo miso 83% · Tantanmen 55%

    Also written 味噌 (Japanese), missô (Portuguese), 된장 (Korean)

  • Mirin

    22% · 110

    Most in Tokushima 100% · Hakata 75% · Shio 70% · Iekei 66%

    Also written みりん (Japanese)

  • Vinegar

    20% · 103

    Most in Hiyashi chuka 92% · Tokushima 66% · Abura soba 53% · Tantanmen 37%

    Also written 酢 (Japanese), reisessig (German), rijstazijn (Dutch)

  • Sesame paste or tahini

    8% · 43

    Most in Tantanmen 77%

    Also written 練りごま (Japanese), pâte de sésame (French), sesampaste (German), sesampasta (Dutch), pasta de sésamo (Spanish), pasta di sesamo (Italian)

  • Chili bean paste (doubanjiang)

    7% · 39

    Most in Tantanmen 59% · Spicy miso 44% · Abura soba 38% · Tsukemen 30%

    Also written 豆板醤 (Japanese)

  • Curry roux, powder or paste

    6% · 31

    Most in Curry 78%

    Also written カレールー (Japanese), pâte de curry (French), currypaste (German), currypasta (Dutch), pasta de curry (Spanish), pasta di curry (Italian)

  • Tare made in the recipe

    6% · 30

    Most in Shio 30% · Abura soba 23% · Tantanmen 22%

    A tare the recipe makes, or calls for by name.

    Also written かえし (Japanese)

  • Gochujang

    4% · 23

    Most in Korean ramyeon 41% · Spicy miso 22%

    Also written コチュジャン (Japanese), 고추장 (Korean)

  • Salt tare (shio)

    <1% · 2

    Most in Shio 20%

    Only when the recipe makes or names a salt tare. Every recipe has salt.

    Also written 塩だれ (Japanese)

Aroma oil

The fat floated on top: chicken fat, black garlic oil, chili oil, lard.

  • Sesame oil

    44% · 221

    Most in Hiyashi chuka 100% · Abura soba 84% · Tsukemen 70% · Miso 57%

    Also written ごま油 (Japanese), huile de sésame (French), sesamöl (German), sesamolie (Dutch), aceite de sésamo (Spanish), olio di sesamo (Italian)

  • Chili oil (rayu)

    15% · 78

    Most in Tantanmen 77% · Spicy miso 44% · Hiyashi chuka 30% · Miso 26%

    Also written ラー油 (Japanese), chiliöl (German), óleo de pimenta (Portuguese), 고추기름 (Korean)

  • Lard or back fat

    6% · 33

    Most in Tonkotsu 64% · Hakata 50% · Sapporo miso 33% · Shio 30%

    Also written 背脂 (Japanese), saindoux (French), schweineschmalz (German), reuzel (Dutch), strutto (Italian)

  • Black garlic oil (mayu)

    1% · 9

    Most in Tonkotsu 21%

    Also written マー油 (Japanese), huile d ail noir (French)

  • Chicken fat (chiyu)

    1% · 8

    Most in Shio 20%

    Also written 鶏油 (Japanese), hühnerfett (German), kippenvet (Dutch), grasa de pollo (Spanish)

  • Scallion oil

    <1% · 2

    Also written ネギ油 (Japanese)

Noodles

Fresh, dried, instant or made in the recipe, and their shape when the recipe says.

  • Ramen noodles, kind not stated

    46% · 227

    Ramen or Chinese-style wheat noodles the recipe does not describe further.

    Also written 中華麺 (Japanese), nudeln (German), noedels (Dutch), noodles (Italian), 면 (Korean)

  • Instant noodles

    36% · 181

    Most in Korean ramyeon 91% · Curry 63% · Spicy miso 55% · Miso 42%

    Also written インスタントラーメン (Japanese), nouilles instantanées (French), fideos instantáneos (Spanish), noodles istantanei (Italian), macarrão instantâneo (Portuguese), 라면 (Korean)

  • Fresh ramen noodles

    8% · 43

    Most in Tsukemen 50% · Hiyashi chuka 38% · Spicy miso 22% · Tonkotsu 21%

    Also written 生麺 (Japanese), noodles freschi (Italian)

  • Dried ramen noodles

    7% · 35

    Most in Spicy miso 22% · Tsukemen 20%

    Also written 乾麺 (Japanese)

  • Other noodles (udon, soba, egg, rice, zoodles)

    4% · 23

    Also written うどん (Japanese), mie (Dutch)

  • Homemade noodles (kansui or baking soda)

    4% · 21

    Most in Chicken paitan 42% · Shio 20%

    Flour plus kansui or baking soda: noodles made in the recipe.

  • Pasta used as ramen noodles

    1% · 6

    Usually boiled with baking soda to turn it springy and yellow.

    Also written スパゲッティ (Japanese)

  • Curly or wavy noodles

    <1% · 3

    Also written 縮れ麺 (Japanese)

  • Thick noodles

    <1% · 2

    Also written 太麺 (Japanese), nouilles épaisses (French)

  • Straight noodles

    <1% · 1

    Also written ストレート麺 (Japanese)

In the lexicon but in no recipe yet: thin noodles.

Toppings

Everything on top of the noodles.

  • Scallion or negi

    66% · 329

    Most in Hakata 100% · Abura soba 92% · Korean ramyeon 83% · Sapporo miso 83%

    Also written ねぎ (Japanese), ciboules (French), frühlingszwiebeln (German), cebolletas (Spanish), cebolinhas (Portuguese), 파 (Korean)

  • Boiled or soft egg

    44% · 217

    Most in Hiyashi chuka 84% · Iekei 66% · Tokushima 66% · Korean ramyeon 58%

    Also written ゆで卵 (Japanese), 계란 (Korean)

  • Sesame seeds

    28% · 140

    Most in Hiyashi chuka 76% · Hakata 50% · Miso 47% · Abura soba 46%

    Also written いりごま (Japanese), graines de sésame (French), sesamsamen (German), sesamzaad (Dutch), semillas de sésamo (Spanish), semi di sesamo (Italian)

  • Mushrooms (shiitake, enoki, shimeji)

    28% · 139

    Most in Vegan 62% · Miso 39% · Tonkotsu 35% · Spicy miso 22%

    Also written しいたけ (Japanese), champignons (French), pilze (German), paddenstoelen (Dutch), setas (Spanish), funghi (Italian)

  • Chili flakes or togarashi

    17% · 88

    Most in Korean ramyeon 75% · Tantanmen 22% · Spicy miso 22% · Shio 20%

    Also written 一味 (Japanese), chiliflocken (German), chilivlokken (Dutch), guindilla (Spanish), peperoncino (Italian), pimenta calabresa (Portuguese)

  • Nori

    16% · 83

    Most in Abura soba 76% · Tsukemen 50% · Shoyu 42% · Sapporo miso 33%

    Also written 海苔 (Japanese), algues nori (French), noriblätter (German), zeewier (Dutch), alga nori (Spanish), 김 (Korean)

  • Chicken

    15% · 78

    Most in Shio 30% · Chicken paitan 28% · Shoyu 21%

    Also written 鶏むね (Japanese), hähnchenbrust (German), kipfilet (Dutch), petto di pollo (Italian), peito de frango (Portuguese)

  • Pork (other cuts)

    15% · 75

    Most in Iekei 100% · Tokushima 66% · Kitakata 60% · Abura soba 30%

    Also written 豚バラ (Japanese), poitrine de porc (French), schweinebauch (German), buikspek (Dutch), panceta (Spanish), pancetta di maiale (Italian)

  • Bok choy

    15% · 75

    Most in Tantanmen 48% · Vegan 37% · Miso 34% · Sapporo miso 33%

    Also written チンゲン菜 (Japanese), chou chinois pak choï (French)

  • Chashu

    13% · 65

    Most in Chicken paitan 85% · Iekei 66% · Tonkotsu 64% · Kitakata 60%

    Also written チャーシュー (Japanese)

  • Menma (bamboo shoots)

    12% · 63

    Most in Kitakata 80% · Shio 70% · Shoyu 52% · Tonkotsu 50%

    Also written メンマ (Japanese), pousses de bambou (French), bambussprossen (German), bamboescheuten (Dutch), brotes de bambú (Spanish), germogli di bambù (Italian)

  • Ground pork or other minced meat

    11% · 56

    Most in Tantanmen 81% · Abura soba 38% · Sapporo miso 33% · Spicy miso 22%

    Also written ひき肉 (Japanese), hackfleisch (German), gehakt (Dutch), carne macinata (Italian), carne moída (Portuguese)

  • Bean sprouts

    10% · 53

    Most in Sapporo miso 50% · Spicy miso 22%

    Also written もやし (Japanese), germes de soja (French), sojasprossen (German), taugé (Dutch), brotes de soja (Spanish), germogli di soia (Italian)

  • Sweet corn

    10% · 52

    Most in Sapporo miso 100% · Spicy miso 33% · Miso 28%

    Also written コーン (Japanese), mais (German), maïs (Dutch), milho (Portuguese)

  • Spinach

    10% · 52

    Most in Iekei 66% · Vegan 22%

    Also written ほうれん草 (Japanese), épinards (French), spinat (German), spinazie (Dutch), espinacas (Spanish), spinaci (Italian)

  • Marinated egg (ajitama)

    10% · 51

    Most in Shio 50% · Chicken paitan 42% · Tsukemen 40% · Kitakata 40%

    Also written 味玉 (Japanese), marinierte eier (German), gemarineerde eieren (Dutch), huevos marinados (Spanish)

  • Cabbage

    9% · 46

    Most in Miso 28% · Vegan 22%

    Also written キャベツ (Japanese), chinakohl (German), chinese kool (Dutch), repolho (Portuguese), 배추 (Korean)

  • Tofu

    8% · 43

    Most in Korean ramyeon 41% · Vegan 33% · Spicy miso 33%

    Also written 豆腐 (Japanese), 두부 (Korean)

  • Butter

    5% · 29

    Most in Sapporo miso 83%

    Also written バター (Japanese), beurre (French), boter (Dutch), mantequilla (Spanish), burro (Italian), manteiga (Portuguese)

  • Beef

    5% · 27

    Also written 牛肉 (Japanese), bœuf (French), rindfleisch (German), rundvlees (Dutch), carne de res (Spanish), manzo (Italian)

  • Shrimp or other seafood

    5% · 27

    Most in Hiyashi chuka 23% · Shio 20%

    Also written えび (Japanese), crevettes (French), garnelen (German), garnalen (Dutch), gambas (Spanish), gamberi (Italian)

  • Tomato

    5% · 27

    Most in Hiyashi chuka 76%

    Also written トマト (Japanese), tomates (French), tomaten (German)

  • Cucumber

    3% · 17

    Most in Hiyashi chuka 100%

    Also written きゅうり (Japanese), concombres (French), gurken (German), komkommers (Dutch), pepinos (Spanish)

  • Naruto or kamaboko fish cake

    3% · 15

    Most in Kitakata 40% · Tsukemen 30%

    Also written なると (Japanese), surimi (French)

  • Wood ear mushroom (kikurage)

    3% · 15

    Most in Hakata 50% · Tonkotsu 35%

    Also written きくらげ (Japanese), champignons noirs (French), judasoor (Dutch), oreja de judas (Spanish)

  • Pickled red ginger (beni shoga)

    2% · 14

    Most in Hakata 50% · Hiyashi chuka 46% · Tonkotsu 28%

    Also written 紅しょうが (Japanese)

  • Ham

    2% · 14

    Most in Hiyashi chuka 76% · Shio 20%

    Also written ハム (Japanese), jambon (French), schinken (German), jamón (Spanish), prosciutto (Italian), presunto (Portuguese)

  • Cheese

    2% · 13

    Also written チーズ (Japanese), fromage (French), käse (German), kaas (Dutch), queso (Spanish), formaggio (Italian)

  • Kimchi

    2% · 12

    Most in Korean ramyeon 33%

    Also written キムチ (Japanese), 김치 (Korean)

  • Bacon

    2% · 11

    Also written ベーコン (Japanese), lardons (French), speck (German), spekjes (Dutch), tocino (Spanish), pancetta (Italian)

  • Coarse black pepper

    2% · 10

    Also written 粗挽き黒こしょう (Japanese)

  • Raw egg or yolk

    1% · 5

    Most in Abura soba 30%

    Also written 卵黄 (Japanese), jaunes d œufs (French), eigelb (German), eigeel (Dutch), gemas (Portuguese)

  • Garlic chives (nira)

    <1% · 4

    Most in Abura soba 23%

    Also written ニラ (Japanese), 부추 (Korean)

  • Garlic on top (fried or raw)

    <1% · 3

    Also written にんにくチップ (Japanese), ail frit (French), röstknoblauch (German), gefrituurde knoflook (Dutch), ajo frito (Spanish)

  • Thin omelette strips (kinshi tamago)

    <1% · 2

    Also written 錦糸卵 (Japanese)

  • Pickled mustard greens (takana)

    <1% · 1

    Also written 高菜 (Japanese)

In the lexicon but in no recipe yet: chopped raw onion.

How it is served

Read from the method: served in soup, or tossed in a pan.

  • Served in soup

    47% · 234

    Most in Spicy miso 88% · Sapporo miso 66% · Shio 60% · Kitakata 60%

    The method ladles or pours a broth into bowls, or the title calls it a soup.

  • Served without soup

    1% · 7

    Most in Abura soba 30%

    The title says so (shirunashi, soupless).

  • Tossed in a pan (stir-fried)

    1% · 6

    The method tosses the noodles in a skillet or wok.