Hello everyone, it has been a while. Today, I would like to introduce the ramen I ate last week.
This picture shows the ramen served at a restaurant near Morella Gifu, and it is called Betokon ramen. Taiwan ramen and Taiwan Mazesoba are well-known ramen originating from the Tokai region, and Betokon ramen is one of them.
The most distinctive feature of Betokon ramen is the amount of garlic. It is said that 8~10 cloves of garlic are used in one bowl of ramen. The ramen is topped with a large amount of garlic, chives, bean sprouts, and other spicy chili peppers.
Betokon ramen is spicy and gives you stamina, so it is recommended during this cold season.
As many people not from Tokai area, I also imagined that betokon ramen is somehow related to Vietnam from its pronouciation so I was so astonished to know that the word betokon comes from "best condition."
ReplyDeleteAt first, it was named “Viet Cong Ramen” after the brave Viet Cong fighting in the Vietnam War. However, as the negative image of the Vietnam War grew stronger, it was claimed that the best condition was the origin of the name.
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