April 2021 Ramen News Recap
Blogs, Guides and Stories:
The dominating story in the international ramen world (or at least the corner I am aware of) was the shut down of the Way of Ramen Discord on April 1st by Ryan Esaki, the owner and host of the Way of Ramen YouTube channel and Way of Ramen Podcast. The server apparently had not been a loved offspring of Ryan for a while, since multiple people directly complained to him about the toxicity on the server. The server had not been mentioned in any of the videos in the recent months, so he was already not actively promoting the server anymore. Push came to shove when the mod team of the server resigned from their positions, allegedly due to not being allowed to moderate the toxicity effectively. This lead to Ryan setting the server to read-only, effectively closing the server, including a message that he was not able to moderate it himself and did not want his name attached to it. In the aftermath he was convinced to hand over the ownership of the server to the previous mod team, which is now running it as The Ramen Server. You can join the Discord through this link: https://discord.gg/quHfShx4KV
I am also considering to add a link in the top bar, so people can continue to find this community.Edwin aka the Ramen Schmoe has finished his move back to the US. While he promised to continue the Ramen Hunter podcast, it is not clear as to how this will influence the content over time. Will we see more US centric topics? We will see!
New posts of the Ramen Beast Newsletter on Substack
Videos:
A deep look into how using coffee brewing techniques could lead to better vegetable stock by James Hoffmann: How Coffee Brewing Makes Better Vegetable Stock
Yamato Noodles blessed us with a free online class about how to make low hydration noodles, for example for Hakata style tonkotsu: Online class. Mastering low-hydration noodles for Tonkotsu Ramen: noodle making, cooking, plating
The Way of Ramen channel went deep into the science of noodle making with support from the one and only Ramen Lord. Two videos (so far) were the result:
Uncle Roger aka Nigel Ng roasted another celebrity, namely Jamie Oliver, who is well known for his dubious Asian recipes. Check it out: Jamie Oliver ALMOST Made Ramen...
Oh, yeah, I also make videos:
Here’s me eating some Milk Miso Ramen deep in Fukushima: Milk Ramen??? Only at Gyunyuya Shokudo in Fukushima!
The title says it all: Ebisu Ramen Tour with 5 AM Ramen: Checking out new stores!
Ramen Beast with 3 new short videos focusing on Katsuura style tantanmen:
Last but not least: Ostrich Ajitama. I don’t think I need to say more: GIANT Ostrich Soy-Marinaded Ramen Egg!?!?!?!
Recipes:
If you like quick recipes, you might be interested in the How to Make a Quick Curry Shoyu Ramen (BEST Instant Ramen Hack) by Way of Ramen.
Joshua Weissman did a 3 dollar ramen video, trying to convert the instant ramen crowd into making their own fresh stuff at home: 3 Dollar Homemade Ramen | But Cheaper
Ramen Kaonashi with two great new recipes:
If you ever wondered how to make ramen with alligator meat, Hiroyuki Terada has you covered: Baby Gator Ramen
Another “easy” recipe when you don’t have access to a lot of “exotic” ingredients by Pro Home Cooks: Turn 7 Basic Ingredients into Restaurant Style Ramen
Podcasts:
