Toyama Black Ramen (Japan)
Toyama ramen is a unique variety of Japanese ramen created by a restaurant called Taiki in 1947. This pitch black soup is made with lots of salty black soy sauce, ramen noodles, chicken and fish stock, and braised pork simmered in it.
The degree of saltiness depends on the restaurant, but Toyama ramen usually comes with lots of pepper and minced negi (long onions) on top. In the 1950s, construction workers in Toyama started bringing their own rice for ramen, and because they sweated so much, the ramen was deliberately made saltier to make up for the lost sodium.
As a result, this black ramen is nowadays often served with rice or a raw egg.
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