4. The History of Ramen

Like an other noodles, ramen noodles were first made in China.  The Chinese

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made a noodle-like food as early as 3,000 B.C.  The Chinese love noodles

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because they are considered to be a symbol of long life. Ramen noodles are

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called "La-Mien" in Chinese, which means pulled noodles.  "Ra-men is 

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the Japanese pronunciation of La-mien. As for the modern-style fried ramen,

the Japanese first saw it during the war between China and Japan in 1937.

Chinese soldiers carried fried noodles as emergency food. Fried noodles were

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lighter and they could be kept fresh longer. These fried noodles were made

into instant ramen in 1958 by a man called Momofuku Ando. Soon ramen

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became popular worldwide.  Each country's ramen noodles reflect their own

tastes for specific flavors. Koreans ramen is usually very hot.  In the U.S,

people like ramen with meat flavors.