Publisher's Synopsis
Ramen are a specific kind of Japanese noodles. Traditional Japanese soups that were made with these noodles were also called ramen. They capture us with an umami taste explosion while the vegan Clean Eating trend is trying to tell us that it is possible to do without strong flavors and spices. And yet, the two trends are not necessarily in conflict with each other. Food can be pleasantly intensely flavored and still vegan and healthy. Thus it happens sometimes that European restauranteurs make the original ramen soup without any meat or fish and use ready-made sauces to mix seasoning sauces instead of long fermentation processes. Nonetheless, we are trying to stick close to the original in this book and find a compromise between the hearty Japanese broth and the European palate.
