Hachiko District - The Devil’s Ramen: Japan’s Spiciest Noodles (2024)

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What is the spiciest ramen in Japan? ›

This ramen will send you straight to the hospital

This is Gomaryuu, home to one of the spiciest ramen, or specifically, tantanmen, that you can find. Test your pain threshold with their chili loaded noodles – don't say we didn't warn you!

1 Ramen (Tsukemen) Tomita's tsukemen is everything you'd expect it to be. It's the pinnacle of tonkotsu gyokai (pork and fish tsukemen).

Packed with old school Naga Jolokia (Ghost Peppers) with a Scoville rating of 1,041,000 Heat Units and fortified with the deadly and infamous Carolina Reaper, we believe that this Version 2.0 is the Hottest on planet earth!

"Irasshaimase!" the chefs are all yelling in unison the moment you enter their restaurant. It's a surprise the first time it happens but get used to it, it's standard practice throughout Japan.

I tried Japan's rarest ramen flavor. It's called the Ice Ramen, and its ingredients are so insane. that only brave people are able to eat it, because you can only get it at the Ice Ramen restaurant, which is completely made of ice.

Thus, Japanese ramen has high fat, carbohydrate, and sodium content, just like most noodle foods. It poses a major risk of weight gain due to its high-calorie content. However, as long as you are mindful of how many calories you consume each day, you can eat one or two average-sized bowls of each meal.

While instant ramen is not bad for you, it isn't recommended as a single food daily or multiple times per day on its own due to its high-sodium flavoring packet or broth. Adding additional toppings, such as protein and vegetables, to the wheat noodle and broth base can increase its nutrition profile.

Ramen remains very popular in Japan. Some Japanese go to ramen shops two or three times a week. In Tokyo, people sometimes wait for an hour to get ramen. Often cooked right before your eyes, the noodle dish starts at around $6.50.

Ottogi Jin Ramen

Similar to the Nongshim gourmet spicy ramen, Jim ramen is a milder version making it the perfect choice for non-spice lovers.

The Carolina Reaper is officially the Worlds Hottest Pepper as ranked by Guinness Book of World Records. It's hot, and by hot, we mean HOT! The Carolina Reaper can top-out at 2.2 Million SHU!

How hot is ramen water? ›

Boil the soup package to the boiling point.

The ideal soup temperature is 195 degrees or higher. Lukewarm soup never results in delicious ramen. 3. Use your biggest pot and use as much water as possible to boil the noodles.

Conflict & Difficult Times. The famine, food shortages and difficult times that followed World War II nearly wiped out the first wave of ramen's popularity. Making a living in the food business was made impossible after Japan's government prohibited people from making a profit from a restaurant or push cart until 1949.

It is acceptable to bite your ramen noodles when you are slurping them up, as long as you don't drop them back in the broth. This is because they will splash you and make a mess. You also don't chew your noodles excessively as ramen is meant to be eaten whilst it is still hot and this enables you to eat faster.

Korean food, on the other hand, is all about that heat, and since Shin Ramyun is Korean ramen, it's spicy. Like, painfully spicy. I'm talking the kind of spice that'll make you sweat and swear, but man, it hurts so good that you can't stop eating it.