this was our lunch at home one weekend and it is perfect for these cold days. the soup starts with a leek, ginger and chilli base, liquified with combu dashi and semi-crushed soy beans, and then depth of flavour is added by a miso and ground sesame seed paste. spot, spot on. i found the original japanese version of this recipe in a wonderful Japanese recipe book. AND there are more vegetarian ramen recipes in this delectable book, as winter wears on i will try them and post.
i have translated and popped this recipe in the ii-ne-kore vegetarian recipes section over on the left. i have also included there justbento's basic vegan combu dashi as it forms the base of most vegetarian japanese cooking.
YUM! This magazine looks great! I will add to my list to see if Mr Y can bring it back from Tokyo for me! haha! It takes me about 2 nights with my Kanji dictionary to work out just one recipe though! xxx
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ReplyDeleteI think I must be blind - where did you pop the recipe? I've been scrolling down the left side of your blog and can't locate it. Eeeek! Great cookbook. I didn't go near ramen my whole time in Japan because of the pork thing and the fact it smelt so bad whenever I was near a ramen shop.
ReplyDeletehi ebony! i hope mr y can find it for you:) recipe working out is such god practice isn't it - you get such a nice reward at the end! and yu, it was soooo delicious. hi kylie, just on the left there - there is alittle picture of cup and saucer - if you click on that, it brings up a list of recipes under google base. it is not super clear, though, you are right..hmmm, maybe a blog re-jig is in order....
ReplyDeletewow this ramen sounds interesting i would love to have a taste! My favourite ramen these days is Katsuo dashi ramen it's quite good, but i guess you don't eat fish either?
ReplyDeleteThanks for this! I don't like the pork-based ramen either. As for translation, until the publisher issues their own translation, you are in the clear! You're not profiting from their book; you're promoting it, so I think it's fine.
ReplyDeletehi hiki! yep, i don;t eat fish, so katsuo ramen also out for me ne...but i can imagine that makes a nice change from pork base? and thankyou lindsay for the comment on the translation - i should probably know that from my course, but haven't reached that far yet, and it is very good to hear what the lay of the land is. i hope i help to spread the word about yumiko's amazing work, if it reached an english-speaking audience i feel it would give a really nice insight into japanese slow life culture....hmm... perhaps i can make an offer to translate to the publishers?!
ReplyDeletewow, i made it and its delicious.thankyou.my husband eats far too much ramen so im hoping this healthy alternative will have him think twice before he steps into another stinky restaurant.
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hi melindatrees! oh, that is awesome, i am so glad you made it and you like it! yes, such a great healthy alternative to the pork-y one!
ReplyDeleteI bought some ramen and konbu today and am going to collect the rest of the ingredients soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting and translating the recipe! (I wish I knew Japanese to be able to buy the book ... Oh well, your great list of vego Japanese recipes will be more than consolation. Looking fwd to the zine!)
hi leetranlam! that is wonderful news, i hope the ramen turns out well for you and that you like it - such a nice dish for cold days i think:)
ReplyDeleteOh my oh my!!! I finally got a chance to make it and it is so delish!!! You are right, it is a "taste sensation", I am already converting vego friends to the recipe.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking the time to translate the recipe and let us know about it (especially the non-Japanese-savvy among us who would never have heard of it without you)!
PS Totally agreed about Wagamama, bland and not very exciting at all.
PPS I REALLY hope you make the vego Japanese recipe zine. I will buy at least five copies!!! (Unless they are a million dollars each, but I doubt they would be.)
great news! am so glad you are spreading the word to vego friends - it's a wonderful option for we vegetable-only inclined...now we don't miss out on yummy ramen:) and thanks so very much for the zine good energy - i will definitely try my best!! i am inspired by so many creative people:) i am no experienced chef or cook, just trying to put together home-style japanese recipes that i have picked up along the way, the aim would be to try and spread the word and make this kind of japanese food accessible to everyone, gambarimasu!
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