The Little Book of Ramen Facts: Fascinating Things You Never Knew About the World's Most Beloved Noodle

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Ramen has fed billions, crossed into space, earned a Michelin star, and replaced cigarettes as prison currency — all in under seventy years.In this little book, you'll find 100 surprising facts about ramen, one page at a time. You'll discover the cooking accident in a Kyushu fish market that created the world's most famous pork broth, the year-long study that found instant noodle packets had quietly taken over underground prison economies across the United States, and how watching an American supermarket buyer eat noodles from a paper cup with a fork gave birth to one of the best-selling food products in history. Plus the backyard shed in Ikeda, Japan, where a single inventor's obsession changed what 123 billion people eat every year.Short enough to read in a sitting, surprising enough to share with everyone you know, The Little Book of Ramen Facts is the perfect companion for noodle nights, ramen shop queues, gift bags, coffee tables, and curious minds everywhere.Written by Jonah Keene and published by The FACTory Press — also look for The Little Book of Dolphins Facts in the same series.The perfect gift for: ramen lovers & noodle obsessives · food history fans · travelers to Japan · anyone who keeps instant noodles in the pantry. Read more