How to pronounce Tokushima ramen

Tokushima ramen is written 徳島ラーメン where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /tokɯɕima ɾaːmeɴ/. In plain English letters that is toh-KOO-shee-mah RAH-men, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Tokushima ramen?

Tokushima ramen is a noodle dish of Japan. Where it comes from: Tokushima. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner and late at night. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour, pork and egg. It tastes savory, sweet and rich.

Where Tokushima ramen comes from

Tokushima ramen is one of 65 signature dishes of Japan on this map.

• Sushi 寿司 · Main dish · Edo (Tokyo)

  Sushi began as a way to keep fish, not as a fresh delicacy.

• Ramen ラーメン · Noodles & pasta · Tokyo and Yokohama

  Ramen arrived with Chinese cooks.

• Okonomiyaki お好み焼き · Street food · Osaka and Hiroshima

  The name means "grilled as you like it", and that is the whole idea: a batter of wheat flour and shredded cabbage cooked on a hot iron plate with whatever the cook has, then brushed with a thick sweet-savoury sauce, mayonnaise, seaweed flakes and bonito.

• Tempura 天ぷら · Main dish · Edo (Tokyo)

  Deep-frying in batter came to Japan with Portuguese traders and missionaries who reached Nagasaki in the 16th century.

• Jingisukan ジンギスカン · Main dish · Hokkaido

  Jingisukan, named after Genghis Khan, is grilled mutton or lamb cooked on a dome-shaped iron pan.

• Ishikari nabe 石狩鍋 · Soup & stew · Ishikari, Hokkaido

  Ishikari-nabe is a Hokkaido hot pot of fresh salmon simmered in a miso broth.

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Dishes like Tokushima ramen in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Tokushima ramen:

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