The Ramen in Japan podcast features ramen heads and their recent ramen experiences in Japan.
Bi-weekly, we look at the latest ramen we had and bowls that stuck with us.
Hosted by Sebastian aka Namajapan, a German guy living in Tokyo who on average eats 150 bowls of ramen per year and creates ramen content for YouTube.
Check out Nama Japan on YouTube or namajapan.tv for more ramen content.
29: Rei Saito | Investing into Japanese Ramen Companies
Episode 29 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Rei Saito, who runs the KonichiValue Japan website and YouTube channel, where he shares deep knowledge about Japanese stocks, the economy and potential interesting investments in Japan.
Today's discussion is a quite unique discussion about the topic of Japanese ramen companies, which are listed on the Tokyo stock exchange. He did an analysis of two interesting ramen corporations, namely Gift Holdings and Hiday Hidaka. I give my insights from the food side of things, he shares his financial analysis insights and together we figure out, if any of them would be a sound investment.
Check out Rei's Website and Substack full of Japanese investment information: https://www.konichivalue.com/
Also check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@konichivalue
22 Jan 2025
28: Jake Vo | Jiro vs Butayama and How to Travel in Japan Without a Plan
Episode 28 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Jake Vo, who runs the Yume Wo Katare ramen shop in Boston.
We have an extraordinarily interesting discussion about his way of traveling without planning too far ahead, about his experience of eating at Ramen Jiro Mita and Ramen Jiro Meguro, as well as both of our opinions about how Jiro stacks up against the Jiro style ramen chain Butayama. We also get into the Yume Wo Katare summit in Japan he visited and the things he learned from his Japanese colleagues.
Check out the Instagram of Yume Wo Katare: https://www.instagram.com/yume_wo_katare/ (https://www.instagram.com/yume_wo_katare/)
18 Oct 2024
27: Preston Landers | Of Shio Ramen, Garum and Hand Soap for Home Cooks
Episode 27 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Preston Landers, who has had a very colorful career in the culinary world, all the way from making ramen at home, creating new ways to make garum, all the way to Michelin Star restaurants.
In this episode we talk about his approach to ramen, his clam shio ramen recipe, how he became the world leading authority on garum and his new venture called NAOMI, which is a high end hand soap made for serious home cooks.
Go and get yourself 1 or 5 bottles of his hand soap NAOMI right here on https://trynaomi.com/ (https://trynaomi.com/)
Check out his his fantastic blog Culinary Crush, where he shares fantastic recipes, secret pro cooking techniques and tons of valuable culinary insights: https://www.culinarycrush.biz/ (https://www.culinarycrush.biz/)
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Spotify
5.0 / 5
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