E: 13/02 Win a Ganso Ramen DIY kit (Email) [BFI]

McLennan

BFI

Recreate Shoryu’s signature ramen at home. This Ganso Ramen DIY kit comes with everything you need to turn yourself into a ramen master and make awesome Shoryu at home – from original hosomen noodles, 12-hour bangin’ tonkotsu soup stock, all important toppings and step by step instructions, it’s all in the kits. Get ready to create one hell of an authentic Shoryu experience in your own kitchen in just 10 minutes.

To enter simply email filmcompetitions@bfi.org.uk with Ramen in the subject header by 13 February with the answer to this question:

• What does ramen mean in English?

URL: https://www.bfi.org.uk/competitions/become-ramen-master-keep-warm-this-winter

JustJMD

Google translate says "Ramen"! The answer might be noodle soup?

Midnighter

Not sure how accurate this is, but a Google search brought up the following:

What does ramen mean in Japanese?

Hand-pulled noodles

One theory is that ramen is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese lamian (拉麺), meaning “hand-pulled noodles.” A second theory proposes 老麺 (laomian, “old noodles”) as the original form, while another states that ramen was initially 鹵麺 (lǔmiàn), noodles cooked in a thick, starchy sauce.

And eat2explore gives the following:

Ramen, the literal translation, is “pulled noodle.”