I see that Stella has a pop-up Ramen dinner coming up, and I've been seeing other things recently indicating that a Ramen craze may be getting in motion. I've eaten way more of my share of the dried packaged noddles most of us Americans know as "Ramen" but I know full well these are nothing like the traditional dish. So some questions to spark some banter.
1. What's sparking this sudden interest in Ramen? Or has this been around for a long time and I've just been out of touch?
2. Has anyone experimented with traditional Ramen?
3. Let's say I'm interested in starting to make Ramen (which is very likely), are Yakisoba noodles the way to go or are the other options?
4. Are there any "rules" of Ramen?