Victory. #ramen #gyoza #nara #japan #kansai (Taken with Instagram)

A statue of Momofuku Ando, the revered inventor of instant ramen, outside the Instant Ramen Museum. (via Osaka: mecca for foodies, and more | The Japan Times Online)

Bookmarked for next time. We stayed at a really nice ryokan in Ikeda but the museum was closed.

Also: Fuck Yeah Osaka! The article made me hungry and nostalgic. Double whammy.

Tenkaipin Ramen, Nara, Japan.

6.5 out of 10. Still—-kinda like pizza, “meh” ramen is still ramen.