“If sushi occupies a position in Japan’s food hierarchy akin to that of haute French in the West, then ramen’s culinary status hovers somewhere around the prestige of a sloppy joe. The status of instant ramen? Probably several notches below that.” Ramen Noodles Book:The Ramen King and I: How the Inventor of Instant Noodles Fixed My Love Life Source: The Ramen King and I: How the Inventor of Instant Noodles Fixed My Love Life