Home / Books / Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint

Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint

Book by Ivan Orkin · 1 quotes · Foreigners In Japan, Humor, Ramen

Browse quotes from Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint.

Book detail: Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.

Browse quotes from Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint.

The quotes below use the same card format as the rest of the site, including topics, source notes, copy actions, image creation, and sharing controls.

Filter quotes by topic

All Foreigners In Japan Humor Ramen

Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint Quotes

“Following the crowds came the blog entries. My early favorite read: “I thought for sure the soup would have a ketchup flavor to it, so I was surprised and thrilled to eat such an authentic, delicious bowl of ramen. Sorry, Ivan, for thinking such negative things about you.” Every news article, blog post, TV interview, and conversation focused on the gaijin angle. Every positive review started, “I expected Ivan Ramen to be terrible, but …” The online forums were alive with conspiracy theories. Some people said I was a front for a large Korean corporation; others claimed that I was just a front for a Japanese chef; my favorite one speculated that I was really Japanese and was just pretending to be a foreigner.”

Humor Ramen Foreigners In Japan

Book:Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint

Source: Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint