INTENSIVE SHORT-TERM COURSES

Practical short-term programs for specialized skills development

Whether you have no prior experience making Ramen or are a full-fledged professional looking to develop new products, you can immediately apply the skills and knowledge you acquire to your next business venture. Since the courses use additive-free, chemical seasoning-free methods and numerical control through Digital Cooking, you will also learn the Yamato Noodle School’s know-how for making delicious, safe, and reliable ramen.

RAMEN SCHOOL 5 DAYS

Everything you need to know about running a successful ramen restaurant taught through comprehensive cooking classes.

UDON SCHOOL 4 DAYS

Transform your restaurant with authentic Japanese udon dishes, noodles, soups, and toppings from scratch.

In addition to the standard Ramen and Udon Schools, Yamato offers specialized courses featuring one particular genre of noodle cuisine (e.g. Vegan, Chintan, Paitan etc.).

By allowing to intensively learn all the necessary know-hows, these short-term intensive courses are designed to help students acquire practical skills with a strong sense of speed and immediacy.

Curriculum

Learn the basic knowledge, processes, and ingredients involved in Ramen making. Through hands-on training in noodle making and soup preparation, you will learn how to create a bowl of ramen from start to finish. Ramen making is based not on intuition, but entirely on figures and theory through Digital Cooking.

Start with learning the theoretical fundamental of noodle making with a practical training.

You will acquire the knowledge and techniques of noodle making with the goal of creating noodles that are perfectly suited to the Ramen prepared in each specialized course. First, you will learn the theory of noodle making in the classroom and gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals of noodles. You will then put this knowledge into practice through hands-on homemade noodle making. This will help you to understand the noodle-making process and the condition of the noodles through direct experience. Learning the theory in the classroom and putting it into practice provides the foundation for creating your ideal noodles.

Learn about ingredients and bring out their flavor and umami.

You will learn how to prepare various kinds of stock (soup bases) tailored to each specialized genre of noodle cuisine. The methods are taught systematically through Digital Cooking, making it easier to reproduce the same results in your own restaurant. Stock making, which can be difficult to experiment with through trial and error on your own, can be learned efficiently in a short period of time.

What defines the taste of Ramen – motodare and flavor oils.

You will learn how to create the distinctive flavor profile of each specific type of ramen using motodare (tare) and flavor (aromatic) oils. Ingredients are measured and adjusted in increments of 0.1 grams, allowing you to master subtle changes in flavor and develop reliable skills and knowledge. The finished soup is combined with the noodles and tasted. Through repeated improvements you will gradually bring the ramen closer to your ideal bowl.

Recipe development using the strengths of Digital Cooking, where “the same flavor can be reproduced by anyone, anytime” is also an important part of soup blending taught at Yamato Noodle Schools.

Ramen = stock + tare + flavor oils + noodles

In the intensive short-term courses, you will complete a bowl of ramen tailored to the genre you have selected. Bring together everything you have learned about noodles, stock, tare, and flavor oils in a single bowl.

Even if you are not completely satisfied with your finished Ramen, there is no need to worry.

Using recipes developed through the Digital Cooking method, you can make small adjustments, observe how the flavor changes, and continue refining the recipe. Try the countless combinations of noodles, stocks (soup bases), tare, and flavor oils, and let’s work together to create your ideal bowl of Ramen!

All-electric kitchen

A comfortable all-electric kitchen environment. Digital cooking equipment makes it possible to practice Digital Cooking while making recipes easier to reproduce consistently.

Textbooks based on the results of many years of research and the latest know-how from the ramen industry

We also have a system in place to promptly prepare and provide additional materials in response to questions that arise during classes. We are a school that has helped many successful ramen restaurant startups.

Make the most of the resources and expertise of the Yamato Ramen School!