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Master Kaoru FujiiOver 3 decades of his passionate devotion to making of delicious noodles have made him a guru in this industry. He’s helped over 1,000 of clients, ramen chefs, udon restaurants, soba shops, etc. to serve better noodles. He travels all over the world to share his mastery of noodle making.
Teacher IkedaBeing an experienced culinary instructor of Chinese cuisine, he naturally took to the methods of ramen making. His expertise on noodles, soups, toppings, and other aspects of menu development help students learn quickly.
Ramen Chef/Instructor JasonOver a decade, he’s worked as a ramen shop owner, chef, consultant and over the past few years, he’s been teaching ramen and udon at Yamato Ramen School in Singapore. He shares his expertise on noodle making and operational aspects of noodle restaurants.
Noodle Master: Megumi NishimotoMegumi Nishimoto has firmly established her indisputable and well deserved reputation as one the most learned and experienced female noodle masters in the world. Being among the most talented graduates of Yamato Noodle School in its entire history, and having traveled extensively across the world for learning and culinary inspiration Megumi has accumulated a vast amount of valuable knowledge, skills to share with readers.
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[Column] Vegan Ramen in Amsterdam with Kaoru Fujii
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[Schools] How to Choose a Noodle School
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[Cleaning] Scientific Considerations for Noodle Machine Cleaning
This report analyses the Japanese market. 1. food hygiene 1.1 Hygiene and its impact on customers ...
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Most Reasons for Failure of New Openers is Mistaken Site Selection – What is Trade Area Analysis? What is a Trade Area Analysis?
This report analyses the Japanese market. Most reasons for new restaurant operators to fail are location ...
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Explanation of Trade Area Analysis, How to Identify a Good Location – What is Trade Area Analysis? Chapter 5
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 4: Location Strategy Successes and Failures continuedIt has been ...
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Successful and Unsuccessful Location Strategies – What is Trade Area Analysis? Chapter 4
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 3: The Essence of a Successful Noodle Business Location ...
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The Essence of a Successful Noodle Business Location in the Future – What is Trade Area Analysis? Chapter 3
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 2: Why Do So Many People Make Mistakes in ...
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Why do so many people make mistakes in location? -What is trade area analysis? :Chapter 2
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 1: Examples of mistakes made by restaurant owners. This ...
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Examples of mistakes restaurant owners make. The correct sequence to open a restaurant – what is a trade area analysis? :Chapter 1
This report analyses the Japanese market. Introduction Most reasons why new openers fail are a continuation ...
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How to win in the global market – solving problems even ramen shop owners don’t know about, based on 17 years of accumulation since the establishment of the Yamato Ramen School: chapter 5
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 4: The Essence of a Winning Ramen Restaurant continued.The ...
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The essence of a winning ramen shop – solving problems that even ramen shop owners don’t know about, based on 17 years of accumulation since the establishment of the Yamato Ramen School: chapter 4
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 3: The Essence of Ramen Soup continued.As many as ...
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The essence of ramen soup – solutions to problems even ramen shop owners don’t know about, based on 17 years of accumulation since the establishment of the Yamato Ramen School: chapter 3
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 2: The Essence of Ramen and the History of ...
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The essence of ramen and the history of ramen – solutions to problems even ramen shop owners don’t know about, based on 17 years of accumulation since the establishment of the Yamato Ramen School: chapter 2
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 1: Why are so many new shops closing? This ...
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Why are so many new shops closing? -Solving issues that even ramen shop owners don’t know about, based on 17 years of accumulated experience since the opening of the Yamato Ramen School: chapter 1
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Strategies to increase sales and generate profits – manpower: Chapter 4
Chapter 3: Continuation of the very best measures for recruiting good people.Now we are approaching the ...
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Tottentative measures for recruiting good people – Chapter 3: Measures to prevent manpower shortages
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 2: Essential solutions to manpower shortages continued. 1.Clarify the ...
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Essential solutions to manpower shortages – manpower shortages: chapter 2
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 1: Do you understand the realities of labour shortages? ...
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Do you understand the realities of manpower shortages? -Manpower shortages: chapter 1
This report analyses the Japanese market. 1. it was not just the decline in the working ...
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Chapter 5: How to win in the global market from the essence of ramen soup that even shopkeepers don’t know
This report analyses the Japanese market. Rocky Fujii, who continues to be at the forefront of ...
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A misunderstood assumption of many people who don’t know noodle-making machines who haven’t done it themselves – don’t start making your own noodles yet! It’s too late to know after you’ve started: chapter 7
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 6: Noodle machine selectors speak! Facts about the winners ...
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Noodle-making machine selectors talk! Facts about the winners – the secrets of those who have succeeded in the selection process – – Don’t start making your own noodles yet! It’s too late to know when you’ve started: chapter 6
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Safety equipment and hazards – don’t start making your own noodles yet! It’s too late to know when you’ve started: chapter 5
This report analyses the Japanese market. Dangers of noodle-making machines Chapter 4: Important points for selecting ...
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Key points in noodle-making machine selection – don’t start making your own noodles yet! It’s too late to know when you’ve started: chapter 4
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 3: Noodle-making machine industry suppliers and history continued.Each noodle-making ...
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Noodle machine industry suppliers and history – Don’t start making your own noodles yet! It’s too late to know when you’ve started: chapter 3
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 2: Pitfalls of insufficient knowledge about noodle-making machines! -Continuation ...
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Pitfalls caused by lack of knowledge about noodle making machines! – Tragedies of people who failed to select the right one – – Don’t start making your own noodles yet! It’s too late to know when you’ve started: chapter 2
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 1: Continuation of the ongoing shift to home-made noodles.In ...
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The ongoing shift to home-made noodles – don’t start making your own noodles yet! It’s too late to know when you’ve started Chapter 1
This report analyses the Japanese market. Why do udon noodle and ramen shops use noodle-making machines? ...
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Seven ironclad rules for making delicious udon – winning strategies for udon and soba shops for shop owners who want to make more profit: chapter 4
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Polarisation of profitable and unprofitable shops? What are the factors? The answer is clearly the strength of the product, i.e. the taste! -Survival strategies for udon and soba shops for shopkeepers who want to make more profit: Chapter 3
This report analyses the Japanese market. Chapter 2: The udon and soba market is actually continuing ...
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In fact, the Udon and Soba Market Continues to Expand! -Udon and Soba store owners who want to make more profit: Chapter 2
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The frightening reality of the udon and soba industry – how udon and soba shops can win and survive for shop owners who want to make more profit Chapter 1
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Notes on handling used noodle-making machines
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Ten fail-safe tips for preparing to open a ramen restaurant
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[Noodle-making] What is composite dough in ramen? Advantages and disadvantages of composite
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Beginner’s Guide to Commercial Noodle Production
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The best way to make ramen noodles
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Have You Tried Udon : Discover the Amazing Texture of Udon Noodles
Have you had udon before? Have you ever tried udon noodles that amazed you with their ...
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How does the rising price of wheat flour affect the homemade noodle business?
The price of wheat has been rising again Just over the past 2 years or so, ...
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Fail-proof “kotteri” (thick) authentic ramen soup that is so good
Kotteri ramen may be what made ramen the world-famous noodle cuisine What made Japanese ramen the ...
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How to peel boiled eggs with perfection
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How you can make Hakata tonkotsu ramen
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Digital cooking to make ramen with consistency
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3 ways you can try now to advance your ramen soup to the next level
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How to make ramen noodles
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All about Sanuki Udon noodles: definition, production, recipes, use in food service business
Learn how you can create your own brand of Sanuki Udon noodles for your food business ...
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A guide on choosing the right noodle machine
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Online noodle class on takeout, delivery, and meal kits vol 1
mazesoba dishes are great for takeout and delivery Online noodle class on takeout, delivery, and meal ...
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Online class on Vegan Ramen vol 1
Vegan ramen that features 3 different types of sauces Online class on vegan ramen (vol.1) In ...
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Online class on Mazemen vol 1
Vegan mazesoba that features noodles with red peppers and tomatos Online class on mazemen (vol.1) In ...
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What is Motodare: its role in Ramen, types, and ingredients
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Ramenology 101: Types of Ramen noodles (by ingredients, shape, hydration)
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What is Tsukemen ramen and how to make tsukemen noodles
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The essence and History of Ramen
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Types of noodles made on noodle making machine
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Making of HK Wanton Egg Noodles on Ramen Noodle Machine
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Reasons to use ramen noodle machines
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Why did ramen get so popular so fast?
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The more pressing, the harder the dough?
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How to sheet ramen noodle dough properly
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1st resting for good ramen noodle dough
ramen noodle dough after mixing process After mixing process, we should have good noodle dough that’s ...
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How to cook ramen noodles properly
ramen noodles are cooked, portion by portion in a basket So, we finished talking about all ...
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3rd resting for better ramen noodles
Ramen noodles stored for 3rd resting Now we have finished product, fresh noodles made from scratch ...
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Mastering cutting of ramen noodles
Cutting affects textures and other properties of noodles So, we’ve come a long way to get ...
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2nd resting for good ramen dough
Dough rested in form of dough sheets If you’re reading this series of articles in order, ...
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Combining for firmer ramen noodles
Ramen machine performing combining process If we’d followed standard ramen noodle making method and done 1st ...
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Mixing of ramen noodle dough
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Ramen noodle ingredients – wheat flour
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Ramen noodle ingredients – kansui, etc.
ingredients for ramen noodles, wheat flour, water, salt, and kansui In addition to flour, which is ...
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How to make ramen noodles from scratch
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How to make Hakata tonkotsu ramen noodles
Ramen noodle texture correlation chart- check for Hakata ramen What is Hakata-ramen? First of all, Hakata ...
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