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How to Make Ramen Noodles Using Spaghetti (Hack)

05/17/2020 by Yuto Omura 2 Comments

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Bowl of ramen noodles from the side

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Finding Ramen Noodles Abroad

From my experience

A common problem Japanese ramen lovers like myself face when living abroad, is the fact that there aren’t ramen restaurants on every corner.

When I lived in Norwich, England, I always had this problem of not being able to find ramen.

There were a few ramen restaurants in London back then, but obviously I wouldn’t go down to London just to fulfill my ramen craving right? lol

Trying to make by myself at home

So, first solution for the problem was to try to make ramen egg noodles from scratch at home.

It was a strenuous job indeed, messy one too!

I put ingredients together (Only ingredients that I could get easily) and used manual pasta machine to attempt.

Soup and chashu turned out to be a lot better than expected, however, noodle wasn’t. (I want the time and effort back still :p)

Advice from folks all over the world

Since then, I almost gave up making ramen in my kitchen and got on with my life.

But I stumbled upon a cheat way to make ramen egg noodle from spaghetti!

Apparently, it is a common (essential) solution used by a lot of Japanese people who live abroad and love ramen.

I wish I knew this trick before I made a mess in the kitchen and got told off… if only…

Bowl of noodles overhead shot

What is the Ramen Noodle Trick?

Spaghetti and baking soda!?

So this trick is very popular among Japanese people who live abroad who also cannot get premade Ramen noodles.

So it’s not only me who think the trick is good enough!

The trick is, cook normal spaghetti in water and baking soda!

That’s it!

Of course it’s not technically the same but it’s surprisingly close enough. I know it doesn’t sound promising but trust me and other folks on that one.

How does the chemistry happen?

When you make egg noodles from scratch, using lye water is fairly essential.

Lye water is the one that makes noodles

  • More yellow in colour
  • A bit chewy in texture
  • A distinctive smell

Lye water is alkaline.

If you dissolve baking soda in boiling water, apparently the boiling water becomes similar to lye water.

This causes spaghetti’s starch and gluten to react.

Ramen noodles in a bowl closeup

What Can You Use Ramen Noodle For?

There are many dishes where you can use ramen noodles (including hack ramen noodles) for.

Such as:

  • Soup ramen (ラーメン)
  • Soup-less ramen “Abura soba” (油そば)
  • Ramen salad (ラーメンサラダ)
  • Cold ramen for Summer (冷やし中華)
  • Yakisoba (焼きそば)

And if making ramen noodle like noodles is so easy, you won’t need to have the hassle of looking for the right egg noodles or making from scratch every time!

Big respect to whoever came up with this trick for the first time!

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Check out our video for How to Turn Spaghetti into Ramen-Style Noodle!

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How to Make Ramen Noodle Using Spaghetti (Hack)


  • Author: Yuto Omura
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Portions 1x
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How to Make Ramen Noodles Using Spaghetti (Hack)


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Ingredients

  • 160g Spaghetti (1.8mm)
  • 2000ml Water
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Baking soda

Instructions

  1. First pour 2000ml of cold water into a large pot with 1/2 tsp of salt and bring to the boil.ramen noodles recipe
  2. Once it’s boiling, add 1 tbsp baking soda.ramen noodles trick
  3. Add the spaghetti and boil for 2 minutes more than it says on the packaging.Ramen spaghetti
  4. Serve up as you wish! (In a broth, as a salad, for yakisoba, whatever you like!)Ramen noodles serving
  5. Enjoy!

Notes

If you’re using the noodles in a cold dish, wash them with cold water before serving to cool them down.

  • Category: Noodles
  • Method: Boiling
  • Cuisine: Japanese

Keywords: How to make ramen noodles,how do you make ramen,ramen noodle recipe,ramen noodle hack,how do you make basic ramen,ramen noodles from scratch,how to cook ramen noodles

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  1. AvatarAndy Mc

    05/20/2020 at 10:55

    Great tip. I live in Norwich and there are a couple of good Japanese restaurants though I’m no expert.
    You need to check the recipe as you mention tsp and tbsp of salt and there’s a big difference!
    Love the site and your instagram.
    Thanks!

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    • Yuto OmuraYuto Omura

      05/20/2020 at 19:35

      Hi Andy,
      Thank you very much for the comment!
      Yes! There are a couple or a few good Japanese restaurants in Norwich! It’s more like I was always skint back then so I couldn’t really go to restaurants haha

      And thank you for pointing that out, I’ve just fixed the tsp and tbsp measurement on the recipe. I really appreciate it 🙂

      Thank you!

      Reply

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