Want to make Japanese-style tsukemen? Content creator and recipe developer Verna Gao (aka @vernahungrybanana) shares her simple recipe for easy homemade tsukemen using instant ramen noodles. Try her recipe below, then discover more Japanese recipes. Read more about Verna Gao’s food travel series.
“My new obsession post-Japan is tsukemen and I think this is a genius way to liven up a standard packet of instant noodles. Tsukemen is a Japanese ramen style where cold, chewy noodles are served separately and dipped into a hot, ultra-concentrated broth. If you think about it, instant ramen is kind of perfect for this. By deliberately undercooking the noodles and shocking them in an ice bath, they stay super bouncy and springy, while using less water for the soup packet keeps the broth rich and punchy.
“Add a few strategic cheats (roasted ham brushed with sweet soy, jammy soy-marinated eggs) and suddenly this stops feeling like a hack and starts feeling intentional. I genuinely didn’t expect to like this as much as I did. Would you try it? For the full recipe on how to make those picture-perfect ramen eggs, search the internet for ‘Verna soy eggs’.”
Watch Verna’s recipe video below, then find more of Verna’s food and travel content over on olive’s Instagram where she shares her favourite foodie destinations, including the best places to try local dishes and recipes to make at home. Keep an eye out for her next video…
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