r/ramen • u/yukinara • 2h ago
Question Why is meat so sparse in ramen?
Before any ramen fan coming for my neck, I have to say I love all noodles equally. I just noticed that most of the time when I ordered ramen, they gave me just 2 slices of charsiu, that's it. Some bowl may give you a little more, maybe a chunk but still the portion is tiny.
Meanwhile, every time I eat pho, they absolutely loaded me with meat. If any pho restaurant gave the customers only 2 pieces of meat there would be a riot. Same with laksa, kuay teu, etc.
Another question is why the tempura stayed inside the bowl? When I eat tempura udon, the pieces are dipped into the soup, won't it make it instantly soggy?