KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4 -- In Japan, ramen is an everyman's staple food with different regional styles so it makes sense to personalise the noodles here to make them accessible to all Malaysians.

In 2024, Chihiro Miyazaki from Tokyo's Soranoiro brought his famed five-hour chicken broth ramen to our shores under the name Ramen Minamo, which has won many hearts and even grudgingly converted die-hard ramen fans who believed ramen broth must be made with pork.

This time, his ramen footprint in the city extends to Ramen Ayame, located in Ombak KLCC with the philosophy of "Japanese ramen, made by Japanese hands."

Using all the flavours and techniques from Japan, each bowl is finished by hand at Ramen Minamo and now, Ramen Ayame.

Miyazaki's ram...