Yesterday I took a picture in Washington. Ramen, it turns out, was borrowed by the Japanese from China, where (in China) it is called lamian (拉麵 / 拉面). That is, it turns out, the most authentic ramen is actually lamian. I always thought it was Korean cuisine.
In Korea, ramen, more popularly known as “ramyeon” (라면), became popular after the Korean War and was partly inspired by Japanese ramen.
That is to say, most likely, it was first and remains the Chinese lamian (拉面), then Japan adapted the recipe, and it became ramen, and from there it went to Korea as ramyeon (라면).
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