Put the seasoning packet away and zhuzh up your ramen the ... Add the sliced red bell pepper and minced garlic to the hot pan ...

The Iron Chef himself tells Tasting Table the ultimate ways to make the best ramen in your own kitchen, from noodles and broth to proteins and toppings.

Red Panda Noodle’s spicy chicken katsu ramen ($16 for a comparatively monstrous bowl) will be available on their food truck “as of this second,” said Hillis.

3. Add shredded chicken and soy sauce, adding more as desired. Increase heat to medium high, and add noodles. Cut bok choy in ½-inch-thick diagonal slices, and add only the stems to soup.

If you want to turn a package of instant ramen into a more substantial meal, a simple can of soup may do the trick. "Boil some canned soup on the stove and cook the ramen in that," Riley said.

Japan is home to more than 32,000 ramen shops, many of them packed, with lines snaking out the door. What has become the country's unofficial national dish — defined as a wheat noodle soup ...

On a recent visit to the Huntington location, the quality is still apparent and silly concoctions like a chicken parm ramen ($22) actually work. Yeah, it has cheese. And bouncy bucatini-style noodles.