Binging with Babish

Season 2 Episode 13: Tampopo Ramen

Tampopo is a genre-bender ahead of its time, affectionately referred to as a "ramen western". Like spaghetti western. But Japanese. Hence the ramen. It's a play on words, you don't get it. This 1985 foodie flight of fancy features a 'ramen master', who artfully studies and mindfully consumes his bowl of steaming noodles and broth. NOTE: I forgot to mention in the video, this came out absolutely fan-fucking-tastic. The noodles were tender but chewy, the broth was flavorful without being too fishy, and the pork was exquisite.

Genre:

Comedy , Reality , Talk

Seasons:

11

Episodes:

356

Actor:

Andrew Rea

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2016

IMDb:

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