Further practice

Although most foreigners associate sushi with Japan, there is actually a wide variety of excellent food. One of 1. Fill in the blank 1 of 11 is called ramen. There are many shops and restaurants which specialise in ramen and they are convenient places to go after work. 2. Fill in the blank 2 of 11 way to describe it is as a soup with noodles and other ingredients. 3. Fill in the blank 3 of 11 thing about ramen is that it is served differently. I mean it has different flavours depending on which part of Japan you eat it in, so you never really get bored with it.

It’s very simple to prepare and so a lot of people make it at home, it’s a lot 4. Fill in the blank 4 of 11 to make than some other Japanese food. The ingredients are very easy to buy if you want to make it at home as they are sold in most supermarkets and convenience stores and you can cook it 5. Fill in the blank 5 of 11 a lot of other dishes. So to make ramen you simmer kelp, mushrooms and onions in a chicken or pork based stock, add meat and noodles and season with pepper, garlic and sesame seeds. That’s the way I make it, but as I said before recipes vary.

One of my favourite ramen recipes is from Sapporo which is the capital of Hokkaido. Sapporo is probably 6.Fill in the blank 6 of 11 city for its ramen and the flavour is much 7. Fill in the blank 7 of 11 in other places because it is made from a base of miso soup. Hokkaido has one of 8. Fill in the blank 8 of 11 winters in the whole of the country and ramen is very popular there in wintertime. Sapporo ramen usually contains sweet corn, butter, bean sprouts, pork and sometimes local seafood.

Although ramen is especially popular in winter, it is really a food that is eaten year round. Ramen shops in big cities are open 24 hours a day and almost always have 9. Fill in the blank 9 of 11 customers no matter what time of day or night it is. I think there are 10. Fill in the blank 10 of 11 Japanese people who never eat ramen! It’s popular because it is far 11. Fill in the blank 11 of 11 other types of Japanese cuisine, it’s tasty, and it’s very convenient.