Ramen for Everyone

By Patricia Tanumihardja, Shiho Pate (Illustrator)

A boy's quest to perfect ramen leads to unexpected culinary challenges.

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48 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Hiro dreams of crafting ramen as exquisite as his father's, but his first attempt is a culinary adventure filled with mishaps. Seaweed crumbles, eggs slip, and pork falls apart, leaving Hiro doubting his chef potential. With his father's guidance and his own creativity, Hiro learns that perfection is personal. Can he create his unique masterpiece?

From the publisher

In this adorable picture book for fans of Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao and Bilal Cooks Daal, Hiro aspires to make a bowl of ramen as delicious as his dad’s–and runs into some surprises on his first attempt! Hiro loves ramen. Every Sunday, Hiro’s dad makes delicious, perfect ramen for dinner, using a recipe passed down from his dad. There’s nori seaweed, briny like the ocean; nitamago egg, the yolk golden like the sun; and chashu pork so tender, it melts in your mouth. Yum! Hiro’s dream is to make his own perfect bowl, and he’s sure he can do it after watching his dad and taking notes. But when he gets started, things don’t go according to plan. The seaweed crumbles! The eggs slip through his fingers! The pork falls apart! Hiro is worried he’ll never be a real ramen chef…but thanks to his father’s wise advice and his own creativity, Hiro discovers that every person’s perfect bowl of ramen is unique.

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