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Name: The Ramen King and I

Author: Andy Raskin
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Genres/categories:
Non Fiction, Memoirs, Travel
Culture: Japan

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ISBNs:
9781592404445
1592404448

"Mankind is Noodlekind" For three days in January 2007, the most e-mailed article in The New York Times was "appreciations: Mr. noodle," an editorial noting the passing, at age ninety-six, of Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instant ramen. Ando's existence came as a shock to many, but not to Andy Raskin, who had spent three years trying to meet the noodle pioneer.The Ramen King and I is Raskin's funny and, at times, painfully honest memoir about confronting the truth of his dating life-with Ando as his spiritual guide. Can instant ramen lead one to a committed relationship? And is sushi the secret to self-acceptance?A true tale of hunger in its many forms, The Ramen King and I is about becoming slaves to our desires and learning to break free.