A Japanese chef is making world-class ramen from a Northwest Portland truck. He leaves tomorrow - oregonlive.com

Nov 05, 2024

This elegant bowl is to most other shoyu ramens what port is to wine.Michael Russell | The Oregonian

If Japan’s Niigata prefecture is known for anything, it’s snow. The snow resorts of Yuzawa. The classic novel “Snow Country,” which Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata wrote at the nearby Takahan Ryokan. And of course the high-end outdoors company Snow Peak, which has its American headquarters in Northwest Portland.

So when Snow Peak invited Niigata chef Yoshimitsu Seki to open a ramen truck on the patio of its flagship’s restaurant, Takibi, it only made sense for snow to play a role.

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