The first thing we tell every guest who walks through our doors: never buy ramen noodles from a store. It's the single biggest upgrade you can make to your bowl. And it's easier than you think — once you understand a few key principles that most recipes never explain. We've taught thousands of students at our Tokyo ramen school. We've also destroyed more than twelve pasta machines along the way. Every broken roller taught us something. Here's everything we know. The Alkaline