Soy delicious: ramen

① If you want to sup at Osamu Tomita's shop for lunch, punters suggest you get in line at 7am.

② Tomita, his celebrated ramen joint in Matsudo, opened more than a decade ago, and customers still patiently join long queues hoping to taste its famed chuka soba or tokusei tsukesoba.

③ For foodies unable to make the pilgrimage, "Ramen Heads", a documentary released in Japan in January and in America yesterday, reveals the meticulous craft behind each dish.

④ The secret to a rich soup is combining three different broths, each taking at least eight hours to make.

⑤ Achieving chewy but slippery noodles requires close attention to the temperature of the water.

⑥ The film mixes in discussion of the roots of Japan's de facto national dish (it has separate museums dedicated to ramen, instant ramen and cup noodles).

⑦ Though probably brought over by 19th-century Chinese tradesmen, masters such as MR Tomita have souped it up.

▍生詞好句

sushi /?su??i, ?s??i/: n. 壽司

tempura /?t?mp?r?/: n. 天婦羅

soy /s??/: n. 黃豆；醬油

soy sauce: 醬油

ramen /?rɑ?m?n/: n. 拉面

sup /s?p/: vi. 就餐；吃飯

punter /?p?nt?/: n. 老主顧；賭徒；嫖客

celebrated /?s?l?bre?t?d/: adj. 有名的

joint /d???nt/: n. 小飯館

foodie /?fu?di/: n. 吃貨

pilgrimage /?p?lɡr?m?d?/: n. 朝圣之旅

pilgrim /?p?lɡr?m/: n. 朝圣者

documentary /d?kj??m?nt(?)ri/: n. 紀錄片

meticulous /m??t?kj?l?s/: adj. 非常注重細節(jié)的；一絲不茍的

craft /krɑ?ft/: n. 手藝

broth /br?θ/: n. 肉湯；高湯

chewy /?t?u?i/: adj. 有嚼勁的；筋道的

slippery /?sl?p(?)ri/: adj. 滑的

chewy but slippery: Q 彈爽滑

de facto /d? ?fakt??/: adj. 事實上的

instant ramen: 速食拉面

cup noodles: 杯面；方便面

tradesman /?tre?dzm?n/: n. 商人

soup sth. up: 將……發(fā)揚光大；加強