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Bowl anatomy · Theme 22 / 50
Dashi & stock
出汁
Stock gives the soup its underlying character. Ramen makers may combine animal, seafood and vegetable ingredients in different stages.
What to notice
Removing a visible topping does not remove ingredients already extracted into the stock.
Try it with your next bowl
Ask which stocks are used. On the palate, separate the first aroma from the flavor that remains.
Original illustration · RAMEN READY · source & details
A pot of stock, a ladle and a fine strainer illustrate extracting flavor into liquid. Different ramen stocks use different ingredients; this is a teaching drawing, not a shop’s recipe.
Read further
Independent editorial explanation and tasting suggestions. These sources provide terminology or background; they do not certify the ingredients of a shop’s dish.
Edited 18 October 2026 · Subject-specific images; photographs and AI illustrations are labelled separately.