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Cloudy soup
白湯
Paitan names a cloudy soup approach. Cooking can disperse fat and other material through the liquid to create a different mouthfeel.
What to notice
Cloudy soup can be chicken-based or pork-based. Its color does not mean dairy is or is not used.
Try it with your next bowl
Compare the coating sensation of a cloudy broth with a clear one without assuming either is better.
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An actual chicken-paitan ramen bowl photographed at Tori no Ana in Ikebukuro in March 2018; a separate image from the tori-paitan style chapter.
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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.