Japan - (Ordering) Nosh of the Day: ramen

Another teaser for gaijin! (Gaijin = non-Japanese people.) Again, a very sensible and practical idea for a busy city. Before you enter the ramen shop, you order and pay for your desired meal with this machine outside. Then the chefs take your order and process it. Cuts down on time and people queuing up in an already buzzing restaurant. Thankfully I was with my friend Mariko, or would probably have flounced into the shop expecting service!

And the nosh: a huge, delicious bowl of ramen noodles with veggies and pork :)