How Do You Eat Saimin

Use chopsticks (or a fork, if you’re hopelessly Westernized) to pick up the noodles and other foods, then lay them in the spoon, collect a little broth and sip. It’s also considered okay to drink the soup straight from the bowl, as long as you can do it neatly. In Hawai’i, we eat our saimin quietly.

What is Ramen supposed to taste like?

The taste is usually a salty and light taste as the broth is clear and the noodles used are usually thin curly noodles.

What is saimin made out of?

Saimin is Hawaii’s favorite noodle soup dish! Made from wheat and egg noodles and a dashi-based broth, this is a clean, refreshing dish with many great toppings like spam, egg, kamaboko, and green onions.