Fish cakes, or narutomaki, are a traditional ramen topping. But why did the white-and-pink cakes become popular in ramen bowls in the first place?

The kombu chicken ramen ($12.99), with its artfully arranged toppings of little fish cake flowers floating in a crystalline pond of scallions, evokes a tranquil feeling like looking into a ...

In case you’ve been living under a rock, the little critters from Chiikawa are arguably the most popular animated characters ...

Kinya Ramen ($19): Pork broth with black garlic oil flavor, topped with narutomaki fish cake, chopped scallions, ginger, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, a seasoned boiled egg and 24k edible gold.

At Hangang in Aurora, choose from more than 50 flavors and types of instant ramen, plus toppings like boiled eggs, Spam and strips of fish cake.

Their topping options include jalapeno, bamboo shoot, and fish cake. If you're around Lawrence, Kansas, you'll want to head to the longtime local favorite Ramen Bowls.

Beyond rice cakes, there’s a hot bar with fried chicken and kimbab mari (fried vermicelli-stuffed seaweed rolls); a corner for skewered fish cake in broth; and a ramen wall with about 20 ...

The spicy tonkotsu ramen is prepared with egg, corn, bok choy, fish cake, ramen (or udon) noodles and a choice of protein. Naturally, I had to do the ramen.

Varieties include miso and spicy miso, vegan soy-based ramen and seafood ramen. I got the spicy tonkotsu ($13.49), the base broth of which is prepared with egg, corn, bok choy, fish cake, ramen ...