Shio ramen is a Japanese noodle dish that you can easily make at home.


Shio Ramen Recipe: How to Make Homemade Shio Ramen

Shio ramen is ramen noodle soup that has been seasoned primarily with salt, or shio in Japanese. Japanese ramen starts with a soup base made from chicken or pork bones, seafood, or dashi; the tare (flavoring agent) is typically added later so that one stock can yield multiple flavors. This also allows the chefs at ramen shops to control the seasoning for each bowl of ramen. To make shio ramen, shio tare is added to the ramen broth—typically a chintan (clear) broth. Hakodate, on the island of Hokkaido in Japan, is considered the birthplace of shio ramen. 

Types of shio ramen include hakodate ramen, which is traditionally made with pork bones and/or chicken bones and flavored with [kombu](https://www.masterclass.com/articles/kombu-guide) (kelp) and scallops for an umami flavor. Another variation is tanmen ramen from Yokohama in the Kanto region where Tokyo is located. Tanmen ramen is made with chicken broth and topped with stir-fried vegetables such as bean sprouts, leeks, and cabbage.

Shio (salt) and shoyu (soy sauce) are both common ramen broth seasonings that add saltiness to the ramen noodle soup. Ramen broth seasoned with shio will have a mild flavor compared to [ramen with shoyu](https://www.masterclass.com/articles/shoyu-ramen-recipe), which adds a more complex, [umami](https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-umami-learn-about-umami-and-how-to-incorporate-umami-flavors-in-your-cooking) flavor to the broth. 

Shio ramen is a Japanese noodle dish that you can easily make at home.


Shio ramen is ramen noodle soup that has been seasoned primarily with salt, or shio in Japanese. Japanese ramen starts with a soup base made from chicken or pork bones, seafood, or dashi; the tare (flavoring agent) is typically added later so that one stock can yield multiple flavors. This also allows the chefs at ramen shops to control the seasoning for each bowl of ramen. To make shio ramen, shio tare is added to the ramen broth—typically a chintan (clear) broth. Hakodate, on the island of Hokkaido in Japan, is considered the birthplace of shio ramen.

What Is Shio Ramen?

Types of shio ramen include hakodate ramen, which is traditionally made with pork bones and/or chicken bones and flavored with <a href='https://www.masterclass.com/articles/kombu-guide' target='_self' class='mc-text--link' data-mc-segment-trigger='true' data-mc-segment-event-type='Article Page Click' data-event-obj='{"textTag":"p","href":"https://www.masterclass.com/articles/kombu-guide","linkCopy":"kombu","category":null}'>kombu</a> (kelp) and scallops for an umami flavor. Another variation is tanmen ramen from Yokohama in the Kanto region where Tokyo is located. Tanmen ramen is made with chicken broth and topped with stir-fried vegetables such as bean sprouts, leeks, and cabbage.

Shio Ramen Variations

Shio (salt) and shoyu (soy sauce) are both common ramen broth seasonings that add saltiness to the ramen noodle soup. Ramen broth seasoned with shio will have a mild flavor compared to <a href='https://www.masterclass.com/articles/shoyu-ramen-recipe' target='_self' class='mc-text--link' data-mc-segment-trigger='true' data-mc-segment-event-type='Article Page Click' data-event-obj='{"textTag":"p","href":"https://www.masterclass.com/articles/shoyu-ramen-recipe","linkCopy":"ramen with shoyu","category":null}'>ramen with shoyu</a>, which adds a more complex, <a href='https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-umami-learn-about-umami-and-how-to-incorporate-umami-flavors-in-your-cooking' target='_self' class='mc-text--link' data-mc-segment-trigger='true' data-mc-segment-event-type='Article Page Click' data-event-obj='{"textTag":"p","href":"https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-umami-learn-about-umami-and-how-to-incorporate-umami-flavors-in-your-cooking","linkCopy":"umami","category":null}'>umami</a> flavor to the broth.

Shio Ramen vs. Shoyu Ramen: What’s the Difference?

Classic Shio Ramen Recipe

Shio ramen is a Japanese noodle dish that you can easily make at home.