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by Lara Rabinovitch, July 26, 2007 |
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Jews have long championed the therapeutic properties of Matzoh Ball Soup, but the Japanese have put a whole new spin on Cup Noodles with this latest spa treatment.
Hakone Kowakien Yunessun Spa now offers a giant bowl of ramen seasoned with the requisite spices and a massive dash of salt and pepper for group dunks. According to the owners of the chichi spa: "The aroma of pepper is said to have the effects of refreshing your mind, warming your burned-out heart and inflaming your passion."
Ramen will never be the same.
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Lara is a PhD student in modern Jewish history at NYU. She specializes in Jewish food (among a few other areas), and thereby happily enjoys eating her dissertation topic from time to time. Lara's work has appeared in Gastronomica and Prooftexts, |
Izzy Grinspan
That's the greatest idea of all time. My burned-out heart totally needs some ramen-warming!