A Japanese noodle enthusiast has tasted and reviewed more than 5000 types of ramen, or soupy noodles popular in Japan, from more than 40 countries in his unending quest for the perfect one.
Toshio Yamamoto, 55, runs i-ramen.net, a website offering detailed information on "ramen across the world
since 1996", Asahi newspaper reports.
So far, Yamamoto has reviewed 5653 types of instant noodles through texts and videos offering details such as time needed to boil the noodles, calories, sodium content, characteristics and texture of the product as well as its taste.
Of all the varieties of noodles he has sampled over nearly two decades, the best score he's given until now (on a scale of 1 to 5) is a 4, and he intends to "keep eating noodles to look for the perfect one", Yamamoto told Asahi.
His fans across the world often send him packets of noodles to help in his search.
