ivan: hi, my name is ivan orkin, and this is my shop.re going to talk about the best ways to eat a bowl of ramen. the most important thing is to eat ramen while it's smoking hot. any good ramen shop will serve you a bowl while it is smoking hot, and you need to eat it right away because the noodles are overcooking. it is a lot like pizza. if you are a real new yorker, you know that you do not wait for the pizza to cool down. you eat it while it is hot, and you risk burning your mouth. ramen is absolutely the same. [slurping] ivan: you need to slurp. it cools down the noodles. don't fight the noodles. take a little less than you think you want to eat. you need to pull them out from the pile because otherwise you will never be able to slurp. easy on the toppings if you are a first timer. so, when you order your first bowl of ramen ever, get it simple. taste it, see if you really like ramen, then you can jump on the toppings and specials of the day. don't forget to hydrate. i've been to ramen shops in tokyo where afterwards my whole face is