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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Ng

‘Ramen junkie’ Ivan Orkin on mazemen, MSG and the resilience of the human spirit

Daniel Krieger

Ivan Orkin, the self-confessed “ramen junkie” on Instagram, has made his UK debut and he couldn’t be more excited. But there’s a twist – he isn’t serving ramen.

Instead, the British audience get to try his mazemen, a soupless noodle dish that the cook (he refuses to be called a chef) hopes will get delivered all over London and Brighton.

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