1 00:00:03,150 --> 00:00:06,000 Some kids picked on us on the way home from school. 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,300 They said Dad was fired as executive director of the credit union 3 00:00:10,340 --> 00:00:12,270 and he's a bum now. 4 00:00:12,270 --> 00:00:13,850 A bum?! 5 00:00:13,850 --> 00:00:16,680 Dad, stop making ramen! 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:22,350 I hate being poor! I hate it when they pick on us! 7 00:00:22,350 --> 00:00:27,220 I hate it! 8 00:00:27,220 --> 00:00:32,360 No you don't! No you don't. 9 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,700 No you don't. 10 00:00:35,700 --> 00:00:41,040 So I'm sure your friends who made fun of you 11 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:46,710 will some day eat the ramen your father made, saying how delicious it is 12 00:00:46,710 --> 00:00:49,610 with a smile on their face. 13 00:00:49,610 --> 00:00:51,910 I'm sure that day will come. 14 00:00:53,800 --> 00:01:01,860 Manpuku 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:01:01,860 ♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders 16 00:01:01,860 --> 00:01:05,330 ♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too 17 00:01:01,860 --> 00:01:06,040 Week 17 18 00:01:01,860 --> 00:01:06,040 It's Ramen! Fukuko! 19 00:01:09,700 --> 00:01:13,670 ♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails 20 00:01:13,670 --> 00:01:17,540 ♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit 21 00:01:17,540 --> 00:01:21,010 ♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total 22 00:01:21,010 --> 00:01:25,880 ♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company? 23 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:33,590 ♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows 24 00:01:33,590 --> 00:01:37,360 ♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever 25 00:01:40,030 --> 00:01:47,700 ♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger 26 00:01:47,700 --> 00:01:53,380 ♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on! 27 00:01:53,380 --> 00:01:57,250 ♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too 28 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:09,990 Ever since that day, Manpei-san 29 00:02:09,990 --> 00:02:14,500 devoted himself even more to his research of ramen. 30 00:02:14,500 --> 00:02:19,670 He borrowed books that looked helpful from the library and read them all... 31 00:02:19,670 --> 00:02:23,540 He went to a stall or a Chinese restaurant almost everyday 32 00:02:23,540 --> 00:02:25,920 and ate ramen. 33 00:02:27,250 --> 00:02:32,680 This cost of eating out was a costly expense for the current Tachibana family. 34 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,580 But... 35 00:02:35,580 --> 00:02:38,550 Welcome. 36 00:02:38,550 --> 00:02:43,850 They were managing to somehow make ends meet with the money Fuku-chan was working hard to make. 37 00:02:53,970 --> 00:02:56,270 The seeds are sprouting. 38 00:02:59,900 --> 00:03:02,100 - The soup stock? - Yeah. 39 00:03:02,100 --> 00:03:05,900 I learned that there were all kinds of soup stock out there for ramen. 40 00:03:05,900 --> 00:03:08,980 Bonito flakes, dried sardines. 41 00:03:08,980 --> 00:03:13,660 The owner of the stall I ate at today is from Kyushu. He made his broth from pork bones. 42 00:03:13,660 --> 00:03:18,330 - Pork bones? - Yes, pork bones. It was good. 43 00:03:18,330 --> 00:03:22,850 You're thinking of the flavor for the ramen you're making, right? 44 00:03:22,850 --> 00:03:28,700 A taste that everyone thinks is good, and doesn't get old even when it's eaten every day. 45 00:03:33,750 --> 00:03:36,680 - What about chicken bones? - Chicken bones? 46 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:40,020 Gen happened to see a chicken getting its neck wrung in the neighborhood 47 00:03:40,020 --> 00:03:43,030 and became unable to eat chicken meat. 48 00:03:43,030 --> 00:03:47,850 But he loves porridge made from chicken stock. 49 00:03:47,850 --> 00:03:51,890 Sachi and I love it too, and so do you. 50 00:03:51,890 --> 00:03:53,890 Chicken bones... 51 00:03:57,300 --> 00:03:59,940 We have all kinds of chicken bones. 52 00:03:59,940 --> 00:04:03,000 Price wise, they're practically free too,. 53 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,840 Then let me have 1 kg to start out with. 54 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,840 Smells good. 55 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,330 It's good, but it's lacking something for ramen soup. 56 00:04:23,330 --> 00:04:26,330 What's missing? 57 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,930 Sesame oil? 58 00:04:29,930 --> 00:04:33,670 If I could borrow just a little bit. We don't have any at home. 59 00:04:33,670 --> 00:04:38,010 - Okay. - Sesame oil for ramen broth. 60 00:04:38,010 --> 00:04:41,880 We're trying out different things. But I figured it wasn't worth buying just for this... 61 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,350 - That would be a waste. - That's right. 62 00:04:45,350 --> 00:04:47,750 You can borrow anything we have here. 63 00:04:49,050 --> 00:04:51,220 Thank you so much. 64 00:04:51,220 --> 00:04:55,250 - You can borrow this old fella too. - Call me anytime. 65 00:04:55,250 --> 00:04:57,930 Thanks, but I'll pass on that. 66 00:04:57,930 --> 00:04:59,930 Okay. 67 00:05:02,300 --> 00:05:04,230 How is it? 68 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,700 What's missing? 69 00:05:11,700 --> 00:05:15,980 I can't tell anymore if we should add or take out something. 70 00:05:25,650 --> 00:05:30,990 Ramen isn't just about soup. Noodles are just as important. 71 00:05:30,990 --> 00:05:34,330 No, fresh noodles won't do. They can't be stored. 72 00:05:34,330 --> 00:05:40,940 But this third criteria is that it can be made quickly. 73 00:05:41,550 --> 00:05:44,340 If that's the case, fresh noodles would be better... 74 00:05:44,340 --> 00:05:48,800 Somen is dried, but it doesn't take long for it to get soft once you put it in hot water. 75 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,210 Are you going to make your ramen that thin? 76 00:05:52,210 --> 00:05:54,980 Oh... I guess not. 77 00:05:54,980 --> 00:05:56,990 Spaghetti. 78 00:05:56,990 --> 00:06:00,530 - A couple packages will do. - Are you using it for ramen? 79 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:04,830 Rather than using logic, we decided to just give it a try. 80 00:06:04,830 --> 00:06:08,630 Spaghetti, huh? 81 00:06:08,630 --> 00:06:10,900 - Hurry up and go get it. - Okay. 82 00:06:10,900 --> 00:06:13,170 We'll try making it with dried noodles for now. 83 00:06:13,970 --> 00:06:17,670 The thickness is about the same as ramen but... 84 00:06:20,310 --> 00:06:25,980 Boil the dried noodles in chicken broth and it's done. 85 00:06:25,980 --> 00:06:28,650 This is the easiest method so far. 86 00:06:28,650 --> 00:06:32,950 But no matter how you look at it... 87 00:06:36,850 --> 00:06:38,660 It's not ramen. 88 00:06:38,660 --> 00:06:42,530 - It tastes weird. - I can't eat it. 89 00:06:42,530 --> 00:06:48,670 - I can't either. - Dad put a lot of thought into it, you know. 90 00:06:48,670 --> 00:06:51,010 Do you think it's good, Mom? 91 00:06:51,010 --> 00:06:53,680 Can you eat this every day? 92 00:07:04,950 --> 00:07:06,950 I'm sorry. 93 00:07:09,290 --> 00:07:15,160 That's okay. It really does taste nasty. You don't have to eat it anymore. 94 00:07:15,950 --> 00:07:18,630 Nothing goes well at first. 95 00:07:18,630 --> 00:07:25,310 It takes many failures to get to the real thing. 96 00:07:25,310 --> 00:07:27,310 Right? 97 00:07:30,180 --> 00:07:33,250 Manpei-san... 98 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,850 I can't expect things to go well from the beginning. 99 00:07:38,850 --> 00:07:40,590 That's right! 100 00:07:40,950 --> 00:07:42,990 - Mom. - Yes! 101 00:07:42,990 --> 00:07:46,990 - Is this all we get for dinner today? - No way. 102 00:07:51,850 --> 00:07:55,340 I'll make it now~. 103 00:07:56,100 --> 00:07:59,640 It's all my fault. I'm sorry~. 104 00:08:01,140 --> 00:08:06,440 - What should I do? - Hm~. What should you do, huh? 105 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:12,300 The ramen I want to make has to first be tasty. 106 00:08:12,300 --> 00:08:14,400 That's why I'm using chicken bones. 107 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,960 Secondly, it has to be cheap. That's why I'm using chicken bones. 108 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:21,300 Thirdly, it has to be easy to make. 109 00:08:21,300 --> 00:08:24,630 Fresh noodles are probably easier to make than dried noodles, 110 00:08:24,630 --> 00:08:26,970 but if possible, I don't want to use fresh noodles. 111 00:08:26,970 --> 00:08:30,100 Fourthly, it can be stored at room temperature. 112 00:08:30,310 --> 00:08:34,640 Which means it has to be dried noodles. 113 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:39,510 Fifthly, it has to be safe. 114 00:08:39,510 --> 00:08:46,250 But the problem is making it easy to make and nonperishable. 115 00:08:46,250 --> 00:08:49,190 How can I have it both ways? 116 00:08:49,190 --> 00:08:51,900 That's why I told the kids earlier too, didn't I? 117 00:08:51,990 --> 00:08:53,900 It can't be done easily. 118 00:08:54,660 --> 00:08:58,530 Trial and error, was it? I'm sure you'll find the answer 119 00:08:58,530 --> 00:09:01,830 after trying all kinds of things. 120 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,570 That's how it was with the salt too, remember? 121 00:09:11,950 --> 00:09:15,280 - Fukuko. - At first, the salt turned brown 122 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:18,190 and Mom said it was disgusting and she won't eat it. 123 00:09:18,190 --> 00:09:20,620 - Fukuko. - Yes. 124 00:09:20,620 --> 00:09:24,490 - This is it. - Hm? Kombu ? 125 00:09:24,490 --> 00:09:28,300 This is the ramen I wanted to make. 126 00:09:28,300 --> 00:09:31,300 Are you going to make stock from kombu instead of chicken bones? 127 00:09:31,300 --> 00:09:32,970 No, that's not it. 128 00:09:32,970 --> 00:09:37,640 Kombu that's all dried up becomes soft when you pour hot water over it, 129 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,540 and at the same time the flavor comes out as it dissolves. 130 00:09:40,540 --> 00:09:43,980 - Think of kombu as noodles. - Kombu as noodles. 131 00:09:43,980 --> 00:09:48,850 If we flavor the dried noodles beforehand, and then put it in a pot of boiling water... 132 00:09:48,850 --> 00:09:54,620 No, no, no, no, no. Put the flavored dried noodle in a bowl 133 00:09:54,620 --> 00:09:59,530 and when you pour hot water over it, the noodles soak up the water and at the same time 134 00:09:59,530 --> 00:10:04,000 the hot water dissolves the flavor from the noodles, making the soup. 135 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,930 There's nothing easier than that. 136 00:10:05,930 --> 00:10:07,870 Since all you have to do is pour hot water. 137 00:10:07,870 --> 00:10:11,670 I'm sorry, Manpei, but I can't follow you. 138 00:10:11,670 --> 00:10:14,580 - Why! - Is it just me? 139 00:10:14,580 --> 00:10:18,280 - Would other people understand? - Of course they will! 140 00:10:25,220 --> 00:10:30,030 I'm so glad~. It wasn't just me~. 141 00:10:30,030 --> 00:10:32,360 What part don't you understand? 142 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,700 - What part? - Everything. 143 00:10:34,700 --> 00:10:37,600 - Everything?! - I understand it. 144 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,570 Although not everything. 145 00:10:39,570 --> 00:10:44,370 - So the dried noodles have flavor to start out with? - Yes. 146 00:10:44,370 --> 00:10:48,240 - And it's ready to eat after pouring hot water on it? - That's right, Yoshino-chan. 147 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,250 - It doesn't have to be simmered? - No, it doesn't. 148 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:53,720 How can you make ramen without simmering it? 149 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:59,390 - That's what I'll have to figure out next. - How are you going to flavor it? 150 00:10:59,390 --> 00:11:02,660 I'll have to figure that out too. 151 00:11:02,660 --> 00:11:06,530 The fact that it's beyond anyone's imagination must mean that 152 00:11:06,530 --> 00:11:12,230 it's a totally new product that's never existed in this world. 153 00:11:14,270 --> 00:11:17,010 I got it, Manpei-san. 154 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:20,340 This is a huge step forward. 155 00:11:20,340 --> 00:11:24,740 - Go ahead and keep going. - Fukuko... 156 00:11:24,740 --> 00:11:26,910 - Please let me help too. - Shigeru-san? 157 00:11:26,910 --> 00:11:29,310 Taka is pregnant with your baby, you know. 158 00:11:31,620 --> 00:11:35,360 At least give it a name, Manpei-kun. 159 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,690 - A name? - Yes. I can't imagine it, but 160 00:11:38,690 --> 00:11:42,560 but if it had a name, at least we can talk about it, like how far 161 00:11:42,560 --> 00:11:47,040 - Manpei-san's such and such is progressing. - Ah, name... 162 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,700 It can't be overnight picked ramen, right? 163 00:11:49,700 --> 00:11:52,370 That's no good. No good... 164 00:11:52,370 --> 00:11:55,710 Magic ramen that can be eaten right away. 165 00:11:55,710 --> 00:12:00,010 - It's too long. - Plus misleading. 166 00:12:05,990 --> 00:12:09,860 How about instant ramen? 167 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,390 Instant? 168 00:12:12,390 --> 00:12:16,650 Instant meaning it doesn't require time and effort. 169 00:12:17,530 --> 00:12:19,750 Instant ramen. 170 00:12:21,150 --> 00:12:22,130 I like it! 171 00:12:22,670 --> 00:12:24,610 I like it too. 172 00:12:24,610 --> 00:12:28,010 Then it's settled. We don't understand what it is, but 173 00:12:28,010 --> 00:12:30,680 at any rate, we'll call it instant ramen. 174 00:12:30,680 --> 00:12:32,610 - Good luck, Manpei-san. - Thanks! 175 00:12:32,610 --> 00:12:35,550 - But can it really be made? - Mom. 176 00:12:35,550 --> 00:12:39,020 - I want to help. - Shigeru-san. 177 00:12:39,020 --> 00:12:41,050 I know. 178 00:12:41,690 --> 00:12:44,590 Instant ramen? 179 00:12:44,590 --> 00:12:49,030 It's delicious ramen that can be made easily and conveniently. 180 00:12:49,900 --> 00:12:51,930 Indeed. 181 00:12:51,930 --> 00:12:55,370 I tell you, that's not possible. 182 00:12:56,050 --> 00:12:58,710 What instant ramen? 183 00:12:58,710 --> 00:13:03,980 Then can you make rice curry that can be made by just pouring hot water? 184 00:13:03,980 --> 00:13:09,280 I'm saying this for Tachibana-kun's own good. Tell him don't even try, Fuku-chan. 185 00:13:11,650 --> 00:13:17,530 No. Manpei-san will make it without fail. 186 00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:22,000 And when that happens, this is what Sera-san will say. 187 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:28,000 "I was wrong. Please let me sell that instant ramen!" 188 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:30,530 You will. 189 00:13:34,540 --> 00:13:36,540 What are you clapping for. 190 00:13:39,010 --> 00:13:41,350 I'm home. 191 00:13:41,350 --> 00:13:44,690 Manpei-san. I told Sera-san off. 192 00:13:44,690 --> 00:13:49,020 That instant ramen will sell for sure... 193 00:13:49,020 --> 00:13:51,930 Manpei-san? 194 00:13:51,930 --> 00:13:55,360 Manpei-san. 195 00:13:57,300 --> 00:14:02,640 Oh, sorry, Fukuko. You'll have to give up your garden. 196 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:04,570 What is this... 197 00:14:04,570 --> 00:14:06,980 I'm going to build my lab here. 198 00:14:06,980 --> 00:14:08,910 Lab?! 199 00:14:08,910 --> 00:14:14,320 Yeah. I'm going to develop my instant ramen here. 200 00:14:19,990 --> 00:14:23,350 My garden... 201 00:14:24,900 --> 00:14:30,800 The making of instant ramen by Manpei-san and Fuku-chan had finally begun. 202 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:40,100 Manpei-san, the owner of a ramen shop?! 203 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:44,550 Week 18 "It Will Be Completed Soon?!" 204 00:14:40,100 --> 00:14:42,400 From here on is the challenge no one's ever done before. 205 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,850 It must have been a real nuisance for the mole too. 206 00:14:44,850 --> 00:14:48,250 You're more interested in Uncle Manpei, aren't you? 207 00:14:48,250 --> 00:14:50,900 That woman's making eyes at Tadahiko-san. 208 00:14:53,550 --> 00:14:56,100 Don't worry about what other people think.