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Kazuo Yamagishi

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Kazuo Yamagishi
山岸一雄
やまぎし かずお
Born(1934-04-28)April 28, 1934
DiedApril 1, 2015(2015-04-01) (aged 80)
Occupation(s)Chef, businessman
Known forInventor of Tsukemen

Kazuo Yamagishi [kazɯo jamagiɕi̥] (1934-2015) was a Japanese chef, who is known for inventing the tsukemen dish. He was born in Nagano Prefecture, and came upon the idea of Tsukemen at the age of 17 after seeing a co-worker eating noodles dipped in a soup bowl. In 1961, he added tsukemen, then named "special morisoba", to his Taishoken restaurant.[1][2][3][4]

The 2013 documentary The God of Ramen, follows 13 years in his life.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ramen Legend Kazuo Yamagishi Passes Away At 80". Japan Bullet. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Japan's Iconic Taishoken Ramen Opens First U.S. Restaurant in San Mateo". NBC. 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ Orkin, I.; Ying, C. (2013). Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint. Ten Speed Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-60774-446-7.
  4. ^ Solt, G. (2014). The Untold History of Ramen: How Political Crisis in Japan Spawned a Global Food Craze. California Studies in Food and Culture. University of California Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-520-27756-4.
  5. ^ Connor, Bateman (2014-11-24). "The God of Ramen". 4:3.
  6. ^ JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2022 The God of Ramen |JFF+, retrieved 2022-02-20