Is Ramen Japanese Food or Chinese food? I'm a university student workng at ramen restaurant in Japan. I recently heard that ramen is getting popular in foreign countries. I'm kind of glad to hear that because I want many people to know how good ramen is. But the problem is that I'm not sure that it is considered Japanese food or Chinese food. I'm not sure about its origin, either. In Japanese, ramen is written in katakana, and that indicates that it is from different country. One more thing. What kind of menu ramen restaurant in foreign countries serve other than ramen? The ramen restaurant that I'm working at serves gyoza (Japanese dumplings?) and fried rice. Do they serve such kind of things? If you recognized any mistakes I made, please correct them. Also give answers to my question above :) And If you are interested in Japanese culture or learning Japanese language, please massage me and become friends!!