In this adorable picture book for fans of Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao and Bilal Cooks Daal, Hiro aspires to make a bowl of ramen as delicious as his dadâsâand runs into some surprises on his first attempt!
Hiro loves ramen. Every Sunday, Hiroâs dad makes delicious, perfect ramen for dinner, using a recipe passed down from his dad. Thereâs nori seaweed, briny like the ocean; nitamago egg, the yolk golden like the sun; and chashu pork so tender, it melts in your mouth. Yum!
Hiroâs dream is to make his own perfect bowl, and heâs sure he can do it after watching his dad and taking notes. But when he gets started, things donât go according to plan. The seaweed crumbles! The eggs slip through his fingers! The pork falls apart! Hiro is worried heâll never be a real ramen chefâŚbut thanks to his fatherâs wise advice and his own creativity, Hiro discovers that every personâs perfect bowl of ramen is unique.