Kazuo Yamagishi
Japanese ramen chef
Kazuo Yamagishi (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.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Kazuo Yamagishi (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Apr 28, 1934, died Apr 1, 2015.1
About
In 1961, he added tsukemen, then named "special morisoba", to his Taishoken restaurant.
The 2013 documentary The God of Ramen, follows 13 years in his life.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kazuo Yamagishi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Higashi-Ikebukuro TaishōkenFounder8
Career
Occupation: chef, ramen chef.4
- Date not recordedFounded Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishōken3
Personal life
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- 1WikidataKazuo Yamagishi on Wikidata
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