全美最老拉面店 Kouraku 办50周年街头庆典：Little Tokyo免费试吃三轮 太鼓舞龙同场
位于加州洛杉矶县 Los Angeles 市 Little Tokyo 的拉面店 Kouraku，11月8日周日在店门外的 East 2nd Street 举办50周年街头庆典 Kouraku Matsuri。Kouraku 1976年创店，是全美仍在营业的历史最久的拉面店，当天的庆典以免费迷你试吃、太鼓与舞龙表演和嘉年华游戏与社区同庆。
试吃分三轮进行。11时30分先上迷你酱油拉面，12时15分是迷你炒饭配三个煎饺，14时30分以迷你豚骨拉面收尾。食客先在信息台领取彩色手环再凭环入场，数量有限、送完为止。
现场还有 Koshin Taiko 太鼓团演出与舞龙，厨师在旁教访客包煎饺，并设限时包饺子挑战、嘉年华游戏与 Kouraku 原创纪念品。店内另设只供21岁以上客人的 Secret Kouraku Bar，凭在信息台购买的饮品票与身份证件入场。
在 Kouraku 工作了35年的主厨 Juan 当天掌勺备餐。现任店主 Mamoru Tokuda 在活动前表示，很高兴能与大家一起庆祝 Kouraku 的50年。
Kouraku 1976年在 240 E 2nd St 开业，1986年迁至现址 314 E 2nd St，供应带中式风味的日式家常菜，拉面、炒饭、咖喱与手工煎饺都是招牌。Los Angeles 市政府2025年1月30日在店前竖立纪念标志，正式认定其为全美仍在营业的最老拉面店。据主办方介绍，50周年系列活动将持续至12月8日，包括纪念菜单、绘画比赛与讲述该店历史的数字内容。
（来源：Kouraku）
America's Oldest Ramen Shop Kouraku Marks 50 Years With Little Tokyo Street Festival
Kouraku, a ramen shop in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sunday, November 8, with the Kouraku Matsuri street festival outside the restaurant on East 2nd Street. Founded in 1976, Kouraku is the oldest ramen restaurant still operating in the United States, and the festival marked the milestone with complimentary mini tastings, taiko drumming, a dragon dance and carnival games.
The tastings ran in three rounds. Mini shoyu ramen was served first at 11:30 a.m., followed by mini chahan fried rice with three gyoza at 12:15 p.m., and mini tonkotsu ramen closed the schedule at 2:30 p.m. Guests picked up colored wristbands at an information booth for priority access, with quantities limited.
The Koshin Taiko drumming ensemble and a dragon dancer performed during the festival, chefs taught visitors how to fold gyoza, and organizers offered a timed gyoza-folding challenge, carnival games and original Kouraku merchandise. Inside the restaurant, a Secret Kouraku Bar served drinks to guests 21 and older, with entry by drink tickets and a valid ID.
Chef Juan, who has worked at Kouraku since 1991, prepared the food served at the celebration. Owner Mamoru Tokuda said ahead of the event that he was very happy to celebrate 50 years of Kouraku with everyone.
Kouraku opened in 1976 at 240 E. Second St. and moved to its current home at 314 E. 2nd St. in 1986, serving Chinese-influenced Japanese comfort food including ramen, fried rice, curry and handmade gyoza. The City of Los Angeles installed a monumental marker at the restaurant on January 30, 2025, recognizing it as America's oldest operating ramen restaurant. According to the organizers, the anniversary campaign runs through December 8 and includes commemorative menus, a drawing contest and digital storytelling about the restaurant's history.
(Source: Kouraku)
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图片来源：图：位于 Los Angeles 市 Little Tokyo 的 Kouraku 拉面店店面。该店1976年创店，是全美仍在营业的最老拉面店。（Matsujima 摄，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0）
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