I made my own ceramic ramen bowls

I am finishing up an Intermediate Ceramics class at my community college and this quarter, my focus was on ramen bowls. I learned so much about the intentional design of a proper ramen bowl and have come to really appreciate them.

Most of them are made from regular clay, some are porcelain. Unfortunately, most of my porcelain bowls cracked and will need to be repaired at some point. All were thrown on the wheel and trimmed, some use a tenmoku like glaze, some a shino glaze, one a combination of both.

I tried to experiment with different bowl shapes and sizes, but in general I found it difficult to get the size I wanted (they’re all smaller than I’d like).

The ramen is a combination of Nissin RAOH (tonkotsu and soy flavor), and one bowl of Shin Black. Chashu and ajitama are homemade (Serious Eats recipe and 6:45 for my eggs). I also made some black garlic oil but not sure I made it right.

I’m really happy with how they came out and yes, the ramen tastes better in a bowl you made!