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3	A stock {{anime}} visual when a character eats ramen by slurping it up in a single long, flowing mass. If interrupted during this process, they'll often stop mid-slurp and turn to look at whatever distracted them, resulting in a waterfall of noodles overflowing out of their mouth and down over their chin (this is usually their cue to realize what they've done and suck the hanging ramen into their mouth). Since this is hardly the most dignified of things to do, it usually helps emphasize the character's immaturity or childishness. If they're slurping from a styrofoam instant noodles cup, it carries an air of patheticness as well.
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5	In many KoreanSeries, it is used to show the difference between commoners and the rich.
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7	In certain Asian countries, this is actually considered good etiquette -- if you were really enjoying the food, you ''would'' get ahead of yourself and get sloppy, right? In Japan itself there are some older folk who hold that slurping makes the ramen taste better, similar to the 'bubbling' of wine tasting. There's also an entirely practical matter of not scalding one's mouth: ramen is traditionally served and eaten ''very'' hot, close to the boiling temperature, so slurping cools the noodles and broth, allowing you to eat them without getting scalded.
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14	* Dr. Layon from ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury'' does this more than once. It's definitely to help show how childish he actually is, despite his almost painful attempts at securing his dignity. The similarly-pathetic Tigers Team does it at one point as well.
15	* Domeki, the [[TeenGenius Teenage]] GadgeteerGenius of ''Anime/DaiGuard'', usually does this while hunched over in her HackerCave, analyzing the newest [[MonsterOfTheWeek Heterodyne]] or designing parts for Dai-Guard.
16	* In ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Advanced Generation]]'', May is seen doing this (with nearly ''[[BigEater 30]]'' bowls no less!) in her ImageSong ending.
17	* Hideki, Mako, Ichiro, and Yukika of ''Anime/NerimaDaikonBrothers'' do this as part of a song, including singing the sound of slurping.
18	* ''Anime/DragonBallZ''
19	** Goku, after his [[YearInsideHourOutside Year Inside, Day Outside]] training in the Cell Saga, is scarfing down a bowl of ramen when Tenshinhan, astonished by how much Goku and Gohan are eating, asks him if there was enough food inside the Room of Spirit and Time. Goku stops mid-slurp to respond, only to get reprimanded by Piccolo for talking with his mouth full, so Goku slurps up the rest of the noodles.
20	** Beerus in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' becomes an enthusiastic slurper when he's introduced to instant ramen. He even introduces his fellow God of Destruction, Champa, to the practice.
21	* ''Franchise/LupinIII'': Inspector Zenigata is known for eating ramen, seeing as his lengthy chase after the titular character doesn't allow enough time for a full-course meal. There's also the matter of what he can afford on his salary. (Particularly worthy of note in ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', in which the cheap ramen eaten by Zenigata and his police force are contrasted with the fancy meals enjoyed by Count Cagliostro.) Lupin himself might eat ramen, but he can usually afford fancier meals with his stolen money. He still slurps them, though.
22	* ''Anime/PsychoPass'' used [[SugarAndIcePersonality Yayoi]] Kunizuka pausing mid-slurp to show her surprise at [[TheHeart Akane's]] idea that they better avoid [[AutopsySnackTime discussing gruesome murders during lunch]].
23	* This is done frequently by Manga/{{Naruto}} himself.[[note]]Well what can you expect from his ramen addiction?[[/note]] Bonus for it becoming a ''loading screen'' in one of the video games!
24	* Tetsuro of ''Manga/GalaxyExpress999'' eats ramen [[TrademarkFavoriteFood at every opportunity]] and does so with speed and gusto, usually slurping up whole bowls in minutes.
25	* Happens OnceAnEpisode in ''Manga/MissKoizumiLovesRamenNoodles.''
26	* In ''Manga/FoodWars'' whenever ramen is served in a cooking contest, the judges note that slurping the noodles up is the traditional way to eat it, and then proceed to do so with great enthusiasm.
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30	* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'': Paul London is shown doing this in the Noodle Car when the Windchasers encounter him.
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34	* ''Film/{{Tampopo}}'' has a scene in which Japanese people are ''supposed'' to be learning how to eat spaghetti properly. Slurping ensues. (In a GeniusBonus in-joke, the foreigner who is seen to be eating noisily and sloppily is actually the owner of a fancy chain of restaurants in Japan.)
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38	* In ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers'' Jan Di frequently slurps her instant noodles, to the annoyance of her boyfriend and to the amusement of the rest of the F-4 companions.
39	%%* ''Series/TheFirstShopOfCoffeePrince'' has [[WholesomeCrossdresser Eun Chan]] eating everything in sight, including copious amounts of ramen.
40	%%* ''Series/{{Pasta}}'' revolves around an italian restaurant.
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44	* In ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'', the preview of episode 3 features Etna slurping a bowl of ramen.
45	* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', and ''VideoGame/Persona5'' have really ''loud'' bits whenever the characters are in ramen shops.
46	* [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Heihachi]] in ''VideoGame/PlaystationAllStarsBattleRoyale'' has a taunt where he loudly slurps on a bowl of ramen [[TheSnackIsMoreInteresting in the midst of the fight]].
47	* Due to what appears to be a bug in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', Preston Garvey has a habit of doing this in [[MoodDissonance inappropriate situations.]]
48	* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': After her animation renewal, one of Mysterious Heroine X's skill animations has her slurping a cup of ramen. This is part of a RunningGag where Artoria/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Altria]] Servants consume food or drinks during their skill animations.
49	* Dasher Inoba's ending in ''VideoGame/{{Ehrgeiz}}'' has him patronizing a ramen shop, downing bowl after bowl of ramen. It continues indefinitely until the player hits Start to skip the FMV.
50	* In [[VideoGame/{{Arms}} Min Min's]] reveal trailer for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', [[VideoGame/FZero Captain Falcon]] slurps his bowl of ramen at her family's restaurant to the point where it reaches an [[MundaneMadeAwesome over-the-top level]]. He's eating alongside Franchise/{{Kirby}}, who literally inhales his ramen. Min Min herself also indulges in a bowl at the end of the trailer, albeit in a less over-the-top manner compared to those two.
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54	* In ''Great'', ramen is a major plot point, so this type of slurping shows up a lot.
55	* This [[http://druidcitycomic.com/comic/volume-2-page-040/ page]] in ''ComicBook/DruidCity''.
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59	* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Pakku does this while training Aang in "The Waterbending Master". For an added bonus, he seems to be slurping not just noodles, but some sort of squid as well.
60	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Bolin takes Korra to a Water Tribe restaurant that serves seaweed noodles. When [[SmugSnake Tahno]] wanders over to harass them, Bolin begins frantically slurping to avoid eye contact.
61	* Panda of ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' does this in a couple episodes.
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