A bowl of ramen from the Hiromaru booth. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
A bowl of ramen from Shalala. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
A bowl of ramen from Tsujita Tokyo. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
Gyoza from Ajinomoto frozen foods. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
A man pretending to eat the gyoza he’s cooking from Ajinomoto. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
A bowl of ramen from the Ramen Yokocho festival. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
Making ramen burgers at the Fujin Ramen booth. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
A spicy mayo ramen burger from the Fujin Ramen booth. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
Making ramen behind the Jidaiya booth. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
Preparing ramen behind the Jidaiya booth. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
Cooking noodles behind the Jidaiya booth. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
People eat ramen and sip beer while they wait in line for their next bowl. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
Four friends enjoy their bowls of ramen. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
A sign showing the different ramen vendors. Attendees had to purchase tickets for their ramen bowls. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
The line for the Tsujita Tokyo booth stretched around the infield. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
