Kazuo Yamagishi

Kazuo Yamagishi
山岸一雄
やまぎし かずお
Born(1934-04-28)April 28, 1934
Nakano, Nagano, Empire of Japan
DiedApril 1, 2015(2015-04-01) (aged 80)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationsChef, businessman
Known forInventor of Tsukemen

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. 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.

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