At 2,300 meters above sea level in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, making an authentic bowl of Japanese ramen presented an unexpected problem: the water boiled too soon.But after years of experimentation, Bhutanese owner Tshering and his Japanese wife, Sayaka Sakurai, have turned Hayate Ramen, the country's first ramen restaurant, into a popular fixture in the capital Thimphu as it marks its 10th anniversary this year.The 74-seat restaurant now serves around 150 bowls of ramen a day, with lines sometimes forming at lunchtime. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has been a customer since before …READ FULL ARTICLE
