We’ve all been annoyed by a someone slurping their soup or ramen before, but chances are you’ve never thought someone would create a product that serves as a solution for this vile sound. Well, we’re ...

Some say it enhances the flavor, some see it as a sign of respect for the chef, some simply don't care and see it as pretty damn annoying. In any case, Japanese food manufacturer Nissin is fed up with ...

In a world where noise pollution runs rampant, sometimes we need to take a break from it all. While this is not always possible, there are tools out there that allow us to minimize these surrounding ...

A Japanese firm has created what it claims is a world-first "noise-cancelling" fork to mask the sound made by slurping down noodles, dubbed "noodle harassment" on social media. Foreign visitors to ...

When I first moved to Japan at the turn of the century, I was told that noodle lovers need not fret about making slurping sounds while eating. Among some, that attitude is changing. There is now ...

Do you enjoy your noodles or ramen so much you slurp them loudly? Do strangers give you death stares while friends just pretend they don’t know you? Apparently, enough people feel your pain that a ...

At least, slurp when eating ramen soup at Boom Noodle, where staffers have imported so many aspects of the staple Japanese lunch -- including an attempt to introduce the noisy, fast, vigorous way it's ...

It’s always annoying to have people around you at the movies rustling bags, crunching popcorn and slurping down soda. But with one new movie, it’s not just irritating. It’s practically deafening. The ...

Slurping a bowl of ramen is the norm in Japan. But the Japanese are also known for their politeness, and Nissin, the company that first brought us Instant Ramen and Cup Noodles, knows that not ...

The ramen company Nissin has developed a noise-canceling fork. It detects the sound of someone slurping noodles and directs your smartphone to play a masking sound. Good morning. I'm David Greene. I'm ...