Korea Meets Japan: Hot

Here’s something new in spicy noodles: kimchi ramen, as served at Sakura, the hot foods counter at Mitsuwa Marketplace in downtown Los Angeles. This Korean-Japanese fusion dish combines ramen noodles with the hotly seasoned Korean cabbage pickle kimchi and thin slices of boiled beef in broth speckled with tiny flecks of red pepper.

Kimchi ramen, $4, at Sakura, the hot foods counter at Mitsuwa Marketplace (formerly Yaohan), 333 S. Alameda St., Los Angeles. (213) 687-6699.