Ichiran Ramen - Osaka, Japan - Monday Evening

[imafuturist]

Tony had promised to drag Steve out for dinner while they were in Japan. Ramen seemed like the most basic thing to onboard him with the cuisine.

Plus, Ichiran was amazing. Win/win.

"I've already ordered you extra noodles to add to your bowl once you finish those," Tony informed him. Because he was a good partner like that.

[for him who is modded!]

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[heroic_jawline]

Steve gave him a bright smile. "Thanks," he said. "Now...noodle soup, right? What's in this one?"

[imafuturist]

"Pork, mushrooms, an egg, green onions... you'll like it. I promise." Because Steve had good taste.

[heroic_jawline]

"I believe you," Steve said, taking two tries to get enough noodles onto his chopsticks for a good taste.

"Ooh."

[imafuturist]

"Right?" Tony said with a quick grin, picking up his bowl to make it easier to slurp the noodles in his bowl.

[heroic_jawline]

"This is really, really good," Steve said between bites.

[imafuturist]

"Try the bit of pork," he suggested. Because it was the best ever.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve popped a piece of pork in his mouth and made a noise not strictly intended for public consumption.

[imafuturist]

Tony was a fan, oddly enough! "Right?"

[heroic_jawline]

"This is amazing," Steve said, already almost to the bottom of his bowl.

[imafuturist]

Which was why Tony laughed as another bowl of just noodles was brought out to add to his broth. "Was this a win?"

[heroic_jawline]

"Very much," Steve said. "I was a little worried based on the breakfast choices at the hotel."

[imafuturist]

"Was it the natto?" He bet it was the natto.

[heroic_jawline]

"Is that Japanese for 'gooey beans'?" Steve asked quietly, "because yes."

[imafuturist]

"It is." God help you, Steve. "I'll introduce you to the Japanese omelette next time instead."

[heroic_jawline]

"That sounds much more my speed," Steve said, starting on his next bowl of ramen.

[imafuturist]

"And massive amounts of noodles," he teased.

[heroic_jawline]

"And that part," Steve agreed, grinning. "When did you first try this?"

[imafuturist]

"Years ago now," Tony replied with a laugh. "After college."

With an ex-girlfriend.

[heroic_jawline]

"In Japan, or was Japanese food more wide-spread in the US by then?" Steve asked, slurping through his second bowl.

[imafuturist]

"In Japan. Business ventures here," he said with a quick grin around a piece of pork belly.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve searched through his own bowl for more pork belly and looked sad to come up empty. "Robots?" Steve guessed.

[imafuturist]

"A bit of that," Tony agreed with a laugh. "Want another bowl?"

[heroic_jawline]

"Please," Steve said, nodding enthusiastically.

[imafuturist]

"You're going to end up setting a record on how much someone has had here," Tony informed him, ordering him another bowl in Japanese once he gained the attention of one of the servers.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve would feel very bad about it once he figured out the exchange rate for yen to dollars, too!

"Only if Thor hasn't been here," Steve said, grinning.