Bean sprout shortage puts pressure on Japan’s Jiro-style ramen
もやしの供給難、日本の二郎系ラーメンにも影響トレンド・流行
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Bean sprouts, called moyashi in Japanese, provide a mild taste and a pleasant texture in dishes. They are especially conspicuous in Jiro-style ramen, a category of ramen known for unusually large heaps of bean sprouts on top of the bowl. Businesses serving this style of ramen in Japan are experiencing supply problems.
A major bean sprout producer in the Kanto region around Tokyo, Saiki Shokuhin, apparently stopped operations in June 2026. When normal supplies have fallen short, some ramen owners have searched local supermarkets for bean sprouts. Reported figures put the number of bean sprout producers in Japan at 235 in 2009 and 86 in 2026.
Bean sprout producers are under pressure from rising production costs, including the cost of fuel. Their product is a familiar, inexpensive ramen topping, and low retail prices make it difficult to pass those higher costs through the supply chain.