Ramen Calm
My Soup's Gone Gold
Feeling Waffle
Taxation
Representation
400

Invented in 1910 at a ramen shop in Tokyo, this ramen dish with a broth made of soy sauce has high umami flavors along with a tangy strong taste, is known for its sprint noodles and array of toppings, and is the most commonly found type of ramen. 

Shoyu Ramen 

400

This soup is widely eaten in Spain and Portugal, particularly during hot summers, since it is refreshing and cool, and usually includes stale bread, tomato, cucumbers, onion, bell peppers, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, water, and salt. 

Gazpacho 

400

This variety of waffle has a lighter batter, larger squares, and deeper pockets than American waffles, and was originally leavened with yeast, but baking powder is now often used, with toppings varying from whipped cream, confectioners sugar, soft fruit, and chocolate spread, to syrup and butter or margarine. 

Belgian Waffle 

400

This federal tax applies to property that is transferred by will or, if the person has no will, according to state laws of intestacy. 

Estate Tax 

400

This form of government features a person as head of state for life or until abdication, their political legitimacy and authority varying from restricted and largely symbolic, to fully autocratic, with succession in many cases being hereditical, often building dynastic periods. 

Monarchy 

800

This ramen dish originated in Fukuoka, Japan and consists of soup broth based on pork bones and other ingredients, which are typically boiled for several hours, and traditionally topped with sliced pork belly and served with ramen noodles that are hard in the center. 

Tonkotsu Romen 

800

This sour soup is typically made by combining meat or bone stock with sautéed vegetables, which, as well as beetroots, usually include cabbage, carrots, onions, potatoes, and tomatoes, and may be served either hot or cold. 

Borscht 

800

This thin, round waffle cookie is made from two layers of sweet baked dough held together by caramel filling, and is a well known Dutch treat popular throughout the Netherlands and the former Dutch Empire, and exported abroad. 

Stroopwafel 

800

This tax is imposed by the government of a country on imports or exports of goods, and besides being a source of revenue, can also be a form of regulation of foreign trade. 

Tariff 

800

This form of government prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual and group opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high if not complete degree of control and regulation over public and private life, making it the most extreme and complete form of authoritarianism. 

Totalitarianism 

1200

This ramen dish consists of noodles which are eaten after being dipped in a separate bowl of soup or broth, with the noodles typically served cold, while the soup is typically served hot, which serves to season and moisten the noodles. 

Tsukemen Ramen 

1200

This thick soup is made of boiled and puréed leeks, onions, potatoes, cream, and chicken stock, and is traditionally served cold, but can be eaten hot. 

Vichyssoise 

1200

This hybrid waffle was popularized in South Korea and then spread throughout the world, its concept reminiscent of another pastry, the cronut, which was created by Dominique Ansel. 

Croffle 

1200

This tax is imposed on the transfer of ownership of property during the giver's life, with the IRS defining a gift as "Any transfer to an individual, either directly or indirectly, where full compensation is not received in return." 

Gift Tax (Inheritance Tax) 

1200

This form of government is a conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people who may or may not be distinguished by one or several characteristics, such as nobility, fame, wealth, education, or corporate, religious, political, or military control. 

Oligarchy 

1600

This ramen consists of slightly thin, curly noodles served in a soy flavored chicken broth, typically with a touch of dashi, with standard toppings including chopped scallion, menma, sliced pork, kamaboko, egg, nori, and spinach. 

Tokyo Style Ramen 

1600

This traditional soup originating from Andalusia, southern Spain, is made of tomato, bread, extra virgin olive oil, and garlic, served cold, and may be garnished with diced ibérico ham and diced hard boiled eggs. 

Salmorejo 

1600

This waffle is among the most popular Honk Kong street snack, and consists of an eggy leavened batter cooked between two plates of semi-spherical cells, usually served hot, and often eaten plain, although it may be served with fruit and flavors such as strawberry, coconut, or chocolate. 

Egg Waffle 

1600

This type of tax is assessed incrementally, as it's levied on the price of a product or service at each stage of production, distribution, or sale to the end consumer, thus making it an indirect tax because the person who ultimately bears the burden of the tax isn't necessarily the same person who pays the tax to the tax authorities. 

Value-added Tax (Goods and Services Tax) 

1600

This form of government places strength in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, its name coined by Aristotle and Plato who described it as a system where only the best of the citizens, chosen through a careful process of selection, would become rulers. 

Aristocracy 

2000

One of Japan's most popular styles, this ramen has a pale, clear, yellowish broth made with plenty of salt and any combination of chicken, vegetables, fish, and seaweed, and while noodle texture and thickness varies, they're usually straight rather than curly. 

Shio Ramen 

2000

This popular Spanish cold soup typical from Granada and Málaga is made of bread, crushed almonds, garlic, water, olive oil, salt, and sometimes vinegar, and is usually served with grapes or slices of melon. 

Ajoblanco 

2000

Common throughout the Nordic countries, this waffle is thin and made in a round waffle iron, its batter similar to other varieties, but does not contain sugar, with the most common style being heart shaped slices with a sweet topping such as cream or jam. 

Scandinavian Style Waffle 

2000

This tax is any duty on manufactured goods that is levied at the moment of manufacture rather than at sale, and is often associated with customs duties, which are levied on preexisting goods when they cross a designated border in a specific direction. 

Excise Tax 

2000

This form of government recognizes one or more deities as supreme ruling authorities, giving divine guidance to human intermediaries who manage the government's daily affairs. 

Theocracy