Ivan McCombs, better known as RamenKingIvan, launched his three primary online channels, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, in 2021 and has quickly built a base of more than 12 million followers and subscribers. Fans and followers flock to him because they love his talent for making cooking fun and for making amazing meals fast with just a few ingredients, often used in new and surprising combinations. And, to be clear, they like him because he is very, very funny. From his original viral videos focused on packaged-ramen hacks, Ivan has expanded to a wider repertoire of recipes from a variety of cuisines, while still maintaining his original focus on fast prep times, bold flavoring, inexpensive ingredients, and, of course, the wonders of ramen. Before becoming a full-time food creator, he was a social-media manager for a high-tech company. He lives in Los Angeles.
<p>Learn from the one and only Ivan McCombs, aka Ramen King Ivan, one of the</p><p>most beloved food creators on Earth, what the quickest, easiest, and most</p><p>delectable path is from here to a truly spectacular dinner!</p><p>You want to eat fresh food, not canned or frozen food. You want to cook it fast—as</p><p>in five to ten minutes fast. You want ingredient lists that are short and inexpensive.</p><p>You want what you make to zing with bold, adventuresome flavors from all over</p><p>the planet. That’s a tall order! But there’s more: You want to have crazy good fun while</p><p>you cook!</p><p>To get all that, there’s only one kitchen companion you want by your side, and that</p><p>person is the big-spirited, funny-to-the-bones star of TikTok and YouTube known to his</p><p>millions of fans as Ramen King Ivan. Ivan does not reveal his recipes online. But now</p><p>at last he has done so, in the pages of this fun, funny, and eminently useful book.</p><p>The recipes include:</p><p>1. Chicken Honey Ramen</p><p>2. Fried Chicken and Waffles the Ivan Way</p><p>3. Wagyu Beef Ramen</p><p>4. Shrimp and Rice Cake Ramen</p><p>5. Ramen Deviled Eggs</p><p>6. Ramen Breakfast Burrito</p><p>7. Thai Chile Rice Cakes</p><p>8. Boba Ramen</p><p>Sure, Ivan has fun while he cooks, but he takes the quality and flavor of what he cooks</p><p>one-hundred-percent seriously. You’ll know it when you cook and enjoy any of the</p><p>recipes in this, his first book, dishes that will keep you well-fed and delighted, 24/7, for</p><p>years to come.</p>
