Ramen’s all the rage these days, and taking trendy and mercurial forms as people adapt this Japanese comfort food to that of other cultures. (Birria ramen, anyone?) But how far is too far? What’s really the best way to eat it, from a practical, polite or culinary sense? And — as we’ve enthusiastically embraced this soupy, slurpy, stupendous dish without thinking beyond “oh, yum!” — what is it that makes restaurant ramen so special and so many miles above what we of the Cup Noodles generation thought it was? HuffPost asked four ramen chefs and experts these questions and more. Here are the six things they want you to know that will help you appreciate, eat and even order ramen better. 1. Don’t Rush The BrothYou might think the titular noodles are the key element to great ramen, but ramen masters will tell you different. To them, it’s all about the broth.