Shōyu ("soy sauce") ramen typically has a clear brown broth,
based on a chicken and vegetable (or sometimes fish or beef) stock with
plenty of soy sauce added resulting in a soup that is tangy, salty, and
savory yet still fairly light on the palate. Shōyu ramen usually has
curly noodles rather than straight ones, but this is not always the
case. It is often adorned with marinated bamboo shoots or menma, green onions, kamaboko (fish cakes), nori (seaweed), boiled eggs, bean sprouts and/or black pepper;
occasionally the soup will also contain chili oil or Chinese spices,
and some shops serve sliced beef instead of the usual chāshū.