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COVER STORY The Rater’s Cheeseburger “Recently, I came up with the ramyun slider. I thought since I’ve got some Shin Black on hand, why not a full-fledged ramyun burger? This recipe came out great and really wasn’t that hard to do,” said Hans Lienesch

Hans Lienesch. Photography by his wife, Christine Lienesch Cheeseburger. Photography by The Ramen Rater.

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