#FEATURE: Does Boruto Eat More Burgers Than Naruto Eats Ramen?
“#FEATURE: Does Boruto Eat More Burgers Than Naruto Eats Ramen?”
Action anime protagonists tend to have big appetites that are almost impossible to whet. Boruto isn't any different. Although he didn't inherit his dad's love of ramen, he has his own signature food in BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS — Lightning Burgers. Located in the Hidden Leaf Village and known as a popular fast-food chain, Boruto and his friends usually frequent Lightning Burger after missions or whenever they want to hang out.
On the other hand, Naruto's favorite food is ramen from Ichiraku Ramen. Throughout the Naruto series, our favorite knuckleheaded ninja has been known to eat ramen so much that he ate there every day and became the official face of it after becoming the Seventh Hokage. Although they both eat a ridiculous amount of their respective foods, a simple question remains: Does Boruto chow down on more burgers than Naruto slurps ramen? Let's find out!
One of the most overlooked reasons why Naruto loves ramen — and Ichiraku Ramen — so much is heartwarming. Despite old man Teuchi's ramen being absolutely delicious, that's not the only reason he frequents the shop. Since the Hidden Leaf scorned Naruto for having Kurama sealed inside of him, most restaurants gave him the stink eye. But Teuchi and Ayame never looked at him any different and treated him like any other customer.
Because of this, Naruto became a regular customer and ate there basically every single day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with the limited amount of cash he had in his frog wallet. Sometimes Takeuchi even gave him some ramen for free, or a discount, for being a loyal customer. In Boruto's case, the story behind his love of burgers is pretty simple: they're delicious.
Well, according to Boruto, that is. He is a fan of rich flavors. Many other ninja in the Hidden Leaf Village adore Lightning Burger and their various combinations of burgers, and Boruto is no stranger to them. In the first episode, he went to great lengths to get the limited-edition Green Chili Hamburger in the midst of preparations for being enrolled in the Ninja Academy.
From rushing through the village to buy limited-edition burgers to simply ordering a burger because he might've skipped breakfast, Boruto's cravings for the junk food know no bounds. Although it's true that he does eat burgers because he enjoys the taste of 'em, that doesn't change the fact that he also eats homecooked meals before he leaves his house.
It's assumed that Naruto had some kind of breakfast when he was a kid, but he didn't have a family to make him anything like Boruto has his mom. Sure, getting burgers is a normal thing for Boruto to do when he's craving one — but Naruto had a bit of a different experience since he lived alone. Ramen isn't that expensive and it's relatively simple to prepare. Naruto probably stockpiled on ramen because it was so cheap and it was ready-to-eat at a moment's notice.
He even had different varieties of flavored ramen to spice things up so he didn't get bored. This is one of the traits Boruto inherited, as he enjoys buying different burgers — but not to Naruto's extent of having a whole closet stacked with cups. Despite becoming the Seventh Hokage and having a wife who cooks him homemade meals, Naruto still won't pass up an opportunity to eat Ichiraku Ramen or have a cup in-between his schedule. He is busy, but there's a high chance he's eating it to relax, too.
Boruto has a choice in what he can or cannot eat, Naruto didn't — and his obsession with ramen only grew. If you look at it that way, it becomes more understandable why he eats it so much. It can be seen as comfort food for him, and it can remind him of the people he ate it with throughout his boyhood.
There's no denying how many burgers Boruto eats, but Naruto's stomach for ramen knows no bounds. No one — not even his own son — can beat him when it comes to the amount of ramen he eats. This is especially true after his wedding when he received a free-to-eat Ichiraku Ramen card that he used until it was worn out. And while Boruto's excitement at the thought of eating burgers is well-documented throughout Boruto, he doesn't eat them all the time. This marks one thing that'll always remain the same about the boy who wished to be Hokage — his love of ramen.
Brianna Albert is an author, writer, reader, Japanese translator, and seasonal anime watcher. She has been watching anime since before Naruto became Hokage and trying to figure out how to bend air since she was in kindergarten. You can follow her and her witty conversations on Twitter or watch her content on YouTube.
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