Now I have been known to be a pretty adventuresome eater, but here is something the very sound of which makes me kind of cringe in disgust. . . ramen pie.

A ramen restaurant in Bibai, Hokkaido has developed a dish that puts noodles, pork, and soup stock flavoring into a pastry crust.

“There have been ramen flavored pizzas before, but we’re probably the first place in Japan to make a ramen pie,” a worker from the Biopie Ramen restaurant says. “We want to get ramen pie up there with chicken-on-a-stick as a Bibai specialty.”

Ramen-flavored pizza?

The pie is made with a tart crust that resembles the crust used for quiche Lorraine. Boiled noodles, toppings and egg are added. As the noodles have been cooked in stock, they retain the taste of regular ramen, but have the added advantage of becoming more fragrant when baked. Broth normally used with noodles is included, but in a solid rather than liquid form.

“We’ve managed to keep the ramen flavor while putting it into a pie,” a Biopie employee says.

The pies are reportedly selling well, especially among men and children.