There's no need to feel ashamed to want this utensil for your personal ramen eating use. Hey, I grew up in Japan, am well-versed in the art of hashi use, and have downed many a bowl of ramen in my day. But the westerner in me cries out when I slurp noodles into my face. My inner westerner cowers in public when I have to wipe my face from the splashback. And the bowl-to-face thing? It feels like the dish version of Face Palm when eating here in the West.

The Ramen Fork, found on Topless Robot, doesn't look very cool, but I feel like I can have a civilized bowl of ramen in the West. This spork with longer prongs can lift your ramen and deliver the juice at the same time. Now I can have my dainty little western eating ritual even with ramen. Of course, in Japan I'll still eat ramen like a wild animal. 

I wonder if the tines on the fork are udon compatible.