[steven]

I've had many kinds of noodles for breakfast. In fact, yesterday morning I had a local kind of udon for breakfast. I don't think it's too uncommon where I live. Of course the udon was prepared cool, which is appropriate for the heat/humidity of this time of year. However, in the winter hot noodles in the morning is a good way to start the day.

However, I think ramen is indeed pushing it. I have had it before, though. I think my wife's family had done it some times when she was growing up as well. I think 冷やし中華 would be fine, but like a full blown hot ramen in the morning is in my opinion a bit too heavy.

I have a friend who does a lot of traveling around Japan-- last year he went to Hakata, where he said finding ramen shops in the morning was not unusual at all. Supposedly it's a pretty popular thing to eat in the morning down there! Of course neither him nor I are from there, so I can't speak for certain.