2019 Instant Noodle Thread

[Anonymous No.11694105]

Come one, come all, from the meager maruchan plebs to the $50 for one 3 pack not including import fees weebs.

The name of this brand I don't recall, and its my first time trying it. Each bowl comes with a brown square that I'm not sure wtf it is, at first it looked like a mcdonalds hashbrown before cooking but now maybe a battered tofu? More investigation needed. The noodles are thicker than usual ramen but not quite as thick as udon, I suppose theres a name for that type but I don't know it yet. In addition to the 2 spice packets I added some bacon, soy sauce, wasabi peas, and kimchi, before adding the hot water from my microwave kettle.

Looks to be cool enough to eat, gonna dig in!

[Anonymous No.11694114]

Another angle.

[Anonymous No.11694129]

A miles worth of gookrunes.
First impressions: the broth has a very pleasant light savory flavor, hints of chicken. Would pair well with scallions. The noodles have that doughy taste and texture of udon that I love, but are thin enough to be picked up without dropping other added ingredients. Haven't tried the mystery square yet

[Anonymous No.11694149]

The second half of the runespeak. I should have taken a pic of the spice packet, it was very confusing in its many self contained conpartments and unclear instructions on the order to add to the soup

Ate the brown square and was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting some kind of dehydrated meat substitute but really it was just an absorbent little pancake like thing that took in all the broth.

Kimchi was a good addition to this. Not sure that I would add anything too spicy unless I had a cold, the broth by itself is very pleasant. Lefotver thin sliced beef or pork would go well with it.

[Anonymous No.11694153]

>>11694105
Nissin DONBEI Kitsune Udon Japanese Instant Noodles With Fried Tofu

[Anonymous No.11694161]

>>11694105
Read the runes, ffs.
The brown square is "kitsune" or fried bean curd. It's named in the red box on the bowl. The noodles are meant to be an approximation of udon, as "udon" is written next to "kitsune".

Why the fuck would you add bacon to it?

[Anonymous No.11694162]

>>11694153
Huh, so I had it right the first time. Really is a bit thin for udon it feels like, but everything else is very reminiscent of typical udon broth.

[Anonymous No.11694172]

>>11694161
Because pork is good and bacon was on the counter. I thought it was blatantly obvious that I can't read runes and have no desire to learn, but I knew some weeb would show up to correct me :) I have to say the square was very neutral in its base taste and seemed to absorb the flavor of the broth, are you sure its bean curd and not tofu?

[Anonymous No.11694174]

Ill make two of these and add oil, roasted chicken, frozen corn, green onion, and a soft boiled egg.

[Anonymous No.11694177]

>>11694172
Tofu is bean curd.

[Anonymous No.11694184]

>>11694174
Sounds like prime bachelor chow, friend

>>11694177
Ha, the more you know. I must have been thinking of the odd flavored bean pastes.

[Anonymous No.11694197]

>>11694162
And it’s under $20 on ebay for that three pack.

[Anonymous No.11694199]

>>11694184
Am i a bachelor if im an incel?

[Anonymous No.11694220]

The worst part of reading my kawaii mangu while eating my ramen with traditional chopsticks and slurping loudly like is custom in the homeland is getting broth flecks all over the pages !! >·< ;___;

>>11694197
Oh I got the 8 pack off amazon, took forever to come in but I'm sure it wasn't more than $30. I didn't mean to make myself sound like a fancy insta-noodle poster just that I know they exist and are welcome here

[Anonymous No.11694240]

So I'm not trying to be a fat as fatass and eat ramen all day but I have 3 or 4 other brands that I imported and am eager to share with you as I them out for the first time, and hope to keep learning more about them. So I'll be periodically bumping the thread with those, but I hope other noodlebois get comfy in here too

>>11694199
Yes, that is how it works I'm afraid. Don't worry, I'm here for you sexless-kun~

[Anonymous No.11694252]

>>11694220
i hate you.

[Anonymous No.11694360]

>>11694252
But I love you bully-kun~ uguu

[Anonymous No.11694454]

Nong Shim?

[Anonymous No.11694514]

I like to drain my noodles, then add soy sauce, peanut butter, rice wine vinegar, hot sauce, and sesame oil

[Anonymous No.11695449]

>>11694105
I had this korean dry noodle thing yesterday.
It was cold so the noodle instantly stick together when I got it out.
It came with a single sauce pack you have to mix after draining the water. In the end it tastes spicy with vinegar sour, maybe slightly sweet. And not much more.

[Anonymous No.11695701]

>>11694105
That looks fucking delicious. I've never really gotten into the noodle game outside of your standard Maruchan shit

[Anonymous No.11695894]

for the patrician, I present:

[Anonymous No.11695958]

>>11694105
I used some instant noodles with some chasu pork I made, really easy way to turn them into a meal desu. I see a lot of tutorials on homemade instant noodle broth, I really kind of want to try it because i love the idea of ramen but fuck i just don't feel like the effort and cost

[Anonymous No.11696203]

Tried making Yumei self-heating mushroom soup noodles while out in the woods. It was surprisingly good, the mushroom flavor is definitely superior to the "hot pot" flavor. Could have been improved with a few dried mushrooms though.
It was entertaining and kind of handy for camping but otherwise I can't really see the utility of the self heating stuff if you have access to any kind of hot water.

[Anonymous No.11696289]

Any good deli meats i can throw into them? Preferably from walmart. Like thin sliced chicken or pork.

[Anonymous No.11696356]

OP here, so far out of the variety that I've gotten pic related has been my favorite. Unfortunately I ate them all before having the mind to start a thread, but still wanna get the word out. The noodles come already hydrated and the steaming style cup does wonders. Usually I prefer pouring hot water into a bowl but this is a great choice for microwave only.

>>11695958
It is nice to have some meat, the noodles by itself aren't very filling by themselves if you're a big boy. Much rather add a decent portion of meat than eat two packs of just noodles

[Anonymous No.11696359]

>>11696356
And heres the contents of this udon brand. Hearty broth and god am I a sucker for those doughy noodles

>>11696203
Looks delicious, how exactly did the heating mechanism work? Also did it come with the spoon or is that your own?

[Anonymous No.11696363]

>>11696289
I would go with chicken chunks if it absolutely has to be pre-prepared meat. Roast beef is good but really better as a thicker slice imo. Too thin a slice would be a very odd texture to me, I like to feel the weight of the meat in my chopsticks

[Anonymous No.11696372]

I cant find instant kitsune udonn anywhere, even at the local asian market, and i'd really like to try it
no way in hell im paying 50 bucks for 3 of them though

[Anonymous No.11696396]

>>11694514
You know, the next time I get some chunky pb I think I'll try this. Ginger would probably clash with the savory peanut flavor, right?

[Anonymous No.11696413]

>>11696359
The tub has two parts, the main section holds a disposable heating pad that activates when you pour water on it. The top section holds the food and this gets steamed. It works surprisingly well, the noodles were well cooked but the vegetables still had a nice crunch to them.
The spoon and chopsticks are mine. It comes with a set of plastic chopsticks but they're pretty useless.

[Anonymous No.11696492]

>>11696363
I'll look for thicker sliced meat, i've seen it available before. Never tried roast beef before but that does sound good. I dont really have a kitchen to cook in right now which is why i'm buying ramen and other quick easy stuff like instant rice, deli meat etc.

[Anonymous No.11696505]

>>11694514
Add toasted peanuts, palm sugar, and fish sauce and you basically made pad thai.

[Anonymous No.11696524]

>>11694105
Maruchan is what you start out with as a pleb, but it's also what you ultimately end up going back to after trying all the fancy instant noodle products and realizing you don't want to be eating shrimp and coconut milk curry noodles or even less over the top options like mi goreng or shin ramyun every day. Not because these higher tier products are expensive but instead because they wear on you and get old real fast after a few days of eating them. Maruchan's greatest virtue is you can eat it repeatedly for extended periods of time and it doesn't get old nearly as much since it's so basic and straightforward in its flavors and texture.
Incidentally Top Ramen on the other hand is surprisingly bad for being the other option out of the two extremely common instant noodle products that are sold everywhere. I tried Top Ramen a few times in the past when at convenience stores where they ran out of Maruchan and I was genuinely surprised at how much of a quality gap there was between it and Maruchan. The noodles themselves are weak and thin and the flavor packets are bad tasting garbage.

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[Anonymous No.11696868]

>>11695894
Good. But far overpriced for what it is. Bought that one and the crab and I didn't feel it was even worth half it's asking price.

[Anonymous No.11696986]

What did the tofu taste like? I have one of these in my cupboard but I'm afraid it will be a fishy groan flavor. Still can't into seafood flavors.

[Anonymous No.11696989]

Pfft. This is shit compared to the famous SWEET SUNDAE RAMEN!

[Anonymous No.11697218]

>all these incels sippin noodles like the weak little bitches they are

[Anonymous No.11697228]

>>11697218
Why even bother posting this

[Anonymous No.11697234]

>>11697228
People will post anything for (you)s anon, and you gave him one.

[Anonymous No.11698314]

>>11696986
Mine was just savory as it soaked up all the broth, but I didn't get a seafood flavor.

>>11697218
Get fucked noodlebois2k19 we outchea

[Anonymous No.11698629]

What eat next, noodle gents?
Available garnishes include hickory smoked tuna, chicken, egg, kimchi, ginger, soy sauce, Tiger sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, and sesame oil

[Anonymous No.11698676]

Time to give this yakisoba a shot

[Anonymous No.11698716]

>>11698629
Try the top right. I have 12 of them in my cupboard.
They’re pretty good. I should soft boil an egg for it next time.

[Anonymous No.11698743]

>>11698716
Overrated as fuck. Bottom right is the best.

[Anonymous No.11698772]

>>11698676
Yeah I overcooked it
Fuck

[Anonymous No.11698810]

>>11698772
Doesn't look too bad at all. I don't think yakisoba is meant to be particularly firm

[Anonymous No.11698843]

>>11698810
It's pretty bland though
Probably too much water and stir fried for too long.

[Anonymous No.11698873]

>>11698716
Hate to betray you anon but I went with the recommendation of >>11698743 out of sheer curiosity of the black garlic oil/paste.
I elected to soften some teriyaki beef jerky with the noodles in the hot water, then added black pepper and kimchi. I was expecting the noodles to take on a darker color after the broth and oil packets, but perhaps I shouldn't judge a noodle by its color (see what I did there?? ^^)
About to dig in, wish me luck boys

[Anonymous No.11698928]

>>11698873
Oh god damn, this is great. The black garlic really hits your tastebuds in a strong way, but not a lingering way. So savory I might not have even needed beef, if doing it again I would have used a light meat if any at all, perhaps eggs and sliced peppers would be better. The kimchi complimented it perfectly, but then again I didn't over load it with the stuff. Highly recommend.

[Anonymous No.11698935]

>>11698843
Perhaps the order in which you cooked the noodles and added the seasoning was mixed up, and some of the flavor got cooked out? Hope its better next time, still looks tasty!

[Anonymous No.11699065]

>>11698935
I did it according to the instructions. 220ml water in pan, put noodle in, wait for it to soften, add spice pack and stir fry.
>Add powder sauce before the moisture disappears, mix well, mix well and stir fry with a little high heat, make a burning sound, serve as a sash, serve on the plate, please enjoy "blue clay" as you like

[Anonymous No.11699280]

>>11695894
Got a pack of chili crab in the pantry. Honestly Shin is better if you're gonna drop a stack.

[Anonymous No.11699329]

This right here, with a couple of boiled eggs

[Anonymous No.11699347]

>tfw you're coming home drunk and craving for a hot bowl of soup.

[Anonymous No.11699373]

>>11699347
do you eat the egg whole or mix it up?

[Anonymous No.11699418]

>>11698716

I havent tried that flavor but the one i had was fantastic.

I just had this. Better than the low end stuff, not better than stuff you find in asian supermarkets.

[Anonymous No.11699443]

>>11699373
I mix if the egg yolk is runny enough.

[Anonymous No.11700577]

Bump just in case

[Anonymous No.11700658]

>>11699418
This triggers my weeb sensibilities but intrigues my fatass sensibilities. On a hunch I'd say its good with long sliced bell peppers

[Anonymous No.11700771]

>>11696359
Looks nice. I'll have to keep an eye out. What brand is it? I can't read korea runes

[Anonymous No.11700840]

>>11694105
It says きつね うどん you EOP scum
It's fried tofu.

[Anonymous No.11701307]

>>11694153

I had the nongshim fancy as udon with 'real' noddles. I like the cheap shit better.

[Anonymous No.11703201]

I might try that korean cheese ramen later

[Anonymous No.11703321]

Anyone ever tried this Okinawa soba stuff? It's fucking amazing. Flavors are very rich and the noodles are quality as well.

[Anonymous No.11704249]

>>11696866

my nigga

[Anonymous No.11704297]

>>11694220
>"No other sizes of this image found."
I hope this is satire.

[Anonymous No.11704508]

>>11696203
>self-heating
enjoy your cancer

[Anonymous No.11704573]

>>11700840
It's made out of fox girls?

[Anonymous No.11704603]

Hey fuckwads, it's Chad. Life Pro Tip: replace half the seasoning packet in chicken (pref roast chicken) flavored ramen with a scoop of chicken bone broth protein powder from Ancient Nutrition. It's tasty and will preserve your gainz even though you're eating fucking instant noodles.

[Anonymous No.11704607]

>>11699065
i'm not a fan of instant stir fry noodles. i had your same experience and it made me sad too ;( I think they are too thin to really hold much flavor, which is why having them in broth is so much better.

[Anonymous No.11704887]

>>11696372
At that point just make it at home and add a little extra soy sauce and hondashi to give it that "instant sodium-rich" taste

[Anonymous No.11704903]

>>11704573
The tl;dr of kitsune is that foxes in jap folklore love fried bean curd so when you top your thick noodles with some sweet fried tofu that resembles the color of fox fur you call it kitsune udon.

[Anonymous No.11704930]

>>11704508
You're thinking of carbon monoxide poisoning and these were obviously prepped in a well ventilated area.
I highly doubt it's worse than any other instant noodle. If you're prepping noodles in the cup they come in you're probably already getting cancer. Not to mention if you ate nongshim before 2012 (or after in Hong Kong) it probably contained carcinogens.

[Anonymous No.11704935]

>people actually cook their instant noodles and leave 200ml+ of soup for it to just sit in
>the noodles have no flavor because the flavor is in the water that most people just throw away in the end

>other people don't even cook the noodles, they just put hot water and the noodles in a bowl so they can eat half-crunchy noodles later

Using 300ml water per 100g of noodles and then cooking them until the water has been cooked off is the ONLY way to eat instant noodles. The flavor powder has been evenly distributed over the noodles using the very last of the water. You also then have nice, soft noodles.

[Anonymous No.11704936]

>>11704903
uwu

[Anonymous No.11704947]

>>11704936

[Anonymous No.11705045]

>>11695894
Be forewarned.

Unless you live and die by the power of dried shrimp (hae bee) odor permeating your whole home, you may want to steer clear, Noodles are great, but I'm thinking of only using half of the paste packet next time.

[Anonymous No.11705112]

>>11696524
Replace "Maruchan" with "Sapporo Ichiban", and I'm on board with the idea.

Seriously, Sapporo Ichiban noodles are the best standalone snacking instant noodle.

[Anonymous No.11705136]

>>11704607
I did those korean meme spicy ones just fine though.
They are a lot easier to make however.

[Anonymous No.11706911]

>went to a real ramen place

heh cya losers.

[Anonymous No.11707069]

did this bowl some months ago, uwu

[Anonymous No.11707374]

Where can you buy some decent instant noodles anyway? I live in a capital city, and the only noodles I can find are either the ultra-cheap plastic kind of noodles, or the overpriced restaurant kind.

[Anonymous No.11707417]

>>11705112
>Sapporo Ichiban
I didn't like them. Too thin (to the point where you can't even enjoy wrapping them around a fork effortlessly like a normal noodle pack would afford you), and their flavor packets are filled with an absurdly large amount of those obnoxious little green chive flake things. I don't like having any of those things in a flavor packet, but at least Maruchan keeps it to a respectable minimum.

[Anonymous No.11707421]

>>11707374
>Where
Are you posting from the year 1995 or something? Try Amazon. Who even buys non-perishables at literal brick and mortar stores anymore?

[Anonymous No.11707761]

>>11695894
I purchase fresh noodles in the refrigerated section.

[Anonymous No.11707800]

Time to give this a shot
Korean cheese noodle thing

[Anonymous No.11708023]

>>11707800
It's like your average korean instant noodle with dairy flavor on top and with a hint of cheese.
You can probably get 90% there by adding milk to ramen.

[Anonymous No.11708034]

>>11707421
I don't order stuff online anymore. I do only brick and mortar shopping. I once ordered something off Amazon to an address I always get delivered to however the last time they said that they were unable to deliver because I entered an incorrect address(BS) and for me to come pick up my package at UPS store. Thats when I realized, what the hell is the point of online shopping if I have to stop by a store to pick up my package? Isn't online shopping about the convience of not going to the store? Needless to say I cancelled my prime membership and won't buy anything online anymore.

[Anonymous No.11708065]

>>11694105
>to the $50 for one 3 pack not including import fees weebs
At this point just make your own ramen holy shit

[Anonymous No.11708338]

>>11706911
Nice pics dude

[Anonymous No.11709605]

>>11694105
must suck to live in a place without a chinktown
this bowl of instant wouldnt be more then 2-3$ where i am
and even then you could get a real bowl of noodles for under 10 bucks
amazon prices suck ass too, if they charge over 50 cents for a pack of nissin that shit is overpriced the only really acceptable prices are the maruchan and nongshim bowls under 99 cents each

[Anonymous No.11709657]

>>11709605
>real bowl of noodles for under 10 bucks
not cheap enough. noodles are peasant food, i'm not paying more than 15 cents

[Anonymous No.11709664]

>tfw ramen and pho are now cool and hip so places get away with charging like 13$ for a bowl of what is supposed to be cheap food

[Anonymous No.11709675]

>>11709657
6 bucks for real noodles, tea egg, veg, soup and stewed pieces of brisket is pretty good though

[Anonymous No.11709845]

>>11707069
Normally I love mushrooms but I hate that shit in things like ramen. Overpowers the rest of the food.

Granted I rarely eat instant ramen so maybe nothing of value's lost.

[Anonymous No.11709947]

>>11709664
Pho can be cheap but it isn't meant to be cheap.
There's a place serving $10 pho near me, it's pretty good though and people still go there for the past 15 years or so.

[Anonymous No.11710791]

What do YOU put in your ramen noodles?

[Anonymous No.11710827]

>>11709947
You need to go to more hole in the wall places. I pay 6-10 dollars when I go to a hole in the wall.

Also, a bowl of pho in Viet Nam is 25-50 cents USD.

[Anonymous No.11710868]

Made this for my gf other night. Marinated a piece of salmon in teriyaki sauce over night, crisped up the skin... added pickled carrots and radish, and fried brussel sprouts that I tossed in some random Asian marinade I found in my fridge.

[Anonymous No.11710929]

>>11710827
Heh, hole in the wall.

[Anonymous No.11710945]

>>11710827
Why is the meat in fuh? always raw? It's gross.

[Anonymous No.11710986]

>>11694174
It's been 4 days come on

[Anonymous No.11711033]

>>11696866
Been thinking of trying one of the Duck ones, worth it?