/ramen/ - the ramen general

[Anonymous No.18878544]

An Asian market opened near me and they have a vast array of different ramens from about every country of Asia you could imagine
My question is which ones are the good ones?
Any recommendations from /ck/?

[Anonymous No.18878553]

>>18878544
Just get maruchan or top ramen, shin is over rated and so is that spicy Korean one but it's still good for heat

[Anonymous No.18878570]

>>18878553
There are so many more varieties available than just those three
you're trying to tell me these americanised versions are better?

[Anonymous No.18878576]

MAMA and Indomie are all you need
check for instant rice cakes too

[Anonymous No.18878685]

shin has good noodles, nissin has good broth

[Anonymous No.18878711]

Shin black and Indomie have been great. Mama is pretty good. Whatever I pick, I tend to dress it up with whatever I have lying around.

[Anonymous No.18878725]

>>18878544
ATTENTION!!!!!!!

Adding powdered beef gelatine to your broth makes it taste better, adds healthy protein, and HELPS ELIMINATE YOUR SPICY SHITS! and aids in the digestion of the ramen.

Making an aroma oil is a really nice way to add flavor your ramen as well.

[Anonymous No.18878750]

How do I make a good easy broth from scratch? I got a bulk size chicken top ramen and I’m sick to earth of it

[Anonymous No.18878765]

>>18878750
Just use any broth and add some dashi to it. You still need to make a flavouring component as well (tare).

[Anonymous No.18878783]

anyone ever tried one of these? is it just some chink meme?

[Anonymous No.18878797]

>>18878544
I like this guy and the green tonkotsu variant.

[Anonymous No.18878955]

>>18878783
Idk what it is but it looks delicious af.

[Anonymous No.18878960]

>>18878570
They're not and just hang out for a week. There will be ramen battle threads every 3 days. I think there's a Shin one rn. Korean. Japanese. W.e the fuck Indomie is from.. SEA I think. This has to be a trollololo post. If not.. just stick around.

[Anonymous No.18878970]

[Anonymous No.18878976]

>>18878960
>This has to be a trollololo post. If not.. just stick around.
I just wanted them consolidated in one thread

[Anonymous No.18879263]

>>18878955
self-cooking hotpot

[Anonymous No.18879475]

[Anonymous No.18879480]

>>18878544
If you can find these you'll never look back

[Anonymous No.18879507]

This has become my weekly ramen. Prices have finally increased everywhere, so I'm cutting back.

[Anonymous No.18879791]

>>18878725
>he doesnt like having spicy shits

[Anonymous No.18879815]

>>18879475
Looks too high end for these threads

[Anonymous No.18879823]

>>18879791
It's more the 10 minutes of wiping...

[Anonymous No.18879843]

>destroys the competition in your path

[Anonymous No.18879887]

>>18879480
I fucking love these. Bought 2 4-packs on my latest binge and im still not tired of them. That spicy-sweet flavor is addictive. Its funny because I cant stomach octopus well. I used to love takoyaki but had to stop because id always have the urge to vomit after eating them.

[Anonymous No.18879972]

>>18878544
took these for a spin the other day and was very pleasantly surprised, nicest instant noodles I've tried in a good while

[Anonymous No.18879978]

>>18878725
but the explosive diarrhea is part of the appeal anon, instant noodles wouldn't be the same without the ensuing gastrointestinal cataclysm

I'm starting to doubt if you actually do enjoy instant noodles, or you're just trying to fit in

[Anonymous No.18879984]

>>18878553
Bait

[Anonymous No.18880210]

>ctrl+f
>no semen
One fucking job

[Anonymous No.18880224]

>>18880210
try searching again
you might find one

[Anonymous No.18880254]

>>18879843
Ate a couple of these with softboiled eggs last night, good shit

[Anonymous No.18880394]

I bought a couple 4-packs of makguksu for $1.50 each. They're d'lishus.

[Anonymous No.18880396]

>>18880254
>a couple
Ahia, that's too much for me. I prepare them and eat with some veg, an egg and a bit of dendeng. Do you just eat them as they are or something?

[Anonymous No.18880400]

>>18879972
Had those some years back. Don't remember what I thought of them but as I've not had them since, I can't imagine I was impressed.

[Anonymous No.18880403]

>>18879507
The cheddar ones are the best, IMO. Never had the other non-Asian varieties and I think they're discontinuted which is a shame as they sounded nice.

[Anonymous No.18881172]

There are good, the broth is fantastic

[Anonymous No.18881206]

Obviously most ramen is good, i cant say how many of the endless varieties ive tried but out of so many of them i really enjoy MAMA the best, this flavor in particular. They have a duck flavor that is really good too

[Anonymous No.18881223]

>>18881172
Found it bland.

[Anonymous No.18881240]

>>18881206
Do you start singing bohemian rhapsody after your first bite, or while you're cooking it?

[Anonymous No.18881254]

Always a sucker for buldak.
But it's very hit or miss.
It's a spicy, but if you can taste past that it's a sweet chili chicken taste.

[Anonymous No.18881258]

>>18881240
Never thought of that. Giggle giggle squeak.

[Anonymous No.18881270]

>>18881254
I like these a lot, but encounter the greatest levels of intestinal distress from them.

[Anonymous No.18881294]

>>18881254
>>18881270
Red one is hotter and better.
First few packs were painful both going in and coming out, but my body has adjusted to them.
>bacon
>onion
>jalapeno
Fry up a mixture of chopped bacon, onions and jalapenos while boiling the noodles.
Strain noodles, add them to the mixture with the nuclear sauce, stir fry for a couple minutes.
It's delicious and the frying with bacon grease somewhat neutralizes the heat, brings it down a couple notches

[Anonymous No.18881330]

>>18878544
I like the sapporo flavor with a little cheese and an egg.

[Anonymous No.18881370]

>>18879843
it's so good

[Anonymous No.18881372]

>>18881294
Frozen corn is good too. Just keep some milk or beer handy if it's your first time

[Anonymous No.18882140]

I appreciate all the input
shall be browsing the ramen aisle with this thread open like an autist tomorrow

[Anonymous No.18882147]

>>18881223
Mix some Lao Gan Ma or some chopped green onions in there

[Anonymous No.18882149]

>>18882147
I always put an egg or two in my ramen too

[Anonymous No.18882151]

https://www.theramenrater.com

[Anonymous No.18882161]

>>18878797
Don’t forget the black garlic variety.

[Anonymous No.18882174]

>>18878544
If you like spicy, this is spicy

[Anonymous No.18882176]

>>18879475
These the ones from Costco?

[Anonymous No.18882191]

>>18882174
If you like spicy I think you mean these ones. They are actually really delicious and very spicy.

[Anonymous No.18882211]

>>18878544
MAMA or go home

[Anonymous No.18882268]

>>18882149
>>18882140
I usually eat instant noodz with a green leafy veg. Spinach or chingensai or some shit like that. Also garlic chive it's green onion. And sometimes egg, but not always.

[Anonymous No.18882273]

>>18878544
I tend to aire on the spicy side when it comes to ramen. What I used to do when I worked down the road from the Korean store:
>go into store with $20
>buy $20 worth of individual packs of ramen I had not tried before
>try all of them
>decide what I liked from that bunch and took pictures of the package (because lol some of them don't have any engrish text)
>return to store the next time
>repeat process
Some recommendations:
>paldo namja (kicks the shit out of Shin Black imo)
>paldo teumsae
>paldo jjajangmen
>any samyang buldak varieties
>I prefer the cheese kind
>did not like the carbonara or curry
>ottogi sesame with the egg block
>regular shin is fine if you're planning on adding stuff to it or experimenting with the "ramen hacks" that pop up all the time
>I recommend avoiding buying too many cold noodle varieties unless you've verified that you like them already

[Anonymous No.18882364]

I tried some korean instant spicy noodles, none of that buldak stuff but it said "for spicy lovers" on it so I gave it a try and it hurts so bad but afterwards I felt great, is this how people get addicted to spicy shit?

[Anonymous No.18882371]

>>18882364
The burn makes your mouth go numb in a pleasurable way, and gets you a nice lil high.

[Anonymous No.18882379]

>>18882364
>>18882371
If you want the real numb sensation go with the samyang buldak mala peppercorn variety (purple package).

[Anonymous No.18882395]

>>18882379
I haven't been able to enjoy szechuan peppercorn yet. It just tastes metallic and has an annoying numbness rather than a pleasurable one.

[Anonymous No.18882686]

For me it’s gotta be prima taste laksa la main

[Anonymous No.18882700]

>>18882686
I think I prefer the prima taste curry, but they are both S tier for sure. Such an amazing breakfast.

[Anonymous No.18883116]

>>18881206
I agree this one is good, although I prefer the silver package shrimp flavor one

[Anonymous No.18883148]

>>18882686
>>18882700
the laksa was overrated and overpriced, it wasn’t terrible but didn’t live up to the hype that the ramen rater created. i still would like to try the curry and chili crab from prima taste

[Anonymous No.18883180]

Curious if anyone here has had these. These are the goat for me, especially the blue one.

[Anonymous No.18883183]

>>18882273
Curry and carbo are my fav samyangs, lol.

[Anonymous No.18883244]

Top-tier, I was surprised how tasty it is

Also Neoguri spicy seafood is pretty quality

[Anonymous No.18884582]

bump

[Anonymous No.18884665]

I'm back to being broke so I'm just eating nongshim Kimchi flavor. Shin ramen makes me vomit and I have no idea why so I avoid all noodles by their brand out of fear, any other anons had this?

[Anonymous No.18884693]

>>18884665
i opened this thread just to post about this one cause i just got it kek i can't usually get any asian noodles here so im excited to try it

[Anonymous No.18884700]

>>18883244
very good although probably the most expensive ramen i eat
none of the other costco-stocked varieties are any good

[Anonymous No.18885886]

>>18878544

If you can find pic related it's great, highly recommend. There's also a maruchan spicy miso that is good as well.

[Anonymous No.18886005]

Howd I do, boys?

[Anonymous No.18886023]

When it's the end of the month and your bank and landlord are sending you death threats

[Anonymous No.18887088]

making sure the thread survives the night

[Anonymous No.18887173]

My vomit looking ramen but it's tasty.
tl;dr
>spicy ramen
>milk
>cheese
>egg
Basically makes the spiciest ramen not very spicy.

[Anonymous No.18887503]

>>18882191
I've had this one. It's hotter than Buldak 2x spicy, but also 2.5x as expensive.

Would buy more if it was more affordable.

[Anonymous No.18887528]

>>18878544
made in korea - S tier
made in thailand or vietnam - A tier
made in US or indonesia - B tier
made in japan - avoid

[Anonymous No.18887586]

>>18887528
Made in China - either delicious with about 20 sachets of toppings or tastes like acrid swamp water

[Anonymous No.18887598]

>>18878544
don't buy that shit, if it's a good asian market it'll have normal ramen that isn't flash fried and dehydrated shit. make your own ramen.

[Anonymous No.18887630]

>>18879843
/thread

[Anonymous No.18887638]

if i dont want to cook, i grab a shin black, and throw in half an onion cut very thin, some frozen corn, and a scoop of peanut butter powder for some body
gets the job done.

[Anonymous No.18887710]

Sometimes I add a slice of cheese to my shin red and mix it in. The heat of the broth melts the cheese.

[Anonymous No.18887777]

>>18878544
this stuff is the shit. it is chinese though and probably full of lead

[Anonymous No.18887925]

I'm so fucking addicted to this one. It's my hangover go-to, and also whenever it's a cold shitty icy day. 'Lil packet of real kimchi included!

[Anonymous No.18887931]

>>18887710
sounds like the korean "army soup", so-called because they threw in whatever shitty goyslop the US Army imported, like spam, cans of baked beans, hot dogs and slices of cheese. Apparently some find that soup nostalgic.

[Anonymous No.18888263]

>>18878544
Has anyone updated the list yet?

[Anonymous No.18888929]

My go-to is maruchan, usually chicken but sometimes beef. Slap some cayenne pepper powder in it and you're good. Can't get 4 for a dollar anymore, but it's the best budget option.

[Anonymous No.18889044]

>>18888263

[Anonymous No.18889151]

Is it "proper" to use Nissin noodles to make stir fry? I really like it but I'm afraid when I think about potentially serving it to guests. Though no one I would serve it to eats ramen or stir fry regularly anyway.

[Anonymous No.18889186]

>>18883244

Really? I bought these from Amazon the other day and finally got around to trying one, it was disgusting. Took two sips and threw it out.

[Anonymous No.18889353]

Is homemade ramen talked about here or just instant?

[Anonymous No.18889513]

>>18889353
Homemade won't be as good. Leave this one to the Asians.

[Anonymous No.18889657]

>>18882273
>paldo jjajangmen
honestly Jjajangmyeon is incredibly underrated in general instant or otherwise.
>>18884665
I have and I like it as well. I eat it with some added kimchi and egg

[Anonymous No.18890451]

worst ramen i've ever had
it tastes like roasted cabinet dust

[Anonymous No.18890464]

>>18890451
Try this one if you want something worse. Got it at walmart for 43 cents.

They have zero redeeming qualities. Ultra bland zero spicy broth, mushy and shockingly bland noodles.

[Anonymous No.18892414]

>>18890464
Holy fuck that shit's nasty. I tried one out of curiosity and will never do it again. I'd rather eat chicken Top Ramen which I absolutely hate. I still see people walking out the door with cases of this shit though.

[Anonymous No.18892429]

>>18892414
I was wondering bad could ramen noodles possibly be, and I almost tossed the bowl out before finishing it. Not worth it.

[Anonymous No.18892431]

>>18886005
Samyang is great but maybe you went a bit overboard. I would have ordered more soup based instant ramen. But hey, all of the choices look pretty good anyways.

[Anonymous No.18892458]

>>18892431
I realized that after ordering... Love creamy/cheesy ramens, and am kind of finishing off trying samyang's line. I am in the mood for soupy ramens quite often...

Have you had those Japanese ones in the tall skinny package before? It will be my first time trying them.

[Anonymous No.18892544]

>>18888929
You said it, I miss those days. In my neck of the woods, it's 4 for 2 dollars now. Gotta ask though, do you taste a difference between Chicken, Pork, and Shrimp? They all taste the same to me so I wanna know if it's just me

[Anonymous No.18892812]

>>18890451
Yeah? Someone i sorta know rec'd it to me and I was quite suspicious at the time. So i was right to be?
I tried some other flavour from this brand and hated it so i figured i shouldn't give this one the tone of day either.

[Anonymous No.18892827]

>>18889151
Maybe its just a Khmer thing, but literally every Khmer i know grew up eating stir fried instant noodles as well as insurance noodles salads.
Soak the noodles in boiling water until halfway cooked then drain and cut them, build your stir fry, add the noodles near the end and finish with fresh herbs and sauces.
"Fancy" instanoodles wouldn't be used for this. Pork Maruchan it's the preferred variety.

[Anonymous No.18892831]

>>18892812
offensively boring
it has a lot of 1 star reviews

[Anonymous No.18892839]

For me it’s

[Anonymous No.18892852]

>>18879823
>not taking a shower after spicy shits to get ultra clean
YNGMI.

[Anonymous No.18892867]

>>18892831
That's how I felt about whichever other flavour it was that i had. Chicken, i think. Just so goddamn bland, yeah.

[Anonymous No.18892872]

i got some shin beef ramen to try from an asian market. they had like 3 aisles of different brands so maybe i should go back and try a whole bunch of different ones sometime

i normally only eat the cup noodles sometimes

[Anonymous No.18892893]

>>18892872
i wish these werent like 2 bucks a cup or package then i would get them all the time

[Anonymous No.18892949]

>>18892872
update. it was soo salty. one of the saltiest meals ive ever tried. which is ok cause im fuckin hungover. next time i will use more water or less flavor packet

[Anonymous No.18892953]

>>18879843
What other brands are this stir-fry style? I can't stand the soup noodles.

[Anonymous No.18892975]

>>18881254
I love the taste of this but i can't stand the heat and Shin Ramyun black is my go to this is much spicier. Good tasting though.

[Anonymous No.18892995]

>>18878570
top ramen is a Japanese creation made by the guy that invented instant noodles

[Anonymous No.18893028]

>>18879843
based

[Anonymous No.18893054]

>>18892544
I checked my cupboard again and it turns out it's nissin instead of maruchan. Oh well.
I don't get shrimp or pork flavors, couldn't relaly tell you if they taste the same.

[Anonymous No.18893058]

>>18892893
You can get them cheaper from walmart, at least online. Still, $4 for a pack of 4 is a bit much, even if there's more ramen in them than cheaper brands.

[Anonymous No.18893147]

>>18893054
>I checked my cupboard again and it turns out it's nissin instead of maruchan.

[Anonymous No.18893164]

Neoguri Mild is the best all-around people pleaser ramen. You're not allowed to dispute this.

[Anonymous No.18893175]

>>18878576
>Indomie
agreed, indomie with your own veggies, egg/protein is where it's at

[Anonymous No.18893185]

>>18879843
fine string carrots, sauerkraut, mushrooms, onions and fried egg over these...unreal good

[Anonymous No.18893268]

>>18892872
>go to asian market
>buy ramen that you can buy at walmart
>>18890464
>No MSG
Not even trying to hide that they are shit

[Anonymous No.18893551]

>>18882161
easily my favorite

[Anonymous No.18893608]

>>18879507
looks good, almost got some last week but shit's expensive

[Anonymous No.18893629]

can't get any of the fancy shit here but this is cheap and very yummy

[Anonymous No.18893679]

Prefer my noodles with tomato broth and baysil

[Anonymous No.18893826]

>it's overrated!
>it's expensive!!
>it's too spicy!!!
>there's better options!!!!!

Cope. Wrong. Dilate.

This is the gold standard. This is what all others are compared to. This is the Red Bull of ramen.

[Anonymous No.18893984]

>>18878544
Indomie!
best kind of noodle right there!

[Anonymous No.18894050]

>>18878797
I want to fuck the dude on the front of that package

[Anonymous No.18894068]

>>18893826
the noodles are the weakest part of these

[Anonymous No.18894224]

I bought these. They come individually wrapped but no seasoning? They taste good.

[Anonymous No.18894231]

>>18893679
While that looks utterly horrid, i stuff once have a tomato flavoured instant noodle. Don't recall the mark, but it was prepared like those Maruchan yakisoba trays and had two packets, one of powdered seasonings and herbs and the other a squeeze packet of tomato sauce.
Surprisingly quite good.

[Anonymous No.18894310]

>>18879843
those are good.
i can't remember the brand, but theres a "spicy cheese" flavor of mi goreng noodles that are also good.
the seasoning packs are oil, chili, cheese, and mayo.

[Anonymous No.18894312]

>>18893268
>>go to asian market
>>buy ramen that you can buy at walmart

well i live in a shitty small town there is 2 kinds of ramen i can get.
>styrofoam cup ramen
>brick ramen in red or yellow flavors

honestly the shin ramen wasnt even worth the price. i had never tried it before so whatever. i also got some weird noodles with moon runes all over it

[Anonymous No.18894319]

>>18879843
+1
Curbstomps corean sheite

[Anonymous No.18894439]

>>18881294
I just had these for dinner, so damn good

[Anonymous No.18894891]

>>18878544
Most people here think ramen just means instant ramen.

[Anonymous No.18894952]

>>18878544
>Any recommendations from /ck/?
make your own
a bulk pack of dried ramen and a can of vegeta only takes 5 minutes + however long it takes to get the water boiling (and costs far less per serve than packets of instant), and you can improve it from there by making stock yourself, using fresh meat or vegetables, a splash of soy sauce or hoisin or some other sauce, aroma oils etc.
It's also less wasteful since you aren't throwing away massive amounts of plastic wrapping, foil sauce packets.
Once you start making your own you'll quickly realise how oily and artificial the instant ramens are.

[Anonymous No.18895011]

>>18894312
>well i live in a shitty small town there is 2 kinds of ramen i can get.
damn thats too bad
>honestly the shin ramen wasnt even worth the price
i agree there as well.
the moon rune ones are the best.
speaking of the moon rune ones, have you guys seen ones with english on them but with terrible spelling errors?

[Anonymous No.18895505]

>>18892839

i like this one a lot

[Anonymous No.18896508]

>>18890451
Oh I tried this one. Was very bland to me

[Anonymous No.18896589]

>>18878553
top ramen is lame. Get the ramens with lots of black and red in the cover, usually black and red means "this food is better "in korea/china

[Anonymous No.18896611]

Any brand recommendations for fresh/dried udon, soba, ramen etc. noodles? I will never resort to instant if not for survival purposes

[Anonymous No.18898042]

>>18878783
The heating packs come defective half/most of the time. If you go in with low standards and you like that oily, numb sensation in your mouth then go for it, but maybe get your own ration heaters for it.

[Anonymous No.18898679]

>>18878544
>ramen
more like BADman, lol/

[Anonymous No.18898973]

>>18884665
is that not literally just shin ramen with added kimchi?

[Anonymous No.18898989]

>>18888263
I've had Mama Mi Goreng but never Indomie

[Anonymous No.18899077]

Any recommendations for Filipino or Japanese Ramen to look out for? Ironically enough I don't have a general Asian Market near me, but my I've got a Filipino and Japanese Market near me.

[Anonymous No.18899096]

>>18899077
Yamamoto is apparently very good.

[Anonymous No.18899102]

>>18882176

Yes, the chicken and broth are really good. Noodles aren't much better than dry ramen

[Anonymous No.18899472]

>Tom yum soup
why can't they just said spicy lemon chili?
made it seem like it was some complex flavor when it was just spicy citrus

[Anonymous No.18899482]

>>18899472
Because there is lemon grass in the soup, not lemon.

[Anonymous No.18899511]

>>18899482
why can't they just said spicy lemon grass chili?
made it seem like it was some complex flavor when it was just spicy citrus

[Anonymous No.18899522]

>>18899511
>why market a product in a less appealing way?

[Anonymous No.18899527]

>>18899522
it makes dumbasses like me angry and then we spas out on Bhutan car sales message boards

[Anonymous No.18899535]

I used to eat these raw, break the noodles up in the baga nd dump the seasoning on it. The season was so good and sour

[Anonymous No.18899540]

>>18899535
forgot pic

[Anonymous No.18899566]

>>18899540
THIS IS THE FLAVOR THAT JUST MADE ME ANGRY
ITS JUST MILDLY SPICY LEMON GRASS
WHO THE FUCK IS TOM YUM

[Anonymous No.18899626]

>>18899527
>>18899566
It's okay, bud. I have provided you a wonderful quote that I truly hope you can find solace and contentment in.

This one dissapointing ramen will be but a faint and distant memory when you have discovered your favorite and most delicious ramen brand. You may even miss the excitement, hardships, and feelings of adventure that spurred you onwards towards ramen nirvana.

[Anonymous No.18899647]

>>18899626
based ramen sherpa/guidance
I am eager to undertake this journey

[Anonymous No.18899858]

>>18899511
>lemon grass
>citrus

[Anonymous No.18899894]

These are aight. I prefer the kimchi ones.
I think I'll add some habanero Tajin knockoff from the dollar store that's better than Tajin to it next time and see if that improves it.

[Anonymous No.18899896]

>>18893164
>people pleaser
Those who can't tolerate spice are not people.

[Anonymous No.18899898]

>>18888263
The miso Raoh is the best, most flavorful one by far.

[Anonymous No.18899904]

>>18879843
My guy

>>18881206
Not bad

>>18881294
Every now and again, these fuck my stomach but when I want them I don't care.

>>18882191
Fuck these, too hot for me.

Also, for /ck/ for the record, picrel "Sapporo Corn Potage" aka instant nip corn soup, is surprisingly good as a creamy corn soup base. Add chicken stock, veggies, shredded chicken meat, leftover bacon, green onions, it holds shit together surprisingly well, given it's sub $1 per serving and you can taste the corn. Just FYI

[Anonymous No.18899911]

>>18879843
Haven't had these in a while, but just got a bottle of sweet soy sauce for the first time in a while, so looks like it's Mi Goreng time again.

[Anonymous No.18899925]

>>18881206
these are fucking shit, and you're a sad faggot who posts this same post every time ramen is mentioned. kys

[Anonymous No.18900169]

>>18899925
retard

[Anonymous No.18900280]

>>18878544
>general

[Carole No.18900445]

>>18894310
>"spicy cheese" flavor of mi goreng
I had no idea ABC made noodles, but might it be this? Also do those cheese noodles taste any good? I've never even thought of putting cheese in mie goreng

[Carole No.18900451]

>>18900445
forgot pic

[Carole No.18900480]

Make way for the Emperor! The noodles themselves are nothing special, but the broth is fantastic and it actually has little bits of beef in it.

I heard you guys in America might not have access to this though for some reason.

[Carole No.18900486]

>>18881206
Love these, closest I've found to a Tom Yum flavor and texture in instant noodles. It could stand to be creamier though.

[Carole No.18900499]

>>18882395
I got some szechuan peppercorn both in whole and oil form, but was also disappointed that I couldn't find a use for it. I've tried making multiple dishes following recipes carefully but I just can't over what you've aptly described as "annoying numbness".

Now with that said I'm still open to liking it, I think it would help if I'd had a decent version of szechuan peppercorn based dish in a restaurant to have a reference point.

[Carole No.18900528]

I thought this one was very good for something I don't see mentioned a lot, nice broth and chewy noodles.

[Carole No.18900541]

>>18894952
But then it's not instant, which is the whole point. Coming in here to say this is like yelling at people on the way to McDonald's .

[Anonymous No.18900573]

>>18900541
this is true but it's not like "instant" is actually instant. Those things take 5+ minute.

[Anonymous No.18900598]

>>18899858
please explain to me how lemon grass doesn't have a citrus flavor

[Anonymous No.18900629]

You should try microwave tteokpokki too

[Anonymous No.18900642]

>>18879843
I glad someone on /ck/ made a thread about this years ago, been making sure to have the stocked up

[Carole No.18900653]

>>18900573
Yeah but there's no prep time besides having a bowl, some hot water and cutting the packets open. Some already have a bowl and chopsticks included so you don't need anything but the water.

The point is the appeal is not having to plan anything ahead at all besides buying the package and having it at home. If I have to start making stock and chopping greens ahead of time I'm just making a meal and putting it away for later, no different from any other day. The instant for me means that if if I think about it, it's instantly available.

If you're going for real noodles, by all means ditch the pack and the spices, even make your own noodles if you like. More power to you and I've also done that sometimes.

[Anonymous No.18900694]

>>18900480
>I heard you guys in America might not have access to this though for some reason.

Correct, although one time I brought like 10 bowls back in my suitcase cause I needed my fix

[Anonymous No.18900759]

>>18900480
I got a bunch of ramen from an Asian store that Walmart doesn't carry but the ones that Walmart does sell are better desu. Neoguri red pack, black shin, and veggie soon noodles are the best and all widely available to white people at walmart

[Anonymous No.18900791]

>>18887173
Looks like one of my sulfur infused grease shits

[Anonymous No.18900828]

>>18899898
The miso was fantastic but I prefer the tonkatsu

[Anonymous No.18901158]

Hi guys I'm new to /ramen/ - just checking do normal people (i.e., non youtubers or tiktok memers) actually enjoy eating Buldak ramen - especially the original black one? I'm fine with spicy stuff, but these are just spicy and bland - there is nothing going on. I thought in most dry ramen you also have the spice powder, this guy just have chili and oil.

[Anonymous No.18901391]

>>18901158
I've never had the original black kind, but the kind I tried had a very sweet taste once you got past the spice. I liked them well enough.

[Anonymous No.18901398]

>>18881254
Didn't like them at first but then I made them with eggs and it tasted way better.

[Anonymous No.18901402]

>>18883244
This one is a great ramen but too overpriced. I was only able to get them when they were on a deal in costco.

[Anonymous No.18901584]

can we at least agree that the tonketsu ramen are horrid cardboard flavored abominations that don't take sprucing up at all and are easily colowned on by jew GEFEN ramen and tapatio mexican instant luch noodle bowls

[Anonymous No.18901613]

>>18900480
>IMPERIAL BIG MEAL

[Carole No.18901648]

>>18901613
>SUPER HOT POT BEEF FLAVOUR

How could you even look at other inferior noodles?

[Anonymous No.18901663]

I like MAMA pork flavour

[Anonymous No.18901672]

>>18878544
Not one mention of Wai Wai. What are you, racists?

[Anonymous No.18901673]

>>18900528
I tried the spicy shrimp + coconut milk flavor from the same company and it was possibly the worst thing of food i've ever eaten in my whole life. I had to double check it if it hadn't gone bad. It was this completely bland whitish pink with the worst aftertaste you could imagine, i don't even know how to describe it, it was like licking slightly salty starch off the carpet or something

[Anonymous No.18901676]

>>18900629
>vegan
doesn’t traditional tteokbokki get its flavor from anchovies? I can’t imagine this vegan soy goy is any good

[Anonymous No.18901678]

I just add soy sauce and miso to any generic chicken stock and boom, ramen broth.

[Anonymous No.18901692]

>>18901678
This is why I stay away from “popular” ramen places frequented by whites.
when scoping out a new ramen place make sure the good reviewers have Asian sounding names.

[Carole No.18901711]

>>18901673
kek that doesn't sound good. I dunno I've only had this brand once and was surprised at how good it was since the package wasn't much to look at and I'd never heard of it before. Is it even possible for instant noodles to go bad?

What I particularly liked was how chewy the noodles were, I think it's because they air-dried them but I can't recall. The soup was kinda frothy orange-white, thicker than your usual instant noodle broth and I remember it being very decent, although I can't bring the exact taste back to mind.

We might just have different taste profiles though, I keep reading people recommend Buldak here and every single packet I've tried is just overflavored and mediocre to my taste. Genuinely cannot imagine this being even in my back 10 of noodles I'd pick.

[Anonymous No.18901718]

>>18901692
What if they use Knorr™ Chicken Stock Pot, recommended by the most esteemed chef on television?

[Anonymous No.18901758]

>>18901718
Never heard of him or his paid sponsorships

https://youtu.be/6rioJ_5MoGk
Watch and learn, waygook-nom

[Anonymous No.18902089]

>>18881254
>>18881294
>>18899894
>>18901158
I can only do the Creamy Carbonara and Light versions of these - the original made me spit for like 20 minutes. Delicious though.

[Anonymous No.18902108]

This was super yummy. Has the heat you'd expect from a Buldak, but has a super tasty, tangy flavor that I prefer a lot to the standard Samyang Buldak sauce.
Fresh Udon noodles, not instant.
Recommended.

[Anonymous No.18902128]

>>18902108
Whats a buldak anyway? Chicken? Will look out for.

[Anonymous No.18902138]

>>18900629
If you like this, try eating packing peanuts!

[Anonymous No.18902228]

>>18902128
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buldak

[Anonymous No.18902531]

>>18899904
Corn soup was the very first thing I ever cooked on my own with no supervision. : 3

[Anonymous No.18903238]

is buldak curry any good?
have been tempted before

[Anonymous No.18903257]

>>18878544
isnt any of this shit just pure salt

[Anonymous No.18903260]

>>18903257
how do you make noodles from pure salt?

[Anonymous No.18903267]

isnt any of this shit loaded with salt?
better?

[Anonymous No.18903288]

>>18903267
I'm not sure what you're asking?
there are sodium free ramens out there, but humans have understood from the dawn of time the value of salt and it's ability to flavor food

[Anonymous No.18903296]

>>18903288
a pack of ramen where im from has close to 70% of the daily salt intake, seems a bit excessive

[Anonymous No.18903328]

>>18903296
now read the back of the can of mountain dew you're drinking

[Anonymous No.18903344]

>>18903328
i dont drink pop, if i did i probably wouldnt be asking questions about the amount of salt in ramen

[Anonymous No.18903421]

>>18903344
yes there is a tremendous amount of salt in ramen
yes is basically the entire flavor
unironically, and I'm being serious here, all of these are just differently flavored salts

[Anonymous No.18903835]

>>18903238

thats the only one of those i like but ive heard another person or two on here say they didnt like so idk. i havent tried the kimchi one though that sounds pretty good.

[Anonymous No.18903914]

I want to enjoy some delicious cup ramen once in awhile and all the fancy imports from Japan are so goddamn expensive for such a small cup, I think I'm gonna give some chinese ones a chance because there are some that are decently big for a third of the Japanese import prices, I don't understand why these two countries specifically have such different prices, aren't a lot of chinese ramen (and korean too) also imported?

[Anonymous No.18903934]

>>18903914
>I don't understand why these two countries specifically have such different prices
did you know that China and Japan are separate countries with different histories and ideologies?

[Anonymous No.18903981]

>>18881254
I saw these in a shop once, unusual for sure, they were imported. I wanted to buy some but the price was 10x that of normal noodles. They are for sure not that fucking good for me to spend so much.

[Anonymous No.18903987]

>>18879843
This with peanut butter, tuna and a fired egg

[Anonymous No.18904117]

What's the differenc between Ramen and Yum Yum?

[Anonymous No.18904460]

>>18886005
buldak stew is disgusting. Had one bag and couldnt GIVE the other 3-4 away to someone how claimed to love Samyang. Consistency is terrible

Chapagetti is also gross but that one is personal taste

Sapporo Ichiban is the most generic, bland ramen brand in existence
those carbonara are all basically the same, not good not bad

Never had that first one, are you shopping on Yami?

[Anonymous No.18904461]

>>18887528
>made in japan - avoid
true for most but nothing really tops Kitsune udon. Top tier broth

[Anonymous No.18904472]

>>18893826
the Ansung is a direct upgrade to these

[Anonymous No.18904623]

>>18900598
I guess it is similar in flavor yeah, but you called it citrus, which it is not.

[Anonymous No.18904767]

>>18904117
i love the duck one

[Anonymous No.18904950]

>>18904623
why do you think it's called lemon grass?
because it's citrusy
it doesn't have to be an actual citrus to give off the flavor

[Anonymous No.18905170]

>>18904460
Ramen mall

Love buldak stew(add powdered beef gelatine) and carbonara, so I figured Id try the other versions. Was curios about the ichiban shio to see if it was any more interesting or less generic.

Never had chappageti, so I figured I'd try it out.

I hear that first one is super good. Never had a straight noodle pack before either. Maybe I will post a review of it when the package arrives later today.

[Anonymous No.18905175]

>>18904460
Sorry I got mixed up it's arriving on thursday.

[Anonymous No.18905205]

these motherfuckers are being stocked everywhere all of the sudden and they're surprisingly good

[Anonymous No.18906570]

>>18899894
OK yeah, these were better with the knockoff Tajin and a can of tuna in them.

[Anonymous No.18906809]

>>18888263
>Japanese Style Cold Noodles
>中華三昧
I know it's Japanese-Chinese cuisine, but it's always strange to see English language food marketing avoiding China at all costs even if the Japanese themselves don't give a shit.

[Anonymous No.18906904]

>>18903934
why would it be cheaper to import from China than Japan? why is a 5 pack of ramen from China like $3 while one from Japan is $10+?

[Anonymous No.18906921]

>>18906904
One is made of food

[Anonymous No.18907638]

Just tried this. It's alright, very savory and noodles are decent. Personally as someone who's not a fan of super spicy noodles, this could really use an extra kick. Will probably add Sriracha or something else if I make them again. Surprisingly they're half as much as Indomie noodles at my supermarket for some reason, normally the Japanese stuff goes for more.

[Anonymous No.18907649]

>>18906904
The US government subsidizes postage costs for packages shipped from china.

[Anonymous No.18908072]

I just had one of those maruchan instant lunch cups (chicken). My heart has been racing non-stop for the past 15 minutes, what the fuck did I just consume?

[Anonymous No.18908083]

>>18907649
True. My wife was delivered with very little additional postage.
I highly recommend ordering a wife from China. They over, they're tiny so draft to beat the shit out of when they don't and are cheap to feed and maintain. Basically no downsides

[Anonymous No.18908119]

I have 4 packets of these and I don't know what to do with them. Do you have topping recommendations?

[Anonymous No.18908124]

>>18908119
Bacon + bacon fat and a fried egg. Do half heavy cream, half water from the noodles.

[Anonymous No.18908143]

i can't eat any european noodles after trying the asian ones. they taste like fucking cardboard. i can easily eat a two 120g packets of noodles from korea or japan but can barely stomach one of the 60-70g ones they sell here. the asian one cost 3 times as much tho, what a pain in the ass

[Anonymous No.18908299]

>>18907638
These have a very unique flavor in them that I just can't quite put my finger on. The flavor seems somewhat similar to one you'd find in yakisoba. I love these, but yeah, I do generally add habanero powder to them because they do need some kick.

[Anonymous No.18908302]

>>18908119
Crispy fried onions, obviously. These are the best topping for most non-soup Asian noodles.
If you live near a Winco, Winco has really, REALLY good store brand crispy fried onions that are cheap as shit and tasty as fuck.

[Anonymous No.18908310]

>>18908299
it literally says yakisoba sauce flavour

[Anonymous No.18908320]

>>18908310
...that would explain why it tastes like yakisoba.

[Anonymous No.18908614]

>>18881206
>>18883116

How do you guys prepare MAMA ramen? I tried the silver package one today following the standard instructions and found it to be underwhelming

[Anonymous No.18908711]

Post God-tier additions to instant noodles/ramen.

[Anonymous No.18909181]

>>18906904
I don't think I can summarise geopolitics and international business into a 4channel post, but I'll try
Basically they have different costs for inputs to make the ramen and they have separate diplomatic relations with the US results in different trade agreements. Japan has always had an isolationist mentality making many of their items less in supply and more in demand, raising their price. Japan is a small island. China is much larger and connected to greater Asia, Russia, India. They mass produce everything resulting in higher supply, lower demand and therefore lower price

[Anonymous No.18909197]

>top ramen
chicken
>maruchan
chili
>nongshim
standard cup
>mama
artificial duck and garlic
>neoguri
gross

[Anonymous No.18909550]

>>18879843
Indomie sucks. Don't make the mistake I did, which was falling for the shills.

[Anonymous No.18909636]

test

[Anonymous No.18910036]

>>18900629
How does this compare to the real stuff? I have a Korean friend who used to make it occasionally for events and parties and I kind of miss it.
It doesn't seem difficult to make, but I don't usually keep dried anchovies, dried kelp, or gochugaru around, and I feel like it could get pretty expensive.

[Anonymous No.18910665]

>>18909550

i found a pack at the dollar store that was that style and it was a 4 pack for $1 and it was way better than indomie. i wish i took a picture of what it was it was in a white pack tho.

[Anonymous No.18911470]

Gonna throw a hail mary out.
I used to get this Japanese brand of Ramen. It was pretty spicy. The cup was somewhat skinny and somewhat tall. The packaging was black red and white but its not shin noodles. Packaging was entirely in Japanese so I'm guessing it was imported.
I only ever found them at the Commissary on Lackland.

Anyone have any idea?