Ramen The Ramen Rater

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Some great products here I've never heard of - of course, it's always better fresh, but for a snack when you're in a hurry, nothing beats instant noodles.

I love noodles. nothing beats noodles and Chinese food. apart from, maybe, kebabs and BBQ. :)

ramen with magnets.. . how does it work?

  On 9/21/2012 at 11:18 PM, Joyrex said:

but for a snack when you're in a hurry, nothing beats instant noodles.

i never get this. first you have to hydrate them and wait for them to soften. then wait for it to cool a bit or drain it if you're going for dry. put sriracha and seaweed or whatever on it if you want some veg. scramble an egg if you want some protein.

too much like cooking.

whereas you can just pick up a pasty and it's ready to go. it has everything. you can get ones with sriracha in them probably. so pasty beats ramen.

I never really get noodles although I love to eat them. Pot noodles are top of the shit list though.

My brother lived on 5p noodles for 3 months when he was over in Australia. Once they found a note on the floor and spent what they didn't spend on goon, on bread so they could have noodle sandwiches.

cool I have been pretty lost in the asia store before

oh some have veg, forgot about that

and other stufff

how can the guy fairly rate the different products if he keeps putting extra shit in it

i want noodles :(

  On 9/22/2012 at 8:55 AM, tauboo said:

  On 9/21/2012 at 11:18 PM, Joyrex said:

but for a snack when you're in a hurry, nothing beats instant noodles.

i never get this. first you have to hydrate them and wait for them to soften. then wait for it to cool a bit or drain it if you're going for dry. put sriracha and seaweed or whatever on it if you want some veg. scramble an egg if you want some protein.

 

too much like cooking.

 

whereas you can just pick up a pasty and it's ready to go. it has everything. you can get ones with sriracha in them probably. so pasty beats ramen.

Erm, no - Instant Noodles, like the name implies, are usually ready in 3 minutes via microwave or stovetop - add water, cook - if that's too much effort, well, then I don't know what to say.

hmm i just pour water from the kettle and that's it. bit too much effort for a snack though.

  On 9/24/2012 at 5:20 PM, tauboo said:

hmm i just pour water from the kettle and that's it. bit too much effort for a snack though.

tauboo - redefining laziness since 1998!

My favorite brand of instant noodle as of late is Nong Shim.

However, if you've ever been to Japan and tried their ramen, you'll realize it's not the same. It'll alter your understanding of ramen.

These are by far my favourite ramen noodles I've eaten to date -

And yes it does indeed have ' Addition more 8% apple juice In soup '! Bought them for the Engrish but they turned out to be bloody gorgeous, my mouth is watering just thinking about them.

1984?

I think it says something like 'established since 1984'

cool

  On 9/24/2012 at 8:02 PM, ambermonk said:

My favorite brand of instant noodle as of late is Nong Shim.

 

However, if you've ever been to Japan and tried their ramen, you'll realize it's not the same. It'll alter your understanding of ramen.

While I really like Japanese fresh ramen, I'm not a big fan of their instant ramen (not that I've tried all the varieties, but what I have tried I haven't really been down with). Went to Santouka (famous ramen chain) last night, so good.

Korean instant ramyun (like Nong Shim's varieties) are fucking dope though!

  On 9/24/2012 at 8:09 PM, mcbpete said:

These are by far my favourite ramen noodles I've eaten to date -

 

 

And yes it does indeed have ' Addition more 8% apple juice In soup '! Bought them for the Engrish but they turned out to be bloody gorgeous, my mouth is watering just thinking about them.

What's funny is Korean people wouldn't call that ramyun - it's bibimmyun. Subtle difference. And instant bibimmyun doesn't compare to the real thing at all. Yet their "fresh" ramyun is basically identical, as they use packaged noodles and just add different ingredients based on price.

  On 9/25/2012 at 12:12 AM, chenGOD said:

  On 9/24/2012 at 8:02 PM, ambermonk said:

My favorite brand of instant noodle as of late is Nong Shim.

 

However, if you've ever been to Japan and tried their ramen, you'll realize it's not the same. It'll alter your understanding of ramen.

 

While I really like Japanese fresh ramen, I'm not a big fan of their instant ramen (not that I've tried all the varieties, but what I have tried I haven't really been down with). Went to Santouka (famous ramen chain) last night, so good.

 

Korean instant ramyun (like Nong Shim's varieties) are fucking dope though!

Yes. Fresh Japanese ramen = sublime, instant Japanese ramen = disappointing. But Nong Shim is the fucking shit. Best instant noodles and best instant/junk food for an icy day. Much love here - I even have a Nong Shim shirt :D

  On 9/25/2012 at 12:34 AM, sweepstakes said:

  On 9/25/2012 at 12:12 AM, chenGOD said:

  On 9/24/2012 at 8:02 PM, ambermonk said:

My favorite brand of instant noodle as of late is Nong Shim.

 

However, if you've ever been to Japan and tried their ramen, you'll realize it's not the same. It'll alter your understanding of ramen.

 

While I really like Japanese fresh ramen, I'm not a big fan of their instant ramen (not that I've tried all the varieties, but what I have tried I haven't really been down with). Went to Santouka (famous ramen chain) last night, so good.

 

Korean instant ramyun (like Nong Shim's varieties) are fucking dope though!

 

Yes. Fresh Japanese ramen = sublime, instant Japanese ramen = disappointing. But Nong Shim is the fucking shit. Best instant noodles and best instant/junk food for an icy day. Much love here - I even have a Nong Shim shirt :D

That's exactly what I mean - the fresh, handmade soupy ramen you get at ramen shops, not the packaged dry powdered crap. Oh man do I miss a hot bowl of shio-ramen in Sapporo..

  On 9/22/2012 at 1:29 PM, RichieBees said:

how can the guy fairly rate the different products if he keeps putting extra shit in it

fair point. he's adding processed cheese? is that an acceptable addition to noodles? i'm a bit of ramen-noob.

ok he does say this...

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Of course, I only review the base product before the extras are added in.

artificial chicken and artificial seafood flavours? yum!

  On 9/25/2012 at 5:50 AM, ambermonk said:

  On 9/25/2012 at 12:34 AM, sweepstakes said:

  On 9/25/2012 at 12:12 AM, chenGOD said:

  On 9/24/2012 at 8:02 PM, ambermonk said:

My favorite brand of instant noodle as of late is Nong Shim.

 

However, if you've ever been to Japan and tried their ramen, you'll realize it's not the same. It'll alter your understanding of ramen.

 

While I really like Japanese fresh ramen, I'm not a big fan of their instant ramen (not that I've tried all the varieties, but what I have tried I haven't really been down with). Went to Santouka (famous ramen chain) last night, so good.

 

Korean instant ramyun (like Nong Shim's varieties) are fucking dope though!

 

Yes. Fresh Japanese ramen = sublime, instant Japanese ramen = disappointing. But Nong Shim is the fucking shit. Best instant noodles and best instant/junk food for an icy day. Much love here - I even have a Nong Shim shirt :D

 

That's exactly what I mean - the fresh, handmade soupy ramen you get at ramen shops, not the packaged dry powdered crap. Oh man do I miss a hot bowl of shio-ramen in Sapporo..

I rate them equally - I love Korean ramyun, especially when you add your own shit to it (and yes keltoi, processed cheese is totally legit), just as much as I love japanese fresh ramen.

  On 9/25/2012 at 10:40 PM, chenGOD said:

  On 9/25/2012 at 5:50 AM, ambermonk said:

  On 9/25/2012 at 12:34 AM, sweepstakes said:

  On 9/25/2012 at 12:12 AM, chenGOD said:

  On 9/24/2012 at 8:02 PM, ambermonk said:

My favorite brand of instant noodle as of late is Nong Shim.

 

However, if you've ever been to Japan and tried their ramen, you'll realize it's not the same. It'll alter your understanding of ramen.

 

While I really like Japanese fresh ramen, I'm not a big fan of their instant ramen (not that I've tried all the varieties, but what I have tried I haven't really been down with). Went to Santouka (famous ramen chain) last night, so good.

 

Korean instant ramyun (like Nong Shim's varieties) are fucking dope though!

 

Yes. Fresh Japanese ramen = sublime, instant Japanese ramen = disappointing. But Nong Shim is the fucking shit. Best instant noodles and best instant/junk food for an icy day. Much love here - I even have a Nong Shim shirt :D

 

That's exactly what I mean - the fresh, handmade soupy ramen you get at ramen shops, not the packaged dry powdered crap. Oh man do I miss a hot bowl of shio-ramen in Sapporo..

I rate them equally - I love Korean ramyun, especially when you add your own shit to it (and yes keltoi, processed cheese is totally legit), just as much as I love japanese fresh ramen.

Ramyun and Ramen...I don't think the similarity in words is a coincidence.