Ahhh the GreeNoodle. I will be the first to admit that I think I’ve only liked one of these that I’ve reviewed. This one’s mushroom too, a flavor I rarely care for. But I’m really hoping I like this one.
The back of the package. I should also say that the Vulcan Science Ministry has found no evidence that time travel is possible.
Yes. They’re green!
The powdered seasoning packet.
I am not a big fan of mushrooms and really don’t know much about shitakes, but if they taste like skunky earwax, this powder’s spot-on.
Soy sauce packet.
This is pretty decent soy sauce.
Finished. As usual, I’m not really stoked on these noodles. While they are great as far as texture and chewing go, they have this strange aftertaste that reminds me slightly of what a freshly opened jar of vitamins has (kind of funny since they purport their rich vitamin content). The broth is mushroom flavored for sure. I must admit I expected it to taste worse than it does, what with the taste of the powder. Long story short, if you have to eat something that says healthy and you like mushrooms and all things earthy, languishing in health food stores and the like, I would say this is for you. It surprises me how much people really like this stuff; I guess my palate is a bit different. In any case, the more varieties of instant noodles, the better! I however can’t finish it I dislike it so much. 1.5 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 8850987139161 – get it here.
GreeNoodle promo video
This guy’s been doing ramen reviews from time to time on YouTube and so I thought I’d put his up for this one. It’s a different view on this product.
Ah, my old adversary – the GreeNoodle! I’m hoping I like this one better than the ones I’ve had in the past – Yakisoba should be tasty; I hope!
Pretty impressive numbers there – low fat, high fiber and protein and quite low in sodium for an instant noodle.
Yep – green noodles. Not that strange of a thing; you can easily find spinach infused pasta. This just looks a little diifferent in a ramen block. Apparently the magical moroheiya makes all these health benefits and the fine green color possible.
Clockwise from top: veggies, liquid seasoning, powder seasoning.
Mounds of flavor awaiting some drained noodles.
Finished. Well, it’s green. These moroheiya leaves must be worth it, right? I rmember how much I truly detested the green tea Chlorella noodles I had a while back – gag reflex, engage! So let’s see here… The noodles are of good texture. The flavor is really good with the seasonings – until around chew number four or five when the funky earthy flavor kicks in. Then it’s kind of a gobble quick before more flavor happens. The veggies on the other hand were awesome – especially the corn! Weird. Of all the moroheiya filled GreeNoodle products I’ve tried thus far, this is definitely the best. A bit of sweet and spicy and good veggies despite the funky aftertaste. 3.0 out of 5.0 stars. Generous. UPC barcode 8850987139253 – get it here. If your want to try a free sample of the noodles without seasonings, check it out here.
This was found, given to my sister and passed along to me. This is from a Reader’s Digest. I haven’t seen the Lucky Peach yet but boy is this stuff screwed up. I really liked how Nong Shim was just a Californian company – no mention of the fact that it’s Korean. The Myojo Chukazanmai is a line of noodles by Myojo and has such an array of types (some are even to be served cold) that this broad review makes no sense. I think everyone knows how I feel about the GreeNoodle – try and try again I find them detestable. The Kamfen was the kicker for me though. Which one was reviewed? There’s a ton of varieties… Finally the article’s name kind of peeves me, but at least someone might go ahead and see f people review instant noodles online. The kicker? Not any mentions of anything from Indonesia, Thailand or Vietnam. Shameful!
After the last time I reviewed anything by this brand, I got quite a few messages – agreeing with me, disagreeing with me, and even thinking I sold this stuff. Well, all I know is that I didn’t like it last time. At all really.
So here’s what it says on the back of the package about moroheiya. Interesting – a gimmick? I don’t know; I figure I’d have to eat a lot of it to find out.
Here’s what the noodles look like before they’re cooked – as you can see, very green.
A couple of packets – powder and oil.
Awaiting the noodles and liquid. I also added an egg for kicks.
Well, this stuff tasted like dirt. It was deplorably strange. I added some soy sauce to it – and I will say RIGHT NOW that I’ve never felt the need to add something like that to a ramen I’ve review on here before. That being said… Noodles tasted funky. Broth was nightmarish. I really didn’t like it. You might, but I didn’t. 1.0 out of 5.0 stars. You can find it here.
Here’s a video about GreeNoodle, by GreeNoodle!
Can somebody send me some of this stuff so I can review it?
So today here’s review #98 – the weird GreeNoodle… These noodles contain some kind of weird ingredient called moroheiya. “Moroheiya is a super vegetable that is more nutritious than spinach, carrots, or borccoli in most aspects” is written on the back and cite as a quote by the ‘Japanese Ministry.’ although which Ministry that would be is unclear to me.
Yup – they’re green alright!
Seasoning powder and another packet who content is not evident unless you read the outer packaging (unless you can read Japanese of course).
Powder and chili paste: say hi to hot pain!
Ok so health aspects aside, I did not like it. They had a strange flavor. I can’t describe it. The actual noodles tasted artificially flavored – maybe the moroheiya? I dunno. These guys are very much of the new information age and have their website prominently shown on the back – http://www.greenoodle.com. This one really did not appeal to me at all. I’ll admit, a very interesting idea trying to bring a healthy item into the instant noodle world, but I think the execution could be better – perhaps if they emulated Indomie’s style of Mie Goreng! That’d really cover up the flavor and be a competitive idea… But for now, I give it 0.5 out of 5.0 stars. Not to my liking. Get it here.
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