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#402: Sau Tao (Thick) Instant Noodle King Scallop Soup Flavor

I think this is the last of the Sau Tao’s I have for reviewing at this point. This one’s Scallop flavor with thick noodles. Again, these noodles aren’t fried. If you notice to the upper right of center, you are being informed that ‘Health is important.’ Looks like 4g fat and 7.5g fiber – not too bad actually.

So here we go with the packets. I really enjoy the look of the powder packet – the one at the far left. It’s got that old Asian product look that really draws me to the noodles in the first place. Next is a clear packet of seasoned oil. This packet might often be cloudy because the temperature would be cooler. The last is the veggies and other stuff packet, a good sized one.

An interesting melange of colors going on here… Those noodles are real weird looking are they not?

As is my constant behoove, I added one fried egg. I see fried eggs in all sorts of instant noodles from every part of Asia. Breaking a soft yolk really makes the broth more accommodating and relaxing to the palate, like a fleece blanket. The noodles, healthy as they are, are kind of lacking. I think frying them gives an extra bit of flavor and texture that these don’t have. The broth was extremely thin, and I would recommend using a little less water than the directions call for – maybe just fill it a tad below the line. The winner here were the veggies. They re hydrated nicely and were delicious. It all came together decently, but wasn’t anything really exceptional. 3.0 out of 5.0 stars.

NOTE: This one did come with a fork but I’ve done a Sau Tao fork update already.

It didn’t make me deflate.

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Filed under * Stars 2.1-3.0, China, Sau Tao, Seafood, Sun Shun Fuk

#205: Sapporo Ichiban Japanese Style Noodles & Beef Flavored Soup

So now that I’m out of the Nong Shim bowl noodles, here’s something new. This is going to be good – I haven’t had any complaints that I can think of about Sapporo Ichiban’s products.

Single solitary packet.

Pardon the mess around the bowl this time around – I’m refitting an ancient 486 portable computer (luggable) with a working operating system – well, trying to at least. Seems like a very light colored soup base for beef flavor.

Here’s the finished product before…

Yup – the eggs. In fact, it mentioned putting eggs in it on the back as well.  The broth has a great beef flavor – very nice and tasty. The noodles have a good amount of backbone to them and are nice. Just plain nice here. The eggs finish everything off with a good shot of protein and this is some good breakfast chow. I’m very pleased with this one – it is simple and tastes extremely good. 4.5 out of 5.0 stars! Get it here.

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Filed under * Stars 4.1-5.0, Beef, Japan, Sapporo Ichiban, USA