Well, this is the last of the sun Noodle Meet The Manufacturer samples to review. Some really tasty stuff has been tried – I bid them a very fond farewell. We finally arrive here at Shoyu.
Here are the ingredient and direction (click to enlarge).
The noodles. You get two of these and two of the liquid seasoning packets.
Liquid seasoning.
Finished (click to enlarge). Added hard boiled egg, narutomaki, kizami shoga (pickled ginger, roast pork, green onion, sweet onion, Urashima Sesame & Salt furikake and Jane’s Krazy Mixed Up Salt. The noodles are perfect – nice chewiness and they have a real fresh feel. The broth is great – nice soy sauce taste and just enough oil. The beads of grease dance on top with aplomb. Delicious! 5.0 out of 5.0! UPC bar code 085315400004.
A scene from Tampopo on proper ramen eating etiquette.
Winding down the Sun Noodle Meet The Manufacturer with the next to last review. I must say there have been some really good ones in this bunch! Here’s something I’ve not tried previously – Tantanmen. Tantanmen as described by Wikipedia:
Dandan noodles or Dandanmian (traditional Chinese: 擔擔麵, simplified Chinese: 担担面) is a classic dish originating from ChineseSichuan cuisine. It consists of a spicy sauce containing preserved vegetables (often including zha cai, 榨菜, lower enlarged mustard stems, or ya cai, 芽菜, upper mustard stems), chili oil, Sichuan pepper, minced pork, and scallions served over noodles.
Sesame paste is sometimes added, and sometimes replaces the spicy sauce, usually in the Taiwanese and American Chinese-style of this dish.[1] In this case, Dandanmian is considered as a variation of Ma Jiang Mian (麻醬麵), sesame sauce noodles. In American Chinese cuisine, Dandanmian is often sweeter, less spicy, and less soupy, and peanut butter is sometimes added.
The ingredients and directions (click image to enlarge).
The noodles. You get two of these and two of the seasoning packets.
The liquid seasoning packet.
Finished (click image to enlarge). Added kamaboko, green onion, sweet onion, hard boiled egg and Urashima Sesame & Salt furikake. The noodles rock – nice gauge and great feel – almost buttery. The broth has a strong sesame flavor. I also detect a flavor reminiscent of peanut butter and a slight spiciness. This one’s interesting! 3.75 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 085315400059.
The ingredients and instructions (click image to enlarge).
Noodle packet.
The seasoning liquid.
Finished (click image to enlarge). Added hard boiled egg, ham and Urashima Sesame & Salt furikake. The noodles are nice – chewy and very hospitable to their chilliness! The liquid ‘dressing’ is salty and flavorful – light and has a nice balance of saltiness, vinegar and fruit. Delicious! 4.0 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 085315400066.
First off, I’d like to wish everyone a wonderful Lunar New Year! Here’s another one from Sun Noodle! This one is served either hot or cold, and I thought I would try it cold.
Here are the ingredients and instructions (click image to enlarge).
The noodles. Notice how they are of a different gauge and color.
The liquid seasoning.
Finished (click image to enlarge). Added green onion, hard boiled egg slices and Urashima Sesame & Salt furikake. The noodles are interesting; they definitely have their own flavor of buckwheat and are sturdy and chewy. The liquid has a very light flavor – this reminds me of a salad dressing but exceedingly light in flavor. This was good stuff – never been a huge fan of cold noodles until the last year and really like these. 4.0 out of 5.0 stars.UPC bar code 085315122333.
Here’s another of the Sun Noodle line – pork flavor ramen! Let’s check it out!
As you can see these are fresh ramen. The way you cook them in different from an instant block (click image to enlarge).
Here are the fresh noodles in a little baggie. There are two of these included.
Here’s the broth mix. Tonkotsu is a pork bone broth.
Finished (click image to enlarge). Added hard boiled egg, green onion, sweet onion, chopped ham with garlic, narutomaki and Urashima Sesame & Salt furikake. The noodles are suberb – it is no wonder that ramen restaurants pick these to use. They are so nice and fresh and quite elastic. I have never understood the plusses or minuses of elasticity, but have heard many comment on a good noodle’s elasticity and these have elasticity! The broth is excellent as well – a deep and flavorful pork bone broth with a great balance of flavor, saltiness and depth. This is top-notch stuff. Easy 5.0 out of 5.0 stars.UPC bar code 085315400035.
Here’s a video made mentioning Sub Noodle during the Japan Film Festival in Los Angeles.
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