My son Andy, my wife Kit and I walked to the local 99 Ranch Market on Friday. He decided he needed more kamaboko and wanted to pick out some ramen himself to try. Here’s one he picked (he likes all things chicken flavored) and will get to try today. He’s letting me have a bite and a slurp of broth for making it for him.
Here’s the back of the package. Note that it mentioned adding the soup base and seasoning oil although I found no seasoning oil packet. I thought I’d look at the original review I did way back – ne’ery an oil packet there either(click to enlarge).
The noodle block – good size and weight to it. This would one I would consider a hefty brick.
The seasoning powder.
The soup base in all its glory.
Andy is a big fan of this stuff – he even wanted veggies! Not bad. Read his blog, Andy’s LEGO Stuff, here!
Finished. Andy requested some of the frozen stir-fry veggies and some of the kamaboko. Decent noodles – a little thinner and firmer than Top Ramen. The broth is a little stronger too – I would call it a slightly less Americanized flavor. Good stuff – Andy loved it! 3.5 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 4897878000036 – get it here.
Curry or shoyu? Curry – hands down! The Nissin Curry Demae Ramen is out of this world delicious.
Here’s one that my sister brought me back from a trip to Canada earlier this year. So to recap, bought in Canada, Singaporean flavored, made in China – capiche?
Back of packaging.
An included fork!
The rice noodle whorl.
Liquid paste seasoning.
Looks interesting…
Veggies.
Very small bits of vegetables.
Finished. Added broccoli, red bell pepper, roast beef with some Dua Belibis chili sauce, hard boiled egg with Krazy Mixed Up Salt and some Kizami Shoga (pickled ginger). This rice noodles – kind of dry. The flavor is really nice though – a light and sweet coconut flavor permeates and ensconces. The little bits of veggies are a plus and add a nice herb layer tot the flavor. I liked this one – 3.75 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 652283002839 .
Awesome old Chewy TV commercials!
The history of money – includes a lot of things about Hong Kong
Here’s another one that was sent to me by Carter B. – he bought it in Mali but it originally comes from Hong Kong. Chicken time!
The instructions remind me of the ones on the back of the Fuku packs – 3 ways of eating. I like the ‘snack for all time’ reference.
The noodle block – very tight and thin noodles.
Seasoning powder.
Mmm – chickenny!
Seasoned oil.
Pretty thin looking stuff.
Finished. Added a couple of fried eggs, some veggies, some Krazy Mixed Salt, Ajishima Kimchi Furikake and a couple dashes of Tabasco Jalapeno hot sauce. The noodles are pretty good – a little less firm than I’d like. The broth has a ‘real chicken broth’ taste which doesn’t seem completely real. Not too bad though – 3.5 out of 5.0 starsUPC bar code 3379140106987 .
Places in Hong Kong where ‘Enter The Dragon’ was filmed – really cool!
Here’s another that my sister brought me back from Canada! XO Sauce Seafood flavor sounds good – I think I’ll drop a couple discs of naruto in it too!
Here are the side panels.
Lid info…
Here’s what’s under the hood! No packet – just all the goodies awaiting boiling water, a few minutes and a good stir.
Finished. I added those two pieces of naruto. The noodles are very nice – plentiful and soft – as well as nicely seperate. The broth has a nice flavor – seafood notes and XO sauce comingle tastefully. The bits of seafood and veggies are nice – wish the corn was a little crunchier, but the other stuff was good. Liked this one – 3.75 out of 5.0 stars. UPC barcode 4897878100132 – here’s where you can buy the Nissin Demae Ramen pack version.
Whilst digging through my bin of packages of instant noodles for a particular one I was sent to review tomorrow, I realized I wasn’t hungry for a big pack tonight so went for the cup noodle you see here. Spicy seafood sounds relaxing.
As you can see, this ain’t your regular local supermarket cup noodle.
You can really tell the difference when you peel back the lid. Lots and lots of additions in this cup. Cuttlefish, clams, bonito, sardines… Nondairy creamer?! Yep – some interesting ingredients!
Here we are. The noodles were nice for a cup – tasty and full of flavor from the broth. The broth itself is a little salty but flavorful and just the right amount of spicy. The veggies and bits of fish stuffs were abundant and enjoyable. Fine cup of noodles! 3.75 of 5.0 stars.
Here’s a commercial for the non-spicy version.
Will be reviewing some of this stuff VERY soon! Keep you posted…
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