#966: Meet The Manufacturer: Annie Chun’s Ramen House Spring Vegetable Ramen

Here’s another one from Annie Chun’s . This is one from their Ramen House line. Let’s check it out!

Here’s the back of the package (click image to enlarge). Note in the instructions how it calls to drain the noodles and add a separate broth.

Here’s the fresh noodle packet.

Liquid soup base packet.

The thick liquid has a mustard scent and taste although I didn’t see mustard in the ingredients, but rather onion and mushroom were towards the top.

Finished (click image to enlarge). Added hard boiled egg with Krazy Mixed Up Salt, green onion, sweet onion, kizami shoga (pickled ginger), and Urashima Sesame & Salt furikake. The noodles are good – nice and fresh. The broth has a rich, deep flavor I really liked – especially for a vegetable based broth. I would have liked to have seen a veggie packet since it was a vegetable flavored ramen. Good stuff! 4.0 out of 5.0 stars.UPC bar code 765667140307 – get it here.

Apparently there have been contests where you can win Annie Chun’s dinner party packages – pretty neat!

There’s a wide array of other products that Annie Chun’s makes – I’ve seen these seaweed snacks mentioned a lot.

#962: Nongshim Bowl Noodle Soup Spicy Seafood Flavor (New Version)

I reviewed the original version (non-microwavable) quite a while back and really liked it – it even made the Top Ten Instant Noodle Bowls list. Today I’m going to check out the new version.

Here’s the cardboard outer (click image to enlarge).

The lid.

The noodle block. A nice golden color.

The seasoning packet.

Has a strong and definite seafood smell.

A little bit of the vegetable and seafood mix from the bottom of the bowl.

Finished (click image to enlarge). Added odeng (fish cake), sweet onions, green onions and Urashima Sesame & Salt furikake. The noodles are good – they have that almost ‘buttery’ flavor to them like all of Nongshim’s new microwavable Bowl Noodle Soups. The broth has a spicy and deep seafood taste – very nice! The veggies and bits are pretty good too. Everything comes together nicely in this bowl – I like it. 4.25 out of 5.0 stars – definitely one of my favorites!  UPC bar code 031146262984 – get it here.

For a long time, one of my reviews was featured on the front page of Nongshim USA’s website for their Shin Ramyun Black. Well, guess who repolaced me? Yup – PSY! I don’t think I can really compete with his fame! I still challenge him to a Shin Ramyun eating contest! En garde – Gangnam Style!

For those who didn’t know, ‘Gangnam Style’ is one track from an album. Here’s something from a different album – just so you know that PSY does different things and not just one song.

#947: Maruchan Yakisoba Jalapeno Cheddar Flavor

Merry Christmas Eve! Thought today I would go a little festive with my review. What does Jalapeno Cheddar instant yakisoba have to do with Christmas? Well, I don’t know but it just seemed like the right thing to do. You’ll see – trust me you’ll see. This is one I was looking for for a long time and my lovely wife Kit found it at the Grocery Outlet! Rad!

The bottom of the package (click image to enlarge).

Here’s what’s under the plastic wrap on top.

The noodle block.

The seasoning packet – rather large.

A lot of powdery cheese flavor! Has an interesting taste – I like it!

Finished (click image to enlarge). Added red bell pepper, onion, green beans, scrambled egg that was cooked in a tree shaped cookie cutter, Dua Belibis chili sauce and Urashima Sesame & Salt furikake. Wow this is craziness. The noodles are nice – flat and broad with a nice consistency. The flavor’s great – like a spicy mac’n’cheese – and it’s decently spicy as well. Good stuff – I’m honestly surprised I haven’t seen it more than once, especially since its a product made domestically. 4.0 out of 5.0 stars. Merry Christmas! UPC bar code 041789007675

Here’s a video about using Maruchan noodles to make mac’n’cheese

Maruchan has been posting a lot of these videos lately – nice to see people doing neat things with instant noodles!

Re-Review: Maruchan Creamy Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup

Found these at Walmart yesterday – or wait that was today… We decided to go shopping at 1am – figured we’d beat the crowds… Well, we did beat the crowds but they were restocking – pretty amazing all the pallets they load there at night! Wow… Anyways, creamy chicken sounded good. Here’s the original review and I’ll do a really in-depth re-review soon!

Finished (click image to enlarge. Added processed  cheese, sweert onion, an egg and some almonds. Oh man this is grubbin’ stuff – it is indeed creamy chicken ultra comfort food flavored. Great noodles, great broth. 5.0 out of 5.0 stars – a delicious guilty pleasure! Get it here.

#938: Maruchan Yakisoba Four Cheese Flavor

An absolute surprise yesterday! Found this and two other Maruchan Yakisoba varieties I’ve been hunting for for quite a long time! Let’s give it a try!

The bottom – click image to enlarge.

Here are the instructions on the lid (click image to enlarge).

The noodle block. Broad, flat noodles.

Here’s the big seasoning pouch.

A very light, fine powder.

Finished (click image to enlarge. Added sweet onion, sliced ham and Urashima Sesame & Salt furikake. The noodles are broad and flat and quite nice! The sauce is good too – nice cheese flavor to it. I liked it a lot! 3.75 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 041789007682 – get it here.

Maruchan Yakisoba TV advertisement.

Here’s a community overview of where these noodles get made.