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Time for the new cups list! I’ve been doing these for quite some time and while some have been on the list a long time, there’s some new ones here you should check out. This list is current as of review #5155. Got something I’ve not reviewed? Please contact me! With that, let’s check out The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodle Cups Of All Time 2026 Edition.
The second variety from Moon Moon Food is a black truffle flavor. I have always liked the musty flavor of truffle – it’s very unique – kind of like the scent of an old book. I’ve actually bought books in the past based on their scent and not to read. No, I’m not crazy; just really like the scent. Let’s begin.
Been a little time since I’ve reviewed any Taiwanese dry noodle! This is a first as well as Moom Moon Food has earned Michelin Bib Gourmand awards. The packaging looks very unique – but hte proof is in the tasting. I’m ready to cook.
It’s always great to get product samples in the mail, but it’s a little different when they’re for a Meet The Manufacturer series. It’s going to be the set I do consecutively for a period of time, so usually that means once I’ve check out the series of products, I’ve got to run out and get stuff to make them look nice when I plate them. Here’s the unboxing for this, the latest Meet The Manufacturer.
It’s not as often as I’d like – the frequency of Taiwanese varieties to try used to come at a fever pace. These days, it’s far and few netween. However, today we start a Meet The Manufacturer with a company I never had heard about before. The following reviews were a joy to sample and definitely worth your time. To start, I conducted a review so you may learn more about Moon Moon Foods.
Been waiting to get my hands on this one for awhile! I tried Cielo products a while back and been curious about the Birria and Mariscos varieties! This is the Birria and it sounds good – we shall see indeed! Time to cook.
Today we have the last of the varieties sent to me by a kind donor in Poland – thank you very much I truly appreciate it! Well, let’s begin.
Big thanks again to our friend from Poland who kindly sent this. So, for those of us outside of Poland and not native readers, what is this? Wikipedia education time!
We continue delving through the world of instant noodles from Poland with this one. I must admit, as of late that the ominous rumblings of the news are not boding well. Today, the current administration has dumped the deminimus rule. What’s that? Well, it used to be if you ordered something from overseas up to $800, you wouldn’t have to pay any duties or tariffs. It used to be $200, but they’d upped it a while back. Now, it’s $0. So, if a kind hearted person was to send me noodles like these from overseas, there would be a tariff. The idea apparently us to decrease trade deficit and lower illegal drug and fentanyl trafficking. I disagree. First off, usually things like this are to protect local markets from outside competition. If I were limited to instant noodles only made in the United States, I wouldn’t be putting out many reviews, that’s for certain. As far as limiting illegal drug trafficking, I highly doubt those doing such naughty things really are going to care about a tariff. So, who gets the bill? As usual, we do. Already postal services around the world have halted servicing packages bound for our shores. It’s crummy. I dislike it. Think about the small business that has themed foreign items; a British shop that has candies and packaged trinkets; a shop selling anime stuff from Japan. Here comes the bill. Thanks a lot. This and the next two varieties as well as two varieties from Taiwan are the last things that arrived before this went down. I guess we shall see what happens. This was sent by a kind donor from Poland. I’m sure the shipping was expensive enough and now it’s going to get more expensive, if things will come at all.
Thanks again to a kind donor in Poland for sending this. Curious if it’s chicken flavor or has a Polish flavor to it? Let’s give it a try.
Thanks again to the kind donor of these from Poland! Gulaszu translates to goulash – here’s a little from Wikipedia –
Anothe Polish variety sent by a kind reader from Poland. This is a Vifon variety, made in Vietnam. Curry, eh? Sounds like a plan – let’s give it a go!
To be honest, I’m pretty excited about this one. While Vifon makes this in Vietnam for the Polish market and a spicy flavor, I suspect a more European flavor profile. Let’s give it a try!
Here’s a low cal variety from Otoki (formerly Ottogi). Interesting. I wasn’t a huge fan of the first variety, hopefully this one will fare better.
Here’s the counterpart to the chicken version, found at the local grocery store. What bums me out is no Thai Curry Hot Pot Fusiuon Nissin variety at the local store. Idk… Hopefully I’ll run into it soon. Let’s give this one a try.
For years, I’ve heard a popular thing to do is add peanut butter to noodles. It does make sense; think of Thai food; Americanized phad thai usually has a lot in there. I was even consulted in the past on my thoughts of such a thing as a product. Today, I’m trying one that came to market, although at the time of posting, I don’t think it’s available just yet. It certainly sounds like something that could be really quite good. Let’s give it a try and see what happens.
Here’s one sent all the way from Poland by a kind reader – thank you so much! I have a really hard time getting varieties from Europe/Eastern Europe so this is extra special. Let’s give it a try!
What? No! Yep – really! Just watch the video – this looks really interesting and the review will be out extremely soon – possibly tomorrow. This is a fascinating thing and I think that it should be good.
Well here we are with the last of the series of three – starting with the Habanero Lime (not very spicy, overwhelmed by lime), the Quattro (decently spicy and cheese-like), and now the original. Let’s pop open the bag and see what is within.
Big thank you to Pher Engi for this one. So I’m no stranger to nyonya laksa. Nyonya is a style of cuisine with elements from Chinese, Indian, and Malaysian styles. This one is particularly interesting as it is presented here as a mi goreng – so no broth! Very curious – let’s give it a try!
I had thought that the last one was ‘the last one’ but indeed this is the final review of Meet The Manufacturer. A lot of neat products to try! This one like the last is a snack called bhujiya – seasoned bits of uncooked instant noodle with peanuts. Let’s give it a try!
To cap off this Meet The Manufacturer series, we have a noodle snack. This is a snack – like a trail mix. There are a ton of different kinds out there; most of the ones I’ve tried are from India, like Punjabi mix, and others. The ones from India might have raisins, peanut, almonds, fried bits and more like crunchy seeds and such. Let’s give this a try!
I love this. I have absolutely no clue what aloo tama is. Hmmm… Wikipedia had this to say –
Here’s a truly unique variety – an asparagus flavored instant noodle from Nepal. I’ve never in my over 5000 reviews come across an asparagus flavored one and that’s fascinating! Let’s give it a try!
The last one of these I tried with this style of packaging – the veg masala – was really quite good. Let’s try some chicken!
Seems like it’s been a while since I did a tom yum review. I really like tom yum, so hoping this is a great one! Let’s find out.
A couple of days ago I tries the counterpart to this one, the Xtra Spicy Dynamite variety. I think this will be about the same and less spicy but we shall see.
I must say that one of my favorite fascinating things are pizza flavored instant noodles. I’ve often thought it would be neat to make one that’s like pizza – many have been made, few seem truly like pizza. Usually they include a lot of oregano and basil flavor – which is nice. Let’s give this one a try!
It seems the term ‘2x Spicy’ has now entered the international vernacular of instant noodles. This sounds like it’s hot – let’s see if it causes explosions!
Here’s one I’ve seen on my desk before but it’s been awhile. This is a very popular variety. Time for some cooking! I decided after yesterday although I really like and thoroughly appreciate the bowls CG sent, I will use my own due to my lighting situation. Let’s begin!
As I review this one, we’re midway through August and heading towards fall. For you I’m guessing, spring is on it’s way. This sounds like an interesting one for all seasons. Let’s give it a go!
Like Wai Wai, Soaltee is another is another range from CG. But what does it mean? I looked it up on Google and found this –
To start things off, we have this masala curry. It sounds really good! I’ve been a big fan of curry all my life, starting when I was very, very young and my mother would make curried chicken livers over rice. I think about that now and am surprised that was something I liked when I was a kid. There are so many different styles of curry in the world – let’s try this one.
As usual, when I do a Meet The Manufacturer series, I do an unboxing of samples, and here we are. This is a preview of what you’ll see reviewed in the following days, so have a look! Thanks again to CG Foods for sending these all the way from Nepal!
It’s been a little while since I’ve done a Meet The Manufacturer series and very happy to announce a new one today. CG Foods is from Nepal and this is the first Nepali MTM series! You will get to see my reviews of their products for the next bit of time. With that, let’s start with the interview I conducted in order for you to learn more about the company.
Found this at the Target next to the Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood, WA. Very curious about this as it seems ‘south of the border’ flavors keep popping up – Quattro, Habanero lime, Corn, and now the Taco. I got some garnish just for this one. Let’s cook it up!
Found this one at 99 Ranch Market, Curious – usually it’s pickled cabbage beef, not fish. Let’s give it a try!
Here’s another from James of Lakeside, California – thanks! I’m very curious about this one – curry is my thing. I had curry last night for dinner. Let’s make some curry!
Found this at the Target in Lynnwood, WA by the Alderwood Mall. I tried the cup version a few days ago and was rather disappointed. I’m hoping this is more pleasing. Let’s cook it up.
I think my first introduction to this brand was when I found it up at a store in Richmond, BC called Big Crazy. That place was pretty crazy. Anyways, Since then I’ve been a fan of almost everything of theirs I’ve tried. Let’s see what the little elephant has cooked up today!
Thanks going out to James from Lakeside, California! The last couple of these cup have been meats flavored but this one sounds pretty good – they’re made in Vietnam so they might to tom yum some justice? We shall see. Let’s give it a try!
