As I mentioned at the begginning of the Top Ten Japanese list, I have added a little chat option to the site. If I’m available, I can turn it on on my phone and people can ask me questions or comment while they browse the website. Thus far, the most questions and comments are from the Philippines. I thought hey – why isn’t there a top ten Philippines list? I haven’t reviewed many from the Philippines lately and I kind of hope companies in the Philippines that make instant noodles might be interested in having me review their products – if so, please contact me. I would love to do an annual list for the Philippines, however without more reviews, there’s not a whole lot of reason to do so. So let’s have a look! These are my favorite Filipino varieties from the over 2,500 reviews I’ve posted to date.
The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Philippines Instant Noodles Of All Time 2018 Edition
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This is a presentation of the top ten with commentary by The Ramen Rater.
The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Philippines Instant Noodles Of All Time 2018 Edition
#10: Lucky Me! Supreme Seafood Flavor Big Cup
The noodles have a light gauge and chew – there’s a decent amount of them, and they don’t exhibit any mushiness or sponginess. The broth is very luxuriant – kind of a milky and creamy seafood affair. Definitely a comfort food feel to it. Original review
#9: Lucky Me! Beef Na Beef Instant Noodles
The noodles have a nice gauge and good texture to them – nice quantity too. The broth has a very beefy flavor – not one brought about like bouillon does but more like stewed beef. The garnish worked just right. If you like beef, you’ll really love this. Original review
#8: Lucky Me! Special Instant Curly Spaghetti With Yummy Red Sauce
The noodles are definitely large gauge – larger than ramyun even. They also have an excellent chewiness to them. The flavor is a sweet tomato sauce which coats everything quite well. Original review
#7: Lucky Me! Pancit Canton (Chow Mein) Original Flavor
The noodles have a great gauge and chew. The flavor is like a salty and garlic kind of thing which is really quite enjoyable. The dry component seems to give it an almost chicken kind of sense whereas the oil and sauce lend to it an oiliness and more garlic flavor which round things out. As I’ve said before, this is much like mee goreng and is very good! Original review
#6: Lucky Me! Pancit Canton (Chow Mein) Sweet & Spicy Flavor
The noodles have a nice standard gauge with a light spring. The chew is right for this application. The flavor is like a nice sweet and spicy with butter and salt kind of thing. Original review
#5: Lucky Me! Special Instant Noodles Jjamppong Flavor
The noodles are thin and have a nice lightness to them – much like one would find in a cup noodle but a little different. The broth has a very good spiciness and seafood flavor which I would expect in a jjamppong instant and works well. The solid ingredients hydrated well and were of excellent quality. Original review
#4: Lucky Me! Special Baked Mac Style Instant Macaroni
The noodles have a nice shape and chew to them. The sauce is very good – it has a sweetness and tomato flavor and is frequently augmented with bits of textured vegetable protein which are just like little bits of real hamburger. This was a very pleasant surprise. Original review
#3: Quickchow Pancit Canton Toyo-Mansi
Well I must say this is stupendous and wonderful stuff and I could eat it every day. I like the noodles and the flavor has a kind of spicy and citrus flavor. Original review
#2: Payless Xtra Big Chilimansi Pancit Canton
The noodles were awesome and very tasty! A bit of chili flavor, a bit citrus. Kind of sweet and salty too. Everything played off of eachother and it was like listening to some groovy funky music but it was going from the bowl into my facehole, getting chewed and into the great oblivious beyond that is my digestive system. Good good stuff – stuff of poetry and philosophy. Original review
#1: Lucky Me! Instant Pancit Canton (Chow Mein) Extra Hot Chili Flavor
The noodles as always in their pancit canton are just right – good gauge and chew. They are complimented this time with a nice coating of salty and spicy flavors that were really good – and the spiciness was definitely more than adequate. Original review
