Well kids, here we are. It’s kind of funny; I’ve had many a pizza flavored instant noodle – from places like Pakistan, Serbia, Brazil, and Indonesia to name a few. Nothing from the United States though. All these others employed a standard fried wheat noodle and were indeed the ‘standard’ instant ramen style noodle. In this one for the US, the term ‘ramen’ is doing some incredibly heavy lifting. I feel partially to blame to be honest – I’m The Ramen Rater – but I do not only review Japanese varieties like shio, tonkotsu, miso and shoyu, but try everything from everywhere. So, is this something that is called ramen, or is it ramen? You be the judge. Rather, I will after I sample it. Let’s begin.
Totino’s Ramen Noodles Cheese Pizza Naturally Flavored – United States
Detail of the side panels (click to enlarge). Looks to be meat free but check for yourself. To prepare, fill to line with water (it doesn’t specify cold, room temp or hot – going with room temp). Stir. Microwave 2.5 minutes at 1000W. Let stand in microwave 2~3 minutes. Finally, stir and enjoy!
Detail of the lid (click to enlarge).
Detail of uncooked noodle and seasoning.
Finished (click to enlarge). Sprinkled a little scallion and sesame seed. For starters, this is pasta and most certainly not ramen. The saucy broth is a kind of oregano and herb thing; like a pizza herbed sauce. It just doesn’t work. It isn’t ramen; it isn’t like ramen in any way shape or form. Calling it ramen is just not reasonable and the product isn’t one I can say anything positive about. 0.0 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 041196140668.
Amazon – Yes, you can buy pizza on Amazon
Watch me cook on Instant Noodle Recipe Time!
