Got this one at Walmart. Was pretty sure I hadn’t tried it and was right so here goes.
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#495: Ottogi Jin Ramen (Mild) Asian Style Instant Noodle
I’m going to guess that this is about the same as the Ottogi Jin Ramen (Hot) except it will lack the heat. Yeah that makes sense I think.
#494: Snapdragon Pan Asian Cuisine Tomato Seafood Rice Noodle Soup
I got a few of these not too long ago and so here’s the first of them. The top is a clear cover.
#493: Pulmuone Fresh Ramen (Spicy)
Something from a brand I’ve never seen before. This is a Korean fresh noodle and I’m hoping it’s good and spicy!
#492: Noah Foods Phoya Rice Noodsle Soup With Beef Flavor
Never seen this before – I also got a chicken variety as well I’ll review a bit down the road. I like the name – Phoya… Maybe there could be a froyo and pho place called PhoYo? Ya!
#491: JML Instant Noodle Artificial Stew Beef Flavour
Here’s another one that arrived in the east coast care package from Greg B. of Orlando, FL. This time its stew beef flavor – let’s go!
#490: FoodMon DJ-DOC Instant Ramen Rice Toppokki
First things first. My wife pointed this out at a Korean supermarket here in town and I was like ‘what the heck is this?’ So we got it and I’ve had some issues with it. First, I had a lot of problems finding out how to cook it. Also, what was it called??? As you can see, there’s one of those funky square bar codes on top of the container here. I went and scanned it with my Android phone and sent it to the Google translate. Click here to see what it comes up with…
#489: JML Instant Noodle Artificial Stew Pork Flavour
So here’s the first one I’m reviewing that were sent by Greg B. of Orlando, FL. He says it’s really good stuff and so I’ll give it a shot!
Noodles & Correspondance From Afar
Ramen Rater reader Greg B. from Orlando, FL offered to send me some of his favorite noodles that he hadn’t seen me review before. I was really stoked to see this box!
#488: Kailo Brand Big Bowl Noodle Instant Noodle Crab Flavor
So here’s another one of these big bowls! Crab flavor sounds nice!
Again three packets of seasoning – clockwise from top: veggies, seasoned oil and dry powder seasoning.
#487: Kailo Brand Big Bowl Noodle Instant Noodle Artificial Chicken Flavour
Here’s a new brand – Kailo! This is a big bowl of noodles too – and what an odd image on the front. But hey, how can chicken be fouled (it’s already been fowled HAHAHAHAHA – bad I know but I’m full of noodles now) it’s such a basic flavor. So here we go! UPDATE – This stuff is actually ABALONE CHICKEN – that explains a lot.
#486: Kamfen Japanese U-Don Noodles Lobster & Scallop Soup Flavor
So here’s the first Kamfen fresh udon I’ve tried. So something new for today!
#485: Ottogi Asian Style Instant Noodle Hot & Spicy Ramen Cup
Sounds like a pretty standard cup noodle. Thing is is that it’s Korean, so this kind of spicy is different than most spicy stuff.
#484: Ottogi Bekse Curry Myon Cup
So I’ve had this variety, but not in a cup before. Strange but it seems that these are just a bit different in cups… Anyways…
#483: Itomen Yellow Buckwheat Ramen Bowl
This one was a puzzle – the only things in English on the packaging wwas a website called itomen.co.jp. I sent out a call for help in identifying this one and got help from a reader named Eric Z. from Parkland, FL! He scanned the bar code on the image and found it on Google! Not too shabby! Thanks again! Now let’s open this one up and see what’s inside.
#482: Menraku Japanese Ramen “Shio” Authentic Ramen Soup
Got this one at the new Bellevue Uwajimaya. Shio means salt, so I suppose this is salt ramen. Let’s give it a try!
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The noodles have been identified aptly by a Ramen Rater reader! Check out the review tomorrow to find out who they are!
The Guy Who Won’t Get Off My Back About Ramen Nachos
So this guy from Germany is all about the ramen nachos apparently and wants to argue about it and compete with it. Kind of strange…
#481: Thai Kitchen Roasted Garlic Rice Noodle Bowl
So I noticed that the previous review of the Mushroom flavor was a rice noodle soup bowl as opposed to a rice noodle bowl. Interesting. Anyways, here’s another Thai Kitchen bowl.
#480: Thai Kitchen Mushroom Rice Noodle Soup Bowl
Tried the Spring Onion last week and thought it was good so thought I ought to see if I can find more of these. Sure enough, found a couple at Safeway.
#479: Nongshim Potato Noodle Soup
I’ve been waiting for the right time to review this and today is it. Potato noodles eh? I’ve had sweet potato noodles in the Baijia brand offerings and been quite unhappy with them. Hopefully Nongshim can make the potato happy again…
#478: Vedan Mushroom & Artificial Cuttlefish Noodle for Vegetarian
We’ve never seen this brand before andthought hey why not. My wife really likes mushroom flavor things so thought she could have this for lunch, minus a couple bites and slurps for reviewing purposes.
The Ramen Rater Ramen Box Shrine / World HQ
So quite the upgrade – a big clothes hamper – wicker! Stylish and exotic. Three little Japanese noodle shop signs from a store called Daiso at a buck fifty each and a pillow I got off of eBay a long time ago to adorn the holy shrine to the cheap, easy meal that I enjoy.
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#477: Mr. Udon Oriental Udon Noodle Malaysian Beef Flavor Artificially Flavored
One of four packs I got at a Big Lots store. Pretty cheap too.
Two packets – powdered seasoning and ‘dried flake’ – veggies.
#476: Annie Chun’s All Natural Asian Cuisine Teriyaki Noodle Bowl
My sister got me this one and kindly brought it to me to check out – thank you! So I’ve never tried this brand before, so I guess we’ll have to see how it goes.
#475: Gefen Oriental Style Ramen Noodles Vegetable Flavor
Here’s another of the kosher noodles sent to me by Michael M. of Staten Island, NY. This one’s vegetable – kind of a strange flavor. Carrot? Celery? Zucchini? Acorn squash? What kind of vegetable? It has to be something tasty… Well, let’s check it out.
#474: Saigon Ve Wong Kung-Fu Shrimp & Crab Flavor Instant Rice Noodles
Something else from Saigon Ve Wong – Shrimp & Crab flavor! I sure found a lot of these down in California at the Dublin 99 Ranch Market. They’re pretty cheap too – I think these were around a dollar. I recently had a request that I include the prices of these noodles on my reviews – and that’s going to be a little tricky… See, when I go noodle hunting, I end up getting as many new kinds as I can and a lot of the time the receipt has a list – and extremely cryptic listings. So I’ll do my best – I can do an ‘around’ pricing kind of deal. So yeah – this was around a buck. Anyways…
#473: Myojo Ramen-Desse-Miso Japanese Style Soup Noodles Soybean Paste Flavour
Yet another one of these Myojo bowls from Japan. I don’t think I’ve found one I’ve really disliked a lot yet. This one, soybean baste flavor , should prove tasty – at least I hope so!
#472: Thai Kitchen Spring Onion Rice Noodle Bowl
A brand I’ve never reviewed before I know. This one came from my mother in law! Thank you! Sounds like it should be tasty – spring onion sounds tasty.
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#471: Koyo Lemongrass Ginger Ramen Made With Organic Noodles
The first thing I noticed about this one was that it was expired. I got these at The Market At Anacortes on July 4th or 5th this year. I’m sure they’re still fine but jeez! Lenmongrass ginger… I like ginger that’s for sure. Wondering about lemongrass though – I guess we’ll see…
#470: Maruchan Ramen Noodle Soup Chicken Mushroom Flavor
I’ve tried many of the Maruchan noodles line and I’d thought I’d had all of their packaged noodles for the US market – then this shows up. The Market At Anacortes had it – never seen it before. My wife loves mushrooms so hoping she likes it too.
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#469: Gefen Oriental Style Ramen Noodles Chicken Flavor
Here’s another one sent to me by Michael M. from Staten Island, NY – thanks again, man! As I mentioned before, he found a few of them on the kosher aisle of a grocery store and sent them my direction. The last review I did was imitation chicken flavor. This one’s chicken flavor. I looked at the ingredients and don’t see any chicken… Hmm… Well, let’s try it out.
#468: Paldo Snack Noodle Soup Slightly Hot Flavor
Snack noodle? What’s that? What flavor is it? Slightly hot flavor? Is that like medium? Or is that mild? I swear I got this quite recently – and it expires that soon? Hmm – weird! We shall see as we delve into a bag of Paldo Snack Ramen Slightly Hot Flavor.
#467: Vifon Tu Quy Sour & Spicy Shrimp Flavor Instant Noodle
It certainly looks like shrimp and very enjoyable in the picture. I wonder how it will taste though. That’s kind of the question I ask myself 50% of the time. The other 50% is kind of a oh look it’s chicken this should be chicken like. This on the other hand is Vietnamese, and sour and spicy and shrimp. So we shall see…
#466: Saigon Ve Wong Kung-Fu Instant Rice Noodles Artificial Beef Flavor
Some beef tonight. This is beef noodle soup – pho bo. Artificial beef though… Shall we?
#465: Nissin Souper Meal Picante Shrimp Flavor Hot & Spicy
I thought I’d tried all of these but it appears I was wrong. So here’s yet another Souper Meal – Nissin’s answer to America’s need for another ‘Hungry Man’ style food product.