Category: GaGa

The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodle Cups Of All Time 2015 Edition

July 20, 2015July 22, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

What do corn dogs, sandwiches, burritos and instant noodle cups have in common? They’re all portable. People can’t seem to stay in one spot for very long; they want to carry their meals with them as they move about. Since the inception of the instant noodle cup in the early 70’s when Momofuku Ando saw people using coffee cups and hot water to steep their instant noodles and brought this concept to market, the noodle cup has become a ubiquitous icon in the daily lives of billions. Today, I present the best of the instant noodle cups I’ve tried in my over 1,700 instant noodle reviews. With that, please enjoy The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodle Cups Of All Time 2015 Edition. ...see full post

#1297: GaGa Mie Gepeng Kuah Rasa Ayam Lada Hitam

January 30, 2014July 31, 2014 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

A friend sent this a while back from Jakarta – thank you! This is one that says kuah on it. What’s kuah? Well as far as I can gather, kuah is gravy. So instead of a broth, this one should be a bit thicker. Guess we’ll see! Black pepper chicken )rasa ayam hitam) – let’s check it out! ...see full post

#1232: GaGa Mie Gepeng Kuah Rasa Ayam Bawang Pedas (Spicy Garlic Sauce Chicken)

November 22, 2013July 31, 2014 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

After looking at the new The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Indonesian Instant Noodles Of All Time 2013 Edition and talking with people from around the world about it all week, I felt like having some Indonesian noodles! To translate, rasa means flavor, bawang is garlic, ayam is chicken and pedas means spicy. Let’s give this one a try! ...see full post

#1215: GaGa Mi Instan Cup Milk Chicken Soup (Rasa Sup Ayam Susu)

November 4, 2013July 31, 2014 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 2 comments

Another one from my friend in Indonesia! Milk chicken soup – sounds interesting. I had another milk chicken soup variety awhile back which I enjoyed, so maybe this one’ll be good too. Let’s see what’s in this cup. ...see full post

#1203: GaGa Mie Gepeng Kuah Rasa Soto Cabe Hijau

October 20, 2013July 31, 2014 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Another one that was sent from Indonesia – thank you! Soto varieties usually have a broth with them, rather than mi goreng which are dry. Cabe means chilli and hijau means green; so green chilli flavor noodle soup. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#1191: GaGa Seribu 1000 Goreng Spesial

October 8, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 3 comments

Here’s another from my friend in Indonesia – thank you! When I translate ‘seribu,’ it says ‘thousand.’ This may be a reference to the Thousand Islands – here’s a Wikipedia excerpt: ...see full post

#1175: Healtimie Green Barley Noodle Milk Chicken Soup

September 20, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 3 comments

Here’s something new – green barley noodles. I’ve had noodles that were green from a myriad of ingredients before (wonder if someday there’ll be blue?). These are supposed to be for the health conscious. Let’s check ’em out! ...see full post

#1161: GaGa 100 Green Chilli Soto Flavour

September 7, 2013September 7, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Here’s one that was sent to me by a reader in Jakarta, Indonesia – thank you! Spicy green chilli soup – green chilli seems to be gaining popularity in Indonesia. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#1126: GaGa Mie Gepeng Goreng Rasa Ayam Lada Hitam

July 31, 2013October 20, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

In the last day, lots of people have been coming to The Ramen Rater from Indonesia! One person who commented via the facebook page said”you should try this one fried noddle, it has black pepper flavour. will not disappoint you :)” (for those wondering, this is friend black pepper chicken flavor noodles). I looked through the box of varieties my friend in Jakarta sent me and lo and behold, I had it in there! Thank you very much! Let’s check this one out! ...see full post