Category: Little Couples

The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Taiwanese Instant Noodles Of All Time 2025 Edition

October 23, 2024November 4, 2024 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Usually, this list comes out in September of every year, but this time around there was a hitch: review#5000. It really ate up all of my time, and so this year is a bit late (making a documentary, a detailed review video and research et al). Also, there won’t be a video this time around. Next year though! This list is essentially the same as last year’s. A final issue I ran into was the lack of reviewables that crossed my desk from Taiwan over the last year. With that, if you’re a Taiwanese noodle company with products I’ve not reviewed, I definitely am interested in reviewing your products. With that, here’s The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Taiwanese Instant Noodles Of All Time 2025 Edition. ...see full post

#4826: Little Couples Thai Tom Yum Dry Noodle – Taiwan

November 11, 2023April 30, 2024 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

#4826: Little Couples Thai Tom Yum Dry Noodle - Taiwan

Here’s something interesting from a company that usually brings things that are interesting! A tom yum variety from Taiwan. I’m game – let’s check it out! ...see full post

Little Couples Sends Exotic Tom Yum From Taiwan

October 29, 2023 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

I’ve gotten some really unique flavors from Little Couples over the years and this one is no exception! Let’s have a look and a sneak peek at what I created with them! ...see full post

#4399: Little Couple Alishan Oolong Tea Dry Noodle – Taiwan

February 27, 2023 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

This sounds really interesting – so this one has a special tea which comes from Chiayi, Taiwan. In their text, Little Couples mentions the ‘meticulous cultivation of tea leaves’ and that they’re really special. Let’s give it a try! ...see full post

The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Taiwanese Instant Noodles Of All Time 2023 Edition

November 16, 2022November 21, 2022 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Usually, The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Taiwanese list gets posted mid September. This year it’s been pretty busy around here. Better late than never, I say. These are my absolutely favorite Taiwanese varieties I’ve tried. All ratings are on the base product – before I add anything to make them look nice. This list is current as of review #4300. Want me to review your product? Contact me! Let’s check out The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Taiwanese Instant Noodles Of All Time 2023 Edition! ...see full post

Little Couples Sends Alishan Tea Dry Noodle

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

I’ve tried a lot of different Taiwanese dry noodle varieties over the years, but this one is very different. It contains Alishan Oolong Tea which sounds exotic and fancy. The folks who run Little Couples are from Chiayi, Taiwan where the tea is meticulously cultivated. Let’s check out this new variety! ...see full post

#3949: Little Couples Dry Noodle Fish Head Casserole – Taiwan

September 20, 2021 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

#3949: Little Couples Dry Noodle Fish Head Casserole - Taiwan

Here’s a unique and tradition variety from Taiwan. I’ve had fish head curry in Penang, Malaysia before, but this sounds like it’s quite different. Very curious about this one – let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#3944: Little Couples Chicken Rice Flavor Dry Noodle – Taiwan

September 12, 2021 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

#3958: Little Couples Chicken Rice Flavor Dry Noodle - Taiwan

The last variety I had from Little Couples was their Fish Head Casserole, which was quite good. This one sound good too. It’s a collaboration between Little Couples and the Prince Hotel. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

Two New Varieties From Little Couples Dry Noodle

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Little Couples Dry Noodle of Taiwan recently contacted me to let me know they had a new variety – well, they sent two of them! Very excited to try them. Let’s have a look at what they’ve been cooking up over at Little Couples! ...see full post

The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Taiwanese Instant Noodles Of All Time 2021 Edition

November 16, 2020November 27, 2020 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch

The Ramen Rater's Top Ten Taiwanese Instant Noodles Of All Time 2021 Edition

I’ve got to give it to Taiwan. They’ve really done well with the pandemic, that’s for sure. Just another reason why I love that place; I’ve visited twice and hope I get to again soon. People there are nice, Lots of interesting things going on, and of course… the food! This list is born out of controversy – in 2013 when Taiwan wasn’t on my annual top ten, their media took notice and they got mad. So, I decided to try some ‘noodle diplomacy’ and asked companies to send some samples and they did – and they have been for years now. All sorts of neat innovations, unique styles, and more. If you have a company or a favorite variety you’d like me to review, contact me. Also, I invite everyone to join the Instant Noodles – The Ramen Rater group on Facebook – a large community of people who enjoy noodles and share their thoughts on them. Let’s check out this years shortlist of my favorites from this beautiful and fascinating place. ...see full post

#3523: Little Couples Dry Noodle Sesame Flavor – Taiwan

June 1, 2020 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch

Little Couples sent me two varieties – an Onion one that was about as good as can be, and this one which I’m curious about. This one won’t be noodles with sesame oil. Instead, in Taiwan sesame is more of a sesame paste with peanut notes and soy sauce which pulls it all together. My wife found this out in the early years of my reviewing one time when we got some sesame noodles and she was very excited, but when she tasted peanut she was really quite unhappy. She is not a fan of peanut butter, and that’s what it reminded her of. ...see full post

#3468: Little Couples Dry Noodle Onion – Taiwan

April 2, 2020 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch

#3468: Little Couples Dry Noodle Onion - Taiwan

I did a Meet The Manufacturer with this company a while back and thought I’d see if they had anything new – and they did! So here we go. I was in the mood for some Taiwanese stuff so this works out. ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: #2814: Little Couples Q Noodle Taiwan Sauce Taste

May 3, 2018 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

We end our days focusing on Little Couples Q Noodle today – thanks again for taking part in Meet The Manufacturer! This one is a bit of a mystery to me – Taiwan sauce flavor. Only one way to figure this one out – let’s give it a try! ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: #2813: Little Couples Q Noodle Oyster Sauce Taste

May 2, 2018 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Today it’s an oyster sauce variety. I like oyster sauce – has a nice blend of flavors to it and I’m very curious about how it will meld with a noodle. Let’s find out! ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: #2812: Little Couples Q Noodle Fried Garlic Taste

May 1, 2018 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Hey who doesn’t like garlic? Okay, maybe vampires… But hey – I certainly like garlic. Fried garlic is good too. Let’s see how this one comes out. ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: #2811: Little Couples Q Noodle Taiwan Soybean Taste

April 30, 2018 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Today it’s soybean paste noodles. Chajang, Jjajang, soy bean paste. Lots of different names for it. Let’s look inside! ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: #2810: Little Couples Q Noodle Spicy Taste

April 29, 2018 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

The place I usually like to start with a dry noodles company is their Sichuan style spicy noodle. They usually have one and so it’s kind of a good baseline. Let’s have a look! ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: Product Samples From Little Couples

April 29, 2018 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Meet The Manufacturer: Product Samples From Little Couples

During my trip in November 2017 to Taiwan, I met some folks at a booth that had a slew of different noodle varieties. They knew who I was and were keen on me giving their products a try. They wanted to hand me samples but I couldn’t – my luggage was full and so I recommended a Meet The Manufacturer series – and here we are. ...see full post