Big thank you to James from Lakeside, California for sending! This sounds interesting; dragonfruit as an ingredient in the noodle. Curious as to what aspect that would impart to the noodle? Let’s try it out.
Category: Vietnam
#5103: Vifon Mien Suon Heo Instant Bean Thread Pork Rib Flavor – Vietnam
I don’t know what I did… Maybe it was the amount of walking I’ve been doing… I do tend to walk as fast as I can… I have a suspiciom it was stretching to grab a bowl off the high shelf that was accompanied by a little feeling and sounded like biting a piece of raw chicken gristle. Whatever it was, I’m really sore. Not fun. Anyways, enough griping – found this one at Evergreen Asian Market in Everett, Washington. What’s more, is the pack green or pink? I thought it was green the whole time. Colors can be really hard for me to see. Better consult an expert. Well, my daughter says it’s pink. Alright – it’s pink. Let’s cook it up.
#5060: Vifon Hoang Gia Spicy Crab Hotpot – Vietnam
Another variety that was sent by James of Lakeside, CA. The last of these Hoang Gia varieties I tried was really pretty good. Curious if this is just going to be the same thing with a little bit of heat. Time to find out!
#5055: Miliket Shrimp Flavor Instant Noodles – Vietnam
Thanks to James from Lakeside, CA for this one. This pack had a particular problem which could’ve been far worse and made it unusable. The problem? Sometimes when packs are sealed, sachets get in there as well. This one has that particular issue. You’ll see it below. Anyways, there’s a few scenarios. Maybe they just had one that did this. Maybe a hundred or a thousand. Maybe they didn’t know when this started happening in a production run. Maybe they didn’t care. Anyways, it was a dry sachet so thats okay, but still. Let’s give it a try.
#5050: Miliket Bowl Noodle Soup Beef Flavor Instant Noodles – Vietnam
Here’s another neat one by way of James from Lakeside, CA. This is another one where I dunno who they think they’re foolin’ but it sure looks like a different brand. Regardless, it’s time to cook, so lets.
#5048: Acecook Siu Kay 7 Level Spicy Noodles Beef – Vietnam
Another one from James of Lakeside, CA – thanks! The last one of these Siu Kay variants was seafood – and incredibly good. I’m curious about this one – let’s cook it and maybe a mukbang at the bottom.
#5046: Miliket Bowl Noodle Soup Shrimp Tomyum Flavor – Vietnam
Big thanks to James from Lakeside, CA – awesome! What a day. July 1st. Well, it’s the first day I’ve dragged the kids out for a long walk. They did really quite well – just a smidge over 6 miles. The weather was crappy though – warm, yes – but very cloudy and humid; like walking through a world that feels like walking into a bathroom after someone took a shower. I was going tyo get these posts ready to do my reviews this morning, but I slept in a little bit, and when I got home with the kids and planned on doing it then, I got to call my internet service provider since my bill went up $40 a month, then when they screwed my downgrade up, I had to call back. Sheesh. But lunch is over and I’ve got some caffeine at my side. Let’s get ‘er done.
#5044: Acecook Siu Kay Wok 7 Level Spicy Noodles Seafood – Vietnam
Another one sent by James from Lakeside, CA – thanks! This is really fascinating. Is it going to be incredibly spicy? It sounds good… Well, no way to know until I cook it and give it a try.
#5041: Vifon Hoang Gia Banh Da Cua – Vietnam
This comes by way of James from Lakeside, CA – thank you again! So these look interesting – they employ brown rice noodles. Let’s give it a whirl!
#5004: Vifon Vietnamese Style Rice Noodle With Seafood Pho – Vietnam
Think I found this at HMart. This one says it has a stewed seafood sachet which sounds interesting. I also find the global top ten mention – not my global top ten though. Interesting. Let’s give it a try!
#4992: Omachi Instant Noodles Shrimp Sour & Hot – Vietnam
Really happy I got to try this range thanks to a local Asian grocer. Quite a few, and this is the last. I’m wondering if this will be akin to tom yum? Let’s find out.
#4974: Vifon Instant Bean Thread Crab Flavor – Vietnam
The last bean thread variant I had was really quite nice. Curious how this will be. Let’s give it a whirl!
#4971: Viet Cuisine Sriracha Chili Instant Rice Noodle – Vietnam
This one is only the second I’ve tried from this range. It sounds much better than the first I tried which I think was a mushroom variant years ago. Let’s give it a whirl.
#4963: Omachi Instant Noodles Beef Flavor – Vietnam
It’s Saturday and we hit up some places. I just realized I should’ve grabbed some beefballs. Beefballs? Yeah – they have them at a local Asian grocery. They’re definitely with other Vietnamese items in the cooler. I’m going to use Chinese sausage for this onbe – I’ve been using it lately in beef varieties instead of beef. I dunno – using Chinese sausage is fun I think as it’s so tasty. Anyways, let’s cook this one up.
#4940: Acecook Mi Lau Thai Artificially Flavoured Chicken – Vietnam
Found this one at Evergreen Asian Market in Everett, Washington. Dunno if I’ve tried this one… Upon checking, yes I have right here. Review 272 back in 2011. Looks like a packaging change. Let’s give it a whirl.
#4935: Vifon Asian Style Instant Rice Noodles “Phnom Penh” Style – Vietnam
Found this one at Evergreen Asian Market in Everett, Washington. I found quite a few Vietnamese varieties there I looked up in my archives, found a bowl version of this which was my fifth review. Those early early reviews are definitely out of order, but it was definitely one of the first 30 I tried back in 2002-2003. Well, let’s give this one a try.
#4932: Omachi Instant Noodles With Tomato Sauce – Vietnam
Here’s one I found over at Evergreen Asian Market in Everett, WA! I’ve had this many years ago and never simply found it in the ‘wild.’ My buddy Stumpy, who now resides in North Little Rock, AR found it for me while living in Everett in 2012. Here’s that review. Twelve years ago – not The Beforetime, but quite a while ago. Let’s check it out – by the way I found plenty more from this brand today and that was really exciting – been wanting to find stuff from these folks for awhile.
#4897: Vifon Shrimp Flavor Thai Style Instant Noodles – Vietnam
This one came by way of James from Lakeside, California – thanks again! This is kind of interesting – a global export version. Let’s give it a try!
#4879: Vifon Hot & Sour Shrimp Flavor Asian Style Instant Noodles – Vietnam
Here’s one that haiols from Vietnam for the US market – and 99 more, so it’s getting the label of it’s country of origin. . This came by way of James from Lakeside, California – thank you! Let’s give it a try.
#4860: Miliket-Colusa Mi Bo Cay Han Quoc Hot Beef Flavour Instant Noodles – Vietnam
Here’s one that came by way of James from Lakeside, California – thanks again! He saw me mention that I don’t get a lot of Vietnamese varieties and sent a couple and this is one of them. This is a spicy beef flavor variety – curious… Let’s give it a try!
#4790: Miliket Phnom Penh Instant Rice Noodles – Vietnam
Here’s another Miliket variety I found over at HMart recently. I’ve seen a ton of different varieties by this company as of late – it’s an invasion! Nice to see Vietnamese stuff I’ve not yet reviewed. This one is a Phnom Penh styl enoodle – Wikipedia had this to say –
#4478: Miliket-Colusa Mi Trung Khong Chien – Vietnam
This is another that came by way or James from Lakeside, California – thanks again! Haven’t seen/heard of this one before… Looks interesting – a dry variant from Vietnam! Time to cook!
#4472: Miliket-Colusa Mi Huong Vi Lau Thai Tom – Viietnam
Here’s one that came by way of James from Lakeside, California – thank you! I don’t review a lot of Vietnamese varieties as I don’t see them very often in these parts, so this is great! Let’s check it out.
#4346: Acecook Hao Hao Mi Goreng Shrimp & Onion Flavour – Vietnam
Found this one at an Asian grocery on Evergreen in Everett, Washington recently. I hit them up once a year or so and usually find a few varieties I don’t usually see anywhere else which is very nice! This one I think I’ve seen before online, but never in the ‘wild.’ Well, let’s give it a try!
#4326: Vifon Chicken Flavor Asian Style Instant Noodles Soup – Vietnam
Found this export pack over at Evergreen Asian Market in Everett. Let’s give it a go!
Vifon Chicken Flavor Asian Style Instant Noodles Soup – Vietnam
#4176: Simply Food Chicken Vermicelli With Bamboo Shoot – Vietnam
You might not know, but there have been huge lapses in my reviews lately. I usually don’t review every day, however I do a few reviews on days when I do. Well, it’s Saturday night and I’m setting up reviews right now to do tomorrow. I’ll have done three reviews a day since last Monday. It feels good – especially since I’ve been able to get out and do my walking and everrything. Anyways, this sounds like an interesting variety, so here we go.
#4165: Binh Tay Vegetarian Pho Noodles – Vietnam
Here’s a Vietnamese variety with a Vegetarian friendly flavor. Sounds good – let’s check it out!
#4122: Simply Food HODL Noodle – Vietnam
Okay so bear with me because I’m very clueless about crypto currency. I looked up HODL and it stands for Hold On for Dear Life – basically, hold onto your crypto to make money. It also says Stonkz on the side –
#4118: Binh Tay Mi Kiwi – Vietnam
This is the first of quite a few varieties that Binh Tay was kind enough to send over – thank you! This is a first for me – kiwi flavor instant noodles! I believe there’s actual kiwi in there. This should be really interesting – let’s delve right in!
Binh Tay Sends Fascinating Things From Vietnam
Some neat stuff here from Vietnam! I spoke with this company about nine years ago and they got back with me recently! Better late than never – they’ve got some really interesting varieties! Let’s check them out.
#3984: Vifon Kim Chee Flavor Instant Noodles – Vietnam
Here’s one that came via Exotic Noods – check ’em out and use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount!
#3762: Kim & Kim Easy Pho Rice Noodle Soup – Vietnam
Saw this one at Boo Han Market in Edmonds, WA and was like – what? If you notice, there’s a South Korean AND a North Korean flag thing going on here. UPDATE: Ah – I’m wrong it’s a Vietnamese flag and a South Korean flag… At least that is what I’m getting out of it – I could be wrong. This looks to be an export product – very interesting imagery. Well, let’s give it a try!
#3746: Vifon Asian Style Instant Noodles With Crab Paste – Vietnam
Here’s one that was sent in by reader James from Lakeside, CA! Thanks! He’s sent quite a few neat varieties over the past year and this follows suit. It contains a retort pouch, kind of the high bar when it comes to instants as it’s like a flexible can with fish or meat in there which makes everything better. This one’s got crab – let give it a try!
#3725: Vifon Instant Seafood Porridge – Vietnam
Every once in a while, I dig through all the noodles and other things I have and this popped up. Actually, the other day I found a slew of expired stuff from 2018 and 2019 – like expired I mean well over a year! Tossed about 25 pounds of stuff, sadly. Luckily I’ve still got a bunch of stuff to review. This one seemed like an interesting one to do since although it’s not an instant noodle, it’s something you’ll eventually run into on the instant noodle aisle. So sit back, relax, don’t have a cow because it’s neither ramen nor a noodle, and check out rice porridge from Vietnam.
#3645: Miliket Pho Huong Vi Ga – Vietnam
One of the remaining few from James of California – thanks again! Here we have a chicken pho variety from Vietnam. Let’s check it out!
Meet The Manufacturer: #3610: Vi Huong Beef Flavor Instant Noodles – Vietnam
Today, we come to the end of this Meet The Manufacturer series of Thien Huong products. I want to thank John and C&T Produce Wholesale for sending over the samples and participating in this, the first ever Vietnamese spotlight series. Now, let’s give this beef variety a try and wrap things up.
Meet The Manufacturer: #3609: Vi Huong Shrimp Instant Noodles – Vietnam
Here we have the second of two varieties (one spicy, this one not), clad in paper. Pretty neat – they have character, that’s for sure. Let’s give this non-spicy variety a try!
Meet The Manufacturer: #3608: Vi Huong Black Pepper Crab Flavor Instant Noodles – Vietnam
Those crab claws there look really nice. Man, that sounds so good right now! I remember when in Penang, Malaysia, sitting around a table which was on a little dock – one of many that were roped together and you picked the seafood you wanted and they prepared it. It was amazing – and we got crab. The meat was so good! We also had duck and sea cucumber – that’s an interesting thing. They work well together, but sea cucumber by itself wasn’t my favorite thing. Anyways, I digress – black pepper crab it is!
Meet The Manufacturer: #3607: Vi Huong Instant Noodles Artificial Pork Flavor – Vietnam
As I ready this, the first post of the week, I’m a little worried. You see, I don’t have any ground pork. I hope they have some at the store tomorrow morning. I’m kind of unsure what kind of garnish to do on this one other than that. Hmmm… I don’t think eggs really are suitable… I’ll have to figure this one out! Let’s begin.
Meet The Manufacturer: #3606: Thien Huong Food Lemon Chicken Flavour Instant Noodles – Vietnam
Lemon chicken sounds good! This isn’t one I’ve seen a lot of. Lemon usually isn’t a pairing with instant noodle flavor profiles. Uniqueness! Hooray! Sure, there’s lemongrass, but this is different. Unique varieties pique my interest – let’s delve into this one.