It’s been awhile since my last roundup of Chinese varieties and I thought a new one would be good. There’s been a flood of great Chinese varieties that I’ve found here in the US lately. I do know that there’s a lot I’ve not had the chance to try and would very much like to. If you’re a manufacturer or distributor of instant noodles from China, I’d love to hear from you and sample your products. With that, let’s take a look at The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Chinese Instant Noodles Of All Time 2025 Edition.
The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Chinese Instant Noodles Of All Time 2025 Edition
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#10: Ya Shu Xi’an Famous Foods Biangbiang Noodles
Noodle is broad and wonderful. Has a spicy, sweet, and varied texture. Vegetables include potato which works well. Included mungbean sprouts! Just sensational – highly recommended. Original review
#9: Dian Zun Crossing Th Bridge Noodle
The rice noodle was excellent – soft with a thick gauge. The broth was very savory – a great chicken flavor alongside notes of ginger and chrysanthemum. Just wonderful. Original review
#8: JTM Food XO Sauce Seafood Noodle
Noodle came out great – soft tooth and fresh feel. Nice wide gauge as well. Sauce was a light XO sauce – a delicate flavor that was really quite good. Original review
#7: Qi Shi Liu Ren Back To Henan Instant Noodle
The noodles are very wide and flat much like biang biang. They’re soft and very nice. The broth is really savory with a milkiness to it. Wolfberry mingles throughout. An unexpected treat. Original review
#6: Uncle Ya Sour Pepper Beef Flavored Noodles
The noodle is thin and light – very appealing. The flavor is a savory beef which I thoroughly enjoyed nice depth of flavor. Sourness was barely there; incredibly light but complimentary. Original review
#5: Kings Noodle Chongqing Instant Pea Noodles
The noodle was exquisite – a very thin gauge, but still had some backbone and a very good mouthfeel. The flavor was a Sichuan peppercorn backed (not overly so) with notes of cumin and a savoriness that just wouldn’t quit. Bit of peanut were very prevalent, and the golden peas – wow! Those really livened things up. Original review
#4: Hai Chi Jia Jiao Ma Guo Ma Fen
Added baked chicken, scallion, sesame seed, and shichimi. Noodle was as expected – a sweet potato thread. The broth was a very nice balanced mala flavor – not overly reliant on Sichuan peppercorn and quite savory. The rice crisp work wonderfully here and added a nice texture. Included vegetables were plentiful and delicious. Original review
#3: Sichuan Baijia Chengdu Sweet & Spicy Noodle
A thick udon-like noodle is paired with a thick sauce with a nice sweetness and a little bite of heat. Really quite tasty – really wanted to eat this all but I was good. Original review
#2: Liangchengmei Biang Biang Men
The noodles are very broad and chewy – very enjoyable. The flavor that coats them is just as savory as can be, with a very nice bit of spiciness which isn’t overwhelming; marrying flavor and heat expertly. Included chunks of TVP that is so believable it’s scary; a pure delight. Original review
#1: Ramen Talk Tom Yum Goong
A soft noodle worked well here. The broth had a nice thickness – just a little more than none which worked. The flavor was excellent; like a little of all the hallmarks of tom yum were balanced well. The octopus and carved squid were absolutely perfect which I was impressed with. Original review
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