Lucky Me: Itnok
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Notes: This is some really decent stuff. A very tasty chicken broth and very curious noodles round out this small bag. It seems this may be a children’s style of ramen also. I wonder what Itnok means – could it be the sound of the chicken emoting sheer joy being told it will be ground into a flavorful spice sack and packaged with a smiling likeness of itself? I’m hoping so, as if it were an unhappy chicken, Bock Bagok would be the name,
Hi Ramen Rater!
“Itnok” is a combination of two Philippine words.
Egg (“itlog”) and chicken (“manok”).
You are right, this is a children’s style ramen.
The package says Lusog-Sarap Nutrition Noodles: it makes you strong (“lusog”) and it is delicious (“sarap”).
Hi there –
Thank you very much for the info! I think it’s people sharing like this that makes the site better.
The Ramen Rater