
I write this on April 1st – and it’s been a day. Not due to jokes or joviality though. I can’t go into it but I’m hoping it’s far behind and everyone is better now. Anyways, taco time. Let’s hit it.
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I write this on April 1st – and it’s been a day. Not due to jokes or joviality though. I can’t go into it but I’m hoping it’s far behind and everyone is better now. Anyways, taco time. Let’s hit it.

When we get boneless skinless chicken, the pieces are massive. So, I usually roll up my sleeves (I hate that term) and get all meat-mucky, cutting and bagging then tossing in the freezer. I do a lot of small pieces for reviews, but some not. Yesterday’s review employed a larger than necessary piece, so I have leftovers. I figured I’d better find a chicken variety and here’s the one I picked. Sounded nice – here we go!

You might be surprised, but this is a different version of this. Here is the version I got from an Australian friend. If you look at that review, you’ll notice a key difference; one that I’m sad and rather surprised was omitted as it was really the most unique part of it. Let’s give it a try.

After hunting for ages for this one I looked it up on the Walmart website and boom – here it is. Why this wouldn’t be everywhere alongside the tonkotsu and Korean styled variants I’ve no clue. I figure this could go two ways and hopefully the direction it does go is a good one. Let’s boot up the microwave and give it a try.

A neat thing recently is how my son who has been incredibly inflexible on foods he would try now is interested in noodles. Albeit only dry varieties as he’s not into soup whatsoever, it’s quite a departure for him and really nice to see. He actually ate a pack of Indomie on two occasions recently for dinner! The thing we do is exclude the fried onion – it’s all about texture for him and those wonderful little bits would kill it for him still. I think he’ll get there one of these days though. Let’s cook it up!

Here’s another Rap Snacks variety sent by The Fat Hipster – thanks! As usual, not expecting a lot from these but I guess we shall see. Let’s give ’em a try.

Here’s another one from HongKongFoodies.com! Go check ’em out as they’ve got a treasure trove of hard to find Demae Iccho variants! This isn’t ramen – it’s macaroni. It’s not macaroni and cheese but macaroni and broth – should be quite nice! Let’s cook it up!

My son Miles is in full swing obsession with trying everything Buldak. This is an enormous switch for him. Miles is on the spectrum and doesn’t generally venture out of his comfort zone at all when it comes to foods. I’m impressed that he’s making such an effort here – there’s a mukbang below! Let’s give it a go.

Okay, here’s another chicken that isn’t exactly right. It’s pork flavored. When as AI was asked about the idea of chicken in carbonara –

UPDATE – When I originally posted this, it was review #2023. I thought it a fitting throwback for today. Happy 4th of July – the 250th anniversary of the country, aka the semiquincentennial

Here’s the counterpart of the creamy Saucy Noods. I’ve only seen it once and that was at a liquidation style place so unsure if it still exists, but the creamy one was quite good so hopefully this is good and it is still around.

We have a heat wave here – like it’s going to hit 60 degrees in mid January heatwave – which says one thing to me: get ready for the opposite. Seems like that happens often. But today it’s a review – and then a mukbang. My ten year old son Miles has all of a sudden decided he wants to try Buldak. So, I’ll do the review today and then on the weekend we’ll do the mukbang. It should be noted that the sprinkles that are candy and star shaped make me immediately think of Samyang Popeye snack which also have star shaped sugary bits. This one is a sweet and spicy – let’s give it a go!

I’ve wanted to review this one for a long time and I found it at our local Grocery Outlet store. That’s a place that stuff could possibly be being discontinued. I’m kind of surprised but who knows if that’s the case – just glad I was able to find it! Well, let’s cook it up and I’ll give you my thoughts.

This one’s from Vietnam however it’s got some Korean on there – I think it’s a spicy chicken clone. Also, this is a really large pack.

Here’s the third of the three Protein varieties thanks to James from Lakeside, CA. The other two weren’t my favorite but we shall see with this one.

Here’s a new Geki variety I found at Fred Meyer in Woodinville. What’s kinda funny is that I tried this flavor before, although it was from Indonesia! Let’s try the US version.

I’m really happy about finding this one at Boo Han Market in Edmonds, Washington! If you’ve not tried it, I highly recommend it – as long as the new packaging doesn’t mean new recipe at least. This came out quite a while back after a Korean comedian – Lee Kyung Kyu I believe – mentioned it. This is a jalapeno and chicken flavored broth variety. What’s interesting is that it does not have chicken in this one where it once did. It’s made in South Korea – so they would export US chicken to Korea, process it, then send it back in the product. Crazy, eh? Anyways, let’s cook it up!

Big thanks to James from Lakeside, California for this one! Should be interesting – the seafood version was really quite nice. Let’s give this a try!

Here’s yet another from HongKongFoodies.com! Lots of hard to find Hong Kong Demae Iccho over there! I’ve really liked tori paitan before – a creamy chicken profile. Let’s give it a whirl!

So this is an interesting deal here. I’ve had the Korean version of this before. It was noted that the Rose US version reminds me of Chick Fil A sauce while the Korean version was amazing. Hmm… I’m curious how this will be… Let’s dive in!

Here’s another from James of Lakeside, California – thanks! Macaroni… Soup? I think this is a Filipino one yet again. Thewse are interesting and so far not bad. Let’s cook it up!

Here’s a very wide distribution export version – lots of languages here! Let’s give it some attention and boil it up.

Tried this awhile back in the pack form. It was really quite decent – tasted like taco seasoning and sauce and noodle. It works. Let’s see how it is in this configuration.

Another one from Saar’s Super Saver. I tell ya, that place was a real score. Alas, my trove is dwindling as it does… But no matter – time to cook!

Recently, I got an Instagram message from someone interested in this variety. Not to see what I thought of it, but asking if I had a recent scan of the packaging. They make rad little keychains for sale at events and Etsy soon, so I figured I haven’t done this newer packaging version, so why not? I’m in the mood I think, let’s give it a go.

I’ve tried these before. This one is fat free though. I found it while on a long walk looking for something else. I like it when that happens. Let’s try this out; it’s made in Singapore.

Another one from Saar’s Super Saver. I really am happy to be finding the Turkish varieties there. Chicken! Let’s do this.

Here’s another one I found at Saar’s Super Saver where HT Oaktree used to be. These seemed to be on clearance? I don’t know – but it looked interesting. Cheese-dak clone? Let’s find out.

Frank over at 5am Ramen sent me this in a box of varieties – thanks! He’s got some really premium stuff like this for sale – and he does guides and tours over in Japan as well! So this one was a bit to figure out but I used image translate and it all made sense with that drainage spout. It’s there if you want to drain the hot water and add cold to have it cold. I decided to do it hot – here we go!

I went out on a walk looking for noodles to review. I found this and another Ramen Bistro variety – been searching for them for over a month. Let’s give this one a try!

Another Turkish Indomie – it’s funny too, that the only Turkish instants I’ve tried are Indomiie. Let’s cook it up – by the way this is Curry Chicken Flavour.

Well, what have we here? This is Indomie – made in Turkey. I found this and couple more you’ll see soon at a place formerly known as HT Oaktree and now called Saar’s Super Saver on Aurora Ave in Seattle. Found a TON of great stuff there! Let’s give it a try!

Thanks again to a kind donor in Poland for sending this. Curious if it’s chicken flavor or has a Polish flavor to it? Let’s give it a try.

Anothe Polish variety sent by a kind reader from Poland. This is a Vifon variety, made in Vietnam. Curry, eh? Sounds like a plan – let’s give it a go!

Well here we are with the last of the series of three – starting with the Habanero Lime (not very spicy, overwhelmed by lime), the Quattro (decently spicy and cheese-like), and now the original. Let’s pop open the bag and see what is within.

To cap off this Meet The Manufacturer series, we have a noodle snack. This is a snack – like a trail mix. There are a ton of different kinds out there; most of the ones I’ve tried are from India, like Punjabi mix, and others. The ones from India might have raisins, peanut, almonds, fried bits and more like crunchy seeds and such. Let’s give this a try!

The last one of these I tried with this style of packaging – the veg masala – was really quite good. Let’s try some chicken!

I must say that one of my favorite fascinating things are pizza flavored instant noodles. I’ve often thought it would be neat to make one that’s like pizza – many have been made, few seem truly like pizza. Usually they include a lot of oregano and basil flavor – which is nice. Let’s give this one a try!

It seems the term ‘2x Spicy’ has now entered the international vernacular of instant noodles. This sounds like it’s hot – let’s see if it causes explosions!

Like Wai Wai, Soaltee is another is another range from CG. But what does it mean? I looked it up on Google and found this –