Category: Chicken

Advent Calendar Day 24: #5591: Nissin Soba Big Yakitori Chicken – Germany

Advent Calendar Day 24: Nissin Soba Big Yakitori Chicken - Germany

Well, here we are. It’s Christmas Eve! This has been a big shift in how I do things – 24 reviews, one per day for 24 days. Didn’t know what I was reviewing until I opened the package each morning. Usually I have lead time, but not this time. I got up, did a video of opening the door, then shooting package photos, editing, then doing what I’m doing right now – editing the post. Next will be cooking it up, then shooting more pictures, editing them, then editing the video and scheduling, posting and boom – all done. Usually, I break it over two days – edit images the day before, cook the next day and then do images for the next day after that. I guess we will see how I do it going forward. What’s certain is I’m so far ahead – like six months ahead. So, maybe doing one review per day and skipping the weekends might work well. ...see full post

Advent Calendar Day 19: Nissin Demae Ramen Chicken – Germany

Advent Calendar Day 19: Nissin Demae Ramen Chicken – Germany

It’s been cold, wet, and breezy – now it looks like it’ll be just plain cold today… I guess we shall see. Let’s continue the calendar with some chicken! ...see full post

Advent Calendar Day 17: #5587: Nissin Ramen Thai Roasted Chicken Flavour Pocket Snack – Germany

Advent Calendar Day 17: #5587: Nissin Ramen Thai Roasted Chicken Flavour Pocket Snack – Germany

Only about a week to go until Christmas Eve – crazy. Hope you’ve got all you gifts got and ready to go! It’s getting late in the game… But today is my daughter’s birthday! She’s exceedingly stoked! Let’s try this Thai take on chicken from Nissin’s newest range – made in Vietnam for the EU market. ...see full post

#5397: Maruchan Instant Rice Bowl Mexican Rice – United States

#5397: Maruchan Instant Rice Bowl Mexican Rice – United States

Well, here you go! We found this while looking for Slurpees for the kids at 7 Eleven a month or two ago. There’s a Mexican rice flavor one as well I’ve reviewed in the past. I know – not ramen. However, it’s with the ramen so there, and made by a ramen forward company. Let us microwave! ...see full post

#5395: Ramen Pop Spicy Chicken Ramen Big Bowl Soup – United States

#5395: Ramen Pop Spicy Chicken Ramen Big Bowl Soup - United States

I’m currently broke and my options are limited, so I thought I would walk over to the discount grocery stores nearby. I found one option – this. 99 cents! It says its made in South Korea, but my whom is anyone’s guess. I’m curious – let’s cook. ...see full post

#5394: Ajinomoto Oyakata Yakisoba Chicken Teriyaki – United States

#5394: Ajinomoto Oyakata Yakisoba Chicken Teriyaki – United States

The last of the versions found at HMart recently. The first one was super salty but the rest haven’t been too bad. I think this one sounds good – let’s find out. ...see full post

#5392: Lemonilo Ramen Chick’N Chow Mein – United States

#5392: Lemonilo Ramen Chick'N Chow Mein - United States

Well, here’s the last of these they sent – thanks again! I seem to be getting to the last of a lot of things… Running low of noodles I’m afraid. Hmmm… Well, let’s cook. ...see full post

Advent Calendar Day 2: Nissin Cup Noodles Chicken Classic Asian Style – Germany

Advent Calendar Day 2: Nissin Cup Noodles Chicken Classic Asian Style - Germany

Well, here we go with day two. I’ve reviewed this one somewhat recently, so no new number here. We’re also doing a LEGO City advent calendar here so I’m showing what was in there from the previous day in the video. By the way it’s Giving Tuesday I hear so if you wanna help out click here! Let’s continue on with the Nissin Germany Advent Calendar!!! ...see full post

#5373: Ve Wong Kung-Fu Artificial Chicken Flavor Instant Oriental Noodle Soup – Taiwan

#5373: Ve Wong Kung-Fu Artificial Chicken Flavor Instant Oriental Noodle Soup - Taiwan

Here’s one I found in a Project Ramen megabox! Highly recommend these as they have a great selection of varieties from around the world – go to www.projectramen.com and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER to get a discount The holidays are pretty much here and these boxes are a really great pick for the ramen lover in your life! Let’s check out this chicken variety from Taiwan! ...see full post

#5367: Lemonilo Ramen Onion Chicken – United States

#5367: Lemonilo Ramen Onion Chicken - United States

Lemonilo is originally an Indonesian company specializing in more healthy things – like these. They’ve been pretty good – let’s give this one a try! ...see full post

#5363: Vifon Golden Chicken Flavor Instant Noodle Soup – Vietnam

#5363: Vifon Golden Chicken Flavor Instant Noodle Soup - Vietnam

Big thanks to James from Lakeside, California for this one. This is a very interesting variety as it looks like the range for Europe – in fact, it does inclue language in Portuguese. However, it isn’t exactly clear where this is meant for specifically, so I’m slapping the local tag on it, Vietnam. I’ve got tofu puff and an expiration date on it coming up shortly, so I’ve decided I’ll be trying to dig through my hamper for varieties I can use some of it with. Let’s give this a go! ...see full post

#5358: Koreno Volcano Chicken Stir-fried Noodle – United States

#5358: Koreno Volcano Chicken Stir-fried Noodle - United States

Here’s a Koreno variety that was in a Project Ramen megabox! Highly recommend checking them out – go to www.projectramen.com and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER to get a discount! So this is interesting as it’s a range by Paldo and a departure from the Volcano curry – Buldak clone? Let’s find out. ...see full post

#5547: Smart Way Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup – United States

#5547: Smart Way Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup - United States

Well, I’m not sure if shrimp or spicy will apear out of thin air much as this chicken and the prior beef did at our local Kroger affiliated Fred Meyer grocery store. The beef wasn’t bad to be honest. What’s more, it’s produced in Brazil! Let’s see their take on the most standard flavor in the instant noodle world. ...see full post

#5336: Totino’s Buffalo Style Chicken Pizza Naturally Flavored – United States

#5136: Totino's Buffalo Style Chicken Pizza Naturally Flavored - United States

Here’s the second of the two pizza ‘ramen.’ I’m not expecting much but I’m hopeful – so far this and the Old El Paso stuff have netted a zero star. Pray for the pizza noodles. Let’s begin. ...see full post

#5333: Old El Paso Ramen Noodles Fajita Naturally Flavored – United States

#5333:Old El Paso Ramen Noodles Fajita Naturally Flavored - United States

The last one of these I tried was the Totino’s Cheese Pizza.  Unfortunately, that one got a rather low score. The idea of these products being ramen is quite a stretch – I will say these are a lot of fun nonetheless. I jokingly said I bet this is made with semolina flour on the last review – it is. It also says in the ingredients that this is pasta. Let’s see what fajita noodles are like. ...see full post

#5306: Dragon Express Ramen Low Sodium Chicken Flavor – United States

#5306: Dragon Express Ramen Low Sodium Chicken Flavor - United States

Big thanks to James from Lakeside California for this. Okay first things first. He found this at Grocery Outlet in California. Yesterday, I walked over tot our local one in hopes that they might have some other varieties. They had the ones he sent – all the exact same ones. Second, these are definitely what are known as prison ramen; they have the earmarks with the clear packaging which makes it awful hard to smuggle and contraband using the packs. Well, it says it is made in the US so the next question – who makes these? This image of a sachet of Maruchan Creamy Chicken shows the text and font same as on these. But why? They already have a line of products for corrections. Anyways, I’m leaning towards them being the manufacturer – could be totally wrong though. Anyways, let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#5292: Vit’s Pan Mee Goreng Pedas Perisa Ayam Penyet – Malaysia

#5292: Vit's Pan Mee Goreng Pedas Perisa Ayam Penyet - Malaysia

Big thanks to Pher Engi for this one! Let’s start with a little info from Wikipedia – ...see full post

#5289: Samyang Sweet Buldak Spicy Ramen Big Bowl – United States

#5477: Samyang Sweet Buldak Spicy Ramen Big Bowl - United States

I actually ordered this off of YamiBuy which is something I never do but I wanted to give this a go. I’m guessing it won’t be incredibly spicy and I don’t know if or what to pair with it. Dessert ramen? I mean, there’s candy references all over it… Maybe a little chicken though. Let’s cook! ...see full post

#5285: Lemonilo Ramen Chick’N Curry – United States

#5285: Lemonilo Ramen Chick'N Curry - United States

Today, we have a variety from Indonesian company Lemonilo for the US market. I like curry – a lot. Let’s give it a go. ...see full post

#5281: Nissin Chow Mein Chicken Flavor – United States

#5281: Nissin Chow Mein Chicken Flavor - United States

Tried this 12 years ago. Packaging has changed as well as what’s in there – let’s give it a whirl in the microwave! ...see full post

#5280: Trailtopia Adventure Food Chicken With Broccoli Ramen Noodles – United States

#5280: Trailtopia Adventure Food Chicken With Broccoli Ramen Noodles - United States

Here’s one that The Fat Hipster sent – thanks! These are made for hiking/camping as they don’t make a huge amount of waste that takes up a lot of space afterwards, they’re light, and just need boiling water. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#5279: Nissin Cup Noodles Stir Fry Rice With Noodles General Tso’s Chicken Fllavor – United States

#5279: Nissin Cup Noodles Stir Fry Rice With Noodles General Tso's Chicken Fllavor - United States

Here’s a new packaging variety from the ‘states. These contain instant rice as well as little bits of noodle – last one I tried was quite nice – let’s give it a go! ...see full post

#5258: Nissin Cup Noodles Chicken Classic Asian Style – Germany

#5258: Nissin Cup Noodles Chicken Classic Asian Style - Germany

Here’s anothe from the Nissin Germany advent calendar! Let’s cook!

Nissin Cup Noodles Chicken Classic Asian Style – Germany

#5258: Nissin Cup Noodles Chicken Classic Asian Style - Germany

Detail of the side panels (click to enlarge). Unsure if it contains meat check for yourself. To prepare, fill to line with boiling water and cover for 3 minutes. Finally, stir and enjoy! ...see full post

#5240: Ottogi Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup – United States

#5240: Ottogi Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup - United States

Well, as I type this is January 30th, 2025. Just had almost a full week of kids being sick and at the tail end while the kids are now back to school, we’ve got a cold. Feels like I got punched in the nose, my eyes are drippy, and I feel beat. Chicken instant noodles sound like a nice restorative, although I’ve got to go to the store and get scallions this morning. I feel the whole ‘I don’t want to do anything’ voice in my head but I learned a while back that if you listen to that voice, it’ll get its way. So onward! This one was sent by James from Lakeside, California – thanks again! I did get another from this interesting Ottogi range a while back. I want to say this is one that ends up in Mexico often – unsure. Anyways, on with it. ...see full post

#5235: Myojo Charumera Chicken & Vegetable Miso Yakisoba – Japan

#5235: Myojo Charumera Chicken & Vegetable Miso Yakisoba - Japan

Here’s a variety that I found in one of MiauMall’s Nakama Noodles subscription boxes! These boxes are discontinued, however you can find their stuff at MiauMall – here is what they said about this one – “Let’s start our year off on the right foot with a bit of yakisoba and philanthropy! This tasty yakisoba has a deliciously gentle yet deep miso flavor that is absolutely addicting! Plus, for each yakisoba we got for you, a donation is made to help Ishikawa recover from the earthquake earlier this year!” ...see full post

#5233: Samyang Buldak Sweet Korean Fried Chicken Flavor – South Korea

#5233: Samyang Buldak Korean Fried Chicken Flavor - South Korea

Big thanks to Noodle Journey for this one! This is a new variety and it’s all in Korean. What might confuse people here is that they may have thought this would be the flavor of it the whole time. This is not. The flavor of Buldak is the flavor of the sauce that goes on Korean Fried Chicken. Original Buldak doesn’t taste like chicken. I have fought with people over this misconception. ‘But there’s chicken seasoning in it!’ Yes, perhaps in some, however in another Korean variety – a beef flavor, there’s pollock (fish) and no beef. Is it fish flavor? In Pumpkin Spice cup noodle, there’s garlic. Is it garlic flavored? No. These different ingredients are part of the arsenal of food scientist ingredients used to approximate different flavors. Anyways, let’s give this a try! ...see full post

#5232: Nissin Demae Ramen Chicken – Germany

#5232: Nissin Demae Ramen Chicken - Germany

Here’s another one that came in a big instant noodle advent calendar from Germany! Thanks! Let’s cook! ...see full post

#5231: Prince Katsu My Melody Pho Rice Noodle Soup Chicken Lemongrass – United States

#5231: Prince Katsu My Melody Pho Rice Noodle Soup Chicken Lemongrass - United States

Hey kiddies it’s time  to check one out sent by James from Lakeside, California – thanks! Prince Katsu is a branch oof A-Sha Dry Noodle  and these are made in Vietnam. Let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#5225: Maruchan Flavorful Chicken Dango Udon – Japan

#5225: Maruchan Flavorful Chicken Dango Udon - Japan

Here’s a variety that I found in one of MiauMall’s Nakama Noodles subscription boxes! These boxes are discontinued, however you can find their stuff at MiauMall – here is what they said about this one – “Let’s kick off our noodle New Year with this tasty bowl of udon! The broth is full of umami with the taste of chicken, mackerel, kelp, shiitake mushroom and veggies used to make the base. Add in tasty balls of chicken meat, and you have a deep, delicious experience” ...see full post

#5223: Thai Authentic Chicken Curry Ramen – United States

#5223: Thai Authentic Chicken Curry Ramen - United States

Here’s another one sent by James from Lakeside, California – thanks again! This is one of the varieties you can find at Dollar Tree and they’ve generally been quite good. Let’s see how this one stacks up. ...see full post

#5204: NeoStar Ramen Delight Spicy Chicken Instant Noodle Bowl – United States

#5204: NeoStar Ramen Delight Spicy Chicken Instant Noodle Bowl - United States

Well, today I went looking for cheap toothpicks.  I went to Dollar Tree – which currently should be called Dollar Twenty-Five Tree, and then Grocery Outlet Bargain Market. They’re right next door to each other. I also like to look for instant noodles at these places as well. Today, I found no toothpicks, however I found three instant noodles and this is the first one I found. I’m going to do these three varieties over the next three reviews. Here we go. ...see full post

#5202: Sapporo Ichiban Tenkaippin Kyoto Kotteri Chicken Broth Mini-Cup Ramen – Japan

#5202: Sapporo Ichiban Tenkaippin Kyoto Kotteri Chicken Broth Mini-Cup Ramen - Japan

Here’s a variety that I found in one of MiauMall’s Nakama Noodles subscription boxes! These boxes are discontinued, however you can find their stuff at MiauMall – here is what they said about this one – “This mini-cup is a gift straight from Kyoto! This ramen cup comes from Tenkaippin, a popular ramen chain from Kyoto! It features tasty noodles in a deliciously thick chicken shoyu broth with tons of flavor and hint of garlic. This mini-cup will leave an impression!” ...see full post

#5184: Choi Sriracha Ramen Noodle Soup Chicken – United States

#5184: Choi Sriracha Ramen Noodle Soup Chicken - United States

Here’s the counterpart to the original version I cooked up yesterday. Curious about this one as I rreally like the Choi regular chicken. Let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#5167: Vina Caty Noodles Chicken Flavor – Vietnam

#5167: Vina Caty Noodles Chicken Flavor – Vietnam

Dragon fruit? Yeah – dragon fruit. These came by way of James of Lakeside, Californias – thanks again! What an interesting this. I tried the spicy seafood version awhile back and they were pretty darn good. Let’s try these out. ...see full post

#5163: Picantia Jalapeno Chicken Ramen Noodle Soup – United States

#5163: Picantia Jalapeno Chicken Ramen Noodle Soup - United States

Found this at S*Mart! Yup – shop smart, shop S*Mart! Well, let’s give this one from Samyang in South Korea a try! ...see full post

#5151: Nissin Cup Noodle Stir Fry Honey Sesame Chicken Flavor – United States

#5151: Nissin Cup Noodle Stir Fry Honey Sesame Chicken Flavor - United States

So I got this from two sources. First, from Nissin in a promo box for National Noodle Day. Second, one from James from Lakeside, CA – thank, man! These are very popular with my daughter – she tried the one in the pictures here and the other gets opened for the review. Well, she liked it – let me have a try… ...see full post

#5149: SOPAKCO Cold Weather Meal Menu No. 6 Seafood Chowder – United States

#5149: SOPAKCO Cold Weather Meal Menu No. 6 Seafood Chowder - United States

Big thanks to The Fat Hipster for sending this along! This is called an MRE – meal ready to eat – well, sort of. You do neet hot water of course, but it’s a heavy plastic bag that’s got a ton of stuff in it, including instant noodles. Let’s take a look. ...see full post

#5138: Nissin 0-Second Chikin Ramen Snack w/Pizza Flavor – Japan

#5138: Nissin 0-Second Chikin Ramen Snack w/Pizza Flavor - Japan

Here’s a variety that I found in one of MiauMall’s Nakama Noodles subscription boxes! IThese boxes are discontinued but you can get neat stuff over at MiauMall! Let’s see what they had to say about this one – “Nissin isn’t done with their own birthday celebration! This tasty snack pack features fried ramen that you eat as is. This special birthday pack features a tasty flavor powder with the flavors of cheddar, gouda, cream cheese, garlic, basil and more to recreate that pizza taste. *This is ramen snack and no cooking is required!” ...see full post

#5132: Nissin 18-Spice Aromatic Spicy Curry Chikin Ramen – Japan

#5132: Nissin 18-Spice Aromatic Spicy Curry Chikin Ramen - Japan

 Here’s a variety that I found in one of MiauMall’s Nakama Noodles subscription boxes! Inside, they have 8-10 different varieties from Japan! If you’d like to get one, don’t forget to use the coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! Let’s see what they had to say about this one – “It’s a double celebration! It’s the 66th birthday of Nissin’s Chikin Ramen, the original instant ramen! This bowl features 18 spices that gives the curry soup plenty of flavor and a deep, spicy flavor. If you love ramen packed with flavor, then this bowl is perfect for you!” ...see full post

#5086: Funyuns Maruchan Hot & Spicy Chicken Ramen Onion Flavored Rings – United States

#5086: Funyuns Maruchan Hot & Spicy Chicken Ramen Onion Flavored Rings - United States

Funyuns and Maruchan got together and made a food baby. This is fascinating and very different. It came to be at the same time as the new Maruchan Chili Cheese Yakisoba which I used these for garnish with.I have seen snack and chip collabs with instant noodles before and they either work or they don’t. Prior to sampling these, I saw an article saying they were so absolutely wonder; really gushing over them. Well, I’ll try them out and give you my honest opinion. Let’s do it. ...see full post