Tried this 12 years ago. Packaging has changed as well as what’s in there – let’s give it a whirl in the microwave!
Category: Nissin
#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!
#5278: Myojo Ippei-Chan Night Shop 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 – “”Most of the fun this holiday season happens when the sun goes down. That’s why we got you a classic bowl of yakisoba inspired by nighttime shops and stalls! These noodles come with a tasty sauce and a slightly spicy mayo for tons of tasty yakisoba flavor and goodness!”
#5277: Nissin Cup Noodles Stir Fry Rice Korean Spicy Beef Flavor – United States
I’ve done a lot of reviews lately of things that arrived in a Nissin Germany advent calendar box. This particular variety arrived in a box from Nissin USA that contained every noodle product they make! Let’s cook this one up!
#5276:Nissin Cup Noodles Beef Aromatic Spicy Soup – Germany
I think this is the very last of the German Cup Noodles – it has been a lot of fun reviewing them! They came in a big advent calendar the folks at Nissin Germany sent – thanks again! Let us begin.
#5274: Nissin Cup Noodles Duck Sweet Onion Soup – Germany
Another one that came from the big advent calendar Nissin Germany sent – thanks again! These cups and packs have been a lot of fun! Let’s cook!
#5270: Nissin Cup Noodles Shrimps Soy Sauce – Germany
Well, I’ve got shrimps and I have varieties that would like shrimps in them so today I’m using shrimps. So there – let’s cook!
#5269: Nissin Chow Mein Spicy Teriyaki Beef Flavor – United States
This one came out of the gargantuan National Noodle Day box Nissin sent. I looked it up and I reviewed this once before – in 2013. Let’s revisit this one – done a lot differently as for my garnish than the first time.
#5263: Nissin Cup Noodles Spicy Hot Chili – Germany
Here’s another cup from the big advent calendar box! I was tepid on reviewing these as I did awhile back, but the chicken one I did the other day was excellent, so I’m wondering if they’ve redone these. I’m excited to try this one – so let us begin.
A Donation Of Prison Ramen!
A big Thank you to Aimee from the Ramen Junkies Facebook group! I’ve never had a Nissin Top Ramen corrections-style variety before and so this is the first and I’m STOKED. There’s really no correlating variety outside of prisons and jail like this flavor. Fascinating. Watch and check it out – and thanks again!
#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
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!
#5247: Nissin Demae Ramen Duck Flavour – Germany
Another one from the big Nissin Germany Advent Calendar! Let’s quack up some duck!
Nissin Demae Ramen Duck Flavour – Germany
Detail of the packaging (click to enlarge). Looks to be meat free but check for yourself. To prepare, boil noodle in 500ml water for 3 minutes. Add in sachet contents. Finally, stir and enjoy!
#5246: Nissin Cup Noodle White Tan Tan 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 – “We’re dreaming of a white Christmas with this tasty cup of ramen! This cup is a fun twist on the Sichuan-style Tan Tan ramen with soy milk that adds amazing creaminess. But don’t worry! You’ll still get that classic Tan Tan kick from Sichuan-style spices and chili oil!”
#5242: Nissin Cup Noodles Dill Pickle Ramen Noodles In Sauce – United States
When I found out about these, I was skeptical. I’ve been preaching two varieties – pizza and taco flavored. But dill pickle doesn’t make sense to me; dill pickles aren’t served warm unless on a hamburger as far as I know. On the bright side, they were at Walmart at $1.18. On the sad side, if they did do media kits of these, they didn’t send me one and I’m truly bummed about that. I’m trying these out on July 3rd and will release this post on the 5th, skipping the 4th as I’m guessing you’ve got better things to do than hear my thoughts about instant noodles on the 4th of July if you’re in the states. I did release a post yesterday though.
#5237: Nissin Demae Ramen Sesame – Germany
Well, a few reviews back I was bummed as I lost a sachet, making it impossible to review the miso variety… I’m watching this one like a hawk. Let’s cook!
#5234: Nissin Demae Ramen Miso – Germany
Once in a while, I have a horrible review day and this is one of them. I was really looking forward to this; given how much I’ve enjoyed the previous Demae Ramen varieties from Germany, I was really stoked. Well, I lost the lone sachet of seasoning. In the video below, I spent most of the time looking through the trash to no avail. Ugh. This doesn’t get a score but it may make you laugh. Hopefully the kind folks will send another.
#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!
#5230: Nissin x Irvins Salted Egg Flavour – Singapore
This is the last of the Nissin x Irvins I had and honestly I’m sad to se them go – figured I’d save the bowl version of my favorite for the the end! Let’s give it a go and a fond farewell from me.
#5220: Nissin Demae Ramen Beef Flavour – Germany
Here’s another of the varieties from Nissin DE that were in the big instant noodle Advent calendar! Thus far they’ve been pretty good! Let’s give it a try.
The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodle Bowls Of All Time 2025 Edition
I’ve noticed over the years that some people are all about bowls vs packs. Why? I’m not exactly sure. I would reckon that steeped noodle consistency might be more their thing, although many are microwavable these days. To be honest, my take is that I don’t really care what it’s in, I just want to review it. These are my favorite ten bowls, picked from reviews I’ve done up to number 5,150. There’s a few neat changes to the list this year, so I invite you to check out The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodle Bowls Of All Time 2025 Edition and hopefully you find a few you want to try!
#5215: Nissin Demae Iccho Black Garlic Oil Tonkotsu Flavor Ramen Noodles – Hong Kong
Found this at the Alderwood Mall at a little import shop. Sounded like fun so, here we are.
Nissin Demae Iccho Black Garlic Oil Tonkotsu Flavor Ramen Noodles – Hong Kong
#5207: Nissin Demae Ramen Soy Sauce – Germany
Well it’s my Friday so thought I’d do a few good ones today and this is one. Shoyu Demae Ramen sounded like a good pick, so here we go!
#5201: Nissin Cup Noodles Tangy Tomato Saucy Tomato Flavour – India
Found this one at Apna Bazar in Bellevue, WA next to the Chuck E. Cheese. Let’s make an Indian Cup Noodles!
#5198: Nissin Demae Ramen Spicy – Germany
When I got the big Nissin Deutschland Advent Calendar, I figured I’d reviewed most things, but that was not the case to my chagrin. Lots of Demae Ramen in there with new packaging as well as new flavors! Let’s do spicy first!
#5197: Nissin x Irvins Salted Egg Mala Flavour – Singapore
We’re getting to the end of these Singaporre collabs – here’s the bowl version of their salted egg mala, which I previously tried in pack form. Let’s give it a try!
#5195: Nissin x Irvins Spicy Salted Egg Flavour – Singapore
After reviewing the three pack versions, we now will look at the bowls. These are a little different as the come with ganish and the packs didn’t. Let’s see how it goes.
#5193: Nissin Jumbo Seafood Chilli Crab Flavour Dry – Singapore
The other day I tried the pack version and here’s the bowl. The pack version mentioned it was a gravy version – this one says dry on it. Let’s give it a try.
#5192: Nissin x Irvins Salted Egg Mala Flavour – Singapore
This is the last of the multipacks – I’m really making progress through all these Nissin Singapore products! Soon, the monster box will be gone and I’ll have room. Not to say I don’t like what’s in the box as I very much do. I’m curious about this one – it’s salted egg again, but instead of pepper spicy, I’m guessing it’s Sichuan peppercorn spicy. Let’s see if it works!
#5191: Nissin x Ippudo Akamaru Hakata Black Garlic Oil Tonkotsu Ramen Flavour – Singapore
The regular tonkotsu I reviewed recently was spectacular – I’m really hoping this one is even better. But you never know – so I review.
#5190: Nissin x Pepper Lunch Beef Cheese Curry Flavour – Singapore
The saga of the huge box from Singapore continues! Until I saw these, I’d never heard of Pepper Lunch, which is a restaurant chain. But indeed, there are locations here as well as in Singapore and probably elsewhere as well. Let’s try this cheese curry – high hopes as I love curry. I’m eating curry for dinner – I make it all the time.
#5189: Nissin Cup Noodle Spicy 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 – “We’re keeping it hot with this next choice! Nissin created a tasty cup of spicy ramen with plenty of hot chili. But don’t worry—it’s not just spicy! It combines shoyu with miso, garlic and kimchi vinegar to create a flavor profile with tons of depth for an addictive taste!”
#5188: Nissin Donbei Oni Kaki-Age 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 – “Oni means ogre or demon, but the only thing monstrous about this udon bowl is how delicious it is! Combining katsuo (bonito) and tasty tsuyu (a sauce noodle base) with udon noodles and a yummy fried shrimp and veggie disc topping, this bowl is devilishly delicious!
#5187: Nissin Jumbo Seafood Chilli Crab Flavour – Singapore
You might have noticed a different background on the pics lately. So there’s a company that does flooring called Flooret and they had a thing in facebook offering to send free samples. Well, I got some and that’s what these are. I’m going to get a big piece and get it cut which is darker than this one I’ve been using. It’s pretty neat stuff and I’m pretty stoked. Let’s continue on though – this is a chilli crab pack from Singapore – one of the signature dishes of the country. Let’s give it a try!
#5186: Nissin x Pepper Lunch Beef Pepper Rice Flavour – Singapore
Here’s another one Nissin SG sent – thanks! Pepper Lunch is a restaurant chain over there and apparently here as well. Let’s give it a try!
#5185: Nissin Tasting Donbei Hakata-Style Kitsune Udon – 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 – “Hailing from Fukuoka, another place with plenty of beautiful fall foliage, this bowl captures the unique taste of Hakata udon! This style features hints of grilled flying fish, bonito, mackerel, pilchard and more in the broth for plenty of umami, topped with tasty fried tofu!”
#5183: Nissin x Irwin’s Spicy Salted Egg Flavour – Singapore
I got an enormous box of new samples from Nissin Foods Singapore – and it’s taking over my living room! I like salted egg and I believe Irwin’s maked some chips/crisps with salted egg flavor – a pretty apt pairing here, Let’s give it a go!
#5180: Nissin Cup Noodles Spice Scent Creamy Green Curry – 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 – “As the temperatures go down, it’s important to stay warm with this yummy ramen! This creamy soup with a green curry oil, a coconut milk base and tasty sweet basil and kaffir lime leaves, this ramen cup is bringing a special and very tasty twist to ramen!”
The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodles Of All Time 2025 Edition
The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodles Of All Time 2025 Edition is an annual list of my favorite instant noodles that I’ve reviewed. This last year, I’ve kit some milestones I’m rather proud of, Toward the end of last year, I published by 5000th review. That’s a lot of instant noodle to try throughout the years! With my 500th review, I did a documentary as well as a behind the scenes – check those out to find out about me and what I do here. This list is based of reviews up to #5160. If you are a manufacturer or simply want to see me try a variety I’ve not, please reach out – always happy to try something new. I would also like to mention this list is dedicated to my friend Jamie Burridge, who passed earlier this year. With that, let us look at The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodles Of All Time 2025 Edition.
#5177: Nissin Cup Noodle Extra Special Chili Tomato 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 – “Next up, we’re making a stop at the fanciest haunted ramen shop! This cup is fancier, high-class version of Cup Noodle’s classic chili tomato flavor. With a special hot chili oil for spice and rosemary meatballs, this is a fuller (and tastier) experience than the classic!”
#5175: Nissin Chow Mein Teriyaki Vegetable Flavor Chow Mein Noodles – United States
I’m curious about this one – usually its beef or chicken but along comes veg. Let’s give it a try!