Category: * Stars 2.1 – 3.0

#4668: FF (Fashion Food) Tom Yum Shrimp – Thailand

#4668: Fashion Food Tom Yum Shrimp - Thailand

Another great one sent by Pher Engi – thanks! This should be pretty good – tom yum is an excellent flavor. Let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#4664: Yamadai Hokkaido Miso Butter Ramen – Japan

#4664: Yamadai Hokkaido Miso Butter Ramen - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4663: Nissin no Donbe Okinawa fu Soba – Japan

#4663: Nissin no Donbe Okinawa fu Soba - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4639: Nissin Men Shokunin Koidashi Niboshi Shoyu – Japan

#4639: Nissin Men Shokunin Shoyu - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp snack box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4631: Jiwa Pagi Mi Instan Ayam Bawang – Indonesia

#4631: Jiwa Pagi Mi Instan Ayam Bawang - Indonesia

Another Indonesian variety sent by Pher Engi – thanks again! Ayam bawang translates to onion chicken. I’ve always liked this flavor combo. Let’s give it a go! ...see full post

#4629: Acecook Locabodeli Coco Ichibanya Kanshu Curry Ramen Toushitsu Off – Japan

#4629: Acecook Locabodeli Coco Ichibanya Kanshu Curry Ramen Toushitsu Off - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4626: Daikoku Large Sauce Yakisoba – Japan

#4626: Daikoku Large Sauce Yakisoba - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4601: Indomie Hype Abis Mi Kuah Rasa Seblak Hot Jeletot – Indonesia

#4601: Indomie Hype Abis Mi Kuah Rasa Seblak Hot Jeletot - Indonesia

To begin, thanks to Pher Engi for sending this along with so many untried Indonesian varieties! Seblak Hot Jeletot. I searched and almost immediately found a site familiar to me – minime insights. This guy does market analysis on food trends and new things – he’s mentioned me in the past and I’ve check out his site quite a bit to find out about different products. In his post, he answers a lot of my questions, and leaves me with a little dilemma. First, this is a trending flavor. Second, jeletot turns out to be a Sundanese word (great now I have to figure out that Sundanese is) which means so hot your eyes pop out! ...see full post

#4548: New Touch Nostalgic Burnt Soy Sauce Ramen – Japan

#4548: New Touch Nostalgic Burnt Soy Sauce Ramen - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4530: Mykai Tonkotsu Ramen – Japan

#4530: Mykai Tonkotsu Ramen - Japan

Here’s another one I found at Asian Family Market the other day. This is a brand I’ve never seen before and thought ‘let’s give it a try.’ It was anice afternoon – brought our new Lab puppy Pepper with us to get her fitted for a choke chain, got some dog food and then of course to the Asian grocery. It was hopping in that area, that’s for sure. ...see full post

#4516: Wicked Foods Late Night Rice Noodles – United States

#4516: Wicked Foods Late Night Rice Noodles - United States

Here’s the second of two of these Wicked Foods varieties we found recently at the Lake City Fred Meyer grocery store. The last one was pretty slimy. Let’s see what this one has in store… ...see full post

#4511: Acecook Soup Harusame Hakata Mizutaki fu Yuzu Kosho – Japan

#4511: Acecook Soup Harusame Hakata Mizutaki fu Yuzu Kosho - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4499: Acecook Tategata Nomihosu Ippai Sapporo Ebi Miso Ramen – Japan

#4499: Acecook Tategata Nomihosu Ippai Sapporo Ebi Miso Ramen - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4470: Predilecta Praja! Lamen Sabor Carne – Brazil

#4470: Predilecta Praja! Lamen Sabor Carne - Brazil

Happy Meat Day! Well, I don’t know if there’s a meat day but there probably is. This is one that came from Brazil and from a reader named Cian – thanks, man! I’ve never tried one from this brand so this should be interesting – let’s give it try. ...see full post

#4465: Maruchan Mukashi Nagara no Chahan Aji Yakisoba – Japan

#4465: Maruchan Mukashi Nagara no Chahan Aji Yakisoba - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4446: A-Sha BT21 Dan Dan Noodle Dream Team Scallion Sauce – United States

#4441: A-Sha BT21 Dan Dan Noodle With BT21 Sauce - United States

First off, thanks to the folks at A-Sha USA for sending these over! There are two different boxes, four varieties in total. I thought I’d go with this box first. So, I live under a rock; I’m not exceedingly hip to things that aren’t noodle related or politics related. God, I’m old. I do know there is a Korean group called BTS that’s quite popular, and a messaging service called LINE. Well, LINE did a collab with BTS and made BT21 characters, and A-Sha collaborated with LINE and made these noodles featuring these characters. ...see full post

#4413: Ottogi Spicy Cheese Ramen – South Korea

#4413: Ottogi Spicy Cheese Ramen - South Korea

Been wanting to try this one for a while – Ottogi makes some good ones. My favorite has been the Jin Jjamppong – nice smoky seafood flavor. Let’s give this one a try! ...see full post

#4410: Nissin Lamen Doce Sabor Chocolate – Brazil

#4410: Nissin Lamen Doce Sabor Chocolate - Brazil

After over 4400 reviews, finally. It’s happened. A chocolate instant noodle. To make things even more wonderful, it’s from Brazil. Thank to Cian for sending this along – yeah this has been a dream of mine for quite a while. Dessert ramen is a very fascinating thing to me. I’m guessing if you’re reading this, you’re somewhat fascinated as well. So let’s give it a try. ...see full post

#4401: Simply Food Phnom Penh Style Rice Noodles – United States

#4241: Simply Food Phnom Penh Style Rice Noodles - United States

Here’s one that came in a recent box from Exotic Noods! Exotic Noods delivers monthly boxes with instant noodles varieties from around the world. Go check ’em out and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! ...see full post

#4399: Little Couple Alishan Oolong Tea Dry Noodle – Taiwan

#4399: Little Couple Alishan Oolong Tea Dry Noodle - Taiwan

This sounds really interesting – so this one has a special tea which comes from Chiayi, Taiwan. In their text, Little Couples mentions the ‘meticulous cultivation of tea leaves’ and that they’re really special. Let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#4384: Acecook Maru Uma Tottori Gyukotsu Ramen – Japan

#4384: Acecook Maru Uma Tottori Gyukotsu Ramen - Japan

Here’s an interesting one from Japan found in a Zenpop box – check out zenpop.jp and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! ...see full post

#4354: Uncle Ya Peas Fired Noodles – United States

#4354: Uncle Ya Peas Fired Noodles - United States

Fried or fired? I think fired since the noodles that come with this one aren’t fried. But – do you fry the noodles? Let’s figure this out. Made in China, packaged for US sale. ...see full post

Cold As Ice: Frozen Ramen – Your Holiday Gift

Cold As Ice: Frozen Ramen - Your Holiday Gift

Today is December 25th, 2022. I thought the perfect gift to all of you nice people that look at my reviews and experiments would be to add a lot of stuff to a plastic bowl and put it outside and let it freeze. So, that’s what I did. It is your holiday gift! For free! You are very welcome! Hope everyone seeing this is having a great holiday season and that it ends soon and that 2023 is lacking a lot of insanity that the previous year contained. ...see full post

#4343: Simply Food Soursop Tea Noodles – United States

#4343: Simply Food Soursop Tea Noodles - United States

Here we have a Vietnamese variety for the US market. I’m not familiar with Soursop Tea however, so let’s see what that is about – from Wikipedia – ...see full post

#4323: Uncle Ya Sichuan Cold Noodles – United States

#4323: Uncle Ya Sichuan Cold Noodles - United States

Definitely made in China, but definitely packaged only for sale in the United States. This one sounds interesting – let’s cold kick it live. ...see full post

#4315: Jayone Aged And Matured Authentic Kimchi Stew Ramen – United States

#4315: Jayone Aged And Matured Authentic Kimchi Stew Ramen - United States

Note – some weird porn star with the word kimchi in their stage name has apparently decided that this post infringes upon them in some way shape or form. Maybe its the aged or mature part who knows, but it’s quite irritating. I’ve been told I’m in violation of a DMCA issue because of it. As you can see, no porn here. Very weird. ...see full post

#4288: Sichuan Baijia A-Kuan Big Boss – Instant Vermicelli Spicy Hot – China

#4288: Sichuan Baijia A-Kuan Big Boss – Instant Vermicelli Spicy Hot – China

Here’s another one of these varieties with a cartoon looking boss on the cup. I found this at 99 Ranch Market and while I’ve found quite of this style cup there that I’ve enjoyed, the last one I tried wasn’t my favorite. Let’s give this one a try! ...see full post

#4276: Menraku Japanese Ramen Flaming Hot Miso – United States

#4276: Menraku Japanese Ramen Flaming Hot Miso - United States

Found this (as well as review 4275) over at H-Mart the other day. I swear Menraku just keeps coming out with new varieties constantly – it’s pretty hard to keep up with but that’s fine – the more the merrier. This is made in Japan but for the US market. Flaming hot, eh? Let’s find out. ...see full post

#4271: Lotus Foods Garlicky Veggie Rice Ramen Noodle Soup – United States

#4271: Lotus Foods Garlicky Veggie Rice Ramen Noodle Soup - United States

I haven’t tried anything from these guys in quite a while. Their pillow packs were definitely not well received by this reviewer, but that was a very long time ago. These cups look interesting. These folks also make rice which is quite good – especially the ‘forbidden rice.’ Let’s give this thing a try. ...see full post

#4270: Sichuan Baijia A-Kuan Big Boss – Instant Vermicelli Spicy And Sesame Flavor – China

#4270: Sichuan Baijia A-Kuan Big Boss - Instant Vermicelli Spicy And Sesame Flavor - China

A while back I discovered some of this brand’s Big Boss varieties – and it looks like there are more now, so that’s neat. Spicy and sesame sounds good enough – let’s find out. ...see full post

#4239: Sad Super Hot Noodles Spicy & Sour Glass Noodle Soup – Taiwan

#4239: Sad Super Hot Noodles Spicy & Sour Glass Noodle Soup - Taiwan

So the last one of these I tried ended up being a hellstorm of Sichuan peppercorn I think. I may be wrong, but I’m pretty sure it was. This one’s got a big vinegar sachet, which is undoubtedly full of black vinegar which will provide a sour aspect. Let’s give ‘er a go. ...see full post

#4217: Lin Jia Ya Tou One Noodle One Soup Spicy Noodle – China

#4217: Lin Jia Ya Tou One Noodle One Soup Spicy Noodle - China

One noodle, one soup. You get some dry noodle with sauce and a bowl of soup on the side – okay? This is the last of this series I found just before Lunar New Year. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#4213: Wei Lih Instant Noodles With Spicy Hot Pot Flavor – Taiwan

#4112: Wei Lih Instant Noodles With Spicy Hot Pot Flavor - Taiwan

Wei Lih is probably most well known for their Wei Lih Men, a variety which has both a soup and a noodle with black bean paste. I’ve never seen this variety before, and it’s been a while since I’ve reviewed anything new from them – or at least new to me. Excited to try this – let’s check it out! ...see full post

#4203: Maruchan Shiroi Chikara Mochi Udon with Kohaku Mochi – Japan

#4203: Maruchan Shiroi Chikara Mochi Udon with Kohaku Mochi - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4197: Yamamoto Seimen Rich Chinese Miso Ramen – Japan

#4197: Yamamoto Seimen Rich Chinese Miso Ramen - Japan

This one came from an Umai Crate – check ’em out at www.japancrate.com and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER! So this sounds good – a Chinese take on miso – or a miso with Chinese elements? Fascinated! Let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#4181: Nissin U.F.O. Rayu Mayo Soy Sauce Mazesoba -Japan

#4104: Nissin U.F.O. Rayu Mayo Soy Sauce Mazesoba -Japan

Another one kindly sent from James of Lakeside, CA – thanks again! This one had a distributor’s label on it, but it didn’t quite make sense so a little digging found a more correct translation. Chili mayo? That sounds awesome! Let’s give it a go! ...see full post

#4178: Maruchan Gotsumori Tonkotsu Shoyu Ramen – Japan

#4178: Maruchan Gotsumori Tonkotsu Shoyu Ramen - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4171: Nissin KyoUdon – Japan

#4171: Nissin KyoUdon - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4154: Acecook Yonchan Wonton Men Donburi Kaisenjio – Japan

#4154: Acecook Yonchan Wonton Men Donburi Kaisenjio - Japan

Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! ...see full post

#4147: Naked Chinese Style Firecracker – United Kingdom

#4147: Naked Chinese Style Firecracker - United Kingdom

Found this one during my hunt for the pumpkin spice noodles of Fall 2021. Anyways, yeah these sound interesting. I tried the Orange Chicken variety and found them compelling. This one has a grip of peppers denoting that it’s spicy – guess we’ll see! ...see full post