Category: * Stars 3.1 – 4.0

#919: Maruchan 35% Less Sodium Beef Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup

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Ah! The elusive 35% less sodium pack! A lot of you have asked about lower sodium instant noodles – here’s one. Each pack has two servings at 510mg sodium each instead of 790mg of sodium (look at the back of the package below for details). Found it recently at Walmart actually. Its funny how many Asian grocery stores I know of and hit up for new noodles to review from time to time, but I still find new items at the biggest grocery store around. I’m hoping to be doing a Meet The Manufacturer with Maruchan sometime soon too! That’s going to be great! Anyways, let’s see how this one is… ...see full post

Re-Review: Paldo Hwa King Cup Noodle Soup

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Yep – another re-review! Had this one back in February of this year for #658. Today I felt like something spicy from Korea! ...see full post

#917: Vina Acecook Good Abalone Chicken Soup Flavour Bean Vermicelli

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Here’s another ones of the Good line from Vina Acecook. My sister brought this one back to me from Hawaii! Thanks! ...see full post

#915: Wai Wai Casserole Beef Flavour Oriental Style Instant Noodle

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Here’s something new I found at H Mart. Casserole huh? Beef sounds good. By the way – underneath the sticker on the front it says ‘Beef Flavour.’ Let’s check it out. ...see full post

#914: Nissin Ramen Shop Sapporo Miso Flavor

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Here’s something I picked up at the Bellevue Uwajimaya. So this is Sapporo miso flavor. What’s that? Here’s what Wikipedia says: ...see full post

#912: Maruchan Instant Lunch Shrimp Flavor Ramen Noodles With Vegetables

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Here’s another one of Maruchan’s Instant Lunches – who would think that I wouldn’t have reviewed it until now… Weird! But here’s the shrimp instant cup! ...see full post

#911: Nissin Top Ramen Cucharealo Home-Style Habanero Shrimp Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup

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Here’s the last of Nissin’s Cucharealo – the Habanero Shrimp. Been waiting for the right time to try this out and today is the day! ...see full post

#908: Sapporo Ichiban Oriental Noodle Soup Original Flavor Cup

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Yet another one I am very surprised I haven’t reviewed in the past. Curious to see how this one fares. ...see full post

#907: Nongshim Neoguri Spicy Seafood Flavor Cup

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Here’s something new – Neoguri Spicy in a cup! Kind of interesting; Neoguri usually has a wider Udon-like noodle and I don’t know that I’ve seen anything like that in a cup form before. Well, let’s have a look. ...see full post

#905: Tradition Vegetable Flavor Instant Noodle Soup

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Not sure, but I don’t think I’ve ever had a green cup of noodles. Oh wait – I think the Mushroom & Chicken Pot Noodles was green… anyways, here’s a green colored, Kosher cup noodle by Tradition. ...see full post

#903: Han’s Korea Rice Noodles With Seafood Flavored Soup

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Here’s the last of the Han’s Korea trays that I have found. I think seafood sounds good for today. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#902: Sunlee Pho Bo Instant Rice Stick Beef Flavour

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I reviewed another version of this in #502. It looks like this one is somewhat different; different color packet and a different sized rice noodle chunk. Let’s try it! ...see full post

#901: Sarimi Rasa Ayam Bawang

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Here’s the next to last of the packs that my friend from Jakarta, Indonesia sent. Hate to see them running out – so good! This one’s onion chicken flavor. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#900: Maruchan Instant Lunch Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodles With Vegetables

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When I recently redid The Big List, I noticed some things. One of them was that I have never reviewed this one, nor it’s Beef or Shrimp fellow Instant Lunches! Talk about an oversight on my part… I’m hoping that I’ll be able to do a Meet The Manufacturer with Maruchan soon – thanks to everyone who has asked me to do one, it’s just I’ve never been able to successfully get in touch with them. Well, here we go with a close up and personal with Maruchan’s Instant Lunch: Chicken Flavor. ...see full post

#897: FMF Chow Masala Flavour Instant Noodles

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Here’s a new one to me on a couple fronts. First, special thanks to Joseph H. of Sacramento, California for this great donation. so what’s interesting about this one? Well, it’s the first FMF Chow I’ve ever even seen. Secondly, this stuff is made in of all places Fiji! Yup – Fijian instant noodles! Awesome! Let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#896: Vina Acecook Good Tomyum Kung Flavour Bean Vermicelli

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Hey it’s a bag of Good! Right there between bad and excellent… Kind of a funny name – let’s check it out. ...see full post

#893: Paldo Bowl Noodle Soup Shrimp Flavor

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I’d thought I’d had everyone’s bowl noodles by now but lo and behold, a shrimp flavor by Paldo. So let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#890: Unif / Tung-I Mushroom Flavor Ramen Noodles

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So today I have two mushroom flavored instant noodles I’ll be doing. First off will be this Unif/Tung-I mushroom pack. What’s interesting about this one is that Unif Tung-I is usually from Taiwan, but this one’s from Vietnam. Anyways, let’s try this one and see how it is. ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer #889: Yamachan Ramen Rich Shoyu Ramen

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This is the last of the samples I got from Yamachan Ramen! Must admit I’m sad to see them go! Very tasty fare and it’s been a lot of fun! This one’s shoyu. Let’s give it a try. ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer #887: Yamachan Ramen Cold Noodles With Lemon Soy Dressing

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I’ve had a few cold noodle varieties from South Korean manufacturers, but never any Japanese cold noodles. Let’s have a look at this one! ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer #884: Yamachan Miso Ramen – Mild

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Here’s another one of the fresh ramen samples from Yamachan. I’ve not been a big fan of miso in the past, but I’m open to this – looks fancy. ...see full post

#881: Han’s Korea Rice Noodle With Hot & Spicy Flavored Soup

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Here’s something I got at KS Mart in Lynnwood, Washington. Looks pretty awesome – Han’s Korea! Well, let’s give it a try. ...see full post

#878: Nissin Top Ramen Short Cuts Lime Chili Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup

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So here’s the last of the top Ramen Short Cuts varieties that Nissin Foods USA sent me. Thanks again! Lime chili flavor eh? Sounds interesting. Its kind of funny; I got an email from someone at a company called Citrojugo the other day. Citrojugo is a company in Mexico that makes lime juice. I think they saw one of my reviews mentioned ‘jeruk nipis,’ which is ‘lime juice’ in Indonesian. Well, Citrojugo was curious if my company would be interested in it for my products. I told them that I only review products related to instant noodles, but that I could probably try their stuff and work it into a review of another product, such as marinated chicken with their lime juice. Well, they immediately dispatched a liter of clarified preserved lime juice. Serious stuff! I open it up and stuck my nose in the Nalgene containment vessel and got a real nosefull of powerful lime! I’ll be mentioning more about their stuff in upcoming reviews – haven’t marinated chicken with it yet but will be soon and it should be quite amazing! ...see full post

#876: Mi Instan Sarimi Soto Koya Pedasss

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This one was sent by a friend in Jakarta, Indonesia – thank you! What a day – so around 11am, people started flooding into the site! LifeHacker ran a story about The Ramen Rater and literally thousand of people have checked out the blog. Well, here’s one from Indonesia – Soto Koya Pedass. Pedas means spicy, so I guess Pedass means really spicy or it could be a nod to Turturro in The Big Lebowski. I have a feeling it just means really spicy. I’ve seen this kind of thing before – extra letters = extra emphasis, at least in Indonesian. Well, let’s dig in to this one! ...see full post

#874: Fuji Mengyo Nabeyaki Udon

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Got this one at Uweajimaya in Beaverton, OR on our summer vacation. Kind of looks like Jiffy Pop, doesn’t it? So you’re supposed to dump in stuff and cook it on the stove in this foil container. I’m going to use a pot. Thought I should check out Wikipedia about this variety: ...see full post

#873: Vifon Viet Rice Noodles Pho Ga Chicken Flavor

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Something tells me this will taste just like chicken! Let’s see!

Here’s a closeup of the little red thing on the package – looks like a laughing flame demon of sorts. ...see full post

#871: Dragonfly Instant Noodles Artificial Hot & Sour Shrimp Flavor

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Time for breakfast! Been waiting to try this one for just the right day. Just look at those enormous shrimp on that package! Jeez! I’m sure this will make for a good breakfast. Got this one at the local H Mart. By the way – today is a holiday – check out what Wikipedia says about it: ...see full post

Re-Review: Nissin Demae Ramen 出前一丁 Artificial Chicken Flavor (Hong Kong)

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My son Andy, my wife Kit and I walked to the local 99 Ranch Market on Friday. He decided he needed more kamaboko and wanted to pick out some ramen himself to try. Here’s one he picked (he likes all things chicken flavored) and will get to try today. He’s letting me have a bite and a slurp of broth for making it for him. ...see full post

#870: SuperMi Mi Keriting Rasa Ayam Bawang

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Here’s another one that from my friend in Jakarta, Indonesia was kind enough to send – thanks again! So curly noodles with onion chicken flavor – sounds tasty! ...see full post

#869: Vina Acecook Good Bean Vermicelli Chicken Flavour

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I’ve got to say, this is some of my favorite packaging. I really like the big drumstick in the picture and the old english exclaiming ‘good.’ I hope it’s good! I’d rather it be better than just good, but I think I’ll just wait and see. ...see full post

#868: CJ (CheilJedang) Katsuobushi Udon

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This one was donated by Ramen Place – thanks again! I haven’t a clue of how this one will be. Looks like its celebrating the 10th anniversary of CheilJedang or this product. Well, let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#867: Indomie Mi Instan Rasa Coto Makassar

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This is a real treat – this is one of the varieties not available in the United States and was kindly sent by Edwin N. of Vancouver, BC! Thank you again so much! So what is Coto Makassar anyways? Well, here’s something I found here: ...see full post

#866: Master Kong/康师傅 Mianba Instant Noodle Soup

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This is the last of the packs that were so kindly sent by Bo H. who works at a University in China. Thanks again! All of these were just amazing – and now… Hmm – not sure what this is! One thing says pork ribs flavor, something else says steak. I guess we’ll see how it comes out! ...see full post

#864: Unif Tung-I Instant Bean Vermicelli Chinese Spices Tong Tsai Flavor (Bean Thread)

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I have absolutely no idea about this one. First off, it’s been quite a while since I’ve had a Unif Tung-I pack. Second, I usually don’t like bean thread. Third, Tong Tsai? What’s that? Well, I’m not sure. ...see full post

#861: Vina Acecook Hao Hao Mi Chay Vegetarian Flavour

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This looks like something good. The last one I reviewed wasn’t the best, so hopefully ol’ number 861 will be kinder and gentler. ...see full post

#859: Tradition Instant Noodle Soup Imitation Chicken Flavor

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It’s been a while since I reviewed a Kosher instant noodle! Usually they’re pretty good. Let’s give this a try. By the way Kosher instant noodle company: I think Matzo Ball Ramen would be an extremely huge hit. ...see full post

#854: Long Kow’s Crystal Noodle Soup Hot & Sour

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Here’s an interesting one. This one’s got bean thread, something I am not usually thrilled with. Let’s see what happens. ...see full post

#852: SuperMi Sedaaap Mi Kuah Rasa Kari Ayam

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Here’s another one sent to me by my friend in  Jakarta, Indonesia – thank you again! So ‘rasa kari ayam?’ Chicken curry flavor! Sounds awesome – let’s hit it. ...see full post

#851: Dragonfly Artificial Pork Ribs Flavor Instant Noodles

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Hey awesome – picked this up at H Mart on Friday. I’ve had the pack but not the bowl! Time to try it! ...see full post

#849: Nissin Top Ramen Cucharealo Home-Style Tomato Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup

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Here’s another one of the new varieties that Nissin Foods USA sent me earlier this month to review. I got a comment from someone saying Cucharealo means ‘spoon it up.’ Makes sense – Nissin has a similar product called ‘Spoon it’ with flavors like chicken, beef and beet stew while the Cucharealo line is more hitting the Mexican flavors. The last one I tried was awesome – let’s give this one a try! ...see full post