Category: * Stars 4.1 – 5.0

#3981: Thai Chef Shrimp Creamy Tom Yum Flavour – Thailand

#3981: Thai Chef Shrimp Creamy Tom Yum Flavour - Thailand

The other day I reviewed the pack version of the non-creamy tom yum. Shrimp Creamy Tom Yum by MAMA is one of my favorite Thai variants. Let’s see how this one is! ...see full post

#3980: Nissin Demae Ramen XO Sauce Seafood Flavor – Hong Kong

#3980: Nissin Demae Ramen XO Sauce Seafood Flavor - Hong Kong

A bit of a packaging change has netted this one a new review. I’ve enjoyed this one in the past many times and there have been a few packaging changes. Curious if any of the contents have changed at all in this new iteration. Let’s find out! ...see full post

#3979: Nissin Raoh Soupless Tantanmen – Japan

#3979: Nissin Raoh Soupless Tantanmen - Japan

This looks interesting – it came in a 5am Ramen subscription box! Check em out at www.instantramen.jp and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! ...see full post

#3971: Yamasa Artisanal Tonkotsu Broth x Sau Tao Sichuan Noodle – USA/HK

#3971: Yamasa Artisanal Tonkotsu Broth x Sau Tao Sichuan Noodle - USA/HK

Today, we combine a noodle made in Hong Kong with a broth concentrate from the United States. I decided this would be a great venue to try out the homemade chashu we made this weekend – I’ll include the recipe in a video below as well. Let’s give this combo a try! ...see full post

#3968: New Touch Hakodate Shio Ramen – Japan

#3968: New Touch Hakodate Shio Ramen - Japan

This looks like a fancy one – it came in a 5am Ramen subscription box! Check em out at www.instantramen.jp and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! ...see full post

#3966: Myojo Selection Just Noodles & Soup Ramen – Japan

#3966: Myojo Selection Just Noodles & Soup Ramen - Japan

This looks like a fancy one – it came in a 5am Ramen subscription box! Check em out at www.instantramen.jp and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! ...see full post

#3965: Maruchan Umakara Tonkotsu Ramen – Japan

#3965: Maruchan Umakara Tonkotsu Ramen - Japan

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

#3964: Vida Food Group Pozole Chicken Flavor Instant Ramen Soup – United States

#3964: Vida Food Group Pozole Chicken Flavor Instant Ramen Soup - United States

Here’s the second of the two Vida Food Group varieties that were sent. I was somewhat familiar with what Menudo was, but aside from seeing a meme online, I know absolutely northing about Pozole. Wikipedia, if you please – ...see full post

#3963: Vida Food Group Menudo Beef Flavor Instant Ramen Soup – United States

#3963: Vida Food Group Menudo Beef Flavor Instant Ramen Soup - United States

I got a big FedEx box yesterday with these and another variety from Vida Food Group and couldn’t wait to give them a try. This one is Menudo – let’s ask Wikipedia about it – ...see full post

#3957: Sapporo Ichiban Pickles Buta Kimchi Ramen – Japan

#3917: Sapporo Ichiban Pickles Buta Kimchi Ramen - Japan

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

#3956: Nissin Cup Noodles Stir Fry Teriyaki Chicken Flavor – United States

#3956: Nissin Cup Noodles Stir Fry Teriyaki Chicken Flavor - United States

These are an interesting range that people seem to like a lot. I’ve been impressed with them thus far and I figure teriyaki chicken ought to be good – but let’s give it a try. ...see full post

#3951: Sugakiya Foods Josui Shio Ramen – Japan

#3951: Sugakiya Foods Josui Shio Ramen - Japan

This looks like a fancy one – it came in a 5am Ramen subscription box! Check em out at www.instantramen.jp and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! ...see full post

#3949: Little Couples Dry Noodle Fish Head Casserole – Taiwan

#3949: Little Couples Dry Noodle Fish Head Casserole - Taiwan

Here’s a unique and tradition variety from Taiwan. I’ve had fish head curry in Penang, Malaysia before, but this sounds like it’s quite different. Very curious about this one – let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#3944: Little Couples Chicken Rice Flavor Dry Noodle – Taiwan

#3958: Little Couples Chicken Rice Flavor Dry Noodle - Taiwan

The last variety I had from Little Couples was their Fish Head Casserole, which was quite good. This one sound good too. It’s a collaboration between Little Couples and the Prince Hotel. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#3878: Mom’s Dry Noodle Dandan Noodle – Taiwan

#3878: Mom's Dry Noodle Dandan Noodle - Taiwan

Ever since I first tried this one I was hooked. The noodles, the flavorings – just screams Taiwan. It’s made appearances on my annual big top ten for years as well as the number one spot on the Taiwan top ten. Check it out! ...see full post

#3941: Nissin Raoh Rich Miso Ramen – Japan

#3941: Nissin Raoh Rich Miso Ramen - Japan

This looks like a fancy one – it came in a 5am Ramen subscription box! Check em out at www.instantramen.jp and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! ...see full post

#3940: Myojo Bubuka Abura Soba – Japan

#3940: Myojo Bubuka Abura Soba - Japan

This looks like a fancy one – it came in a 5am Ramen subscription box! Check em out at www.instantramen.jp and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER fpr a doscpint! ...see full post

#3938: Meet Mee Malaysia Chili Pan Mee – Malaysia

#3938: Meet Mee Malaysia Chili Pan Mee - Malaysia

I got an email last week about this stuff – saying it was the most popular on a Malaysian shopping site. I got a package a few short days later, which was yesterday. So, here I am trying it immediately. I’m stoked; I used to get Malaysian varieties all the time in the mail and it’s not as common anymore – let’s check it out! ...see full post

#3936: Nissin Wakayama Ramen – Japan

#3936: Nissin Wakayama Ramen - Japan

This looks like a fancy one – it came in a 5am Ramen subscription box! Check em out at www.instantramen.jp and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER fpr a doscpint! ...see full post

#3935: Yi Lai Shuen Kinmen Thin Noodles – Sesame Oil Flavor – Taiwan

#3935: Yi Lai Shuen Kinmen Thin Noodles - Sesame Oil Flavor - Taiwan

Was neat seeing these – I’d tried a previous variety from this brand a while back. They mailed it to me but no clue how they got my address. Tried them and enjoyed them thoroughly. So here’s a version with really thin noodles. Let’s give ’em a try! ...see full post

#3934: Sapporo Ichiban Miso Ramen / Garlic / Kewpie Mayonnaise / Egg Version – Japan

#3934: Sapporo Ichiban Miso Ramen / Garlic / Kewpie Mayonnaise / Egg Version - Japan

A longtime follower of the site named Joe C. mentioned I should give this one a try – thanks! It was featured on a YouTube video by a channel called Way Of Ramen. I figured why not and was impressed. The video is at the bottom, but have a look. Maybe a little less mayo? I don’t often do a numbered review in this way, but I thought since apparently it’s very popular right now in Japan, why not? ...see full post

#3933: Takamori Japanese Tarako Spaghetti – Japan

#3911: Takamori Japanese Tarako Spaghetti - Japan

Today, we have one that was part of Japan Crate’s Umai Crate. So Japan Crate is a subscription service which has all sorts of different options for you. pretty neat stuff from Japan! There’s a coupon code for you too – just use THERAMENRATER to get a special discount at check out. ...see full post

#3932: Single Grain Chongqing Noodles – China

#3932: Simple Grain Chongqing Noodles - China

Another one found at the nearby 99 Ranch Market in Edmonds, Washington. That place really holds a dear place in m heart – that’s where my interest in the instant noodle really was rekindled back in 2010 when we moved about five minutes away. There should be a plaque. Anyways, let’s check out this spicy Chinese variety. ...see full post

#3931: Maruchan Umakara Tantanmen – Japan

#3931: Maruchan Umakara Tantanmen - Japan

Here’s one that came from Japan in a 5am Ramen subscription box! You can get one of these rad boxes here – and use the coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! ...see full post

Experiment: The Indomie Bread Recipe

So for a while, I’ve wanted to play with a bread machine. Well, we got one. We could have bought one brand new and had it in a day or two off of Amazon, but my friend Matt is very proud of the machine he got from a Goodwill Thrift store,  and I decided that was the kind I wanted as well. We went to three one day, and then a fourth the second day. In this particular scenarion, fourth time was the charm and we found a Toastmaster 1.5lb loaf bread machine for $12.99 in Redmond, Washington – home of Microsoft and a particularly fancy Goodwill store.

Bread and instant noodles doesn’t sound like an apt combination, but here we are. Here is the recipe we tried and our results. I will say I’m happy with the results – a dense and moist loaf with a nice crust – and very good flavor. It’s exactly as advertised, folks – it’s a loaf of bread made with Indomie – and it tastes like Indomie.

I should mention that the recipe is adapted from the one that came with the bread machine for white bread. We used it as a guideline and made a couple of tweaks. If you’ve got a bread machine, give it a try!

We did a full video on what we did here, but the full recipe is below as well as detailed imagery of the result.

The Indomie Bread Recipe

Ingredients 1 noodle block from Indomie Mi Goreng (cooked and drained) 4 sets of seasoning packets from 4 packs of Indomie - both the dual sachet of dry and triple sachet of wet Lots of shredded coriander (cilantro) 1 cup warm water 2 tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp salt 2 1/4 cups all-purpose sifted flour 2 1/4 tsp Active Dry Yeast ...see full post

#3925: Mamee Monster x Daebak Ghost Pepper Mie Goreng Indonesia – Malaysia

#3976: Mamee Monster x Daebak Ghost Pepper Mie Goreng Indonesia - Malaysia

Why am I doing this to myself today… Okay so let me start out by saying it’s been one heck of a week. A couple of days ago was the 1 year anniversary of my Mom passing, so in her honor I thought I’d walk south on the local interurban trail the farthest ever. Well, 16.5 miles of walking and it’s 2 days later and I’m pretty much crippled from it – my dogs aren’t barking, they’re run over. So that’s a bummer of course – I like to pull 10 miles a day minimum and don’t think I’m even doing any today as well as yesterday… So sure – let’s try the challenge of something ultra spicy and see what happens. Here we go! ...see full post

#3924: Mom’s Dry Noodle Scallop & Hua Diao Wine Chicken Noodle Soup – Taiwan

#3947: Mom's Dry Noodle Scallop & Hua Diao Wine Chicken Noodle Soup - Taiwan

Well this is certainly a fancy box! This one hails from Taiwan and was sent by the company. It’s really neat to see all the super premium varieties coming out these days – this one sounds real good – let’s find out! ...see full post

#3923: Trident Protein Noodles – United States

#3923: Trident Protein Noodles - United States

So this was something a little different. When looking for something neat for the review posted a couple of days ago. These are noodles made out of seafood! Yup – trippy huh? What’s more, there’s a processing factory right next to where I grew up with this outfit. Well, I’m down so let’s give it a whirl… ...see full post

#3922: Aces Sriracha Ramen Noodle Soup Chicken – United States

#3922: Aces Sriracha Ramen Noodle Soup Chicken - United States

Here’s the second of the three Aces / Huy Fong Sriracha sauce varieties (after this there’s still the beef too). The original was very nice – let’s see how the chicken fares! ...see full post

#3921: MyKuali White Fish Broth Rice Vermicelli – Malaysia

#3921: MyKuali White Fish Broth Rice Vermicelli - Malaysia

I’ve been a big fan of this flavor for quite a while – thought I’d tried every variety, too. Well, last time MyKuali sent samples, this one was in there as well. Sounds good to me – let’s crack it open! ...see full post

#3917: Kung Fu Noodles Premium Black Sesame Oil With Mashed Ginger – Taiwan

#3957: Kung Fu Noodles Premium Black Sesame Oil With Smashed Ginger - Taiwan

I’ve heard of crushed ginger, but smashed? I really like that – smash! Oh wait – my eyes deceive me. It’s actually mashed ginger. I immediately think of a big hot bowl of mashed potatoes. I wonder what it would be like – eating a bowl of piping hot mashed ginger with a little butter, salt, and pepper? That would be heavy duty. Anyways, here we have what looks to be a nice Taiwanese dry noodle. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#3916: Maruchan Tempura Soba – Japan

#3916: Maruchan Tempura Soba - Japan

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

#3914: Kung Fu Noodles Premium Goose Oil With Crispy Shallot Flakes – Taiwan

#3946: Kung Fu Noodles Premium Goose Oil With Crispy Shallot Flakes - Taiwan

The last one of these I tried was just excellent and I’m guessing this one will be good as well. The goose oil really add a lot of richness to the noodle which is nice. Let’s see how it goes! I’ll also be using a special sauce they included when they shipped these – Mullet Roe sauce. They said it’s the same style as caviar! Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#3911: Kung Fu Noodles Premium Goose Oil With Sichuan Pepper & Hot Chili – Taiwan

#3933: Kung Fu Noodles Premium Goose Oil With Sichuan Pepper & Hot Chili - Taiwan

Here’s something I’m trying for the first time; goose oil. Never heard of it before now, but I’m guessing it’s something good where these noodles are concerned. Kung Fu, do you thing! ...see full post

#3910: Acecook Mochi-Mugu Yuzukosho Chicken – Japan

#3910: Acecook Mochi-Mugu Yuzukosho Chicken - Japan

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

#3899: Nissin Demae Ramen Black Garlic Oil Tonkotsu Flavor – Hong Kong

#3899: Nissin Demae Ramen Black Garlic Oil Tonkotsu Flavor - Hong Kong

Haven’t had this variety in years and it looks to be a little different. There’s a fellow on YouTube named FirstNameLastName that’s been following my channel for quite a while, offering insightful comment and input on my episodes of Instant Noodle Recipe Time. He mentioned what I figure was this one, so seemed right to me to give it a go. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#3896: Doll Ramen Noodles Artificial Beef Flavour – Hong Kong

#3896: Doll Ramen Noodles Artificial Beef Flavour - Hong Kong

Time for some more Doll noodles! I reviewed these very early in my reviewing career and they definitely need another look. Since it’s been so many years, this one gets a fresh look. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#3894: Sapporo Ichiban Kuze Fuku Shoten Shio Ramen – Japan

#3894: Sapporo Ichiban Kuze Fuku Shoten Shio Ramen - Japan

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

#3888: Nissin U.F.O. Yakisoba White – Japan

#3888: Nissin U.F.O. Yakisoba White - Japan

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

#3884: Kolson Dhanak Vermicelli – Pakistan

#3884: Kolson Dhanak Vermicelli - Pakistan

I thought this looked interesting – at the place I got it it said it was ‘rainbow soup.’ Well, I opened it up to review today and found no sachet. Hmm… Well, no cook time either. Double hmmm… Let’s figure something out to do with it I suppose. ...see full post