Category: Thailand

The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodles Of All Time 2026 Edition

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The Ramen Rater's Top Ten Instant Noodles Of All Time 2026 Edition

Can’t believe it’s time for another global top ten. To be honest, I’ve been loathe to do top tens. Why? Well, it’s a lot of work—especially the videos. I like the process of doing reviews; the hunting for varieties, the image editing, and doing my Instant Noodle Recipe Time show when I cook and do my tasting. Taking a week or two to devote a lot of time to video editing, etcetera, is a lot. But I know many of you like these lists and in the end, there are some really fun aspects to them as well. ...see full post

#5418: MAMA Thai Connext Instant Thai Boat Noodles With Braised Pork Flavour – Thailand

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#5418: MAMA Thai Connext Instant Thai Boat Noodles With Braised Pork Flavour - Thailand

Another awesome donation from James of Lakeside, California! I recently sampled the Tom Kha from this range and it was excellent. Let’s give this one a try! ...see full post

#5416: Little Cook Dried Instant Cup Noodle Sriracha Sauce Flavor – Thailand

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#5416: Little Cook Dried Instant Cup Noodle Sriracha Sauce Flavor - Thailand

This one came by way of James from Lakeside, California – thanks again! So this is a brand I’ve not reviewed anything from in a long time so I’m pretty excited about it. Little Cook is in Thailand as well as Taiwan. As a matter of fact, I met people from Little Cook in Taiwan back in 2017! They make some great stuff and I’m very curious about this one. Let us begin! ...see full post

#5398: MAMA Thai Connext Instant Tom Kha Noodles – Thailand

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#5398: MAMA Thai Context Instant Tom Kha Noodles - Thailand

This one was kindly sent by Mark K. – thanks! I’d never seen this before and thought wow that’s rad – so he sent some! Coconut soup with herbs… Sounds really nice – let’s cook! ...see full post

#5389: Siam Chili Pad Thai Set – Thailand

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#5389: Siam Chili Pad Thai Set - Thailand

Found this one at S*Mart in Bellevue, Washington. It sounds pretty good – let’s cook it up and fund out. ...see full post

#5382: MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Shrimp Creamy Tom Yum Flavor – United States

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#5382: MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Shrimp Creamy Tom Yum Flavor - United States

Here’s one I found in a Project Ramen box! They’ve got quite an array of international varieties – good stuff! Use the coupon code THERAMENRATER for a www.projectramen.com. ...see full post

#5288: Nongshim Shin X Jayfai Tom Yum Flavor Stir Fry – Thailand

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#5288: Nongshim Shin X Jayfai Tom Yum Flavor Stir Fry - Thailand

Big thanks to Pher Engi for sending this one! A lot of the packaging is in Thai as well as English so I’m guessing it’s for sale in Thailand? Tricky, this one. I’m really curious about this – she also sent a soup version as well. After a little research, it turns out this is available at 7 Eleven in Thailand, so I was on the right track. Also, Jay Fai is a Michelin starred chef. Let’s give this a try! ...see full post

#5068: MAMA Instant Rice Vermicelli Duck Flavour – Thailand

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Big thanks to James from Lakeside, CA for this one. Man, I wish I had a duck to cook up and put in here, or at least some scratch to go buy some duck, which would be infinitely easier. But alas, I don’t. When I visited MAMA in 2015 over in Thailand, I had duck a few times. Duck is great; I mean great. Anyways, let’s cook thisup and give it a try! ...see full post

#5064: Green & Sunny Mee Krob Pad Thai – Thailand

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#5064: Green & Sunny Mee Krob Pad Thai - Thailand

A really neat one from James of Lakeside, CA – thanks again! So this is a snack noodle concoction. I don’t know exactly how to present it other than in a bowl at the end so that’s probably all I will do and the video will be short but hey – I’ll give it it’s day in the sun. Sounds really good – let’s check it out! ...see full post

#5045: MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Shrimp Flavor (Tom Yum) – Thailand

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#5045: MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Shrimp Flavor (Tom Yum) - Thailand

This is a special one. I’m doing a collab with a bar in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood called Time Warp, and this is the variety I’ve picked for July 2024 for their menu. This is the pack version and they’ve got the cup version – for some reason, nobody’s got any cups around here of this one which is a bummer, but it’s very similar.  So, let’s cook it up! ...see full post

#4938: Wai Wai Tom Yum Shrimp Flavor – Thailand

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#4938: Wai Wai Tom Yum Shrimp Flavor - Thailand

Now here’s one I haven’t seen since 2011 and thought could use another taste. I really enjoy tom yum and was wanting to review a Wai Wai variety, but the others they had at Evergreen Asian Market weren’t what I was looking for. So here we are – let’s cook it up! ...see full post

#4931: MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Chand Clear Soup – Thailand

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#4931: MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Chand Clear Soup - Thailand

Found this one at S*Mart yesterday. I remember a very short time ago a person asked me if I’d review this one again. It’d been a great while, So I just thought I’d look and see how long it had been. The last time I reviewed this is when it was review #35! The date on it is June of 2009! My God! I haven’t reviewed this since The Beforetime. The Beforetime was the time before I met my wife Kit; when the universe was darkness. As I remember, I made the decision that IO wanted to move my website from being like this and transcribing the posts to the blogger platform. Then, I decided to migrate the site over to WordPress.com. I think that this is when I did that – back in 2009. This review could have been done between 2002 and 2009, most likely around 2004 is my guess. But today I’ll try this one again – definitely with much more experience. Let’s give it a try. ...see full post

The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodle Cups Of All Time 2025 Edition

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The Ramen Rater's Top Ten Instant Noodle Cups Of All Time 2025 Edition

Instant noodle cups are pretty easy to find, take up a small amount of room, and – especially for camping folks – is easily dealt with when done. I’ve had people come to me with tears in their eyes exclaiming ‘Sir! It says 2025 – but it’s 2024!’ Well, it’s the second half of 2024, so this list will be active more of 2025 than 2024. Honestly, I adopted this way of doing things when a couple of people made very good points about it. Unfortunately, once I let the genie out of the bottle on this way of doing things, rolling it back was quite impossible. So, there you go. ...see full post

#4747: YumYum Thai Spicy Soup (Tom Yum) – Thailand

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#4747: YumYum Thai Spicy Soup (Tom Yum) - Thailand

Here’s a Thai variety sent by Pher Engi of Australia – thank you very much! This is definitely an export version for a great many places. Tom yum sounds really wonderful – I love it and looking forward to seeing how this one tastes. So, time to try it. ...see full post

#4737: FF (Fashion Food) Oriental Flavoured Instant Noodles – Thailand

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#4737: FF (Fashion Food) Oriental Flavoured Instant Noodles - Thailand

A big thank you again to Pher Engi for sending these all the way from Australia – much appreciated!!! To be honest, I’m curious what this will taste like. Soy sauce flavor? Not a clue. I guess only one way to find out! ...see full post

#4724: MAMA Oriental Kitchen Instant Noodles Mala Beef Flavour – Thailand

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#4724: MAMA Oriental Kitchen Instant Noodles Mala Beef Flavour - Thailand

This one was brought over and mailed to me – thank you! Very nice and excited to try it! I’m going to guess this will be a beef and Sichuan pepper kind of affair, but who knows – it’s a Thai brand so it should have a special spin on it. Let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#4711: Wai Wai Quick Zabb Hot & Spicy Shrimp Flavour – Thailand

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#4711: Wai Wai Quick Zabb Hot & Spicy Shrimp Flavour - Thailand

Big thanks to Pher Engi for sending this over from Australia! I haven’t reviewed one of these in such a long time, and I remember they were pretty darn good. I’m also going to guess this is pretty spicy as well. Let’s cook it up and give it a try. ...see full post

#4674: Yum Yum Pad Thai Thai Style Stir Fried Noodles – Thailand

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#4674: Yum Yum Pad Thai Thai Style Stir Fried Noodles - Thailand

Big thanks to Pher Engi of Australia for sending these over!! It always cracks me up – almost all Thai brands have the same sound twice as their brand name. Yum Yum works here – and pad Thai sounds really good. Curious how it will be – a dry noodle? Let’s find out. ...see full post

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

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#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

#4648: MAMA Oriental Kitchen Dried Instant Noodles Truffle Flavour – Thailand

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#4648: MAMA Oriental Kitchen Dried Instant Noodles Truffle Flavour - Thailand

Here’s the first of two new varieties from MAMA of Thailand that they were kind enough to send – thank you very much! Truffle! I’m really curious about this one. Truffles I’ve always thought a musty, old book kind of flavor – and I like the scent of old books and that transmitted as flavor is truly fascinating to me. I’m curious how strong this will be. Only one way to find out! ...see full post

MAMA Sends New Truffle, Mala Varieties From Thailand

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Big thanks to the folks at MAMA for sending a couple of neat new varieties! These sound really great and gonna give em a try soon! ...see full post

#4313: MAMA Jumbo Pack Yellow Curry – Thailand

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#4313: MAMA Jumbo Pack Yellow Curry - Thailand

Oh man I’m back – like really back. It’s been over a month of not reviewing. I’ve a ton of varieties to review. It’s tough though; it’s July 1st today. It’s so $#@!@%%$@#$ nice outside – I want to enjoy now that it’s not raining… But I’m back – can’t stay away from reviewing. Yellow curry! Let’s do this! ...see full post

Instant Noodle Recipe Time – Episode 1500

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Instant Noodle Recipe Time - Episode 1500

A number of years ago, I thought I’d see what would happen if I cooked up some noodles and ran a camera as I did it. It’s kind of funny – a lot of the large projects in my life have started with ‘let’s see what happens.’ I had thought for years the idea of shooting video while I cooked noodles for reviews was a purely idiotic idea; I would have to edit every video, which would take so much more time than the way I did things. Well, I found a way around that. ...see full post

#4238: MAMA Instant Noodles Chicken Khao Soi Flavour – Thailand

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#4238: MAMA Instant Noodles Chicken Khao Soi Flavour - Thailand

Here we are at the end of the line of three varieties from Thailand – chicken flavor. What’s Khao Soi though? I looked it up on Wikipedia – ...see full post

#4237: MAMA Instant Whole Wheat Noodles Black Pepper Pork Flavour – Thailand

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#4237: MAMA Instant Whole Wheat Noodles Black Pepper Pork Flavour - Thailand

Here’s the second of the three varieties from Thailand commemorating MAMA and their 50th Anniversary. Black pepper pork sounds quite nice – Let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#4236: MAMA Instant Dried Jade Noodles Duck Flavour – Thailand

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#4236: MAMA Instant Dried Jade Noodles Duck Flavour - Thailand

Wanted to start this post by wishing Miles a happy 7th birthday! Spider Miles aka the Cheez-It king! Hope you have a happy one! He’s not ever awake yet as it’s barely 7am – got a lot of surprises in store! No instant noodle cooking for me today, buddy! Time to bake a cake! Wahooo!!! Still can’t believe he’s going into second grade! ...see full post

#4219: Thasiam Noodles Instant Rice Vermicelli With Spicy Herb Soup – Thailand

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#4219: Thasiam Noodles Instant Rice Vermicelli With Spicy Herb Soup - Thailand

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

The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodle Cups Of All Time 2023 Edition

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The Ramen Rater's Top Ten Instant Noodle Cups Of All Time 2023 Edition

Often overlooked but always present, the instant noodle cups is a very common ‘on the go’ form factor for instant noodle varieties around the world. These are my favorite cup varieties from reviews up to #4120. Don’t see a variety you like I’ve not tried? Contact me! Also, here’s a link to all of my top ten lists! With that, let’s check out The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodle Cups Of All Time 2023 Edition. ...see full post

Buldak 2x! MAMA Green Curry! Ramen Pizza 2.0!

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Buldak 2x! MAMA Green Curry! Ramen Pizza 2.0!

Well folks, it’s been a hot summer’s day here in Gallagher’s Corners… Oh wait scratch that. I’m in Kenmore, Washington… Regardless, it hit 94 degrees today and we live in an apartment with an air conditioner, but at 11pm it’s still 80 degrees. Nasty. ...see full post

#4182: MAMA Singapore Noodles Meal Kit – Thailand

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#4103: MAMA Singapore Noodles Meal Kit - Thailand

I think I was able to try the non-export version of this when I was in Thailand at the MAMA rice noodle factory. I was part of an Iron Chef judging competition where a contestant from Iron Chef Thailand was there and she made all the varieties from this range. ...see full post

MAMA 50th Anniversary Varieties

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When I saw these came out, I emailed my contact at Thai President Foods about them. I have been planning to do a special definitive guide to their tom yum. I honestly thought that was what was in here, but nope! Oops! But hey – these are super special and I can’t wait to give them a try! What was really nice is when I mentioned it, they said that they would send some of the tom yum people buy over there for the definitive guide! Thank you! You’ll see that unboxing sometime soon, but for now, let’s check out these special varieties! ...see full post

#4082: MAMA Instant Rice Vermicelli Chicken And Abalone Flavour – Thailand

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#4082: MAMA Instant Rice Vermicelli Chicken And Abalone Flavour - Thailand

For a long time, I’ve thought I didn’t like chicken and abalone flavor. Then something happened – I had some really good varieties. I’m hopeful this is one of them. I visited these folks in 2015 and wow – Thailand is an amazing place. I got to visit the rice noodle factory there and it was really amazing. I highly recommend visiting Thailand if you want a headchange; it’s so bright and colorful – the smiles are endless. Not only that, the 7-Eleven stores have the most wonderful array of instant noodles you’ve ever seen. Let’s check this one out that I found locally. ...see full post

#4045: Thai Chef Shrimp Tom Yum Flavour – Thailand

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#4045: Thai Chef Shrimp Tom Yum Flavour - Thailand

Well, it’s time for what I think is the very last of the Thai Chef varieties they sent. These have been decent and of course since they’re MAMA instant noodles. Let’s give this tom yum a go. ...see full post

#4005: Thai Chef Artificial Chicken Flavour – Thailand

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#4005: Thai Chef Artificial Chicken Flavour - Thailand

Getting down there! Almost out of these Thai Chef varieties. They’ve been pretty good, too! Let’s try this chicken pillow pack version. ...see full post

#3997: Fashion Food Tom Yum Shrimp Creamy Flavour Instant Noodles – Thailand

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#3997: Fashion Food Tom Yum Shrimp Creamy Flavour Instant Noodles - Thailand

Yet another one from an Exotic Noods subscription box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! These are neat but a pain at the same time. The plastic bowls with lids can be reusable which is cool, however the labeling is impossible to scan, so that poses issues for me – but thankfully not for you. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#3992: Thai Chef Artificial Duck Flavour – Thailand

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Thai Chef Artificial Duck Flavour - Thailand

Was nice how Thai Chef sent everything in cup and pack versions – lots of varieties to go through! Cups and packs usually are a lot different. Let’s give this duck flavor variety a try – in a cup! ...see full post

#3986: Thai Chef Shrimp Creamy Tom Yum Flavour – Thailand

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#3986: Thai Chef Shrimp Creamy Tom Yum Flavour - Thailand

I did the cup version a couple days ago, now here’s the pack version. Let’s give it a try! ...see full post

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

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#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

#3978: Thai Chef Shrimp Tom Yum Flavour – Thailand

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#3978: Thai Chef Shrimp Tom Yum Flavour - Thailand

It’s been some time since I’ve had some tom yum. I’m certainly in the mood for it. Let’s hit it up! ...see full post

#3955: Thai Chef Artificial Chicken Flavour Oriental Style Instant Cup Noodles – Thailand

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#3955: Thai Chef Artificial Chicken Flavour Oriental Style Instant Cup Noodles - Thailand

Here’s a new one from Thai Chef. A chicken cup noodle! No range is complete without chicken in most cases. Let’s check it out! ...see full post