So here’s another of the big ole Little Cook bowls. I would like to say first that curried chicken is one of the favorite things of mine. Let’s see if it’s good.
Category: Thailand
#321: Little Cook Spicy Beef Flavor
So this looks really interesting. Upon tearing off the outer cellophane, i notice that where it says NEW TVP SPICY BEEF FLAVOR is actually a sticker. In fact, on the sides there were stickers as well – ingredients, nutrition facts and direction on preparation.
#307: Royal Umbrella Vegetarian Tom Yum Instant Cup Noodle
A cup noodle from Thailand that isn’t MAMA brand? Well, let’s give it a try. This company is better known for rice products.
#304: MAMA Phở Bò Rice Noodles With Artificial Beef Flavor Vietnamese Style
Phở bò? Here we go! I like the picture on the lid – looks very inviting and fresh and tasty. We shall see how it tastes! Join me won’t you? WON’T YOU?
#281: MAMA Oriental Kitchen Instant Cup Noodles Hot & Spicy Flavour
So here’s another of MAMA’s Oriental Kitchen line. I have a feeling this is going to live up to its name.
#276: Wai Wai Chilli Paste Tom Yum Flavour Instant Noodles
So here’s the second one of these Wai Wai packsI got recently. Says it’s very hot!
#275: MAMA Cup Shrimp Tom Yum Instant Noodles
So this is an interesting packaging first off. The lid is made from a metal foil and underneath that is all plastic. Here goes some tom yum shrimp flavor!
#267: MAMA Cup Pork Flavour
A little taller than most of the cup noodles I’ve seen, here we have MAMA Pork Flavour…
#258: Royal Umbrella Tom Yum Shrimp Instant Cup Noodle
So here’s something new – Royal Umbrella. A cup noodle from Thailand – Tom Yum isn’t a surprise as far as the flavor.
#255: MAMA Oriental Kitchen Spicy Seafood Cup
So here’s something new – MAMA’s Oriental Kitchen… Let’s try…
#246: MAMA Artificial Pork Flavour Jumbo Pack Oriental Style Instant Noodles
So thought I’d give it a whirl. This is one of the few I haven’t tried left at 99 Ranch Market! I see a problem coming on and I don’t like it!
#242: Fashion Foods Tom Klong Flavour Instant Noodles
Got a different variety of this a while back and have been waiting for the right time to try this one. Well, seeing as I’m really low on instant noodles to sample and review, this is a good time to do it. So here we go!
#224: MAMA Instant Bowl Noodles Artificial Pork Flavour Base
Happy bowl of artificial pork flavor noodles! Awesome!
Oil and powder and chili powder and veggies…
#193: Boss Noodle Shrimp (Tom Yum) Flavour
Okay so here’s an interesting one. I saw that it was made and distributed by Walong Marketing so wasn’t sure if Boss Noodle was the brand. But as far as I can tell, these are branded under the Boss Noodle name by Walong so I’m okay with that. During the research I also found Boss Noodle also brought up Big Boss Noodles (swimming devices) and Boss Noodle (anime).
#179: MAMA Kimchi Flavour Oriental Style Instant Noodles
Some Kimchi flavor from Thailand! Should be interesting. I’m going to doctor it up today with quite a few ingredients. One thing kind of interesting is that there is currently a cabbage shortage in Korea, where Kimchi is so widely consumed. Here is an article about it – thanks for the info Kit!
#178: MAMA Clear Soup Oriental Style Instant Noodle
So some more of MAMA’s stuff. Very thin noodles – VERY thin!
Chili powder, powder and seasoned oil.
#172: MAMA Oriental Style Instant Flat Noodles (Tom Yam)
So I asked Kit to pick out two packs of noodles for me to try next. Here’s the first one. I’m curious whether it’ll be any good; the MAMA brand has reviews on here from 1 to 4 stars so we’ll just have to see. By the way, on the back in two places it says tom yum instead of tom yam like it does on the front. I’m going to go with tom yum being correct and the yam being a typo.
#167: Wai Wai Crab Flavour Instant Rice Vermicelli
So Wai Wai not some of this stuff today eh? Crab flavour. Haven’t eaten a whole lot of crab in my life. Curious how it will taste…
#159: MAMA Hot & Spicy Flavor Oriental Style Instant Noodles
Some hot stuff from MAMA here today. We’ll see if it’s really hot and spicy…
#158: MAMA JokCup Artificial Pork Flavour Instant Porridge Soup
Pork porridge. Let me refine that – ARTIFICIAL pork porridge. Those three words have been kind of interesting to say while this little cup has been kicking it around here. But no more. Artificial pork porridge is lunch.
#146: MAMA Pho Bo Oriental Style Instant Chand Noodles Beef Flavor
So I like Pho noodles I’ve gotten around here from the various little restaurants. Usually I get some variety of beef Pho. Let’s see how this stacks up to the real thing…
#143: Mamy Chand Clear Soup Oriental Style Instant Noodles
So what can I say – cheap noodles are fun too. These are from Thailand and called Mamy but they’re MAMA brand…
#140: MAMA Mi Goreng Oriental Style Instant Noodles
So one of my favorite all time noodles is Indomie Mi Goreng Satay. I was very pleased to see that there was a new Mi Goreng out there – at least new to me.
#136: MAMA Shrimp Creamy Tom Yum Flavour Oriental Style Instant Noodles
Some noodles from Thailand today. I’ve reviewed some noodles that are by MAMA and Tom Yum but not the creamy.
#128: MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Artificial PA-LO Duck Flavour
Okay. Last time I had duck noodles was a long long time ago and it was Myojo’s hat in the ring. Now here’s MAMA’s duck flavor.
#126: MAMA Instant Rice Vermicelli Tom Yam Koong Flavour
So this is an interesting one. The package weighs practically nothing and the noodle blocks is extremely thin. Weirdness….
#123: Wai Wai Minced Pork Soeng Kreung Flavor Instant Noodle
Wai Wai? Because because I’m done with folding laundry and it’s lunch. So I’m making some of this stuff. By the way – notice that little dude on the packaging? Apparently there’s a celebrity chef in Thailand called McDang and he has a kind of guide to the best stuff. So this stuff is supposedly good according to McDang.
#537: MAMA Instant Noodle Pad Kee Mao Flavour (Drunken Noodles)
MAMA Pad Kee Mao… The pack is shiny and shows a seriously elaborate dish… Not really much of anything in English on this one.
#535: Wai Wai Instant Noodles Chicken Flavour Oriental Style Instant Noodle
So here are Wai Wai instant chicken flavor noodles. Hmm.
I really liked the packaging of the sachets. The ‘essence’ was interesting to be sure. The chili packet wasn’t used as my 5 year old had this bowl of noodles but i opened it and tried them. Spicy sun peppers – nothing shocking. Then, a blue packet with oil.
#534: MAMA Pho Ga Oriental Style Instant Chand Noodles Chicken Flavour
So here’s something new – pho. Chicken pho. I think this probably won’t live up to its name but we’ll see.
#116: MAMA Nam Vang Instant Chand Clear Soup
Nam Vang? Phnom Penh style? Looks interesting to be sure. A lot of words on this bag!
Rice noodles – like the Pad Thai in the similar packaging…
#109: MAMA Instant Pad Thai Noodles
So some Pad Thai by MAMA. This should be interesting – I’ve had Pad Thai before at a restaurant and its not too bad so we’ll see how it stands up here.
#106: GreeNoodle Tom Yum Flavor
So today here’s review #98 – the weird GreeNoodle… These noodles contain some kind of weird ingredient called moroheiya. “Moroheiya is a super vegetable that is more nutritious than spinach, carrots, or borccoli in most aspects” is written on the back and cite as a quote by the ‘Japanese Ministry.’ although which Ministry that would be is unclear to me.
#94: MAMA Artificial Chicken Flavour Oriental Style Instant Noodles
Okay so first off, here we go with the MAMA noodles. I really didn’t expect to like these but what can I say – not too bad. Mi Ga it says on the top left – Ga means chicken in Vietnamese – I know that much. Interesting as this is a Thai product.
#92: Fashion Food Tom Yum Seafood Creamy Flavour Instant Noodles
So this was a neat little presentation. Came with its own bowl and lid – looks to be reusable as well.
#87: Wai Wai Tom Yum Shrimp Cream Soup Flavour Instant Noodles
So here we go with some Wai Wai. This stuff is made in Thailand and the noodles can be eaten straight out of the bag like a bag of chips. This was a much smaller package than usually seen here on ramenrater.com. In fact, the directions call for a mere 1 1/3 cups of water [320cc] instead of the usual 2 to 2 1/2 cups.
#41: Little Cook Pork & Mustard Stem Bowl
Little Cook: Pork & Mustard Stem Bowl Stars: 1/2
Notes: This stuff is bad – very bad. Boasting great flavor because of fresh meat and
vegetables [retort pouch], the freshness wasn’t there. As with many bowl noodles,
the ramen’s quality is overlooked and the retort pouch is added. The pok was
spongy, like wet pork rinds and had a bitter, almost sour coffee taste.
#35: MAMA Chand Clear Soup Oriental Style Instant Noodles
MAMA: Oriental Style Instant (Chand Clear Soup) Stars: ***
Notes: This stuff ain’t too bad. Definitely rice noodles. The broth was extremely good – a little spicy, but clear as it purports. Tasted like a celery soup. Did just fine with it even
though I have a severe unrelated gut-ache.
#29: Namchow Mee-Jang Tom Yum Shrimp Bowl
Namchow: Tom Yum Shrimp Bowl Stars: *** 1/2
Notes: Just polished it off a minute ago. Not extremely complicated but a very satisfying bowl.
Upon opening the packaging, the consumer is greeted by two small but very clear pouches
of which one contains a mix of chili oil/seasoning oil, and the other a base with
dehydrated meat ad vegetables. After leaving it to steep with some boiling water, the
end product is a bowl full of bright red broth and some really greasy noodles. Wasn’t a
really hot bowl; on the contrary, it was very citrussy flavored. But very very greasy. I
can’t begin to describe how greasy it is! A worthy bowl of noodles on it’s own.
#3: Wai Wai Tom Yum Shrimp Flavor
Wai Wai: Tom Yum Shrimp Flavor
Stars: **
Notes: Some pretty damn hot noodles! On the back they have put this style’s motto: ‘Softer Noodles,
Quicker To Be Served.’ It was true, these cooked up quickly, but they were insidiously hot, and
this annoyed me. Also, not even a hint of shrimp flavor.