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I tried these initially years and years ago. Now they’ve got different packaging and I figured hey why not give them a fresh review. These aren’t cooked, although I’ve been curious what would happen if you did. Anyways, let’s give this snack noodle a go.
Another one from Saar’s Super Saver. I really am happy to be finding the Turkish varieties there. Chicken! Let’s do this.
Here’s another one I found at Saar’s Super Saver where HT Oaktree used to be. These seemed to be on clearance? I don’t know – but it looked interesting. Cheese-dak clone? Let’s find out.
Alright, so previously I reviewed the hot, so logically, we now have the mild. Well, as logically as pho from South Korea seems. The hot was a very worthy rice noodle. Let’s try the mild next.
Frank over at 5am Ramen sent me this in a box of varieties – thanks! He’s got some really premium stuff like this for sale – and he does guides and tours over in Japan as well! So this one was a bit to figure out but I used image translate and it all made sense with that drainage spout. It’s there if you want to drain the hot water and add cold to have it cold. I decided to do it hot – here we go!
So I was thinking have I had this one before? Getting a variety 2x really isn’t something I like to do, but it does happen. Well, the name is the same as others but thiis is different. Let’s delve into this thing.
I went out on a walk looking for noodles to review. I found this and another Ramen Bistro variety – been searching for them for over a month. Let’s give this one a try!
Here’s the second of three A-Sha sent – thanks again! This should be great – mala usually involves a spiciness from Sichuan pepper. Let’s give it a go.
Mariscos? Seafood! I’ve wanted to visit the Mexican coast and try all the seafood – I bet it’s really great. I’ve had a lot of seafood outside the US in Asia – and it was amazing. My guess is it’s the same in Mexico. Let’s give this a try!
Big thanks to A-Sha Dry Noodle for sending this! I’m thrilled to be starting to get some Taiwanese dry noodle coming my way – a favorite of mine. Let’s give this one a try!
Another Turkish Indomie – it’s funny too, that the only Turkish instants I’ve tried are Indomiie. Let’s cook it up – by the way this is Curry Chicken Flavour.
I think I had a different version of this at one point… From what I remember, Korean pho was pretty decent! Let’s give it a try.
Found these are Saar’s Super Saver on Aurora in Seattle. I haven’t reviewed these since their packaging change – it’s been years. Take the power back with a portable snack! Let’s give it a go.
Wow. I didn’t know what I was in for with this one! The noodle has to be boiled for 40 minutes! That’s a long time. The other way is to soak the noodles for 12 hours then only boil for 15 minutes instead. Sheesh! Guess we’ll have to figure that out as far as time goes. It definitely sounds good! Let’s give it a try.
Well, what have we here? This is Indomie – made in Turkey. I found this and couple more you’ll see soon at a place formerly known as HT Oaktree and now called Saar’s Super Saver on Aurora Ave in Seattle. Found a TON of great stuff there! Let’s give it a try!
Wait, didn’t you already review this one? Yes – however, this is a single pack version. I wanted to review this version as well since hey – they sent it to me! Besides, it’s truly spectacular stuff. The last one I did was the black truffle and my daughter requested that one for dinner last night. It’s excellent. So, we bid Moon Moon Food adieu for now – hopefully we’ll get to try more varieties soon. Let’s revisit and try this one again.
The second variety from Moon Moon Food is a black truffle flavor. I have always liked the musty flavor of truffle – it’s very unique – kind of like the scent of an old book. I’ve actually bought books in the past based on their scent and not to read. No, I’m not crazy; just really like the scent. Let’s begin.
It’s always great to get product samples in the mail, but it’s a little different when they’re for a Meet The Manufacturer series. It’s going to be the set I do consecutively for a period of time, so usually that means once I’ve check out the series of products, I’ve got to run out and get stuff to make them look nice when I plate them. Here’s the unboxing for this, the latest Meet The Manufacturer.
It’s not as often as I’d like – the frequency of Taiwanese varieties to try used to come at a fever pace. These days, it’s far and few netween. However, today we start a Meet The Manufacturer with a company I never had heard about before. The following reviews were a joy to sample and definitely worth your time. To start, I conducted a review so you may learn more about Moon Moon Foods.
Been waiting to get my hands on this one for awhile! I tried Cielo products a while back and been curious about the Birria and Mariscos varieties! This is the Birria and it sounds good – we shall see indeed! Time to cook.
Today we have the last of the varieties sent to me by a kind donor in Poland – thank you very much I truly appreciate it! Well, let’s begin.
Big thanks again to our friend from Poland who kindly sent this. So, for those of us outside of Poland and not native readers, what is this? Wikipedia education time!
We continue delving through the world of instant noodles from Poland with this one. I must admit, as of late that the ominous rumblings of the news are not boding well. Today, the current administration has dumped the deminimus rule. What’s that? Well, it used to be if you ordered something from overseas up to $800, you wouldn’t have to pay any duties or tariffs. It used to be $200, but they’d upped it a while back. Now, it’s $0. So, if a kind hearted person was to send me noodles like these from overseas, there would be a tariff. The idea apparently us to decrease trade deficit and lower illegal drug and fentanyl trafficking. I disagree. First off, usually things like this are to protect local markets from outside competition. If I were limited to instant noodles only made in the United States, I wouldn’t be putting out many reviews, that’s for certain. As far as limiting illegal drug trafficking, I highly doubt those doing such naughty things really are going to care about a tariff. So, who gets the bill? As usual, we do. Already postal services around the world have halted servicing packages bound for our shores. It’s crummy. I dislike it. Think about the small business that has themed foreign items; a British shop that has candies and packaged trinkets; a shop selling anime stuff from Japan. Here comes the bill. Thanks a lot. This and the next two varieties as well as two varieties from Taiwan are the last things that arrived before this went down. I guess we shall see what happens. This was sent by a kind donor from Poland. I’m sure the shipping was expensive enough and now it’s going to get more expensive, if things will come at all.
Thanks again to a kind donor in Poland for sending this. Curious if it’s chicken flavor or has a Polish flavor to it? Let’s give it a try.
Thanks again to the kind donor of these from Poland! Gulaszu translates to goulash – here’s a little from Wikipedia –
Anothe Polish variety sent by a kind reader from Poland. This is a Vifon variety, made in Vietnam. Curry, eh? Sounds like a plan – let’s give it a go!
To be honest, I’m pretty excited about this one. While Vifon makes this in Vietnam for the Polish market and a spicy flavor, I suspect a more European flavor profile. Let’s give it a try!
Here’s a low cal variety from Otoki (formerly Ottogi). Interesting. I wasn’t a huge fan of the first variety, hopefully this one will fare better.
Here’s the counterpart to the chicken version, found at the local grocery store. What bums me out is no Thai Curry Hot Pot Fusiuon Nissin variety at the local store. Idk… Hopefully I’ll run into it soon. Let’s give this one a try.
Here’s one sent all the way from Poland by a kind reader – thank you so much! I have a really hard time getting varieties from Europe/Eastern Europe so this is extra special. Let’s give it a try!
What? No! Yep – really! Just watch the video – this looks really interesting and the review will be out extremely soon – possibly tomorrow. This is a fascinating thing and I think that it should be good.
Well here we are with the last of the series of three – starting with the Habanero Lime (not very spicy, overwhelmed by lime), the Quattro (decently spicy and cheese-like), and now the original. Let’s pop open the bag and see what is within.
Big thank you to Pher Engi for this one. So I’m no stranger to nyonya laksa. Nyonya is a style of cuisine with elements from Chinese, Indian, and Malaysian styles. This one is particularly interesting as it is presented here as a mi goreng – so no broth! Very curious – let’s give it a try!
I had thought that the last one was ‘the last one’ but indeed this is the final review of Meet The Manufacturer. A lot of neat products to try! This one like the last is a snack called bhujiya – seasoned bits of uncooked instant noodle with peanuts. Let’s give it a try!
To cap off this Meet The Manufacturer series, we have a noodle snack. This is a snack – like a trail mix. There are a ton of different kinds out there; most of the ones I’ve tried are from India, like Punjabi mix, and others. The ones from India might have raisins, peanut, almonds, fried bits and more like crunchy seeds and such. Let’s give this a try!
I love this. I have absolutely no clue what aloo tama is. Hmmm… Wikipedia had this to say –
Here’s a truly unique variety – an asparagus flavored instant noodle from Nepal. I’ve never in my over 5000 reviews come across an asparagus flavored one and that’s fascinating! Let’s give it a try!
The last one of these I tried with this style of packaging – the veg masala – was really quite good. Let’s try some chicken!
Seems like it’s been a while since I did a tom yum review. I really like tom yum, so hoping this is a great one! Let’s find out.
A couple of days ago I tries the counterpart to this one, the Xtra Spicy Dynamite variety. I think this will be about the same and less spicy but we shall see.
