Here we have the last of the three bowls sent on ice by Nona Lim – thanks again! The first two were pretty good – green curry was great and the dan dan was alright – how will this one be? Let’s give it a spin in the microwave and find out!
Nona Lim Spicy Miso Ramen Bowl – United States
Detail of the side panels (click to enlarge). Contains bone broth. To prepare, put noodles in bowl and add broth on top. Microwave without lid 2~3 minutes. Finally, stir and enjoy!
What you see when you remove the cardboard sleeve.
Fresh noodle pouch.
The broth.
Finished (click to enlarge). Added Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, spring onion, egg, shichimi, pepper flake, and sesame seeds, The noodles came out quite nicely – good chew and texture to them I quite liked. Unfortunately, that’s where the good ended as the broth was violently acidic with a strange sort of smoky flavor just wasn’t anything remotely as the title imparted to me. Disappointing. 0.5 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 859792002590.
During my 2017 trip to Taiwan, I visited a 7-Eleven in Taipei. I pointed out a variety and my friend corrected my speech. I thought for years this brand was Ve Wong – pronounced vee wong. Actually, it’s more like way wong. It appears I was way wrong on this. But now I know! Yeah, poor joke. Roll your eyes and let’s have a look at this neat variety!
Ve Wong Dah Wei Wang Instant Noodles Artificial Premium Garlic Pork Flavor – Taiwan
Detail of the lid (click to enlarge). Looks to be meat free but check for yourself. To prepare, add in everything and boiling water to 80% of full. Cover for 5 minutes. Finally, stir and enjoy!
The noodle block.
A dry sachet.
A lot of fine powder.
A wet sachet.
Seasoned oil.
A dry garnish sachet.
Vegetables and other bits.
Finished (click to enlarge). Added boiled pork, sesame seeds, Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, scallions, and Kiki Restaurant spicy seasoning. The noodles came out very well – good gauge and feel and really worked well with the soup. The soup was surprisingly rich and had a thickness t it I didn’t expect but thoroughly enjoyed. This one was very true to name – it tasted like garlic and pork that had been stewed and I enjoyed that. In addition, a nice amount of vegetables in there including cabbage was very good. From the package, I didn’t expect this to be very good, however I’m thoroughly impressed. 5.0 out of 5.0 stars. EAN bar code 4710008217558.
The second in the trifecta of Suimin Origins varieties I’ll be trying is Beef Massaman. If you’re unfamiliar with the flavor, here’s a little snippet from Wikipedia –
Massaman or matsaman is not a native Thai word. It is generally thought to refer to the Muslims, with earlier writers from the mid-19th century calling the dish “Mussulman curry”; Mussulman being an archaic form of the word Muslim.[2][3]
The curry is extolled in a poem from the end of the 18th century, attributed to Prince Itsarasunthon of Siam, the later King Rama II (1767-1824). It is dedicated to a lady who is believed to be Princess Bunrot, the later Queen Sri Suriyendra, wife of King Rama II. The second stanza of the poem reads:[6][7]
มัสมั่นแกงแก้วตา หอมยี่หร่ารสร้อนแรง – Massaman, a curry made by my beloved, is fragrant of cumin and strong spices.
ชายใดได้กลืนแกง แรงอยากให้ใฝ่ฝันหา – Any man who has swallowed the curry is bound to long for her.
The first-ever recorded recipe for Massaman curry was “Chicken Massaman curry with bitter orange juice” spelled Matsaman (หมัดสมั่น) and written by Lady Plean Passakornrawong in 1889[8].
If you follow my blog, you know I love curry. Let’s give this a try!
Suimin Origins Premium Noodle Bowl Beef Massaman Flavour – Australia
Detail of the side panels (click to enlarge). Contains fish. To prepare, add paste and coconut sachets along with 500ml boiling water. cover for 2 minutes. Stir. Add in potato sachet contents and stir. Cover for 2~3 more minutes. Stir. Finally, sprinkle with shallots and peanuts and enjoy!
Detail of the lid (click to enlarge).
An included fork!
The noodle block.
The first of five sachets.
Coconut powder.
A wet sachet.
A thick paste.
A dry sachet.
Potatoes!
A dry sachet.
Peanut bits.
A final dry sachet.
Shallots.
Finished (click to enlarge). Added Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, spring onion, and thin sliced beef. Noodles are very hearty with a nice chew. I filled to the fill line with broth this time and it was rich and full of flavor – I’d guess the fill line is around 500ml. Just screaming with rich beef flavor with a nice spiciness. Top it off with crushed peanut and fried shallot and it’s very, very good. 5.0 out of 5.0 stars. EAN bar code 9310155009676.
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.
So here’s what the folks at Japan Crate had to say about this variety -“A fan of seafood? This hot udon soup is for your with its shrimp tempura and notes of seaweed and bonito (tuna) infused in the broth.”
Actually, I’m a big fan of seafood! Let’s see what’s inside.
Itsuki Ebi Tempura Udon – Japan
Detail of the side panels (click to enlarge). Contains shrimp. To prepare, add noodle pouch and boiling water to bowl for 1-2 minutes. Separate noodles. Drain. Add boiling water and sachet contents. Finally, stir and enjoy!
Finished (click to enlarge). Added Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, sansyo pepper, and spring onion. The udon is the standard pouch udon – thick and chewy. The broth really hits me more as a bonito broth than a shrimp one, however the tempura disc has a nice shrimp taste to it which when sopped up with the broth lends itself nicely. 3.5 out of 5.0 stars. JAN bar code 4901726010549.
Here’s one of the many varieties I still have from Rooster, a range made in China for Canada’s Loblaw’s company. Loblaw’s owns The Real Canadian SuperStore, and that’s where I found these. Just think of Walmart, but slightly different and Canadian owned – not American. Let’s check this one out – the others in this range have been surprisingly good despite the very plain look to them.
Rooster Chili Chicken Flavour Noodle Soup – Canada
Detail of the side panels (click to enlarge). Looks to be meat free but check for yourself. To prepare, add sachet contents and 350ml boiling water. Cover for 3 minutes. Finally, stir and enjoy!
Finished (click to enlarge). Added Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, baked chicken with NuTek Salt For Life, coriander and fried onion. Noodles were soft and definitely done well after a 3 minute sit in the boiling water. They have a kind of flatness to them and work well with the broth. Flavor of the broth is a kind of chicken and cumin with a tinge of spiciness and a tastiness I quite enjoyed. Bits of corn here and there. 3.75 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 061483036627.
Here we have another variety with the hua diao cooking wine. Curious what the pickled vegetables are – guessing mustard stem would be one of them. Time to check out another unique variety from Taiwan!
Detail of the lid (click to enlarge). contains beef. To prepare, add in all sachets but the retort pouch. Add boiling water to fill line and cover for 3 minutes. Use retort pouch to hold down lid. Add in retort pouch contents. Finally, stir and enjoy!
The noodle block.
A dry base sachet.
Powder and vegetable bits.
A paste sachet.
Thick stuff.
A liquid sachet.
Hua diao wine.
The retort pouch.
Smells really good!
Finished (click to enlarge). Added scallions, fried onion, and chilli flake. The noodles came out very well – soft and plentiful. The broth seems thicker than the other s – and that’s great! It extols a very tasty beef flavor and the included beef is braised to perfection. Including the Hua Dian wine in this also was just the right move and it adds an extra layer of richness. Extremely impressed! 5.0 out of 5.0 stars. EAN bar code 4710199109649.
As a company who got a lot of backing from Kickstarter, they had to come up with a perk for folks who contributed. This special bowl is a really neat perk that has really cool proprties! What are they? Watch and find out!
Product Samples From Vite Ramen (2 of 2) – United States
We found this one up at Foodyworld in Richmond, BC. They were on a great sale – 2 for $3CAD! Not bad at all! I have to say I love this packaging’s graphic. The food is all sharp and colorful and contrasts so well with the background. Very old school Chinese! Sorry about the lack of pictures of what’s inside the sachets – woke up late and so rushing to get just this one done! Let’s have a look!
Uni-President Pickled Cabbage Beef Stir Noodle Bowl – China
Detail of the lid (click to enlarge). Looks to be meat free but check for yourself. To prepare, add dry sachet and boiling water to fill line. Drain. Add sauce sachet contents. Finally, stir and enjoy!
An included fork!
The noodle block.
The liquid base sachet.
Pickled cabbage.
Dry vegetables etc.
Finished (click to enlarge). Added Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, scallions, white onion and thinly sliced beef. The noodles hydrated pretty well. Decent chew and gauge. The flavor was definitely a beefy one with the included pickled cabbage really doing a nice job here. This was exceptionally decent. 4.25 out of 5.0 stars. EAN bar code 6925303770716.
We found this one up at Foodyworld in Richmond, BC. They were on a great sale – 2 for $3CAD! Not bad at all! I have to say I love this packaging’s graphic. The food is all sharp and colorful and contrasts so well with the background. Very old school Chinese! Let’s have a look!
Detail of the lid (click to enlarge). Contains seafood. To prepare, add dry sachet and boiling water to fill line. Drain. Add sauce sachet contents. Finally, stir and enjoy!
An included fork!
The noodle block!
The sauce sachet.
The vegetables and garnish sachet.
Finished (click to enlarge). Added scallions, carved squid, fishball and shrimp. The noodles came out pretty well after the 4 minutes of steeping – good texture. The flavor was a lightly spicy and seafood tasty kind of thing. It really went well and I enjoyed it. 4.0 out of 5.0 stars. 6925303771973.
Found this one recently up in Canada at a T&T Supermarket. There’s a few of them in Richmond, BC – they’re all pretty big. The one we went to was connected to an Olympic skating oval which was kind of interesting. What was kind of hard at this as is with many stores I’ve been to is that I would’ve been able to get more varieties, however they were in multi-packs instead of singles. I’m only going to review one item, so not into spending ten bucks on a multi-pack of noodles. Anyhoo, let’s check this one from China out!
Wugudaochang Tomato Sirloin Instant Broad Noodles – China
Detail of the side panels (click to enlarge). Looks to be meat free but check for yourself. To prepare, add all sachets and boiling water to fill line. cover for 4 minutes. Finally, stir and enjoy!
Here’s how the noodles look – very thin and broad.
A dry seasoning sachet.
Has a nice tomato scent.
A liquid base sachet.
Thick stuff.
A solid ingredients sachet.
Looks like maybe greenery, carrot and TVP.
Finished (click to enlarge). Added spring onion, Chines sausage, fried onion, and Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts. The noodles are indeed very broad and hydrate just wonderfully in 4 minutes. They have a medium tooth and work quite well with the broth. Broth has a nice warm kind of meaty tomato taste despite being meat free. Included vegetable and TVP came out well and complimented. A nice surprise! 5.0 out of 5.0 stars. EAN bar code 6936986800522.
Here’s the last of the three new Big Bowl varieties Samyang Foods sent me. As you can see, they are big bowls. Also, you might be thinking ‘hey – this doesn’t look like a very South Korean variety!’ Well, this is what is called an export variety. Let’s take a look!
Samyang Foods Big Bowl Artificial Chicken Flavor – South Korea
Here’s the back of the package (click to enlarge). Looks to be meat free but check for yourself. To prepare, add sachets and room temp water to line Microwave 2~3 minutes at 1000W. Finally, stir and enjoy!
Finished (click to enlarge). Added chicken baked with Salt For Life and pepper. The noodles have a very western comfort feel to them which I enjoyed. The broth while salty also had a very strong chicken taste which was very nice. Excellent chicken flavor bowl. 4.0 out of 5.0 stars. EAN bar code 8801073211551.
Here’s one I found up in Canada at FoodyWorld – a huge grocery store which has something from everywhere in Asia. Thai curry eh? I’m game! Never have I seen this brand before – excellent! Let’s give it a look!
Picnic Hot & Rich Curry Flavoured Instant Noodles – Thailand
Finished (click to enlarge). Added Salad Cosmo organic mung bean sprouts, hard boiled egg, carved squid, Dodo fishball and coriander. The noodles hydrated a little weird. Thai instants often have a neat crumble to them I like a lot. However in this application, the crumble is paired with a slightly large gauge which kin of kills it for me. The broth on the other hand is great – nice heat level and tasty curry. 3.5 out of 5.0 stars. EAN bar code 8857056004573.
I am not religious, but if I were to opine on what heaven should look like, this is it.
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