Tag: donations

Donations From A Long Time Reader In Hong Kong (1 of 2)

Got an email a couple months ago from Casey P. in Hong Kong. He’s been following the blog for years and wanted to send some thing for me to review! Thank you so much! He sent two boxes – here’s the first one. ...see full post

Another Great ‘Box From Japan’

I found out about Box From Japan on Reddit recently and sent the guy who runs the service an email. Javier sent me a sample box and I reviewed the included varieties and they were really great! He was nice enough to send me another one – let’s see what’s inside! ...see full post

Samples From Eastland Foods – 2 of 2!

I remember hearing about ‘the original’ sriracha sauce a while back. It really seemed illogical that the ‘original’ would be made in Southern California, especially since I was in a city called Sriracha in Thailand this May. I found a Bon Appetit article mentioning the true original and some comment by Eastland Foods. I emailed my contact Michael over there to see if he could help me out with a sample – and he really came through (the original sriracha came in the other box) – thanks! Let’s see what’s in these boxes! ...see full post

Samples From Eastland Foods – 1 of 2!

I remember hearing about ‘the original’ sriracha sauce a while back. It really seemed illogical that the ‘original’ would be made in Southern California, especially since I was in a city called Sriracha in Thailand this May. I found a Bon Appetit article mentioning the true original and some comment by Eastland Foods. I emailed my contact Michael over there to see if he could help me out with a sample – and he really came through – thanks! Let’s see what’s in these boxes! ...see full post

Vegetarian MAMA Samples FromThai President Foods

A nice package came in the mail today from Thailand! I saw some pictures one of the people I met in Thailand posted on facebook that showed some neat yellow-packaged varieties I’d not tried and so I asked what they were. ...see full post

From Seeds To Peppers!

I got a little box in the mail from my friend Dwayne in Tennessee. He asked me a while back about instant noodle from Malaysia and every once in a while, I’ll just send someone who asks about noodles a nice box of them. Since then we’d been conversing and he mentioned he grows peppers. I was given some peppers at the very end of my trip to Malaysia by Annie at MyKuali – cili padi peppers – little hot ones! When I got back here, I thought why not crack some of them open and pull out seeds. I sent some to a coupl eof people and Dwayne was one of them. This was over a year ago and now, the seeds have grown! ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: Poster From JML

Look what came in the mail today! An express envelope!

An autographed poster of Dee Hsu, the woman on the JML Spicy King Spicy Beef bowls and packs! Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about her: ...see full post

New Product Samples From MyKuali

Been a couple weeks it seems since I got any packages in the mail – but today I got a nice box from MyKuali! Let’s see what’s inside! ...see full post

Donations From A Reader In The Netherlands

I recently had the fortune to meet a guy on facebook named James B. who wanted to send me some instant noodles from The Netherlands! A very kind offer which I took him up on! ...see full post

Unique Veggie Noodles From A-Sha

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A box showed up a couple days ago from Hann-wei over at A-Sha! Let’s see what’s inside! ...see full post

New Products Coming From Mom’s Dry Noodle

Got some really fresh new samples from Kyle over at Mom’s Dry Noodle a couple days ago! Let’s check ’em out! ...see full post

A Special Surprise From MyOri

MyOri hit the #1 spot on my inaugural Top Ten Rice Noodles Of All Time list and they sent me some more samples! ...see full post

Get Some Japan With Box From Japan!

I found out about Box From Japan on Reddit recently and sent the guy who runs the service an email. Javier sent me a sample box and Today I’ll let you see what was inside! ...see full post

New Product Samples From Mamee Chef!

Didn’t expect such a big box! Let’s have a look inside!

Oh wow – lots of goodies in here! ...see full post

A New Variety From CarJEN!

Got a big box delivered today! What’s inside? Let’s take a look!

Well packed!
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A Donation From Sarawak!

I was contacted by a guy on facebook a few weeks back telling je I ought to try his favorite noodles from Sarawak. He offered to send some my way. ...see full post

Diverse Samples From MAMA!

At one point during my trip to Thailand earlier this month, there was a big seminar for all the European distributors of MAMA noodles. They had a table with all sorts of varieties I’d never seen, made in places I’d never reviewed varieties from. I asked if there was any chance I could get some of these samples, and they were happy to oblige – only problem was that my luggage was just stuffed! So they kindly offered to ship them to me and they arrived yesterday evening! I’m going to be doing a travelogue of my trip soon, and I think I’ll be reviewing some of these during that special series! Let’s have a look. ...see full post

First Ever Samples From Sarawak!

Got this neat little box the other day – but what’s inside?

A postcard…

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New Chicken Tortilla Flavor Instant Lunch Samples From Maruchan

Got an email from my Maruchan contact asking if I’d like to try a new Instant Lunch variety they’ve come up with! ...see full post

A Special Donation From Indonesia

I got an email from a guy names Seth from Indonesia recently asking if he could send me some noodles that he has been having a difference of opinion on at his house. He likes them and others aren’t so sure, and he wanted my opinion. You got it! So I gave him my address and he expedited a package out – only one problem – I mistyped my address! Luckily, the person who got it hadn’t eaten the noodles and when DHL came to recover the package and redeliver had no problem doing so. So, after a crazy journey, the noodles are here! ...see full post

Paldo’s Rabokki Comes Out West

Wasn’t expecting this one today – what’s inside?

One of my favorite Korean foods is tteotbokki (pronounced tah-bocky or tah-pocky). They’re like little tubes made from rice and thick and chewy. Usually it’s accompanied by a spicy sauce, egg, fish cake and more. Well, this is rabokki – ramyun with tteotbokki sauce! I had this a few years back and was really bummed it wasn’t available here in the United States. When I got this package in the mail I contacted my friend at Paldo and found out that indeed it will be on shelves here soon! Awesome! ...see full post

Product Samples From A-Sha Dry Noodle

Got a box from A-Sha yesterday – let’s see what’s inside!

Hey neat – from left to right, we have a new black sesame variety, hakka noodle with za jiang sauce and a new tomato variety. Sounds interesting! ...see full post

Product Samples From MyOri Of Malaysia

Here’s another Malaysian company now on my radar – MyOri! MyOri means Malaysia Original. Let’s see what’s inside! ...see full post

New & Improved White Curry Samples From MyKuali

FedEx came a knockin’ at my door but missed them. Then they came back a little later and brought me this! ...see full post

New Hokkien Mee Samples From MyKuali

Got a big box from MyKuali on Friday! Let’s see what’s within!

Lots of noodles! Awesome! ...see full post

Samples From Twenty-Twenty Of Malaysia

I saw a picture of some white curry noodle on instagram I’d never spotted before and thought to myself that I’d like to try them. I commented on the pic and it turns out the person who posted it was with the company. After a long trip across the Pacific Ocean, samples arrived today! ...see full post

Samples From Chering Chang Of Taiwan

Another big box? Wow!

Four flavors to try – Thanks!

New Samples From Deshome Of Taiwan

A big box! What’s inside?

A detailed list!

New camelia oil noodles!

Cookies!

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Meet The Manufacturer: Product Samples From CarJEN Food Sdn Bhd (2)

Another box from CarJEN Food Sdn Bhd arrived yesterday!

They sent more of their CarJEN Nyonya Curry Laksa and E-Zee Kari as well as a vegetarian curry, vegetarian flavor and a unique one – spinach flavor! Looking forward to reviewing these as part of Meet The Manufacturer! Thank you! ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: Product Samples From CarJEN Food Sdn Bhd

A very large box of samples arrived today!

Looks to be full of interesting items from Malaysia! Let’s see what CarJEN Food Sdn Bhd sent! ...see full post

New Varieties For Vegetarians From Hao Way

Wow – a big box of stuff from Hao Way of Malaysia! Let’s peek inside!

Looks pretty well packed! ...see full post

A New Product From Mom’s Dry Noodle Of Taiwan

This little box showed up today!

This is their new Vegan Spicy With Sesame flavor, as well as a little brochure and some of their delicious spicy sauce!  There’s also a sheet mentioning my Top Ten Taiwanese list from last year – Mom’s Dry Noodle made the first place spot as well as third. Thanks! Looking forward to trying! ...see full post

South Korean Varieties From A Kind Reader

Lots of boxes lately! This one comes from South Korea from reader Anders E. Thanks! He’s a reddit guy who offered to send me some stuff from South Korea that I’ve been wating to get for a while now! ...see full post

Curry Prince Samples From Malaysia

Saw this brand called Curry Prince on facebook and thought maybe they’d like me to sample their noodles. They did! ...see full post

Nissin Foods USA Samples For Momofuku Ando Day Review

Got a box the other day. I’d been talking with Nissin Foods USA about the photo contest and other things and they wanted to send some samples for one of today’s reviews involving Cup Noodles. ...see full post

Ultra Spicy Megah Sari Sambal Bakso Samples

In my spare time, I like to search hashtags on Instagram – and one day I decided to look up sambal. Sambal is a spicy mix which is a very popular condiment in Southeast Asia. I found a company I’d never heard of and asked if they could provide a sample for me to use in reviews. ...see full post

Noodles & Snacks From Paldo

My friend Moses over at Paldo America offered to send some new snacks my way to try. I figure hey – I like South Korean snacks as well as noodles – why not! ...see full post

New Hao Way White Curry, Laksa Bowl Samples

Got another package from Hao Way this week!

They’ve adapted their Penang White Curry and Penang Laksa varieties into bowl form! I’ll be reviewing these soon – thanks! ...see full post