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#5019: Nissin U.F.O. Abura Soba w/Chili Oil Mayo – Japan

November 14, 2024 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Here’s a variety that I found in one of MiauMall’s Nakama Noodles subscription boxes! Inside, they have 8-10 different varieties from Japan! If you’d like to get one, don’t forget to use the coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! Let’s see what they had to say about this one – “This bowl of ramen is more than just pretty visuals. This abura soba has a delicious thick shoyu tare (a thicker soy sauce based sauce). Add the chili oil mayo and you have a delicious soup-less ramen bowl with great flavor and a bit of flare!” ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: Re-Review: TTL Sesame Oil Chicken Flavor With Rice Wine Instant Noodle – Taiwan

November 27, 2018 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Meet The Manufacturer: #3033: TTL Sesame Oil Chicken Flavor With Rice Wine Instant Noodle - Taiwan

When I think of rice wine, my mind immediately goes to sake from Japan. I was surprised to find that there are many different kinds of rice wine – here’s a pretty extensive list from Wikipedia – ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: #2863: Wu-Mu Man Dashi Noodle Master Noodles Mixed With Scallion Oil & Soy sauce

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Today we have the last of the straight noodle varieties from Wu-Mu’s Man Dashi range. Here’s what the company has to say about it – ...see full post

#2592: Maruchan Yokozuna Tonkotsu Ramen

October 23, 2017 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

#2592: Maruchan Yokozuna Tonkotsu Ramen - Japan - The Ramen Rater - Box From Japan -

Here’s one sent by Javier over at Box From Japan. At Box From Japan, you can receive boxes of instant ramen from Japan as well as different subscription boxes like Japanese candy! Sounds interesting, doesn’t it? What’s more, in the two years I’ve been reviewing these, I’ve not ever received one that I’d reviewed before! So what is this Yokosuna all about? Well, I could be wrong, but it looks like Yokozuna is an echelon attained by Japanese sumo wrestlers. The Yokozuna are the best of the best. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: #2478: Kiki Noodles Scallion Oil & Soy Sauce Flavor Noodle

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Today we have the second of the Kiki Noodles products – the scallion oil and soy sauce. Definitely a lighter and more mild taste than a Sichuan peppercorn. These noodles come from Tainan in the south of Taiwan. Here’s some background on the city from Wikipedia – ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: Interview With Kiki Noodle

June 21, 2017June 23, 2017 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Interview With Kiki Noodle * Product Samples From Kiki Noodle (1 of 3) * Product Samples From Kiki Noodle (2 of 3) * Product Samples From Kiki Noodle (3 of 3) * Kiki Noodles Sichuan Spices Flavor Noodle * Kiki Noodles Scallion Oil & Soy Sauce Flavor Noodle ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: #2312: Xiao Ban Mian Traditional Shallot & Onion Oil Noodle

February 2, 2017 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

During my trip to Taiwan in November of 2016, I had the opportunity to try the three varieties of the new Xiao Ban Mian line. I remember this one in particular; it was really quite good and I only got a bite or two of it – my sister actually scarfed this one down quickly! Now, back in the controlled environment of my noodle lab (sounds more amazing than it is, really), I’m really excited to give this a try. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: Re-Review: Mom’s Dry Noodle Onion Oil & Shrimp Flavor

January 30, 2017 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Mom’s Dry Noodle Onion Oil & Shrimp Flavor - Taiwan - Taiwan - The Ramen Rater

Here’s one I’ve liked for a while . In fact, it’s on the Taiwanese op Ten list! I really like shrimp as well as onion! I thought since I’ve had the opportunity to try a nice amount of Taiwanese food now, I’d share this info about their food from wikipedia: ...see full post

#2306: Nissin Demae Iccho Black Garlic Oil Tonkotsu Flavour Instant Noodle

January 25, 2017 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

#2306: Nissin Demae Iccho Black Garlic Oil Tonkotsu Flavour Instant Noodle - Hong Kong - The Ramen Rater

Here’s yet another left from the Nissin Hong Kong Meet The Manufacturer – thanks again! Today it’s the cup version of their black garlic oil tonkotsu. Indeed, black garlic is an interesting thing – here’s what Wikipedia has to say about it – ...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: #1935: Love Cook Guanmiao Dried Noodles With Oleum Sesami

February 10, 2016 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 1 comment

Today, we bid a fond farewell to the Love Cook Meet The Manufacturer. Been nice to try some new varieties from Taiwan lately! Oleum sesami is the scientific term for sesame oil. Very curious about this one! Let’s take a look! ...see full post

#1640: Long Jun Hang Tainan Yi Mien With Onion Oil Sauce

April 13, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

These tend to be a little hard to figure out; what flavor? What brand? Luckily, I had help from Bobby Y. on the first of these I found, and knowing some of the standard flavors of Taiwanese instants, the translation I got of a page that came up from the bar code on Google was logical. Anyways, Let’s try this onion oil flavor Taiwanese noodle offering. ...see full post

New Samples From Deshome Of Taiwan

February 25, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

A big box! What’s inside?

A detailed list!

New camelia oil noodles!

Cookies!

...see full post

Meet The Manufacturer: #1457: Nissin Chu Qian Yi Ding Sesame Oil Flavour Instant Noodles With Soup Base

August 16, 2014August 16, 2014 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Many of you familiar with the sight of this package may say – hey waitta minute – what are you calling this? In fact, this is known by a few names! Here in the United States, it’s called Nissin Demae Ramen. In Japan, the four characters in big print translate to Demae Iccho. In Singapore however, Chinese is often spoken, and they translate to Chu Qian Yi Ding. I’m pretty sure it means something like delivery boy’ or something – the little guy on the package. Anyways, this is pretty easily gotten the world over, however this is the Singaporean made one! Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#1393: Saji Sajimee Curry Soup Flavour (Mi Sup Kari)

May 20, 2014July 31, 2014 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Here’s another one that Annie T. over at MyKuali sent me! Thank you very much! Curry seems to be a regular flavor over in Malaysia – and with good reason. Malaysian curry noodles are out of this world good! I’ve always liked curry, but curry from Southeast Asia are just superb. Let’s see how this one fares. ...see full post

#1254: Four Seas Sesame Oil Chicken Flavour Instant Noodle

December 12, 2013July 31, 2014 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Here’s one we got while up in Canada for my birthday. Let’s give it a try.

The distributor’s sticker (click image to enlarge). Contains chicken. ...see full post

#1230: Saji Sajimee Original Soto Soup Flavour (Mi Sup Soto Asli)

November 20, 2013July 31, 2014 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Here’s one I was sent by Annie T. over at MyKuali – thank you very much! I mentioned to her how I’d not reviewed many Malaysian varieties and she sent me a bunch of them! Pretty neat since MyKuali make instant noodles in Malaysia! Let’s check out this variety! ...see full post

The Ramen Rater’s Ramyun Sliders

August 11, 2013August 17, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

With the recent popularity of the ‘ramen burger,’ I felt it necessary to try them out, but with a twist. South Korean ramyun is easily available by many brand and the noodles are thicker as well as more plentiful than other country’s varieties. Let’s give this a try! ...see full post

#1117: Thai Pavilion Spicy Pad Thai Instant Rice Noodles & Sauce

July 21, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

My wife mentioned she saw this brand at her work and I was curious, so she brought a couple varieties home! Thanks, Kit! I’ve never heard of this brand before. It’s an interesting one as it’s made in Thailand but set up for sale in the United States. Let’s check it out! ...see full post

#1056: Meet The Manufacturer: A-Sha Dry Noodle Mandarin Noodle – Onion Oil Sauce

May 19, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

As most of you have probably noticed, I like onions. I usually pick sweet onion since it tends to smell up the freezer a bit less as I get a ton of them, prep them, then put them in a freezer bag. One time I got some at a grocery that were simply called brown onions, and they stunk up the entire fridge! Looking forward to this one by A-Sha – onion oil flavor! ...see full post

#944: Wai Wai Brand Oriental Style Instant Noodles (Dry Version)

December 21, 2012February 12, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

I reviewed this one years back – in the first 50 reviews. Back then I reviewed it as a soup. Recently, it was brought to my attention that these could be made in a different way – drained. Sure enough, on the back of the package are instructions on how to make them this way. I have deemed this worthy of a new review! Here we go. ...see full post

#890: Unif / Tung-I Mushroom Flavor Ramen Noodles

October 7, 2012February 6, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

So today I have two mushroom flavored instant noodles I’ll be doing. First off will be this Unif/Tung-I mushroom pack. What’s interesting about this one is that Unif Tung-I is usually from Taiwan, but this one’s from Vietnam. Anyways, let’s try this one and see how it is. ...see full post

Our First Experience With Kamaboko & Narutomaki

Seafood

March 18, 2012January 13, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 6 comments

I’ve seen many times mentions of Kamaboko and Naruto in ramen dishes and looked all over for them. This last Saturday we went to Uwajimaya and I found both! Hah! First, let’s check out Kamaboko. It’s surimi, which comes in many ways – for example, imitation crab is one form of surimi. ...see full post

Re-Review: Indomie Instant Noodles Mi Goreng Satay Fried Noodles

December 19, 2011January 2, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

This is one of the samples sent by Empire International – thanks again to them and Jim C.! Many years ago, I tried this stuff. This was the first Indomie product I’d ever tried! I used to get tons of this stuff – my folks would bring it back to Anacortes from Seattle , a bit of a journey for noodles! All the packets, the draining, the eggs… This is where it all begand for me. ...see full post

#431: Unif Tung-I Chinese Onion Flavor Instant Rice Noodles

June 19, 2011December 17, 2012 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 5 comments

I’ve reviewed a ton of the Unif noodles, but it’s been quite a while. Here’s a Unif rice noodle – Chinese onion. ...see full post

#375: Vifon Pho Bo An Lien Vietnamese Style Instant Rice Noodle Beef Flavour

May 5, 2011December 16, 2012 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 8 comments

So here’s something new but kind of like a lot of other stuff…

Clockwise from top: powdered soup base, veggies and seasoned oil. ...see full post

Re-Review: Tat Hui Koka Mi Hai Tom 2 Prawn Flavour Oriental Style Instant Noodles

April 27, 2011February 4, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 1 comment

So I reviewed this one a really long time ago and thought it really needed to be brought out again. I don’t even remember what score I gave it, but it’s being prepared no doubt a little different this time and so we shall see how it fares. I remember liking it a great deal. ...see full post

#363: Nissin Demae Iccho Tonkotsu Flavour Macaroni

April 26, 2011December 16, 2012 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Since I did my first radio interview today, I thought I’d review something equally interesting – Japanese macaroni weirdness! ...see full post

#343: Super Bihun Goreng Instant Fried Rice Noodles

April 7, 2011January 27, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 2 comments

This is definitely the most unique of all the packages of noodles I have ever found. Let’s get started. ...see full post

#267: MAMA Cup Pork Flavour

January 15, 2011January 26, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 2 comments

A little taller than most of the cup noodles I’ve seen, here we have MAMA Pork Flavour… ...see full post

#237: Tat Hui Koka Instant Rice Noodles Spicy Seafood Marinara

December 16, 2010December 4, 2012 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

More Koka! So spicy seafood marinara time!

I like how the little scrawl at the base of the garnishes pack implies that the garnishes may be different from time to time. Mysterious… ...see full post

#236: Tat Hui Koka Instant Non-Fried Noodles Spicy Sesame Flavor

December 15, 2010January 26, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 2 comments

Sesame’s good, spicy is good. Let’s see if this stuff that was uber cheap – $1.49 for 4 packages – is worth its weight. ...see full post

#250: Wu-Mu Steamed Noodle Sesame Oil Flavor

December 6, 2010January 26, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Another milestone – 250 reviews! Was waiting a while for this one – 99 Ranch would get other varieties but leave this little shelf bare – and after about 8 months, here it is. So let’s give it a try! ...see full post

#194: Saigon Ve Wong Kung Fu Instant Rice Noodles Artificial Chicken Flavor

November 6, 2010February 4, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 2 comments

So today my nose is bugging me so I thought perhaps something chickenny would be good. Well, this is artificial chicken flavor so we’ll see. Also if you look closely at the photo, the chicken in the bowl on the package looks like its made out of plastic! Truly artificial chicken flavor! Har har! ...see full post

#182: Myojo Chukazanmai Japanese Style Noodles With Soup Base

October 25, 2010February 4, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 1 comment

Looks interesting – so far I have really enjoyed this line by Myojo quite a bit. Seems pretty gourmet… ...see full post

#170: Myojo Chukazanmai Japanese Style Noodles With Soup Base Soybean Paste Flavor

October 18, 2010February 4, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Second one of these I’ve tried…

Some dry powder, some goopy stuff which I figure is soybean paste. ...see full post

#138: Unif-100 Furong Shrimp Flavor Instant Noodles

September 14, 2010January 26, 2015 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Some shrimp ramen – looked interesting and furong sounded weird so why not.

Veggies and oil and powder – a lot of powder! ...see full post

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