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A couple of weeks ago I was looking for articles to add to The Ramen Rater Noodle News and found an article with a YouTube video attached. Apparently, a recent college graduate had made something that involves cooking instant noodles and it would start selling at Walmart. I thought I’d see if I could contact the guy and get a sample of the product to review. Well, he sent a couple and here we go! Chris Johnson is the inventor of the Rapid Ramen Cooker. It promises speedy delivery of your instant noodles via the microwave! Before the review, here’s an interview I did with him recently via email. ...see full post

#938: Maruchan Yakisoba Four Cheese Flavor

December 7, 2012February 12, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 2 comments

An absolute surprise yesterday! Found this and two other Maruchan Yakisoba varieties I’ve been hunting for for quite a long time! Let’s give it a try! ...see full post

Samples Of The Rapid Ramen Cooker

* News / Noodle News

December 6, 2012February 12, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Got this mailer today from the mailman…

This is a new product I found out about from a news story (link). I thought ‘wow this is awesome!’ After looking, I found the guy who invented and is marketing the product, Chris Johnson. He graciously offered to send samples and do an interview! Well, here are the samples and I will be trying them out with a few brands and doing an interview pretty soon. Thanks for these, Chris! Looking forward to hearing more about them! By the way, you can check out his website at www.rapidramen.com! ...see full post

Re-Review: emart Dare You! Habanero Ramen

December 4, 2012February 12, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 2 comments

Was thinking about what to have for lunch and the big box of 48 packs of this stuff told me to have one! So I did. Here’s the original review I did recently. ...see full post

Re-Review: Nissin Top Ramen Cucharealo Home-Style Tomato Chicken Flavor Ramen Noodle Soup

December 3, 2012February 12, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Thought I’d try this one again – it’s pretty sad – I have nothing new to review! Looking forward to some new varieties coming soon though hopefully! A couple from the UK have informed me that they’re sending a treasure trove of interesting varieties! Can’t wait! In the meantime, here’s the elusive Cucharealo – haven’t seen it for sale anywhere yet. Good stuff! Here’s the original review here. ...see full post

#936: Yamachan Tonkotsu Ramen Mild Pork Flavor Soup Base

December 2, 2012February 12, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 2 comments

I did a Meet The Manufacturer on Yamachan a little while back and found their products to be quite good! Here’s a new one they’ve come out with – a mild Tonkotsu! Sounds excellent! Thanks to the folks at Yamachan in San Jose, California for sending this! Now, to the review! ...see full post

#935: Maruchan Instant Lunch Beef Flavor Ramen Noodles With Vegetables

December 1, 2012February 12, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 4 comments

Instantaneous Lunch? Nope – three minutes. But if you’re too impatient for that, I suppose one could eat it raw. I prefer the cooked version myself! ...see full post

#937: MAMA Shrimp Flavour (TOM YUM) Oriental Style Instant Noodles

November 30, 2012January 11, 2021 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 5 comments

NOTE – This was originally catalogued as a ‘Re-Review’ but actually hadn’t reviewed it before. Therefore, I am correcting this and making it the next successive review, which is #937. ...see full post

#934: Nongshim Jinjja Jinjja Flamin’ Hot & Nutty Noodle Soup

November 27, 2012September 24, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 5 comments

I got a couple of these family packs sent as samples from Nongshim America the other day…

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Samples From Nongshim America!

November 26, 2012February 12, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Hey – a package from Nongshim America – but what’s inside?

This just came out for sale in the USA and I can’t wait to try it! If it’s the same as what they make in Korea (see review), then it’s some serious 5.0/5.0 star stuff. Made for sale here in California! Awesome! Thanks to Ray A. and Hanna C. over at NSA! Might do this review later today! ...see full post

Re-Review: Indomie Chicken Curry Flavour Instant Noodles

November 25, 2012April 28, 2016 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 1 comment

My son went and picked out a bunch of instant noodles at the Asian grocery a couple weeks ago and today he would like to try this one. A good pick – nothing’s more interesting than curry! I put curry up there with garlic, bacon and kimchi… Indescribably tasty. ...see full post

Re-Review: Sapporo Ichiban Japanese Style Noodles & Original Flavored Soup

November 25, 2012February 11, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 1 comment

We went to Walmart on Black Friday! Well, let me explain – it was at 6pm or so, so the amount of crazy people was lower. It seems though that the Walmart we always go to has a surplus of crazy people usually. I imagine the early morning Black Friday folks would’ve been a scary lot. One thing I noticed was that they hadn’t bought all of the noodles, so I thought I’d get a couple to re-review. Here’s one of them last time I tried it, it was revirew #207. Hoping some new things to review come soon – only have one in the hamper that’s needing review… Re-reviews are fun though since they’re not been visited in so long. ...see full post

#933: Paldo Kokomen Cup

November 24, 2012February 11, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Hey look! The Kokomen cup! Been waiting to try this one with some leftover Thanksgiving turkey!

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#932: Paldo Namja Ramen

November 23, 2012February 11, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 3 comments

It’s the day after Thanksgiving and I thought this would be nice to have. I’ve reviewed the Korean version in the past – this is the version for sale in the US. ...see full post

#931: Kamfen Dried-Mix Noodles Soya Bean Paste Flavored

November 21, 2012February 11, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Here’s another of these neat trays. This one’s soybean paste flavored. Interesting again how they use upper and lower case all willy-nilly. ...see full post

#930: Maruchan 35% Less Sodium Instant Lunch Beef Flavor Ramen Noodles With Vegetables

* Stars 3.1 - 4.0

November 21, 2012February 11, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

After this one, I think I have only four new ones to review! Egad! Hoping the mailman brings some new things to review soon! So here’s a cup of noodles for breakfast… ...see full post

Re-Review: Paldo Bowl Noodle Soup Kimchi Flavor

November 20, 2012February 11, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Been quite a while since I reviewed this one – it was #348. I thought some kimchi sounded really good and so here we go! ...see full post

#929: Vina Acecook Good Artificial Minced Pork Flavour Bean Vermicelli

November 20, 2012February 11, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Here’s the last of the ones my sister brought me back from Hawaii! Minced pork bean vermicelli… Sounds kind of interesting! A very dark day here – wet, cold and windy. ...see full post

#928: Kamfen Dried-Mix Noodles Artificial Spicy Pork Flavored

November 19, 2012February 11, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch No comments

Here’s one I got the other day at 99 Ranch Market. Was hoping they had a few more varieties, but they had two – two closer to the #1000th review! I’m not going to stop, just can’t wait to hit it! I think this one would win the prize for interesting use of upper and lower case characters. ...see full post

#927: Paldo Kokomen Spicy Chicken Flavor King Cup

November 19, 2012September 24, 2013 Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch 1 comment

Here’s some more Kokomen – this is the one sold in the USA! It’s a really rainy day today and some spicy chicken noodles sound really tasty! Let’s hit it! ...see full post