Name: Nissin Spicy Flavor
Brand: Nissin
Cost: around 59cents
Contents: Brick of dry ramen, seasoning pack & red chili oil
Cooking: 3mins with 2 cups of boiling water. I added dried mushrooms
Results: It doesn’t look red as the package. Taste kind of like the Picante flavor they sell in America. I wish all that seafood stuff on the package picture was in here. That looks insane. And it also looks like a different type of noodle.
I liked how this says “Superior Soup”
Name: Fuku Superior Soup Instant Noodles
Brand: Fuku
Cost: less than $1
Package: Brick of dry ramen and seasoning pack
Cooking: The instructions were confusing. Put noodles in 450ml of boiling water or let it simmer in 500ml of boiling water. Which is it? I added dumplings.
Results: Very buttery tasting. My roommate thought the apartment smelled like popcorn. Maybe my belly was full of beer already, but this thing was very filling. The noodles seemed to have expanded a lot. I could only eat about a half of it. I don’t think the soup was superior, just very buttery.
I first thought this was spaghetti, looking at the package. It’s Yakisoba.
Name: U.F.O. Yakisoba
Brand: Nissin
Cost: about $1.99
Package: flying saucer carton (reminiscent of the old McDonald’s Flying Saucer Happy Meals you could throw as a frisbee back in the 80’s). The dry noodles also had bits of dried vegetables. There was a packet of dried seasoning and wet yakisoba sauce.
Cooking: pour hot water and let it sit for three minutes. Let it drain through the perforated holes. Then mix in the packets.
Results: Pretty tasty. Like sweet soy sauce noodles. Tasted like cheap instant yakisoba. I would buy again.
When we were down in Sunset Park, I grabbed a bunched of different instant noodles from the huge aisle at Fei Long Market. I guess I’ll food blog each one, because that’s what I do. So, reminiscent to this Japanese guy who’s reviewed over 4,000 types of noodles, here’s my take in Engrish.
Name: Red Cooking Beef Noodle
Brand: ??
Cost: about $1.99
Package: large tub with instant dry ramen, packet of dry seasoning, packet of red chili paste and plastic fork
Cooking: easy –just pour boiling water up to the line and cover for 3 minutes. I added dried mushrooms and a raw egg.
Results: Pretty bland. I thought it would be spicy, but not at all. I added some garlic chili paste/sauce for flavor.
Additional Notes: I picked this first, because I thought it looked the best. Disappointing start. Aye yai yai… do you even care now?
