Do you … ramen?

Have you ever tried ramen? It's becoming a respected item in our country, #1 amazon best seller in the instant category.

Tried it last night. The Shin Ramyun product is really spicey, hot stuff. I liked it, how about you?

84cents per package. Not too cheap. A bag of 500g spaghetti is cheaper.

Palm oil on the ingredient list? If so, probably not great for your health in large quantities.

edit — here’s a link to elaborate: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/07/25/205486197/palm-oil-in-the-food-supply-what-you-should-know

I ate it when I was a bachelor. Now I just take the little flavor packs and add them to my hunting/fishing supplies. Makes a nice cup of broth on a cold day, lots of flavor to season fish/birds too.

For emergency food its good to have around. Also when very little money is available, Ramen is very inexpensive.

Sodium content is usually very high and in long term that could be a problem.

I think it considered fairly bad for you in this country. I ate a lot in college. I would put a can of tuna of chicken in it.

Didn’t know 농심 신라면 was Amazon’s no 1. :slight_smile:

Enough sodium to blow your heart out, but I do enjoy it once it a while. I have a friend whose parents own Samyang, the second largest ramen manufacturer in Korea after Nongshim. They own a very nice farm with huge windmills, but I digress. :slight_smile:

I stopped eating this brand, ever since it becomes China made.

I buy a big pack of egg/rice noodles and make a quick spicy soup to season them. Almost as fast. No palmoil. Sample seasonings and additions: Sliced leeks, garlic, onion, carrot, lentils, leftover meat or fish, peppers, mushrooms, soy/fish/oyster/chili sauce. A piece of a buillon cube, ketchup, sesam oil, curry, ginger, egg. Or whatever. At this time of year fresh spices from the garden and always my own garlic.

But I sometimes use packs as well, with some added veggies and lentils. Not Ramen, other brands. Fun to test out which is the best…

My garlic was planted in november 2013, and will be ready to harvest from the middle of July. But they are fine to eat now as well, sliced down fine with the green blades like leeks.

I eat it quite a bit, you posted one of my favorite brands.

Ok, this is going to sound weird…

but try it with some egg and American cheese in it… My wife does the cooking here, but I think she adds some raw eggs and the cheese to it while cooking and stir around (so the egg cooks and the chees melts, and it is SOOOO delicious :)!!

I used to eat a lot.
Used to add some baked onions, boiled egg and celery to fill it up a bit, and sometimes some chicken.

If tried other brands and tastes but this one was my favorite.

These days I actually don’t buy them anymore. Last time I ate one is maybe 6 months ago or something. No specific reason for it, I still like them.

I figure that ramen is better known in the US than in the EU :)

My friend has a recipe for a ramen noodle salad that is delicious!

2 Packages beef ramen noodles (broken up, not cooked)
1 Package of cole slaw mix (no dressing)
1 Cup slivered almonds
1 Cup sunflower seeds
Green onions

Dressing:
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 vinegar (apple cider)
The two flavor packets from the ramen noodles

Mix the salad the night before so it will soften up the noodles.
Pour dressing on an hour or two before serving.

They are sometimes on sale here in the stores for great prices in large quantities. You can do a lot with the noodles as they are almost the perfect base.

check these out for inspiration:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/03/ramen-hacks-30-easy-ways-to-upgrade-your-instant-noodles-japanese-what-to-do-with-ramen.html
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/27-better-ways-to-eat-ramen

I add egg in to mine all the time….I cook it on the stove, and soon as the noodles are done, I add the packet, turn off the heat, and crack in an egg or two.

It’s basically egg drop ramen soup!

Ah, yes, noodles. :slight_smile:
I like ’em.
O yeah, it’s soup if you don’t pour off the water… lol

Not often, but I do like the Singapore flavoured variant. I have no idea what that means either, but apparently Singapore has a flavour. I heat in boiled water for 2 or 3 minutes, then drain off, add some of the packages, not all. Stir.

Some use ramen in their prayers

Yep that’s how I eat mine too!! Although I generally add hot sauce to mine as well.

hot sauce, eggs, meat and veggies are my favorite.