Ramen bowls

[Animeniax]

Could it have been something else that contributed to your headaches, like dehydration, or poor posture, or too much tv, or that 50 lb anvil that you used to rest on your head? Just kidding. I used to get frequent headaches, but those could be attributed to dehydration, poor posture, and too much time on the PC or in front of a TV (or both at once). I never figured it was something I was eating that caused them.

I've never eaten that much of the square packaged stuff, but the bowl/cup type is basically the same. All the writing is in kanji, so I can't see if it says "no added MSG" like you see on a lot of packaging these days. Oh well, it's worth the high blood pressure and hypertension, cause ramen rocks!

[Honoko]

I think in general the noodle quality of the packaged stuff is better than the bowl, albeit it takes a *slightly* longer time to make since I go out of my way to make a broth before dumping in the noodles. At any rate, I love ramen, whether it's the Korean one or the Japanese one.

[Animeniax]

Are you talking about Cup o' Noodles when you talk about bowls? Cause the bowl of noodles like Nissin Donbei are higher quality fare than the square packages:

[Honoko]

Never tried that version. I had a Japanese bowl once but it couldn't compare to a Korean bowl and tried too hard to taste like real ramen from a Japanese noodle shop. When it comes to bowls, this one's my personal fav:


But sometimes I want thicker noodles than what the bowl stuff offers so I'll go out of my way to actually cook.

[Animeniax]

I've had those before, it's Korean right? I didn't like how the noodles didn't absorb the soup flavoring, and it was a different type of noodle, not typical ramen or soba. Might have been like udon. They have a spicy variety that's really good too.

[Psyke]

Korean instant noodles are very popular nowadays, but I'd still prefer the Japanese ones. As a kid, I used to eat instant noodles "dry". I break the uncooked noodles into bite sized chunks, and add in the flavouring and shake the whole packet. Friggin' salty but I used to like it. God knows how much damage I took back then.......

I'm actually waiting for my nissin instant XO sauce seafood flavour noodles to be ready while I type this.

[Honoko]

I must try this Nissin instant now... must start looking for it. They have to sell it somewhere in New York.

Oh, and eating dry noodles from the package was a favorite past time of mine as well Sometimes better than potato chips!