Top Ramen Oriental vs Maruchan Roast Chicken Round 1…fight! Maruchan gets the early advantage, confounding Top Ramen by asking them the age old question: just what *is* “oriental” flavor? While Top Ramen Oriental fumbles with an answer and plays a defensive game with their slightly watery, and mildly shoyu-esque-but-not-really flavor, Maruchan Roast Chicken jumps ahead…
instant ramen final four
Ah, spring. Time for flowers to bloom, little birdies chirping, and brighter, longer days. Time for college basketball…and RAMEN! Prompted by the idea of saving up for a $110 bowl of ramen and the stereotype that college students and instant ramen go hand in hand (and these days, who doesn’t have the budget of a…
ramen round-up
Instant ramen…creating jobs in America! Let’s hear it for Maruchan! If you’ve been following our blog for a while, you might’ve noticed that fans of the now unavailable Maruchan tomato ramen are a fanatical bunch. And now, they’re organized! Join them on the Facebook group: Bring Back Maruchan Tomato Ramen! Join Anarchic Ramen on his…
ramen rating: cup noodles premium beef tomato
Cup Noodles’ new distinct black and white package caught my eye on a recent grocery expedition…whoa…Cup Noodles Premium?! Beef Tomato flavor!? Maruchan Tomato Ramen fans just might have a reason to rejoice. I couldn’t wait to try this!
ramen rating: dr noodle beef tomato
For the uninitiated, Dr. Noodle is a Taiwanese brand of healthy “steam” ramen noodles, with exotic flavors such as shiitake spinach and this beef tomato. Like the previously reviewed Dr Noodle shiitake spinach, I have to admit that these beef tomato noodles aren’t bad. Again, this is more of a flat Chinese-style instant noodle than…
birthday links
According to Businessweek’s Asia’s Hot Growth Companies: 2007, the #1 growth company in Asia isn’t an electronics company. It’s not a cell phone company, a bank, or any other type of company you would normally associate with a “hot growth” company. Give up? It’s Hong Kong based Ajisen Ramen! Follow ‘big in japan’s’ quest as…
ramen rating: takaraya – irvine, ca
wife: Do you know there’s a really good ramen place in Orange County that we haven’t tried? me: excuse me? wife: Guess! me: …(trying to think of the most unlikely place possible)…that Japanese place by the gas station in the 99 Ranch plaza?? Whoa…I guessed right! According to a fellow blogger, this little Japanese eatery…
ramen rating: shimadaya shoyu
One neat thing about Shimadaya’s ramen is that there are three flavor packets! There’s a packet of soup base, a packet of seasoning oil, and a pack of spices. Those of you who enjoy reading ingredients will find that there’s both chicken extract and chicken extract powder, two kinds of fat (the seasoning oil is…
ramen rating: nissin shoyu
Deja vu…nissin’s shoyu ramen reminded me so much of maruchan’s shoyu ramen that i had to doublecheck the package. Nissin’s noodles are just as good, with a nice firm texture, and the soup is just as good. Just like the maruchan ramen, this is quite good, but not spectacular. It earns an 8.
miles and miles of ramen!
For those of you who watch Unwrapped on the Food network, check out the Cheap Eats episode for a segment on Maruchan ramen. Fun tidbit: Maruchan produces 81 million miles of noodles per year!