“cute” noodles?

A cute costume for Cup Noodle lovers everywhere, and you can actually buy one (you better hurry though, if you want to make it for this Halloween)! (Err…Hopefully this goes without saying…as long-time readers know, boiling hot water and babies don’t mix…mmm’kay? Keep ’em away from each other.) Thanks to “Amy” for bringing this to…

cup noodle ramen ice cream!

Cup Noodle…ice cream! Cup Noodle…ice cream?!? Nissin’s Cup Noodle Museum in Yokohama is now selling shoyu and curry flavored ramen ice cream! The ice cream is served in the well-known Cup Noodle cup and topped with standard Cup Noodle toppings like shrimp, beef cubes, green onions, egg, and carrots. RocketNews24 is on the scene with…

cup noodle vegeta

Get it? Vegeta…vegeta-bles…as in Cup Noodle Vegetables–err…Vegetable Cup Noodles. Giant vegetables raining down from the sky? I think I missed this episode of Dragonball. via Rocket News 24

Pot Noeldle, the turkey and stuffing flavored instant noodles

This one’s old but fun. In 2010, UK cup ramen brand Pot Noodle came out with a holiday themed Pot Noeldle to celebrate the holidays and to raise money for British troops abroad. Hmm…this gives me an idea for Thanksgiving… Lyrics courtesy of the Inspiration Room Guess who’s here Bringing you festive cheer? The Noodle…

gundam cup noodle

So Nissin is giving away little Gundam figures with Cup Noodles, but the main reason I’m posting this is as an excuse to tell everyone about the 1:1 scale giant robot in Tokyo! via Trends in Japan

cup noodle vending machine

Cup Noodle fanatics rejoice (at least if you’re in Japan. Cup Noodle fans in other countries can simply sulk in the corner)! Enter the My Vending Machine contest before the end of March to win one of 3000 home Cup Noodle vending machines! I’m not sure what the point is: if pouring hot water into…

Japanese Cup Noodle recall (in Japan)

An elderly woman in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, became ill after eating a Nissin Cup Noodle. After an examination, paradichlorobenzene, which is used in mothballs and insect repellent, was found in the soup. The specific Cup Noodle was traced back to a factory in Ibaraki Prefecture and was manufactured on August 30 of this year. Nissin…

cup noodle nostalgia

I came across a collection of Nissin Cup Noodle commercials that included this gem. I was in a Japanese exchange student program at the time, and this was my host mom’s favorite commercial and celebrity (she even had a poster of Ahhhnooold holding the kettles). She was also quite amused by the Arinamin “V” energy…

ramen rating: q-cup kyushu garlic

The made-in-Taiwan Q-cup ramen is a “Kyushu garlic” flavor (read tonkotsu and garlic) and features pig-faced naruto. I’ve always been a sucker for instant ramen with “piggy naruto”, though I never could figure out the relationship between pigs and naruto, but I digress. The bowl ramen is barely half the size of most other bowl…

newsflash! Nissin shrimp noodles recall

Nissin Foods, makers of the ubiquitous Cup Noodles, is issuing a voluntary recall of some shrimp-flavored noodles. Nissin Foods recently discovered that some of the seafood-flavored powder (mmm…powered seafood…) contains cod and lobster, which some people are apparently allergic to. So if you have any seafood allergies, you may want to read all the facts…

holiday shopping for ramen fans

Black Friday is over! Did you get your 100-inch tv for 50 bucks? Ready to move on to the important stuff? Here are some gift ideas for the ramen fans in your life!   Here we go… … this cool ramen cat pin can be had for 20% off with coupon code NerdyChristmas…   …get…