pringles ramen…ramen pringles

The message in my inbox sure got my attention: “Pringles-flavored ramen…and ramen-flavored Pringles!” Of course, I knew better than to get too excited…it’s only available in Japan…but still! To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Super Cup (a popular Japanese instant ramen brand) & Pringles’ 50th anniversary, the two companies are teaming up with their versions…

no-slurp ramen fork

So…if you have an extra 15,000 yen or so lying around (about $130), Nissin wants to sell you an electric toothbrush a fork! But this isn’t just any fork, it…um…makes your smart phone play a “whooshing” sound to cover up your slurping. Yeah…so…at first, I thought it would “cancel out” your slurping a la noise-cancelling…

ramen school!

Wanna learn how to make ramen? From scratch?! In Japan!?! Check out the video, then go to Ramen Adventures for more details and to sign up. There’s a 1-day crash course, and there’re multi-day courses available. These are serious classes, and I’m sure everyone from the casually curious to ramen dreamers are welcome. Classes are…

new cup noodles!

After 45 years, Nissin is changing their Cup Noodles recipe to keep up with today’s healthier-living habits. Though Cup Noodles’ noodles are still fried, Nissin is reducing the sodium content, and removing MSG (!) and artificial flavors. People have been clamoring for low sodium instant ramen for a long time, and now, the originator of…

street fighter ramen

Couldn’t make it to Japan for hadoken ramen? If you’re near the Gainesville, Florida area, check out Crane Street Fighter Ramen. It seems to be a limited time event…there’s Zangief’s Borscht topped with beef & dill meatballs, carrot, beets, and yuzu smetana vs Japan’s Ryu and his “Haduken” Venison Shoyu with braised beef short ribs,…

shanked for instant ramen, pokemon ramen, & other news roundup

Cup Noodles will be celebrating their 45th birthday next month. Wow…45 years. Happy birthday, Cup Noodles! I bet people’ve been shanked for cigarettes before. But has anyone ever been shanked for ramen? Everyone’s seen how important cigarettes are to prisoners on tv and in movies, but now “…they have begun relying on ramen noodles—a cheap,…