LET THE GAMES BEGIN

  • omgboom@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    672·
    11 days ago

    Go to your local Asian market and they will have a very wide selection of instant noodles that are much better than either of these.

    Also grab some LaoGanMa Spicy Chili Crisp to put in it, you can thank me later.

    • riot@fedia.io
      16·
      11 days ago

      I’ll never forget when my girlfriend introduced me to Lao Gan Ma crispy chili in oil. Honestly salivating a little just by thinking of it right now. I ate it just about every day for a week, after first trying it. And the smell! Absolutely divine. I do need to keep it wrapped in 3 bags though, for it not to smell up the entire fridge, haha.

    • 200ok@lemmy.world
      2·
      11 days ago

      I can’t seem to find plain noodles that taste as good as the noodles that come in these little packets. Do you have a brand or type you’d recommend?

      • omgboom@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        3·
        10 days ago

        Shin noodles are really good, but they are kind of spicy, they also come in packs like those pictured.

        • 200ok@lemmy.world
          2·
          9 days ago

          Thanks, I love those. They are a little spicy, I agree.

          I ended up trying some nissin demae and they weren’t spicy at all and were super delicious

  • geekwithsoul@piefed.socialEnglish
    28·
    11 days ago

    If you can find it, look for the Indonesian version of ramen from Indomie. In my opinion, so much better - it actually has other flavors than salt! ;)

  • GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip
    23·
    11 days ago

    BEHOLD

    A limited edition Maruchan ceramic cup, as proof of my allegiance.

    I’m actually boiling some noodles rn XD.

    • jaykrown@lemmy.worldOP
      8·
      11 days ago

      I like Shin Ramyun for sure, just more expensive. Samyang 2X Buldak is my favorite, spicy though. 🔥 🥵

      • EbenezerScrew@lemmy.world
        4·
        11 days ago

        I love Buldak Ramen. I haven’t had a bad flavor yet. I just had the Yakisoba flavor today for lunch. It was good, but not great. I think Rosé or the original are my favorites.

        • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          10 days ago

          Do the noodles themselves taste different to you? I like Buldak spicy flavor packets, but the noodles themselves are very off putting and I can’t really stand to eat them. I don’t know if it’s just that they are thick or they are a specific kind of noodle I should avoid. Or are they best prepared some way other than add water and microwave?

          I would like to experiment with more ramen varieties but after it took me months to get through a 5 pack, I’m hesitant.

          • EbenezerScrew@lemmy.world
            2·
            10 days ago

            I like the noodles. I do usually cook them on the stovetop, and in cook them for a little more than half the recommended time. I don’t really like them too soft.

            • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
              2·
              10 days ago

              I don’t think it’s the texture, but something specific about the flavor hard to describe from memory. I’ll have to try some other varieties and see if it’s just Buldak or if I can figure out what the cause is. Thanks for responding!

      • andros_rex@lemmy.world
        1·
        11 days ago

        Samyang 2x is so good but the heat sticks to you. The oil just lingers in a way that makes it more intense than an equivalently spicy hot wing. It is so god damn good; it’s the kind of spicy that starts to make me “spicy drunk” (a desired outcome) and that just feels ridiculous for a packet of ramen.

    • Opisek@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 days ago

      The only correct answer.

      I’ll also accept indomie though, but that’ll be our little secret.

  • davidgro@lemmy.world
    121·
    11 days ago

    I can’t usually taste differences in brand like that anyway, so whatever is cheaper.

    • logicbomb@lemmy.world
      191·
      11 days ago

      This type of instant ramen is the example that economics professors use of an inferior good.

      inferior goods are those goods the demand for which falls with increase in income of the consumer

      At least, that was the example that my professor used when I went to college. I suspect that a lot of cheap instant ramen is eaten on college campuses even to this day.

      So, the point is that you’re stating what I think is the right way of looking at this. A big part of the reason people buy this is that they aren’t making much money, so naturally, they’d want to buy the cheaper one, as well.

      • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
        41·
        11 days ago

        I don’t buy that though. Wife and I ate a LOT of ramen in university. Now our kids love it and we buy entire cases at a time for them. I still like it every now and again, it’s nostalgic. For the record we’re WAY better off now than when dirt poor in university.

    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
      6·
      11 days ago

      It’s cheap noodles! And 5mg of chicken bouillon. Mix it with a splash of soy, fish sauce, 5ml sambal olek, and 30mg of peanut butter for a simple peanut noodle that feeds one in 5 minutes quite cheap. Use take out soy sauce packets (one packet) and a fast food hot sauce sachet instead of sambal for an even cheaper meal option.

      If ever you need a fast and cheap option to start a meal idea, Top Ramen should be at the top of the list.