Favorite instant noodles?

[baseline bum]

Lately I have really liked these Korean Samyang Buldak spicy chicken ramen noodles in the black bag. They're a little spicy but not overly so. There is also one in the red bag that is decently hot. Neither really tastes like chicken but they're kind of addictively sweet, though the red bag one is pretty dominated by the heat while the black bag one is better balanced.

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I also really like the Cup of Noodles curry flavor. Most Cup of Noodles are pretty shit but that one is pretty decent for a three minute curry.

[baseline bum]

Nongshim Shin Ramyun in the red bag is pretty good too. Never tried the black bag one that's like 3x the price though.

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[DMC]

i"m not that fancy. I just like Top Ramen with some garlic chili sauce and a lot of soy with pieces of chicken and some scallions/chives.

When I eat noodles, if my head doesn't sweat and my nose run, it's not spicy enough.

[baseline bum]

i"m not that fancy. I just like Top Ramen with some garlic chili sauce and a lot of soy with pieces of chicken and some scallions/chives.

When I eat noodles, if my head doesn't sweat and my nose run, it's not spicy enough.

You might like the red bag from my first post then. It's hot enough to make your nose run. Kind of more like noodles than a ramen though, as you're only supposed to put a couple of spoons of water with it before mixing the chili oil into the noodles.

[DMC]

You might like the red bag from my first post then. It's hot enough to make your nose run. Kind of more like noodles than a ramen though, as you're only supposed to put a couple of spoons of water with it before mixing the chili oil into the noodles.
Where can you find it? HEB?

[baseline bum]

Where can you find it? HEB?

It's pretty popular at Asian markets in town, I usually get it at a Filipino place in Universal City, but have seen it at the Korean grocery stores on Rittiman and the Japanese market on Hildebrand. Failing that, you could order off Amazon, but it's like $9 for a 5 pack there while it's $6 for a 5 pack in the Asian markets in town.

https://www.amazon.com/Samyang-Spicy-Chicken-Flavor-Ramen/dp/B075VM9N96/

[DMC]

It's pretty popular at Asian markets in town, I usually get it at a Filipino place in Universal City, but have seen it at the Korean grocery stores on Rittiman and the Japanese market on Hildebrand. Failing that, you could order off Amazon, but it's like $9 for a 5 pack there while it's $6 for a 5 pack in the Asian markets in town.

https://www.amazon.com/Samyang-Spicy-Chicken-Flavor-Ramen/dp/B075VM9N96/

They have a Hong Kong supermarket here. I used to shop there often but haven't in a while.

[baseline bum]

They have a Hong Kong supermarket here. I used to shop there often but haven't in a while.

Probably worth checking, they seem to be pretty consistently in the Asian markets in and around San Antonio so guessing it wouldn't be much different in Austin.

[Reck]

I’m not a soup or noodles guy. They never agree with me.

Dont like the dry taste they leave afterwards. Dry mouth, thirst and sometimes non stop hiccups. It’s essentially an ordeal for me to eat it so I don’t bother with instant ramen.

[FrostKing]

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with some squirts of sriracha

[Neo.]

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[monosylab1k]

Nongshim Shin Ramyun in the red bag is pretty good too. Never tried the black bag one that's like 3x the price though.

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Shin Black is really good (has a bone broth, that’s the main difference) but honestly not worth the price compared to regular Shin.

[monosylab1k]

It's pretty popular at Asian markets in town, I usually get it at a Filipino place in Universal City, but have seen it at the Korean grocery stores on Rittiman and the Japanese market on Hildebrand. Failing that, you could order off Amazon, but it's like $9 for a 5 pack there while it's $6 for a 5 pack in the Asian markets in town.

https://www.amazon.com/Samyang-Spicy-Chicken-Flavor-Ramen/dp/B075VM9N96/
Do they have H-Mart in San Antonio? That’s probably the best Korean supermarket I’ve been to. They have pretty much every instant noodle you can think of.

[baseline bum]

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That one is killer if you cook it with some dashi powder.

[baseline bum]

Do they have H-Mart in San Antonio? That’s probably the best Korean supermarket I’ve been to. They have pretty much every instant noodle you can think of.

Nah we don't have any in San Antonio. The two Korean markets I like to go to in town are Seoul Asian Food Market and then one that's just called Korean Market (at least in English, don't know what the Hangul says). They both have awesome in-store restaurants though. I especially like Korean Market, as you get all you can eat kimchi with any meal. The Filipino place I usually go to has about a billion different flavors of Samyang and a bunch of Sapporo Ichiban, though the Japanese instant noodles like Sapporo Ichiban, Nissin, and Maruchan don't do much for me compared to the Korean ones like Samyang and Nongshim.

[Ef-man]

One of my favorites is MAMA Ramen Creamy Shrimp noodles.

It has a great spicy shrimp flavor that is hard to beat.

[Millennial_Messiah]

I haven't eaten anything like that in years, but when I did a long time ago it was Maruchan Ramen, Pork Flavor.

[DJR210]

While on the topic which Ramen spot is the best in SA?

[spurraider21]

i never really tested the waters with these. almost always just stuck with the basic ass maruchan instant lunch chicken flavor noodles. though i dont think i've had any since law school. instant noodles were part of my final exam week regimen when i needed some all nighters. usually a combination of that, salted sunflower seeds, and those sugar filled starbucks frappucino drinks you can buy in glass bottles at markets

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[monosylab1k]

Instant ramen pro tips - throw an egg in your soup as it’s cooking, along with a few drops of sesame oil, then top it with some green onions & a sprinkle of gochugaru.

[baseline bum]

Instant ramen pro tips - throw an egg in your soup as it’s cooking, along with a few drops of sesame oil, then top it with some green onions & a sprinkle of gochugaru.

I like to do a soft boiled egg in a separate pot myself. Hate all the scum that floats up when boiling a cracked egg getting into the broth. Never heard of gochugaru, does it add a lot of heat and beat out putting Sriracha in?

[monosylab1k]

I like to do a soft boiled egg in a separate pot myself. Hate all the scum that floats up when boiling a cracked egg getting into the broth. Never heard of gochugaru, does it add a lot of heat and beat out putting Sriracha in?

It’s just Korean chili flakes, so similar to adding red pepper. Won’t give the same flavor as sriracha but it does kick up the heat.

[Millennial_Messiah]

i never really tested the waters with these. almost always just stuck with the basic ass maruchan instant lunch chicken flavor noodles. though i dont think i've had any since law school. instant noodles were part of my final exam week regimen when i needed some all nighters. usually a combination of that, salted sunflower seeds, and those sugar filled starbucks frappucino drinks you can buy in glass bottles at markets

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You need to heat that stuff in a separate bowl (glass, ceramic, etc). It is NOT safe to eat/drink any heated liquids (soup, coffee, tea, any other wet-ish foods) out of heated styrofoam, as the heat applied to styrofoam causes release of very dangerous compounds that are strongly carcinogenic and cause cancers throughout the human GI tract, when such compounds are released from the hot styrofoam into the food/soup.

[Robz4000]

Never been a fan of instant noodles, they always tasted like styrofoam to me.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Never been a fan of instant noodles, they always tasted like styrofoam to me.

If they "tasted like styrofoam" then you probably successfully consumed a massive amount of carcinogens, tbh. :td

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

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not a noodle soup -- after cooking the noodles you use some of the water to make a black bean sauce

not hot. more savory and sweet

addicting

[lefty20]

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[baseline bum]

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Those have kind of a weird aftertaste to me.

[baseline bum]

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not a noodle soup -- after cooking the noodles you use some of the water to make a black bean sauce

not hot. more savory and sweet

addicting

I'll have to try those, I like everything I have ever had from Nongshim.

[baseline bum]

i never really tested the waters with these. almost always just stuck with the basic ass maruchan instant lunch chicken flavor noodles. though i dont think i've had any since law school. instant noodles were part of my final exam week regimen when i needed some all nighters. usually a combination of that, salted sunflower seeds, and those sugar filled starbucks frappucino drinks you can buy in glass bottles at markets

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I know Cup of Noodles is the originator of instant ramen, but the only one I think is very good is the curry. Those are awesome for $1.25 a pop when I don't want to cook my own Japanese curry.

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[benefactor]

Instant ramen pro tips - throw an egg in your soup as it’s cooking, along with a few drops of sesame oil, then top it with some green onions & a sprinkle of gochugaru.
My wife does egg, fried spam, green onions, peanuts and seasoning. It's damn good. I never was a noodle guy until she made them like that

[lefty20]

Those have kind of a weird aftertaste to me.

That could be the sauce they include. I mixed it with the noodles the first time I made them and had to throw away the bowl. Skipped it the next time and loved the taste and been eating them without it every since.

I've tried their other flavors but blazing hot is the best, by far.

[leemajors]

I know Cup of Noodles is the originator of instant ramen, but the only one I think is very good is the curry. Those are awesome for $1.25 a pop when I don't want to cook my own Japanese curry.

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Do you like Vermont Curry?

[baseline bum]

Do you like Vermont Curry?

Yeah it's pretty good but I like S&B a little more.

[mrsmaalox]

Bleh. I have Top Ramen ptsd from my childhood. My mom was so nutty as soon as any of us got sick she put us on her strict medicinal regimen of Top Ramen and Tang lol. Those taste way worse coming up than going down. But oddly when I was pregnant NOTHING could satisfy the cravings like one of those cup noodles, the one with all the freeze dried veggies, mmmm. I don’t buy any of those for my house but I do keep them in my pantry for my sons (I let my kids “shop” from my supplies, they are welcome to take anything they want) so I’ll look for all the ones you guys mentioned.

[Darth_Pelican]

Man, I sure wish these noodle dishes looked like the pictures on the boxes/packages lol. Reminds me of Michael Douglas in Falling Down

[leemajors]

Yeah it's pretty good but I like S&B a little more.

I'll try that one out, my daughter loves Tonkatsu so we have been making it at home and having curry and rice on the side, thanks!

[Trill Clinton]

Instant ramen pro tips - throw an egg in your soup as it’s cooking, along with a few drops of sesame oil, then top it with some green onions & a sprinkle of gochugaru.

Just tried this today. Thank you for making a positive change in my life.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Man, I sure wish these noodle dishes looked like the pictures on the boxes/packages lol. Reminds me of Michael Douglas in Falling Down
GOAT movie :tu

Growing up I noted D-fenz was a lot like me so I pretty much idolized and immortalized him and wanted to be like him when I was an adult.

What's this sorry, squashed thing, Rick? How come this picture shows a nice juicy burger instead of this miserable sorry thing? Tell me what's wrong with that picture...

[baseline bum]

I'll try that one out, my daughter loves Tonkatsu so we have been making it at home and having curry and rice on the side, thanks!

Kind of depends. Vermont Curry has a sweeter flavor I guess with the apple they put in it so if that's what you're after you'd probably like it better. I prefer S&B because they make an Extra Hot curry. It's not hot by any stretch, it's like Japanese hot, not Thai, Korean, or Chinese hot, but quite a bit spicier than Vermont's hot.

Yeah I love tonkatsu too and have been cooking a ton of Japanese ever since the pandemic got here. Ask your daughter if tonkatsu is fish. If she studied her intro Japanese out of Genki she'll probably think that's funny. If not she'll look at you like you're retarded. Win-win either way lol.

EDIT: The 'is tonkatsu fish?' is from a listening practice in Genki I lol

https://www.colby.edu/old-lrc/vll/media/japanese/genki/second_edition/conversation_and_grammar_1-12/K02-03.mp3

[leemajors]

Kind of depends. Vermont Curry has a sweeter flavor I guess with the apple they put in it so if that's what you're after you'd probably like it better. I prefer S&B because they make an Extra Hot curry. It's not hot by any stretch, it's like Japanese hot, not Thai, Korean, or Chinese hot, but quite a bit spicier than Vermont's hot.

Yeah I love tonkatsu too and have been cooking a ton of Japanese ever since the pandemic got here. Ask your daughter if tonkatsu is fish. If she studied her intro Japanese out of Genki she'll probably think that's funny. If not she'll look at you like you're retarded. Win-win either way lol.

EDIT: The 'is tonkatsu fish?' is from a listening practice in Genki I lol

https://www.colby.edu/old-lrc/vll/media/japanese/genki/second_edition/conversation_and_grammar_1-12/K02-03.mp3

She's been taking Japanese since 7th grade and is currently a Junior, will be taking the AP test for it this Spring. I will ask her tomorrow

[Millennial_Messiah]

She's been taking Japanese since 7th grade and is currently a Junior, will be taking the AP test for it this Spring. I will ask her tomorrow

Only thing I know in Japanese is "conichiwa" (hello), how to count to ten and beyond (ichi nee san yan go roku sichi hachi kyu jyu jyu-ichi etc.), boku/watashi wa anata oaishite (I love you; depending on if you're a guy or a girl); & chi-chi na na (basically "fuck off").

[baseline bum]

Only thing I know in Japanese is "conichiwa" (hello), how to count to ten and beyond (ichi nee san yan go roku sichi hachi kyu jyu jyu-ichi etc.), boku/watashi wa anata oaishite (I love you; depending on if you're a guy or a girl); & chi-chi na na (basically "fuck off").

'shine kazu' is probably a better way to tell someone to fuck off where it's pronounced like shi-ne kazu. Literally means 'die, dreg' or 'die, bum.'

[TimDunkem]

Lately I have really liked these Korean Samyang Buldak spicy chicken ramen noodles in the black bag. They're a little spicy but not overly so. There is also one in the red bag that is decently hot. Neither really tastes like chicken but they're kind of addictively sweet, though the red bag one is pretty dominated by the heat while the black bag one is better balanced.

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I also really like the Cup of Noodles curry flavor. Most Cup of Noodles are pretty shit but that one is pretty decent for a three minute curry.
Buldak and curry Cup Noodles are also my favorite. :tu Always knew you were a man of great taste, BB.

[Millennial_Messiah]

'shine kazu' is probably a better way to tell someone to fuck off where it's pronounced like shi-ne kazu. Literally means 'die, dreg' or 'die, bum.'

awesome :tu

[DMC]

The egg tip is solid, try running it through a fork to create more of a egg drop texture and distribution.

[baseline bum]

Buldak and curry Cup Noodles are also my favorite. :tu Always knew you were a man of great taste, BB.

You have a favorite curry brick? Been meaning to try Java Curry but that one seems to be a pain to find so I always end up using either S&B or Vermont.

[TimDunkem]

You have a favorite curry brick? Been meaning to try Java Curry but that one seems to be a pain to find so I always end up using either S&B or Vermont.

Vermont has always been my go-to. Not the best but it works, and you can find it anywhere. I usually have to look around for the hot one though. Golden curry isn't bad either.

[baseline bum]

Anyone had the Nongshim Tonkotsu? That shit is terrible. I don't expect it to taste like if I made it from scratch or anything, but it doesn't even taste like pork despite it advertising itself as a pork bone broth on the package. Ugh some time when we get a big cold front blow in I'm going to make some tonkotsu from scratch. Don't want to do it when it's not cold outside though since it requires having pork bones in a rolling boil for 8 hours. Figured it would be good given how awesome Nongshim's Shin Ramyun Red and Neoguri are but terrible, only good thing in the Nongshim Tonkotsu is the black garlic oil.

[Millennial_Messiah]

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