Sunday, May 15, 2011

Wanna take a ramen bath?

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You have got to check out this article... seeing is believing.

Nongshim Neoguri Spicy Seafood Flavor


Country of origin: Korea
Bought at Tokyo Asian Food in Hoover, AL

I've had this one for a little while and it somehow slipped to the back of the ramen shelf. It looks incredibly tasty judging by the picture on the package... hopefully it's got a star cut potato and all that other stuff inside there. I'm most excited about the udon type noodles that this one promises. Udon noodles are big fat noodles and are crazy delicious. Without further speculation, here we go!


Check out those noodles! It's a little bit hard to tell from the pic but if you compare this one to some of the other noodle pics on here then you will see a big difference. These are way fatter than other ramen noodles, and while I wouldn't call them udon (which I guess is why it says "udon type") they are a lot bigger. The excitement is killing me!!


You can definitely tell from this pic what the difference is. These are pretty damn good and I'm pleasantly surprised since most seafood flavor ramen I've had was nothing special. These had a decent amount of spice to them and I love the texture of the bigger noodles. This is not one to miss if you are a ramen fan. 9/10.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Nongshim HooRooRook


Country of origin: Korea
Bought at Tokyo Asian Food in Hoover, AL


Who looks? WHO LOOKS???
I don't really know, but the packaging is very encouraging to paranoid people. Maybe someone really is watching you eat these noodles... they could be lurking around the corner right now, waiting to hear the microwave beep and then.... they probably do nothing. Or jump out and say GOTCHA and run away. But the question still remains.... who looks? Me for right now. Looking at these noodles anyway. These are non-fried, which means they're just dried so they'll stick together. This makes them a lot more healthy, or rather less bad for you since instant ramen is probably one of the most processed foods you can eat. Anyway, here goes.


Here's what you get in the package. You get a round noodle block like in Shin Ramyun and three good sized packs of stuff. Check out all the stuff dumped out of the packs:

Check out all that stuff! Lots of ingredients here. Speaking of, an ingredient here is cod fish. Like Captain D's fish. Pretty cool huh? Time for cooking!



Here's the done deal. Looks like there's a lot going on in that bowl. Well, here's the deal.
It's pretty damn average. I don't like the texture of the noodles due to them not being fried, they are very flimsy and stringy. The soup tastes very very average, kind of a vegetable ramen flavor. Just not much to say about these. So... who looks? Look no further for average noodles! 4/10.