Wingfood Mie Sedaap Mie Goreng

Country of origin: Indonesia
Bought at Sunrise Market in Knoxville, TN

I know I'm getting a little lax with my updates, or slacking off some may say, but I am making an effort! Just been really, really busy. So anyway, here's a review of some Mie Goreng noodles from a company I've never heard of. The name alone is worth mentioning though, Sedaap! That's really fun to say.

So here's the deal. Regular looking noodle block, probably a little bit bigger than its Indomie counterpart, but you get not one, not two, but FIVE packs of stuff! I know it looks like four in the picture, there's an orange pack under the soy sauce there. Soy sauce, orange goop, kinda creamy and brown goop (yum), soup base, and a pack of fried onions to go on top! Sounds good.

Looks a lot like Indomie, too. They taste similar, but the Indomie noodles are hands down much better both in taste and consistency. It was good to see another company making some Mi Goreng style noodles, though. These also have a very foul smell that you'll notice as soon as you mix them up. I mean, it'll smack you across the face with stank. That coupled with the a little-too-chewy consistency gets these a 6/10. Not bad, but with these it may be best to stick with what's best.

Payless Pancit Shanghai Oriental Flavor

Country of origin: Philippines
Bought at Super Oriental Market

I figured I'd continue in the pancit canton vein. Here's some new stuff from Payless. The couple different Payless noodles I've had were pretty good, so let's check these out.

It's the same size noodle block as the Lucky Me noodles but these look a little funky and kinda feel like packing material. There's a veggie pack and a pack of paste that smells like soy sauce but has some other stuff in it as well.

The first thing I noticed about these was the God awful smell. I mean DAMN, these are some of the stankiest noodles I've ever encountered, and the smell fills up the room immediately. Ugh. The noodles just aren't good quality... they don't have a pleasant texture and are too chewy despite cooking them extra for such a small noodle block. They don't taste as bad as they smell but the smell just kind of kills it. The worst part is I've got these same noodles in another flavor that I'm planning to try... damn. 3/10.

Lucky Me! Pancit Canton Hot Chili Flavor

Country of origin: Philippines
Bought at Super Oriental Market

I've gotten to where I really like pancit canton noodles and other noodles that are a bowl o' noodles rather than a soup. I also like hot stuff, so these seem to be right up my alley. Let's check it out!

Snack size noodle block, just like the other Lucky Me's with a seasoning pack, soy sauce and some seasoning paste which smells kinda spicy.

Not a lotta noodles just like the others. These have kind of a chili spice with some red pepper flakes and such thrown in for a little extra spice. They're a little bit spicy, but just barely enough to register on my spiceometer. They are pretty tasty, though, so for a snack I'd give these an 8/10.

Myojo Chukazanmai Soy Sauce Flavor Ramen

Country of origin: Japan
Bought at Korean Market in Homewood, AL

Soy sauce flavored noodles sound pretty good to me right about now. The Oriental flavored version of these noodles was pretty dang good so I'm expecting these to be the same. I also really like the packaging these come in. Looks nice and feels more sturdy, like maybe it keeps the noodles more fresh? Maybe it just looks cool.

Another thing I like about these noodles is that the noodle block doesn't really look that big (it's not as fat as a standard block, kinda hard to tell in the pic) but still has a good bit of noodles therein. There's a big ol' seasoning pack and a big ol' pack of soy sauce with some oil (I think a mixture of sesame and soybean) thrown in. I have to add this one to the interesting ingredients list also because listed on the package is "Seafood Extract" which is combined extracts of scallops, clams and oysters. Wow. How exactly do you extract that? Do I wanna know? Another ingredient albeit way down on the list is mackerel. Just there in the list like it's digludium bioxate or whatever the hell those chemicals are. Let's give this mackerel a shot.

This stuff is really good and you get exactly what is advertised. Soy sauce flavor noodles. There is a very strong soy sauce flavor but it's very satisfying at the same time. It's a little bit hard to explain, so you just need to try these. You won't be disappointed. I'm giving these a 9/10.

Nissin Demae Chicken Ramen

Country of origin: Taiwan
Bought at Sunrise Market in Knoxville, TN

So since I've been feeling sick recently I wanted something just kind of basic to eat. So I think, "hey, chicken flavor ramen sounds pretty good and basic." So I fished through my treasure trove of ramen and found this delicious looking pack of green goodness. I've been happy with the other two Demaes I've had so let's see how this one measures up.

Standard 100g noodle block, seasoning pack which has a nice kind of roasted chicken smell to it, and a pack of sesame oil. Sounds good.

Like my new bowl? I think it's the shiznit. Anyways, these came out pretty good, I'd say they are definitely a notch above the MAMA chicken ramen I had a couple weeks ago. These just taste better. Pretty basic overall, but still good stuff. I'm giving these a 7/10.

Unif-100 Stewed Pork Chop Flavor Ramen

Country of origin: China
Bought at Super Oriental Market


I know I've been a little bit lax here recently with my ramening... it's due to being sick for about 2 weeks and being really busy with other stuff. Excuses, excuses, I know. Anyway, here's some pork chop flavored ramen from Unif-100. Their noodles are usually pretty good so let's see how these measure up. Mmmm... pork chops.

There's a lot of stuff in this pack. It's a 120g noodle block like Samyang packs so there's tons of noodles, there's a veggie pack that is mostly green onions with some cabbage and carrots thrown in, a soup base that smells like pork bullion, and a pack of disgusting looking brown stuff. I think it has potential. Here goes.

Reminds me of hot & sour soup. And not that nasty ass bean thread stuff... the real Chinese soup. As far as taste goes it's not bad, has a definite pork overtone and the noodles are pretty good quality. I microwaved this one for 5 minutes rather than the 4 it suggested on the package and they came out great. I'm giving this one a 7/10. It was pretty good, but the pork flavor left a weird aftertaste in my mouth and to tell you the truth I don't know if the world is ready for pork chop flavored ramen. Not bad, though.

STREET RAMEN FIGHTER II TURBO!

HADOUKEN!!

I didn't make this image but damn, that's just funny as hell to me.