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[Whizbang Dustyboots]

You can make a lot of great ramen at home without all the salt and preservatives of instant noodles. There's probably a dedicated aisle in your grocery store with the ingredients or another dedicated Asian market nearby.

I cook from scratch at least six nights a week and make lunches from scratch about four or five days a week. I sometimes need a break!

But yes, ultimately, I do intend to work my way toward making my own stuff.

 

[Bedrockgames]

There is a new Asian Market near me and they have a huge aisle of instant noodles.. There are quite a few that while I can't read the labels, I can derive from the art and other markings that they are all sorts of hot.. I've been picking up one or two each time I go and rolling the dice. So far nothing has killed me..

Yet..

Yeah, I live in a city with a medical school with many, many international students. Our local grocery, as a result, has an incredible array of instant noodles. I've so far just stuck to the English-language ones, but I think I'm going to follow your lead and start venturing into deeper waters.

Mama is a really good brand

 

[overgeeked]

I cook from scratch at least six nights a week and make lunches from scratch about four or five days a week. I sometimes need a break!

I hear that.

But yes, ultimately, I do intend to work my way toward making my own stuff.

Have fun. Ramen is so tasty.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Mama is a really good brand

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Easy to remember such a fun name, too!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Stop making me agree with people I am otherwise irritated by, jerks!

 

[Ryujin]

The Fire Wok line of instant noodle cups aren't particularly fiery -- although don't get that chili oil anywhere near your eyes or nasal tissue -- but they sure are tasty.

If you're in the market for actually hot then look for the Buldok line. They have regular spicy, x2, and x3. I usually have a four pack of x2 in the cupboard, for when I'm in the mood, but the x1 is also reasonably hot.

 

[Reynard]

There is a new Asian Market near me and they have a huge aisle of instant noodles.. There are quite a few that while I can't read the labels, I can derive from the art and other markings that they are all sorts of hot.. I've been picking up one or two each time I go and rolling the dice. So far nothing has killed me..

Yet..

Yeah, I live in a city with a medical school with many, many international students. Our local grocery, as a result, has an incredible array of instant noodles. I've so far just stuck to the English-language ones, but I think I'm going to follow your lead and start venturing into deeper waters.

Sort of related story:

almost 20 years ago, my wife and I travelled to Seoul to pick up our adopted daughter. Neither of us spoke or read a like of Korean, and we arrived late at nigh after a very long flight. The only place open was a hole in the wall kimchi joint behind the adoption agency guest house. Tired and starving, we went inside and sat down. Nothing but locals. The (apparently) owner lady walked up to us and it was clear she spoke about as much English as we did Korean. The menu was just written -- no pictures. So, we just sort of pointed to something.

Bless this lady, she looked at us, kind of sad, and shook her head. We pointed to something else and again, she shook her head. Finally, we chose something that she nodded at and soon after she came back with the most delicious bim-bap ever. Only later did we realize she had saved us from some very non-Western friendly kimchi.

The moral of the story, as related to your posts: when they say hot in East Asia, they mean it.

 

[trappedslider]

I swear with all the ax grinding those blades are Sharpened to a Single Atom

 

[CleverNickName]

I swear with all the ax grinding those blades are Sharpened to a Single Atom

"But I'm outraged! And I'm outraged that nobody else seems to be outraged!"

 

[prabe]

"But I'm outraged! And I'm outraged that nobody else seems to be outraged!"