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#554: Yum Yum Shrimp Flavour (Tom Yum) Oriental Style Instant Noodles
Here we have some Yum Yum noodles sent to me from Holland. made in Thailand and they’re Tom Yum flavor. Sounds good to me – here we go. Just like all the other Yum Yum flavorrs except this one has drk...
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#556: Wings Food Mie Sedaap Mi Goreng Perisa Asli
This is Mi Goreng – made by Indomie’s chief competitor. Will it stack up to Indomie Mi Goreng? Let’s see – the battle begins! From left to right: Kecap Manis (sweet soy sauce), manas pedas (chili...
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#608: Koka Instant Non-Fried Noodles Spicy Black Pepper Flavour
Hadn’t tried it before and at under $3.00 for the four pack, how could I resist? Here’s the front of a single pack. I have had many of the other varieties of Koka before, but spicy black pepper just...
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#619: Yamamoto Ponpoko Tempura Udon Fried Noodles Bowl
What an awesome bowl of noodles. First, it’s a new brand to me – Yamamoto. Second, it’s got tempura in there as well as udon. Third, there’s a couple tanuki on the label. What is a tanuki Here’s the...
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Re-Review: Indomie Instant Noodles Onion Chicken Flavour
My boy wanted noodles today and he wanted to try these. Thought we’d do a re-review! Here’s the back of the package (click image to enlarge). The noodle block. Indomie noodles are usually quite good!...
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#636: Yamamori Tom Yam Ramen Pork Flavor(Tomyankun Ramen Porkfu)
After tasting those last two earlier, I was ready to have something that looked really good – and here it is! Tom Yam noodles, made in Thailand and from Japan! Here’s the back of the packaging (click...
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#646: Yamamoto Shoyu Flavor Ramen
Today seemed like a good day for as fancy Japanese bowl of noodles. Here’s what was on the bottom of the bowl… Here’s what was on the side of the bowl! Click to enlarge. One single packet – I somehow...
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Happy National Noodles Month! Meet The Manufacturer: Interview with Tat Hui...
Let’s kick off National Noodles Month with a special new feature – Meet The Manufacturer! Recently, I had the fortunate experience to talk to James Parr, a marketing manager for Khong Guan, the...
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Meet The Manufacturer Re-Review: Tat Hui’s KOKA Tomato Flavour Instant...
Here’s another of the KOKA line to re-review – tomato flavor! Here’s the four pack. Here’s a single package. This is the back of the single package (click image to enlarge) – was a surprise to see it...
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#678: Wang Kitsune Udon Noodle
Here’s another one from the nice people at RamenPleace.com! This is a Korean udon bowl with fried tofu – usually something I would imagine in a Japanese bowl. Let’s see how it tastes! Here’s the side...
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#679: Mamee Express Cup Fried Onion Chicken Flavour
Here’s another one my sister got me for my birthday! Here’s a brand I’ve never seen before – Mamee. It’s from Malaysia! Let’s have a look! Here’s the info on the distributor’s sticker. Here’s the side...
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Big Donation: Indofood CBP – Indomie!
I got an email that a package was sent to me from Indomie CBP in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 16th! Well, it arrived on the 21st! Five days from Jakarta – that was impressive! They were worried that even...
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#708: Wu-Mu Pork Flavor Ramen Mi Thit Bam
Got this on our recent trip to California at a 99 Ranch down there. I rememebr enjoying the beef one I got the time before in California during our honeymoon, so figured it’d be a good idea to give...
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#723: Indomie Mi Goreng Barbecue Chicken Flavour Fried Noodles
Hey – haven’t I reviewed this before? Nope! This is the regular sized package – Michael C. from Eastland Foods sent me this one – thanks! Like I’ve always said, I try to review everything I can get my...
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#779: Indomie Mi Instan Mi Goreng Kriuuk Ayam (Crispy Chicken)
Here’s another new one sent by my friend in Indonesia – thanks again! This certainly is different – kriuuk? I couldn’t find a direct translation but here’s what Wikipedia said: In 2006, Indomie...
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My Mom’s Custom Breakfast Ramen From When I Was A Kid
I have very fond memories of what my mom used to make for me to eat during my childhood. She used to make me Totino’s Party Pizzas for breakfast, (I had one a couple days ago and noticed that either...
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#882: SuperMi Gobang Goreng Rasa Ayam Bawang
Here’s one of the last couple of packs sent by my friend from Jakarta, Indonesia. Thanks again – these have been a real treat to review! This one’s one of SuperMi’s well-know fusions. Goreng and Ayam...
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Re-Review: Wei Lih Jah Jan Mien Instant Noodles With Fried Soybeans Paste
Went to the 99 Ranch Market near us a few weeks ago and my son Andy picked this as something he would like to try. Well, today is the day to try it out! The first time I tried this one, I made it...
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Pardoning The Turkey Until Tomorrow: The Ramen Rater’s Thanksgiving Breakfast...
I am in charge of throwing the turkey in the oven this year at noon. I figured breakfast shouldn’t have anything turkey like involved and pardon the turkey at least ramen-wise for a day. Then Black...
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Meet The Manufacturer: #1028: Samyang Foods Buldalk Bokkeummyeon (Hot Fried...
Well this one looks to be extremely spicy. Samyang Foods sent some instructions along as everything on the back of these packages are in Korean. Well, they also added a little advice: If it is too...
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#1730: Wu-Mu BBQ Pork Flavor Chow Mein
Here’s yet another I got up in Canada during my birthday trip this last year. This one sounded especially good – chow mein! BBQ pork! How can you go wrong? Well, my hope is that one can’t go wrong!...
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MyOri Creates New Packaging – Endorsed By The Ramen Rater
Got this package in the mail yesterday – let’s look inside! MyOri’s new packaging (click to enlarge) – looks really snazzy! But wait a second (click to enlarge) – it’s me on the package! I have...
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Meet The Manufacturer: #2083: Nissin Taisho Fried Noodle Sesame Paste Flavour...
Last night, we went to a little Taiwanese restaurant nearby and I brought home some leftovers. I got some Hakka style fried tofu, squid and pork belly with vegetables; not covered in sauce but nicely...
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Meet The Manufacturer: #2122: Nissin Chilli Noodles Stir Fried Holy Basil...
This one sounds particularly interesting – from the picture, it looks like a seafood fried noodle. However, holy basil sounds alluring – let’s check this unique variety out! Here’s the back of the...
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#2302: Nissin Yakisoba Instant Noodles
It’s kind of interesting. Indeed, I review two products a day but generally only post one. This ensures two things. First, I get to everything before it expires. Second, I have a buffer in case I...
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Re-Review: Paldo Bulnak Bokkeummyun Pan Stirfried Noodle
Okay, okay. After being bombarded with people disagreeing with the odrer of the ranking on my The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Spiciest Instant Noodles list, I thought I’d give this one another go-round. The...
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#2568: Nongshim Mr. Bibim Stir Fried Kimchi Flavour
So I have a new contact named Danny at Nongshim Korea – one of the guys from Happy Souper helped me get a hold of him via email – thanks! Danny was kind enough to send along these new Mr. Bibim...
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#2874: Samyang Foods Buldak Bokkeummyun Hot Chicken Flavor Almonds
I’ll be first to say that I enjoy almonds, usually the smokehouse ones. You know the ones I’m talking about. I’m pretty partial to chocolate ones too although I don’t usually have them. I’ve had ones...
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#3216: Sapporo Ichiban Small Fried Shrimp Soba – Japan
Today, we have one that was part of Japan Crate’s Umai Crate. So Japan Crate is a subscription service which has all sorts of different options for you. pretty neat stuff from Japan! There’s a coupon...
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#4047: Myojo Charumera Cup Noodle – Aomori Stamina Sauce With Garlic & Sweet...
Here’s one that came in a Zenpop.jp box – use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a groovy discount! Here’s what they have to say about this one – ‘Kamikita Agricultural Processing Co., Ltd. (commonly...
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