/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16099877
why is japanese cuisine so hilariously bad?
the main staple dish of nipponland is sushi which is literally just fish on rice
their curry is just watered soup
ramen is just inferior version of authentic Chinese noodles
even instant noodles is taiwanese (Chinese) and not from japan

why could the nips not make a satisfactory cuisine?

https://youtu.be/WEM62MsfxCw

I like to watch people make it on youtube

For me it's mi goreng Indo Mie noodles

>>16099951
They're so good but they're almost TOO cheap. I can pick up a huge box of them for pracitcally nothing and I get so sick of them. As far as fried noodles go, I like buying the refrigerated/frozen bags of just the noodles and the sauce packet. All it needs are vegetables and meat, and the sauce/noodles are loads better than instant for slightly more work.

>>16099984
Are there multiple sauce packets? That's a lot of noodles to make at once, or maybe it's just the perspective. I usually add meat and veg to my goreng anyways, but those definitely look higher quality

>>16099992
yeah they're 1:1 with sauce packets to noodle packs (individually portioned, each enough for a big plate). Pretty good flavor variety too, there was a curry sauce one I had recently. You gotta be kinda careful though, some cheap-out and use normal dry seasoning sauce but others are wet sauce/multiple.

Had the staple for dinner, this, half a chicken breast, one egg, vegetables, chilli powder / chilli flakes.

>>16099877
Are there any good instant ramen brands that don't add 2 grams of sodium to every pack?

>>16100469
Ichiran adds 3

i just want to say don't buy this it's a waste of money and I bought it because I love me some tonkotsu ramen but it's nothing like what you can get at a restaurant

>>16100495
buy this instead

>>16099924
anon post new pasta please this one is getting over used

huge fan of these desu, surprisingly good especially when you mix in some extra soy sauce and sesame oil into the sauce

for me it's UFO, mostly because I like the ads, but pretty tasty desu

>>16100519
I was going to get some ichiran stuff but I saw on amazon it has shit reviews

These things can get hot as fuck, but I generally love the flavor.

Classic Shin Ramyun with an egg

>>16099951
Is your personality as basic as your eating habits?

>>16100801
Are you the same person that keeps making these shitty posts complaining about other peoples tastes across multiple boards or is this a new meme I'm not getting? I swear theres one specific cunt on here right now that has to make a snarky comment no matter how out of place it is. Fuck you.
t. not the indo mie guy

>>16100808
I know the guy you're talking about he's been posting under the name 'Anonymous' for years.

These are really good, though not very filling. Great tom yum flavour.

>>16100824
What a cunt, someone should teach him a lesson

Lots of same-old-same-old answers, ITT

Tried this out a little while back. Decent, but expensive. Good noodle quality, decent flavor and texture, ample veggie pack. Not really all that much "bean" flavor to it, but whatever, I haven't been around to see if it's been posted in other threads

How often is too often for instant noodles?

>>16099877
Turns out they're pretty good if you put in some of your own veggies. Dunno why it took me so long to realize, but I guess it helps that I have a lot of frozen pies, spring onions and even carrots that I can literally just grab out the freezer and toss into the broth. bretty gud

Aren't instant ramen like incredibly unhealthy though?

>>16101691
*frozen peas dammit

Anyone have some suggestions for nice ramen?
I'm a huge fan of the momoson tokoyo chicken and tonkotsu, and it's ruined lesser ramen for me.
and my local costco stopped carying it, so it's expensive as shit to get off of amazon.

>>16100871
Monica. Great to upgrade into budae jjigae, with some spam & american cheese.

>>16101691
>I have a lot of frozen pies that I can literally just grab out the freezer and toss into the broth
Silly anon, the soup goes in the pie, not the other way around

I remember seeing people praise this particular cup noodle and saw it the other day for fucking 5 bucks a cup, I hate the import fees tacked onto products like this but I gave it a try out of curiousity and it is actually very good, I wish they made these in north america.

>>16102028
maybe try some of sapporo ichiban's other instant ramen, since it's produced by that same brand.

>>16099877
I've been on a soba kick recently but Ninben has started importing a shitty white label version of pic for wypipo and it sucks. Despite soy sauce no longer being the first ingredient (that's water now) it's so fucking salty. Hopefully I can still find the real stuff at H Mart or elsewhere because this shit's too convenient to give up.

>>16099951
I was waiting to see how long it took for these to be mentioned
I'm not complaining though these are the best shit every time

Spicy ramyun or bust.

This stuff here is my favourite instant ramen. Tastes pretty damn close to the real thing and it's great to throw a bunch of stuff in for a weeb lunch.

>>16101691
They are but they taste too good. I've got the eggs down properly too and I keep a bunch marinated in dark/light soy sauce in the fridge for ready use when I fancy some.

>>16102187
Hell yeah, the black garlic one is one of my favorite soup mixes, although I disagree about tasting pretty close as the noodles are pretty shit (easily rectified by using other, fresh/frozen noodles).

>>16102207
Oh yeah, I was referring to the broth itself. Instant noodles are never going to be great but they do the job.

>>16102201
As in I know they're not quite right in that pic. But still pretty good.

>>16099877
Just had one of these, picked up from the 99. It was good and the dried veggies actually smelled fresh and seasoned really good. Not a lot of noodles, but that thick Ganjang soy sauce was really fucking good. Im picking up more of them

>>16102092
I've used pic related for all my soba and udon needs and sometimes in some recipes, its easily available in Canada at least and isnt that salty, although this was my first tsuyu and I stuck with it since

>>16100495
I think the problem is you expected a cup of instant ramen to taste like what you could get in a restaurant. I bought the same pack from costco and it isnt bad. Heavy on the garlic side doesnt really taste of pork, but not a bad purchase.

>>16099877
This shit killer too. Packets of wet kimchee in each cup

>>16102054
s-should not want

>>16100824
>>16100843
hey here he is right here! I found the bastard.

>>16102201
> I've got the eggs down properly too
then why don't those eggs look marinated at all?

>>16100495
I got a pack of these from Costco on sale....I thought it was the most bland, tasteless ramen I have ever had. Even with the addition of other ingredients its just wet noodles.

>>16102975
Because as I explained, they're not right in that picture because the day I took that pic I didn't want to bother waiting for them to marinate and now I always keep some in the fridge ready to go.

>>16101462
I'd say more than 3 a week is excessive. Also depends on what else you eat. If you generally eat like shit then you probably shouldn't be eating instant ramen at all, not that somebody who eats like shit would care anyway. If you eat an otherwise (relatively) healthy diet then I wouldn't be too worried. Instant noodles are one of the few garbage foods that I can't resist and eat somewhat regularly. I generally avoid sugar so I don't feel too bad about it.

>>16099877
I earn more than minimum wage. I do not eat shit like this.

>>16100012
>>16099992
Yeah you want the variety that comes from the Indonesian factory, not the Nigerian factory. The "big" variant is Indonesian only as far as I can tell so it's a safe bet.

>>16099941
What are those ramen noodle cookers called?

soup comes with a packet of powder and a packet of goo. is the goo also for eating?

>>16100519
But it tastes nothing like the ramen at ichiran, except for the red spice is the same.

>>16102069
>I wish they made these in north america.
They literally do. This is in my pantry right now; note the “Manufactured by” bit. It’s available at damn near any Asian market, as well as Amazon.
Learn to shop responsibly. It could save your life.

>>16104634
>made in Gardena
If only getting there wasnt such a pain in the ass, and wasnt in a ghetto shithole, I'd would wanna pick up a carton of them from Nissin directly
>30 miles from me

>>16104634
what the fuck, then how come I can't find them for reasonable prices at any asian supermarkets here? even on amazon, it's like $80 for a 12 pack for me for some god forsaken rason

For me, it's this. Very expensive though so I only have it once in a while.

>>16100828
I think this is good once in a while. I like it but it's overwhelmingly tangy lemon flavour.

>>16099951
>indogs

>>16105131
Here’s 6 for $12, assuming you’re an ameribro. Since it’s a ‘good’ Cup Noodle, you aren’t gonna find it for cheaper, even in an Asian store.
Granted it isn’t the “BIG” curry cup noodle, but we don’t get that in murrica. Same as we don’t get the superior Curry-Cheese flavor from Japan.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077SH8PSS

>>16099951
love these bastards. basically crack and i do eventually get sick if i eat too much in a short span of time. but these are so good for how cheap they are.

>>16099924
Ok Chang

Where my yakisoba chads at

>>16102069
I used to eat this every day on my lunch break for 2 years or so

>>16100654
Fuck yes

>>16099951
i buy these just for the flavour packets and throw the noodles away.
tastes much better as seasoning for fried rice than for noodles

for me, it is nissin raoh. the king of ramen.

This one is great, spicy and delicious. I spent some time trying to replicate it with my own spices, but it's difficult to get exactly right since there's like onion, garlic, 12 spices (red pepper, cumin, coriander, fenugreek, star anise, fennel, black pepper, cardamom, tumeric, ginger, nutmeg, paprika) + MSG, IG, salt, sugar, palm oil, and some sort of acid.

for me, it's Mario.

>>16099984
These aren't very good.

>>16110142
I love this, although it doesn't actually taste like curry. I lived on this through uni.

>>16102092
You do fucking realize that you're supposed to water these down, right anon?

>>16111208
It doesn't taste like any curry I've had, but there are a lot of different curries. I definitely want to reverse engineer it to make a similar broth to use in other recipes.

>>16106694
I love how boldly it proclaims the calorie count.

>>16100654
His expression says: "Where the fuck did I go wrong with my life that I ended up here?"

>>16104510
Personally I call it a kettle

>>16099992
man you nearly got quints, checked