# Anyone remember when Campbell's Soup tried to make Ramen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 29, 2000, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-when-campbells-soup-tried-to-make-ramen/47620 "2000-12-29T03:01:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-when-campbells-soup-tried-to-make-ramen/47620/1 "2000-12-29T03:01:09Z")
I have very hazy memories of this, and as far as I know, it’s a dead product. Was it different from normal ramen? Was it anywhere near as cheap. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-when-campbells-soup-tried-to-make-ramen/47620/2 "2000-12-29T04:22:31Z")
Yeah, I think I remember…in fact, I thought they still did. It wasn’t bad. Although one time they tried baked ramen, or fat free ramen. THAT was nasty! ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-when-campbells-soup-tried-to-make-ramen/47620/3 "2000-12-29T20:38:04Z")
ew ew ew ew ew ew The lowfat/fat-free kind was HORRIBLE! No amount of cooking would make it “done.” Tasted and felt like styrofoam. I didn’t care for the fat-full Cambells Ramen, either, though. It lacked something. Dunno what. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-when-campbells-soup-tried-to-make-ramen/47620/4 "2000-12-29T20:39:42Z")
Oh, and I forgot to mention that it was about twice the price of other ramen. Not that that made it expensive, but comparatively it was. ---
**Author:** ![Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-when-campbells-soup-tried-to-make-ramen/47620/5 "2000-12-29T20:55:22Z")
I kind of liked the fat-free Ramen. Although, I was in Clemson (big time college town) and every other time I went back to one of our two grocery stores for more, the shelf was bare. So, there were some who dug it. But, yes, to answer the OP, I remember it. They were apparently very proud of their Ramen technology. The price they charged was certainly more than it was worth. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-when-campbells-soup-tried-to-make-ramen/47620/6 "2000-12-30T02:01:05Z")
I like my ramen cheap and easy. The same way I like my men. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-when-campbells-soup-tried-to-make-ramen/47620/7 "2000-12-30T02:06:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*I like my ramen cheap and easy. The same way I like my men. \*\* \< perk \>