tiggeril if thespos doesn’t work out I’ll propose. Where do I get in line?
I have ramen noodles almost every day. You can mix them with any other kind of soup (cooked or canned) and they are always delicious. I am not so sure about the nutritional value though.
I buy them in industrial quantities and they work out at something like 8 cents a pack. But it’s not because I’m cheap (which I am) but because I like the stuff.
Hmm… I think I’ll go get me some.
One time I was out shopping with some Malaysian friends and they recommended I buy a small box of these ramon-like noodles–they called them “Mi-tom” or something along that lines.
God.
This stuff was like crack. Definitely the king of the ramen-like noodles category. Each package came with THREE spice bags. If you added all of them in, you’d burn your face off with the heat. At about half of each, though…sheer happiness.
My Mom bought me a cookbook devoted to cooking with ramen. Has a few hundred recipes ranging from deserts to main dishes. Great stuff. If I could remember the title and author, I’d recommend. 
Ramen rules.
I lived in Japan for two years and couldn’t have survived without it.
Has anybody eaten kim-chi ramen? (Kim-chi: another food I couldn’t have survived without)
Sheez. I pop into MPSIMS and get the crap scared out of me. “Dear God, I’ve gone back in time!!” 
Thanks for the new recipes. I’ll probably need them, as I still have two and a half weeks to go (in the home stretch!).
evilbeth… that is intriguing. I must try it. Tonight. muahahaha!!
::thunder crashes::
All this brings back fond memories of when I went on a “men” tour to China about 5 years ago. I and a “select” group of 7 other ra"men" lovers traveled throughout China tasting and experiencing the real “noodles of the people”. Have you ever watched ramen noodles being made? I get all excited just thinking about it ;).
Current favorite- Miso ramen with egg and sweet corn.
All time tasty treat- Curry ramen with a big dollop of mayo( great when 9 and half months pregnant and in desperate need of a distraction)
We crush the noodles,
Boil water, add the packet.
Yum: a salt bullet
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Losing Joey to lymphoma at only 49 is one of the great tragedies of our time.
OH, you said RAMEN, Sorry! I like that too. Especially the Chicken flavor. Salt bullet, indeed.
I am a traditionalist, I suppose. I eat ramen 4-5 times a week, usualy as a midnight snack, but I like ONLY Oodles of Nodles brand, and ONLY beef flavor.
Back in the days where I still ate nutritionally worthless starch on a regular basis, a packet of ramen noodles with a can of corn dumped in was a perfect dinner. Of course, after that carb load, it was usually followed by a nice nap on the sofa.
Well, I am so amazed to have to wait this long to post to a thread of true weight and substance …
I seem to be the only one who votes for cooking with just the right amount of water and then adding seasoning without draining. I have tried all the methods mentioned, but this seems to work best… I love sodium and max flavor, which may have something to do with it.
I have not yet seen anyone mention cooking the ramen and then adding a can of drained tuna - mmm mmm mmm!!!
Also, does anyone else mix flavors for double ramen? Shrimp ramen + chicken ramen = ecstasy! (Though other combinations are good too.)
SO Cygnus also sometimes would get water boiling, add noodles, then crack an egg into the pot (stirring and breaking up yolk, of course.) Most tasty, and stretches that morning meal a bit more while adding some extra nutrients.
Ramen, ramen, beautiful ramen!
5/$1 standard, 12/$1 when on sale, MARUCHAN is the best brand and don’t settle for anything less!
And do you break them up before boiling or cook in full-length conditon?
:: Contemplating going downstairs to put a pan of water on to boil ::
put packet in water.
boil.
add noodles.
get one egg (or two if you’re hungry) and beat well.
pour a spoonfull into the <b>boiling </b> water.
it makes ‘egg drop’ soup.
It is great if you add kimchee, too. (if you like it).
also, I eat my ramen with lime juice squeezed in. I won’t eat it if there are no limes.
You will be happy to know that I have written a staff report about the history of Ramen noodles. I wrote it about a month ago, but it won’t appear for awhile… Jill
I too am a ramen fan. I’m home from college for a couple of weeks before summer school starts, and I was disappointed to see that my parents only had real food in the house-not a single packet of ramen anywhere! I had to put it on my mom’s grocery list. I asked for chicken, creamy chicken and beef, though I don’t dislike the oriental flavor. She came back with creamy chicken and the roast beef flavor. Does anyone else thinks the roast beef tastes odd and not as good as the regular beef?
I don’t exactly love ramen, but I sure do seem to eat a lot of it!
Like most ramen eaters, I am a poor college student. I usually eat pretty well, but its pretty hard to get to the store, and I often spend a lot of time with a less-than-stocked pantry. I call ramen “finals gourmet” because it is just the kind of fast, non-perishable food that one needs during times of intense study.
I grew up with ramen in my life. As a kiddie, I ate it raw. Later I graduated to the icky combination of unseasoned ramen with a slice of cheese on top. Now, as a sophisticated adult, I enjoy it hot with seasoning stirred in. I only eat Top Ramen Oriental flavor, because that is the only one that doesn’t overtly have meat in it (please don’t tell me if the “spices” listed on the lable is really
a code for “dried pork liver”). Even if I could eat ramen in a styrofoam cup, I wouldn’t. What a horrible way to enjoy this wonderful food.
Purists, however, would be appalled at the terrible things I am forced to do when finals roll around. First off, I often microwave ramen, which disgusts my housemates. They believe if you are going to cook ramen, you might as well do it right, over the stove top. I think that if I am going to eat ramen there is no way that I am washing more than one dish. Secondly, I usually eat it simple, with just the seasoning packet. When it’s been a long time between balanced meals, however, I start getting desperate. I start throwing in all the frozen veggies I can find. Usually it ends up being peas, carrots and corn, with perhaps a can of beans. Hardly authenitic, and hardly good, but it does sustain me.
mmmm… ramen ramen ramen ramen…
The only flavour I buy, too, is Top Ramen Oriental, because it’s the only cheapie vegetarian kind available 'round here (I can fancy-schmancy gourmet veggie ramen from the co-op, but that can cost, oh, gosh, a good 79 cents a pack! 5 for $1 is much preferable) But just one flavour can get boring, so I like to experiment. My favourite is “satay” ramen (in which I probably completely bastardize two seperate Asian food; my apologies to the food purists)
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[li]Discard season packet (Or, if you’re me, set it aside for next time so you can make double strength ramen–twice the sodium means twice the fun! Or something to that effect…)[/li][li]Boil slightly less water than recommended (I think they say 2 c. and I use 1 1/2 c.)[/li][li]Add a dollop of peanut butter and a splash of soy sauce[/li][li]Toss in noodles[/li][li]Scavange through the fridge to quick find something that goes with peanut[/li][li]Toss that in too. (My favourite is cubed tofu. Mushrooms are good, too. Frozen peas and/or carrots are questionable, but will do in a pinch.)[/li][li]Stir well.[/li][li]Eat in out of the pot with the fork you cooked with.[/li][/ul]
Yum.
My latest staff report on ramen noodles: http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mramen.html