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Let us discuss Ramen!

Do you make it? How often? What brand? Do you use the pre-packaged flavorings, or do you make your own? Lots of broth, or not? Do I make you horny? What flavor is your favorite? Any recipes?

:)

Let is discuss Ramen!

Do you make it? How often? What brand? Do you use the pre-packaged flavorings, or do you make your own? Lots of broth, or not? Do I make you horny? What flavor is your favorite? Any recipes?

:)

OK!

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Ramen is a vital food of choice for any college age male living in the United States. I eat any and all ramen, although the cheaper it is, the better.

Ramen is a vital food of choice for any college age male living in the United States. I eat any and all ramen, although the cheaper it is, the better.

True. would not be alive today without Ramen.

BOxed macaroni and cheese gets an honorable mention. *nod*

I don't know what ramen is :(

I don't know what ramen is :(

:eek:

EGAD!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen

So it's basically noodle soup?

I don't know what ramen is :(

Think Pot Noodles, I reckon! But associated with Japanese/Chinese flavours in the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen

looks like Ramen isn't the English thing

Ramen is great, it is so cheap and so good. The only thing different that I have ever done to my ramen is put small bits of hot dog in there for meaty goodness. However, if I have a cup of ramen with its meat and veggies in there then no improvement is necessary.

:eek:

EGAD!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen
Just looks like SuperNoodles to me :confused:

I'm more of a stir-fry fan, myself. Noodles are great, but they need something with a little bit of substance to back them up.

Ramen pwns. I use shrimp flavor.

Yum...I like the blue kind...Oriental.

Just looks like SuperNoodles to me :confused:

Yep. Cup-O-Noodles and many other products are simply types of instant ramen. *nod*

Ramen is the best. I like all the flavors (rhat I've tried, anyway), but my favorite is chicken, closely followed by pork. I think...been a while since I had ramen.

Ramen is a vital food of choice for any college age male living in the United States. I eat any and all ramen, although the cheaper it is, the better.
Also college aged females! I remember Ramen well. I may go buy some just for the nostalgia...

All!

Mmm. Noodles.

Worsterchire. A fuckload of it. Lee & Perrins.

We also buy packages of the frozen, microwavable stir fry and cook it up, then make three to five packages of noodles. Drain most of the water from your noodles, then dump in your flavor stuff. Mix well with the stir-fry, and bam. Insta-grub that's not going to leave you hungry in twenty minutes.

I work at a convenience store and get a massive discount on Hot Pockets, so we consume hundreds of those fuckers a week, as well.

my favorite is chicken, closely followed by pork. I think... Yes yes. :)

Maruchan brand. Dirt cheap. We don't have it here, so I have to bring it from the US. Where I haven't been in ages. Which is why I haven't eaten it in ages. :(

Yep. Cup-O-Noodles and many other products are simply types of instant ramen. *nod*
Aaaaah, OK. In that case - I'm a student. Of course I like ramen, it's my staple diet. :D

Also: Don't make it, don't know how; eat it when I feel like it (at home) or at least 4 times a week (uni); usually the cheapy, own brand ones because they cost 9p :p; prefer to make my own, but prepacked will do if nothing else; deffo not, unless they're going in a soup; of course you do, you're LG ¬_¬; Usually go with chicken because it's easier, but curry ones are good (thick curry sauce+noodles=strange but mmmm!); usually I whack some jerk chicken, peppers and pineapple in there and mix it up. Possibly some citrus fruit juice with it for a bit of volume. :)

Let us discuss Ramen!

Do you make it? How often? What brand? Do you use the pre-packaged flavorings, or do you make your own? Lots of broth, or not? Do I make you horny? What flavor is your favorite? Any recipes?

:)I made myself my first Ramen soup in over a decade, and I must say I was horribly disappointed. But I'll blame it on American tapwater and use bottled water to cook my next one :p

Ramen sucks. Kraft Dinner forever!

Ramen sucks. Kraft Dinner forever!Objection! Cheese makes me puke.

Objection! Cheese makes me puke.
Lactose intolerant, or just don't like cheese? One makes you unlucky, the other a philistine. :D

Objection! Cheese makes me puke.

Overruled! some people eat it without the cheese. I don't know whay but maybe that's your department.

Overruled! some people eat it without the cheese. I don't know whay but maybe that's your department.Nah. But to be frank, poptarts are the only way to go. :D

Nah. But to be frank, poptarts are the only way to go. :D

Cold poptarts between afternoon classes is a fond college memory.

For some reason I read the thread title as 'The Ramen Threat'!

I think it must be time to crash...

Nah. But to be frank, poptarts are the only way to go. :D


Yeah, poptarts are pretty good. Es[pecially, surprisingly enough, the "Sundae" flavor (which you are supposed to freeze) heated up. It is incredibly sweet, but good.


You know what, thoguh? I don't buy those. I had a bad experience. The filling in those fuckers just stays hot.

You know what, thoguh? I don't buy those. I had a bad experience. The filling in those fuckers just stays hot.Someone hasn't read the "idiot instructions" on the box :p

Someone hasn't read the "idiot instructions" on the box :p


Ummm...well, I was actually manhandling the poptart...and it broke...and evil ensued...I'm not about to just take a ginat bite out of a really hot poptart.....usually...I did once, though. But I was on acid, so I mantain that it doesn't count.

Ummm...well, I was actually manhandling the poptart...and it broke...and evil ensued...I'm not about to just take a ginat bite out of a really hot poptart.....usually...I did once, though. But I was on acid, so I mantain that it doesn't count.

Any time someone hurts himself with a breakfast pastry should definitely count as something stupid.

Ummm...well, I was actually manhandling the poptart...and it broke...and evil ensued...I'm not about to just take a ginat bite out of a really hot poptart.....usually...I did once, though. But I was on acid, so I mantain that it doesn't count.It says on the packaging how to avoid it getting too hot by not turning the toaster too high ;)

How sad is it that I know that after only four days in the US? :(

But then I have to think about my 5 lbs bag of Jolly Ranchers and I'm happy again! Yay! :D

It says on the packaging how to avoid it getting too hot by not turning the toaster too high ;)

How sad is it that I know that after only four days in the US? :(

But then I have to think about my 5 lbs bag of Jolly Ranchers and I'm happy again! Yay! :D


Really? It does? Oh shit. Never seen that. That is pretty bad. But fuck not getting a poptart too hot. I like them when they are quite hot, and don't really care if it occasionally fucks me.

Jesus, thats a lot of Jolly ranchers. They're good, but still...godsdamn...

Really? It does? Oh shit. Never seen that. That is pretty bad. But fuck not getting a poptart too hot. I like them when they are quite hot, and don't really care if it occasionally fucks me.

Jesus, thats a lot of Jolly ranchers. They're good, but still...godsdamn...I had that feeling of "I shouldn't have turned down this aisle" when I saw them in Target today... :D

5 lbs bags... yum yum

Maruchan or Cup-O-Noodles, generally.

Maruchan has this "spicy" flavor I think. Not really spicy, and not spiced properly, but whatever they do, it's pretty decent. Makes for a nice filling meal in minutes!

Ramen! Ahh, such fond memories of college. I had many a night when I'd decide I was starving at three in the morning, and ramen was the only thing I felt like making. That, or easy mac. :p Don't have it very often anymore though. When I did, it was either Nissin Top Ramen, or Asian stuff I used to get a market in Cupertino. Always used the seasonings, but sometimes I'd add things to it (chili oil or vegetables or the like). The amount of broth depends on my mood, but usually I make it with quite a bit. Hmm, I may have to go make some now. If I overcooked the noodles, it's probably one of the few foods I could manage to eat at the moment, since I recently had my wisdom teeth taken out. I'll never look at jello the same way again.

For some reason I read the thread title as 'The Ramen Threat'!

I think it must be time to crash...

That's next week's topic. :)

Get yerself over to Asia. I know the street vendors make ramen fresh there, so it's got to be a helluva lot better than the stuff we get in the states.

Let us discuss Ramen!

1Do you make it? 2How often? 3What brand? 4Do you use the pre-packaged flavorings, or 4a. do you make your own? 5Lots of broth, or not? 6Do I make you horny? 7What flavor is your favorite? Any recipes?

:)
1. Yes
2. Once or twice a week
3.Nissin "Top Ramen"
4a. Yes
4b. Yes
5. Yes for me, no for my wife.
6. Only when I am drunk.
7. Any flavor really.
8. Simple, make the Ramen use the flavor package then to the finished product add at least one table spoon white vinegar, and some soy sauce.
That is my favorite preparation and it works with all of them.

Ramen is the shit! Broth is good, and the spicier the better. I almost always add pepper, and once in a while, I'll add one egg while it's boiling. Yummers!

Let us discuss Ramen!

Looks like most of you poor unfortunate sods are discussing instant ramen. Too bad! But if any of you guys come to Osaka, I'll take you to a real ramen shop like Kin-Ryu (one of the most famous in Japan). If you're nice I'll take you to one of the smaller shops I know that's much better...

Do you make it?

I've been know to prepare instant ramen, but haven't actually made it yet. :p One of these day, however, I do plan to take the Momofuku And Instant Ramen Museum's 1 day workshop, in which you actually make your own pacakage of instant noodles - completely from scratch.

How often?

Instant - usually around once a month - do you know how bad that stuff is for you?

Real - about once a week.

What brand?

Instant - Chiken Ramen

Real - My usual is a little nameless shop in my neighborhood. My favorite is a toss up between two nameless shops - 1 in Kyushu and 1 in Niigata.

Do you use the pre-packaged flavorings, or do you make your own?

I add my own to instant - usually cheese and hot sauce. For the real stuff, it's rather difficult not to use the shops...

Lots of broth, or not?

The usual.

Do I make you horny?

Err.....

What flavor is your favorite?

Tonkotsu

Any recipes?

Those are closely gaurded secrets. Watch Juzo Itami's movie Tampopo (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092048/) and you'll understand.

:)

:p

Ramen? Pfft! Pizza is so much tastier. Stuffed Crust pizza... Yum. :)

I can't eat it anymore :( but when I was a minimum wage worker supporting 4 people, I would get it at 10 for $1 and eat it at just about every meal ( I skipped a lot of meals)

My favorite combos

Chicken ramen and vienna sausages

Beef ramen and the little can of peas and carrots

Pork ramen and beanie weenies

Beef ramen plain

I would drain all the water off and use the powder on the nearly dry noodles. I hated watery ramen, yuck.

also there were times when the water was turned off so I would eat it uncooked and sprinkle the powder on as I went.

yeah, it sucks to be poor.

My significant other insists on eating that crap. I won't touch it, personally.

My significant other insists on eating that crap. I won't touch it, personally.
yeah, I used to think that too, until my first paycheck when I had $10 for groceries for the month, then I started to think "cheap, semi-edible, probably will die without it"

Let us discuss Ramen!
Ok.

Do you make it?
Yes, but the last time I got yelled at by my wife and am now under order to not cook till I get proper instruction from her on how to cook it right. Southern Japanese are very picky about their Ramen.

How often?
I eat it quite a bit, but from shops in the area (If you're up in Northern Japan I'll take you to this small hole in the wall with the best pork ramen on the planet).

What brand?
No bloody idea, I went for the boxes that I could figure out the instructions on.

Do you use the pre-packaged flavorings, or do you make your own?
A bit of both.

Lots of broth, or not?
Not.

Do I make you horny?
Sorry, I just got married last week so I am no longer allowed to answer that. ;)

What flavor is your favorite?
Pork by far.

Any recipes?
Himitsu.

yeah, I used to think that too, until my first paycheck when I had $10 for groceries for the month, then I started to think "cheap, semi-edible, probably will die without it"
I've been there, Smunkee. At a far more desperate juncture, I went without food of any sort for several days even with packets of ramen sitting in the cupboard. I just let my SO have them instead while I worked out a means to get down to the foodbank.

I can't eat ramen anymore. Shrimp ramen, 3 meals a day for a month..damn near friggin KILLED me!

Daistallia, I think I've been there, to the famous Ramen place in Osaka. My father's best friend travels the world looking for the perfect bowl of Ramen, and he's taken us to Osaka to eat some "famous" ramen, as well as many other places in Japan. He clames his favorite is from his hometown, somewhere in Kyushu. Sadly, I do not remember the time I went to Osaka well, for I was young and jetlagged, but I do believe I've been to Kin-Ryu.

My great uncle is one of the executives at an instant ramen factory in Japan, so as a kid, I had a ton of instant ramen. It's ok, but not great.

Sorry, I just got married last week so I am no longer allowed to answer that. ;)

Did you post that and I missed it?

Anyhow Omedetou!!!!

Daistallia, I think I've been there, to the famous Ramen place in Osaka. My father's best friend travels the world looking for the perfect bowl of Ramen, and he's taken us to Osaka to eat some "famous" ramen, as well as many other places in Japan. He clames his favorite is from his hometown, somewhere in Kyushu. Sadly, I do not remember the time I went to Osaka well, for I was young and jetlagged, but I do believe I've been to Kin-Ryu.

My great uncle is one of the executives at an instant ramen factory in Japan, so as a kid, I had a ton of instant ramen. It's ok, but not great.

If there was a big "gold" (always looked green to me) dragon on the sign fron't that's the place.

And the Kyushu tonkotsu is definately the best. Nothing like getting your soup from a big honking pot with a boar's head simmering in it. :)

I would love to try fresh ramen one day. *nod*

I would love to try fresh ramen one day. *nod*


Make sure you visit in Febuary - you wouldn't want to miss the NAKED MUD FESTIVAL (http://www.kanko.chuo.chiba.jp/kanko/e/event/event0602-e.html).

Let us discuss Ramen!

Do you make it? How often? What brand? Do you use the pre-packaged flavorings, or do you make your own? Lots of broth, or not? Do I make you horny? What flavor is your favorite? Any recipes?

:)
maruchan's brand is the one I usually buy. either pork, beef, chicken or shrimp... sometimes I do go and try others but my staple is Maruchan

yeah, I used to think that too, until my first paycheck when I had $10 for groceries for the month, then I started to think "cheap, semi-edible, probably will die without it"
it also depends on the garnishes...

sometimes I drain the soup out and eat it without the soup. sometimes I add some slices of meat or veggies...

Make sure you visit in Febuary - you wouldn't want to miss the NAKED MUD FESTIVAL (http://www.kanko.chuo.chiba.jp/kanko/e/event/event0602-e.html).

Sold! :)

Did you post that and I missed it?

Anyhow Omedetou!!!!
Nope, no post yet as I just got back to Japan and actually had time to start posting again.

Arigatou.

ah yes another tasty ramen thread.....


I love just about any flavor, sans chili cheese flavored ramen, that was just digusting.

Sold! :)

I figured you'd like that one. :D

I figured you'd like that one. :D

who wouldnt love a naked mud festival?

for the dried type, (not the cup noodles) boil the noodles but don't add the stock.

drain the noodles from the water and add some oil (about a tablespoon) and Shoyu (soy Sauce) some garnishes and mix the noodles till it's all coated.

sprinkle some, not all, perhaps a 1/4 of the package, of the soup stock and mix.

serve.

for the dried type, (not the cup noodles) boil the noodles but don't add the stock.

drain the noodles from the water and add some oil (about a tablespoon) and Shoyu (soy Sauce) some garnishes and mix the noodles till it's all coated.

sprinkle some, not all, perhaps a 1/4 of the package, of the soup stock and mix.

serve.

You've just re-invented UFO instant yakisoba (http://www.pacificeastwest.com/4902105022122.html). ;)

I've always wondered how exactly does one make "Oriental Flavor" ramen? Do they go to ramen factories, scrape the sweat off of the orientals making it and dry it out for seasoning packets?

You've just re-invented UFO instant yakisoba (http://www.pacificeastwest.com/4902105022122.html). ;)
You say it like that's a BAD thing. ;)

Ramen is God.

Ramen is God.
I guess that would make you a Pastafarian.

You've just re-invented UFO instant yakisoba (http://www.pacificeastwest.com/4902105022122.html). ;)
uhmm... one of our Japanese restraunts makes "dry Noodles" that way.. except they use fresh and not instant noodles. ;)

Ramen is God.
Ramen... isn't that the cartoon about the boy that turns into a girl when he get spashed with water? ;) :D

I've always wondered how exactly does one make "Oriental Flavor" ramen? Do they go to ramen factories, scrape the sweat off of the orientals making it and dry it out for seasoning packets?

Yes.

uhmm... one of our Japanese restraunts makes "dry Noodles" that way.. except they use fresh and not instant noodles. ;)

Hmm... Sounds like regular yakisoba. Do they stir fry it?

It could be a local variant I am unfamiliar with - quite possibly local Hawaiian... I know you guys do some crazy cool stuff with the J cusine. ;)

I've always wondered how exactly does one make "Oriental Flavor" ramen? Do they go to ramen factories, scrape the sweat off of the orientals making it and dry it out for seasoning packets?
Yes.

Damn you for blowing my cover! (;))

I wish there were as many Japanese resturants as there are chinese. I could have decent ramen!

Oh well. It probably wouldn't be any better than the faux chinese food.

I eat Maruchan brand. You can buy a package (two servings) for thirteen cents. I've decided that Oriental (I know...?????) is the only flavor I'll eat. I just had the Beef, and it's gross.

Hmm... Sounds like regular yakisoba. Do they stir fry it?

It could be a local variant I am unfamiliar with - quite possibly local Hawaiian... I know you guys do some crazy cool stuff with the J cusine. ;)
nope, no stri fry... if so, then it would be Yakisoba.

Damn you for blowing my cover! (;))

Sorry. He asked. :p