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Having been convinced it was a good idea to eat one i would like to register a complaint to everyone who will listed: THIS IS NOT FOOD!

Yes, it is. Chances are the only thing you've eaten that isn't food is chewing gum.

What are pot noodles?

You clearly left out the most important part. Look at the name of the product. *nod*

First the pot. Then the noodles. :rolleyes:

What are pot noodles?

It's a brand of instant Ramen.

I like Ramen. It tastes like memories of good times and bad budgets. :)

What are pot noodles?

A brand of instant noodles. One of those "pour hot water in and eat" things.

It's a brand of instant Ramen.

I like Ramen. It tastes like memories of good times and bad budgets. :)

Are those the noodles where you just put hot water, wait, then eat?

Also, I first read the title as "Not Poodles". Damn. I need glasses.

Well then, i will re-word my anger. Pot Noodle is not TASTY food.

Are those the noodles where you just put hot water, wait, then eat?

Also, I first read the title as "Not Poodles". Damn. I need glasses.

Yep. *nod*

In fact, by an amazing coincidence, I'm eating one now: Machuran Instant Lunch(beef). *nod*

Well then, i will re-word my anger. Pot Noodle is not TASTY food.

It's not meant to be. It's meant to be cheap and easy.


Well, I assume, I've never had any.

Are those the noodles where you just put hot water, wait, then eat?

Also, I first read the title as "Not Poodles". Damn. I need glasses.

Well done, pot noodle is indeed a shaved lamb.

Yep. *nod*

In fact, by an amazing coincidence, I'm eating one now: Machuran Instant Lunch(beef). *nod*

We call 'em "instant noddles" over here.
I turn to them pot noodles when I'm poor, hungry, and lazy to go out or cook.

Yep. *nod*

In fact, by an amazing coincidence, I'm eating one now: Machuran Instant Lunch(beef). *nod*

I pity you. It probably tastes abolutely identical to what im eating (which is incedentally supposed to be chinese sweet and sour flavour)

What are pot noodles?Something Brits like to inflict on each other.
http://www.inkycircus.com/photos/uncategorized/pot_noodle.jpg

two mins noodles in a cup

Yes, it is. Chances are the only thing you've eaten that isn't food is chewing gum.

oh i wouldnt be so sure.... ;) You'll be amazed what a hungry/on a dare student will consume.

My biggest complaint is the misleading name. There's no pot in 'em! But they have made many a brokish period more stretchable, for sure ;)

It's a brand of instant Ramen.

I like Ramen. It tastes like memories of good times and bad budgets. :)

I refer to my early poor days as the Early Ramen Empire

My biggest complaint is the misleading name. There's no pot in 'em! But they have made many a brokish period more stretchable, for sure ;)

Now that sound like my kinda noodle!

Well then, i will re-word my anger. Pot Noodle is not TASTY food.

You're just buying the wrong brand. Many brands SUCK.

Nong Shim is the best brand.

http://www.asiafoods.com/images/92743s.jpg

oh i wouldnt be so sure.... ;) You'll be amazed what a hungry/on a dare student will consume.

I read your entry in the "Sexiiest NS'r" thread . . . "caviar from a tube" a friend in college called it ;)

You're just buying the wrong brand. Many brands SUCK.

Nong Shim is the best brand.

http://www.asiafoods.com/images/92743s.jpg

Aah, but you see that isnt sold on a two-for-one deal in the university shop is it? And if i wanted to go out and actually get tasty food i would have bothered to go to tesco and therefore be in possession of something actually tasty. (like a punnet of rasberries)

Random thought of the day.. You lot suppose the pastafarians are gonna declare holy war on potted appendage manufacturers?

I live on campus at uni and have very little money, so obviously such noodles account for 50% of my diet.

I read your entry in the "Sexiiest NS'r" thread . . . "caviar from a tube" a friend in college called it ;)

lol, tastiest form of "food". The fun is in the eating.

This is Machuran Instant Lunch. http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/177X150/00/01/c5/c9/4e/29739342.JPG

About $.18 per package. A little more than the blocks, but the convenient cup comes in handy when on the move. :)

We always keep the house stocked as emergency food. They keep for a long time, but in order to keep our stock rotating, I eat a few a month. *nod*

You're just buying the wrong brand. Many brands SUCK.

Nong Shim is the best brand.

If I'm hungry and salt won't suffice, I'll go for them pot noodles... but I've got respect for them pot noodles, you know. Kept me alive when I'm broke but ravenous. But some brands really taste nice... and some, if I can remember it right, even had floating panda bears/pig heads.

And wonder what would Asians think about bad tasting "<insert Asian country here>ese" pot noodles?

This is Machuran Instant Lunch. http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/177X150/00/01/c5/c9/4e/29739342.JPG

About $.18 per package. A little more than the blocks, but the convenient cup comes in handy when on the move. :)

We always keep the house stocked as emergency food. They keep for a long time, but in order to keep our stock rotating, I eat a few a month. *nod*

It's nowhere near as good as:

http://www.asiafoods.com/images/92667s.jpg

Random thought of the day.. You lot suppose the pastafarians are gonna declare holy war on potted appendage manufacturers?

You misunderstand the relationship, mon. He nourishes us with His Noddly Goodness, He does ;)

I think I'll live off hoagies and perogies. *nods*

Saying instant noodles aren't food is like saying that water isn't a proper drink. *nods*

You misunderstand the relationship, mon. He nourishes us with His Noddly Goodness, He does ;)Pot noodles.. Nourishes?

Know what? I have this Golden Gate bridge I dunno what to do with. I'll sell it to you real cheap if you want. Nevermind the deed's on a napkin, it's genuine. Trust me.

Anyway, why bother with religion if the deity doesn't hate you and doesn't command you to hate others? I mean, if you're gonna be all nice about it, you might as well not have one.

Pot noodles.. Nourishes?

Know what? I have this Golden Gate bridge I dunno what to do with. I'll sell it to you real cheap if you want. Nevermind the deed's on a napkin, it's genuine. Trust me.

Anyway, why bother with religion if the deity doesn't hate you and doesn't command you to hate others? I mean, if you're gonna be all nice about it, you might as well not have one.

Because the deity wants us to be pirates.

You gotta lay of the starch and sodium. But, I'm not the one to get in the way of a slow gassy death, as long as I'm not around to smell it.

As I have worked for the parent company of Pot Noodle I would like to mention that they do the wackiest adverts for the telly.

Indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBd0OyduIA4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_6GGDhHzKI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wlAEZPOr5s

I think I'll live off hoagies and perogies. *nods*

Well, that's certainly your "perogie"tive :p

You have insulted the Ramen. Prepare to die.

Saying instant noodles aren't food is like saying that water isn't a proper drink. *nods*

you can it you lived on them most of your life like i did

As I have worked for the parent company of Pot Noodle I would like to mention that they do the wackiest adverts for the telly.

Indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBd0OyduIA4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_6GGDhHzKI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wlAEZPOr5s

teeehee, funny. Ok then, i'll keep buying them.

you reap what you sow, if you think you are going to get something edible out of the effort taken to pour hot water into a cup......well, then maybe you just need to reassess your life goals.

chicken and mushrooms the only one ill eat...but its quite nice as a snack! :cool:

Pot Noodles really are one of the worst tasting things.

Right up there with Super Noodles. Those things make me feel ill just thinking about their texture...:(

teeehee, funny. Ok then, i'll keep buying them.

Ahh...note the one thing missing in my post....no mention of actually eating the things ;)

I like to call them pot n00bles, so I feel like i'm eatin teh pwnt n00bs.

As I have worked for the parent company of Pot Noodle I would like to mention that they do the wackiest adverts for the telly.

Indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBd0OyduIA4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_6GGDhHzKI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wlAEZPOr5s

I hadn't seen that last one, it's very good.

i've only ever eaten pot noodle once. i can't even begin to imagine why they are so popular. they are foul.

Obviously eating the wrong kind.

Beef and tomato : OK

Chicken: Wrong

Chili: Just wrong

Seafood: OK

Fish: Totally disgusting mess

And yes, I used to eat a lot of stuff back at the university. As Goofballs sais, they taste of good memories and bad budgets.

What you need is the Beef and Tomato Pot Noodle. About 1min30 after adding the hot water, stir and add a good dollop of tomato ketchup (and maybe a little brown sauce if that is to your taste). Then about a teaspoon of Encoma hot pepper sauce and a good pinch of black pepper. And a tiny pinch of salt.

Screw the little condiment pouch they give you.

What you need is the Beef and Tomato Pot Noodle. About 1min30 after adding the hot water, stir and add a good dollop of tomato ketchup (and maybe a little brown sauce if that is to your taste). Then about a teaspoon of Encoma hot pepper sauce and a good pinch of black pepper. And a tiny pinch of salt.

Screw the little condiment pouch they give you.

The word condiment makes me laugh, due to the condiment wand story attacked to the second life thread.

What you need is the Beef and Tomato Pot Noodle. About 1min30 after adding the hot water, stir and add a good dollop of tomato ketchup (and maybe a little brown sauce if that is to your taste). Then about a teaspoon of Encoma hot pepper sauce and a good pinch of black pepper. And a tiny pinch of salt.

Screw the little condiment pouch they give you.

See if I'd had the money to buy lots of different ingredients when I was at uni then I wouldn't have been eating Pot Noodles ;)

Well then, i will re-word my anger. Pot Noodle is not TASTY food.

Actually, I find curry Pot Noodles to be quite satisfyingly tasty. Perhaps you should try another flavour?
Or eat actual noodles? You know, the ones that aren't instant?

Or, best of all, try eating some sugared almonds. They're possibly the tastiest things on the planet, although they are admittedly mere sweets as opposed to a meal.

i wasnt sure what this thread was going to be about at first. with this nsg crowd you cant be certain. i thought of the noodles but i also thought someone may of made noodles with "pot" the drug

One rumor had spread in my country saying that these pot noodles can cause lotsa illnesses due to the 'chemicals' in it... my father even cautioned me against eating them... and I am not kidding.

i wasnt sure what this thread was going to be about at first. with this nsg crowd you cant be certain. i thought of the noodles but i also thought someone may of made noodles with "pot" the drug

heh, i thought the same. i didn't even imagine there might be an entire thread devoted to ordinary pot noodles. should have known better really.

One rumor had spread in my country saying that these pot noodles can cause lotsa illnesses due to the 'chemicals' in it... my father even cautioned me against eating them... and I am not kidding.

they undoubtably cause malnutrition though.

One rumor had spread in my country saying that these pot noodles can cause lotsa illnesses due to the 'chemicals' in it... my father even cautioned me against eating them... and I am not kidding.

He's probably right, it's a Welsh conspiracy to kill off the rest of the UK I tells ya.

.... made noodles with "pot" the drug

you sir, are a genius.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBd0OyduIA4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWQFJkDlpgQ

:D

they undoubtably cause malnutrition though.

How 'bout some pot noodles - fortified with vitamins and minerals?

This is Machuran Instant Lunch. http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/177X150/00/01/c5/c9/4e/29739342.JPG

About $.18 per package. A little more than the blocks, but the convenient cup comes in handy when on the move. :)

We always keep the house stocked as emergency food. They keep for a long time, but in order to keep our stock rotating, I eat a few a month. *nod*

The best kind.

I preferre the shrimp or original/oriental flavor myself.

How 'bout some pot noodles - fortified with vitamins and minerals?

shame they can't fortify them with protein and roughage though, eh?

shame they can't fortify them with protein and roughage though, eh?

Ugh. They'd taste pretty disgusting. I'd rather eat my term paper for roughage, though.

shame they can't fortify them with protein and roughage though, eh?

Shame they cant fortify them with real noodles and pot.

Ugh. They'd taste pretty disgusting. I'd rather eat my term paper for roughage, though.

indeed.

Shame they cant fortify them with real noodles and pot.

that too ;)

the problem with fortification is that that they then become a health food with all the frightening conotations that has of lentils and woven sandles

You have to wonder about people on this game, not only are there some people on here who are actually willing to eat pot noodle, there are also other people willing to talk about it for 5 pages! (me included of course)

You have to wonder about people on this game, not only are there some people on here who are actually willing to eat pot noodle, there are also other people willing to talk about it for 5 pages! (me included of course)

Fitting tribute to a food that had nourished us during times of need...

Two minute noodles are great, I love them! :)

Having been convinced it was a good idea to eat one i would like to register a complaint to everyone who will listed: THIS IS NOT FOOD!

Whatever you do, don't be stupid and eat them regularly for a while like I did. My triglycerides went through the roof...when last checked, they were 314. (Which is an irksome number for me for numerous personal reasons to begin with, so you can imagine my reaction when I heard THAT.) Of course that was a month and a half ago and I've stopped eating them like crazy, replacing them with much healthier foods in my diet, but it's still just not a good idea to do what I did.