One Pic Post – Nissin Seasfood Cup Noodle
When you don’t have the time or pocket change to go out for a restaurant prepared meal, there’s always the option of eating dehydrated rations out of a styrofoam cup. If you feel guilty about not consuming any of the 4 basic foods during a meal, don’t be. Over 5 billion servings of instant noodles are eaten each year by Japan alone.
That’s 40 per person, or 1/10 of a package a day. The Japanese are a perfectly healthy group of people, so there’s really nothing to worry about if you have one once in a while.
Nissin has been making instant ramen under the Cup Noodle label for 50 years, and was in fact the inventors of the noodle and cup package. There’s an incredible variety of flavors for cup noodles, but unfortunately here in Canada we don’t get to see very many of them.
This particular Seafood variation (only available in China/HK) is found in T&T supermarkets in Richmond, and usually when you do find it on the shelf, there’s only a handful of the regular sized cups left.
For $1.79, you get a cup chock full of noodles and flavoring bits, enough for an afternoon snack. The yellow ball bits you see in the picture seems to explode MSG into your mouth (that’s a good thing).
I could not slurp the soup due to its saltiness, and had to water it down with more water after eating some of the noodles, which are cooked al dente after only 3 minutes.
Other than having to refill the water again to enjoy the soup, this has got to be the best instant ramen I’ve ever had. You pay a premium over the other brands, but you’re rewarded with an unostentatious, superior cup of noodle.
Ramen Rating: 9.7/10
Anyone else have a favorite noodle they’d gladly use as meal replacement?
My favourite is Shin ramen. This is a korean ramen staple and if you like spicy, you’ll love this. You can buy it both in a cup and in a regular package. Costco and Superstore sells cases of this for $11.99. Even better if you add an egg and some greens. The soup is very flavourful too, even if you use only half the package (hence, half the salt).
I’ve tried Shin ramen, and do like the burn a hole in your intestines level of spice (if you use a full package of flavoring), but i find it takes a few minutes longer to cook, so I only eat it for ‘meal replacement’ instead of snacking.
P.S. You’ve just become our favorite commenter. :)
Aw, does that mean I get a prize? Just kidding.
Where can I find these in Brampton or the GTA? I used to love these when I was a kid :( Need my rammen fix