#hanslienesch

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Bow down to the instant noodle king.

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#3223: New Touch Natsukashi Shoyu Ramen - Japan

Finished (click to enlarge). Added Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, sliced chashu, soft egg, spring onion, sansyo, sesame seeds. Noodles come out very well - nice hydration and chew. The broth had a good shoyu character to it with chicken notes. Bits of vegetable and the odd shrimp floating about. 4.0 out of 5.0 stars.  JAN bar code 4903088009537.

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#3156: Nongshim Spicy Gamjatang - United States

Added pork for Korean BBQ, green onion, sesame seeds, and fried crispy garlic. The noodles are just right - nice thickness and chew. The show stopper is the broth which has a nice spiciness and rich pork flavor. I really liked the varied included garnish as well - everything comes together in a very tasty dish. 5.0 out of 5.0 stars.  UPC bar code 031146041732.

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#3173: Sapporo Ichiban Momosan Ramen Tonkotsu - United States

Finished (click to enlarge). Added soft egg, Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, black sesame seeds, chashu, spring onion, and habanero togarashi. Noodles have a great chew and shape. The noodles are not fried which is a departure from the norm for this company and work well. Broth is nice and hearty with a good thickness and rich flavor of shio tonkotsu. Impressed and satisfying. 5.0 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 076186550011.

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#3161: Sakurai Foods Vegetarian Soymilk Spicy Noodle - Japan

Added Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, spring onion, soft egg, chashu pork, pepper powder and black sesame seeds. The noodle arrives soft and with a light bounce and soft chewiness. Very good. The broth is not only very tasty but also nice to look at from the soy milk influence. It's spiciness is there but balanced very well. 5.0 out of 5.0 stars.  JAN bar code 4960813312973.

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#3157: TIEasy Traditional Scallion Sliced Noodle - Taiwan

Added soft egg, Chinese sausage, scallions, sesame seeds and crispy fried garlic. Great dry noodles - love the gauge and mouthfeel. The sauce worked very well - little bits in with it added to the experience; felt more coarse and like there are actual bit of scallion in there (which there are). Delighted with this new variety! 5.0 out of 5.0 stars. No bar code.

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#3176: Maruchan Gotsumori Shio Yakisoba - Japan

Finished (click to enlarge). Added baked chicken (seasoned with black pepper, garlic powder, and Nutek Salt for Life), spring onion, barbeque pork, Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, and habanero togarashi. The noodles came out quite nicely with a good quality and large quantity. The flavor was on pint - tasty as can be and logical. Crunchy pieces of cabbage. 5.0 out of 5.0 stars.  JAN bar code 4901990335126.

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#3152: Maruchan QTTA Curry Ramen - Japan

Finished (click to enlarge). Added soft egg with habanero togarashi, baked chicken (garlic powder, pepper, NuTek Salt For Life), Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, spring onion, pepper flakes, crispy onion, and sesame seeds. Noodles came out superbly - nice gauge and mouthfeel. They picked up the broth which was a hearty and lightly spicy affair. Pieces of potato in there seemed a little weird at first but worked. Onion and mince pork was really good. A full and well rounded cup. 5.0 out of 5.0 stars. JAN bar code 4901990360098.

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#3165: Mamee / Shinsegae Daebak Spicy Kimchi - Malaysia

Finished (click to enlarge). Noodles were really great - gauge and chew were large and hearty. The broth was a very tasty kimchi with a good level of sweetness to it. The spiciness? Definitely much more subdued than the dry version of Daebak. This one has a really great taste to it and I was very impressed. 4.5 out of 5.0 stars.  EAN bar code 9555022305905.

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#3170: Maison De Coree x Samyang Ramen Gout Carbonara - France

Finished (click to enlarge). Added spring onion, crispy fried garlic, and barbequed pork. The noodle hydrated well enough, although could have ben slightly further along. My thought is that this would occur during the eating. The 'soup' thickens quickly and has a kind of mushroom cheese hit to it which is tasty and savory. The carrot bits work well. 4.0 out of 5.0 stars. EAN bar code 8805957019462.

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#3174: TIEasy Sesame Sauce Handmade Noodle - Taiwan

Finished (click to enlarge). Added soft egg, spring onion, fried onion and black sesame seeds. Noodles had a good chew after 6.5 minutes cook time. Flavorings coated evenly and had a nice flavor of sesame paste with a slightly bitter aftertaste. 3.75 out of 5.0 stars. No bar code.

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#3167: Vedan Jhen Mian Tang Braised Beef Noodles With Ginger - Taiwan

Finished (click to enlarge). Added boiled beef, soft egg, Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, scallion and mushroom. The noodles hydrated well but seemed kind of out of place; the visual was a stark white noodle in a rich looking broth and it was honestly off-putting. Round noodle has a nice chew though. The broth really didn't give me that braised beef taste. Beef seemed a little fattier than I would have liked. Overall, the flavor just didn't hit for me. 1.5 out of 5.0 stars. .  EAN bar code 4710110232494.

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#3164: Kenko Foods Health Shio Ramen - Japan

Added soft egg, Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, baked chicken (black pepper, NuTek Salt for Life), spring onion. Noodles came out nicely and broth was a salty chicken flavor. It held it's own and is a decent one, although seemingly more akin to your basic chicken instant. 3.5 out of 5.0 stars.  JAN bar code 4973044020036.

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#3163: Mom's Dry Noodle Spicy Hot Pot Noodle - Taiwan

Added scallions, mushroom, Salad Cosmo mung bean sprouts, boiled beef, carrot, baby bok choy and crisp garlic. Noodles are just perfect - wide and chewy. The broth has a strong Sichuan pepper flavor to it that by itself just doesn't do it for me; just overwhelms. I won't say that Included vegetable hydrated nicely. Definitely one that works better with your own garnish. 3.0 out of 5.0 stars.   EAN bar code 4919011150780.

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#3177: Maison De Coree x Samyang Ramen Gout Coco Poulet - France

Finished (click to enlarge). This was nice. A good gauge of noodle with a soft tooth meets a very strong chicken flavor and coconut taste broth. Kind of like 'chicken noodle plus.' Not bad. 3.75 out of 5.0 stars.  EAN bar code 8805957019486.