Let's talk about ramen /jp/!
Post reviews, questions, recommendations and the like!
Pic related is a personal favorite, YumYum makes some good stuff
I don't like most ramen since I'm sort of a health nut and only eat non-fried ramen noodles. Soba is good though.
shin ramyuns are based as fuck
>>15443271
South east asian ramen are pretty good and cheap as fuck.
>>15443271
I usually eat two packets at once because the amount of noodles in one isn't enough. Sometimes I'll add an egg too.
I've made this before, and I'm making it for about 15 people on Monday. The eggs are fucking delicious.
http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/09/how-to-make-perfect-tonkotsu-ramen-food-lab-redux.html
Udon > Ramen
Does anyone know of any good instant udon?
Microwaving things takes too much effort. Why can't they just compress it into an energy bar or something?
>>15443818
No truneet would be caught dead without a stack of these in his room.
>>15443716
This. pic unrelated
>>15444350
You know me too well, anon. The basic, nondescript packaging free of flashy logos or gimmicks is really good. No budget spent on that nonsense, just the basics needed to sustain a semblance of life.
But...
>suited for people on-the-go... work, sports, study, or any busy time.
I'm not so sure about this.
>>15443659
those thicker noodles is life senpai. If you ever eat peaking duck, pour some of the sauce underneath into the water for that sweet flavour.
>>15443785
I usually get Nongshim Udon because that's all my local grocery store sells. It's not bad.
Sapporo Ichiban tends to be decent
Haven't really shopped around for more obscure brands since I have started enjoying cooking
Instant ramen plebs
>>15446870
After being disappointed over and over again by restaurant ramen, I had to accept that I prefer instant.
next time you do instant yakisoba after the ramen is done pour a little bit of beer and soy sauce
it really does taste better
>>15446870
Crinkly noodles are far superior to straight noodles.
>>15447865
I would almost have said the same but I am fortunate enough to have one authentic ramen shop that makes a perfect bowl
![Nissin-Instant-Noodles-Bag---Garlic-Chicken-3[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ysdyR9b.jpg "Nissin-Instant-Noodles-Bag---Garlic-Chicken-3[1].jpg")
This used to be my favorite Nissin ramen and every Asian store used to sell it, but since a few years ago, I simply can't find them anymore.
If I had known they'd be gone, I'd have bought a whole truckload of them.
I had one of these yesterday. Probably my favorite brand so far.
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>>15444380
>he thinks being a NEET is easy
>he doesn't have a schedule optimized for maximum otaku culture consumption
>>15448981
how would you compare Nissin to other Japanese brands?
![IDShot_540x540[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/D5z3myZ.jpg "IDShot_540x540[1].jpg")
>>15450433
Some people I've talked to find Nissin a bit underwhelming, but it's what I consider to be the most classic and conventional instant ramen brand. You can't really go wrong with it.
This is my new favorite. The spicy one is very good too.
>>15450393
Good idea. Any sites you'd recommend?
>>15450194
my local asian mart just started stocking them. I'll give it a shot!
Actual ramen is the best. Instant noodles are awful.
Pic related is from a local ramen restaurant near my house in Chiba.
>>15450989
>his is my new favorite. The spicy one is very good too.
Thanks. Will have to try these out now. I've been eating >>15446796 forever
>>15450433
Honestly, boring. Nissin top ramen tastes like normal (western) broth. Nissin Demae is better because of the sesame oil but still tastes bland to me.
I prefer every other Japanese brand over Nissin.
Any good instant rice noodles out there? Is it viable to buy some noodles and mix a good spice flavor from just regular spices and oil?
Anyone else throws in all kinds of vegetables and stuff to your instant ramen and let it boil for longer than 3 minutes so it's almost like a real meal?
>>15451417
When I have it I like to add nori, kamaboko, green onions, and cabbage.
I like to boil it for shorter though so the noodles are more al dente.
>>15451440
Mushrooms are perfect for ramen too. So are leeks.
I first put in the vegetables, the oil, the flavor, and then let it boil for a while, and only add the noodles when the rest is almost done.
Best combo to add to ramen. Maybe bok choi too.
>>15445373
Same here but I'm looking for more options to try out. Don't want to risk getting udon on amazon from japanese sellers and have it show up three weeks on my doorstep expired.
>>15451348
>I prefer every other Japanese brand over Nissin.
What's a favorite for you?
>>15445373
Those things are expensive tho.
Its like $2 for 1 bowl isn't it?
Hella expensive for instant, then again they taste pretty nice
>>15451734
Maruchan (Kitsune Udon), Sapporo Ichiban (Miso flavor), Kinchan (Yakisoba), Shimadaya nama ramen is probably my favorite instant ramen. Speaking of Yakisoba, Nissin Yakisoba is pretty good.
>>15451109
What is that exactly?
Only the finest spicy noodles
I bought three Touhou Ramens, one for Sukuna, Sakuya, and Ran, at Reitaisai.
They were all mediocre, but the oysters in the Sukuna one was a nice touch.
>>15447865
Same here. They had a croquette-fried soft shelled crab ramen. Apparently everything that is fried in the menu is dipped in the ramen bowl - Creating a stagnant and unpleasant flavor and soggy texture. I could literally buy more than 30 packets of any ramen for the price of that bowl of shit.
>>15455188
Did you take pictures? Or can anyone share some?
How many different kinds were there?
>>15455753
I'll post more tomorrow
Right now I am about to black out from drinking a whole bottle ofSoylent
>>15453634
Thank you. Will check them out. I've been eating Sapporo Ichiban forever
Yumyum shrimp is fucking delicious oh god.
>>15454081
Aren't those kinda salty? I used to love those as well. They're really good.
whats the opinion on the shitty 23 cent ramen at walmart
>>15443271
Shouldnt this be on /ck/ ?
>>15466092
Shouldn't you get >>>/out/ ?
>>15466090
Even crap ramen becomes decent when you put an egg and some green onion into it.
What's the big deal? Its packaged Ramen. No matter what brand name they have they all taste the same(like crap)
Ramen from the other night
So how do you guys add eggs to your ramen?
Do you soft boil, hard boil, make egg drop soup in the broth, poach it in the broth, or something else?
>>15453893
Looks like pork, ginger, chives, bamboo shoots and chili paste?
>>15466037
>Aren't those kinda salty?
I guess, more so than other ramen.
>>15467361
When I was young man full of pep and enthusiasm for making the perfect bowl of soup out of a block of dry noodle, I would poach the egg, or two eggs, with great love and care.
Now I just crack a raw egg into the bowl over the dried noodles and pour the boiling water on top. The white doesn't matter, it's the yolk that makes the broth richer I'm after. Poaching is superior but just not worth the effort (no, poaching eggs aren't hard, but it's not dead easy either). Defeats the purpose of the whole instant ramen concept.
I had some good bowls and a few bad bowls of ramen last time in Japan, but they all still beat the instant stuff. Thick juicy slices of pork belly crowns the dish.
My biggest issue with ramen is that after consuming a liter of the hot delicious broth and then walking outside at +33C, you'll be sweating like a pig.
>>15466333
Whats that?
Best instant noodles incoming.
so sick of these ramen elitists that brag about eating "real" ramen in japan all the time. just because someone only eat instant/packet ramen doesnt make them lower than you. its all ramen you know. like you're so special because you can afford to go somewhere they serve ramen when i can just get the same thing at home. its pathetic.
>>15470526
my friend got tumor after eating this
This is actually pretty tasty. Simple, but good.
>>15470526
One of my favorites.
>>15470539
Stop being ass pained at some wannabe weeb's Dunning-Kruger
>>15470715
I've been eating that since birth and got 0 health problem
The oily fatiness of instant noodles triggers my IBS!
>>15473244
t. Tumor
>>15470539
0/10
>>15473348
>>15473370
Don't bring this trash to /jp/, thanks.
>>15473424
I do what I want. How about you try taking it easy and post something on topic instead of turning everything into a meta thread, thanks.
>>15473641
He wouldn't have to call you out if you weren't spreading memes from other boards. Don't shift the blame.
I've tried most of the instant noodles that I've been able to find in stores, but all the japanese kinds have been really bland compared to the korean and sea ones. what do I have to look for to get big flavor?
God tier instant ramen coming through
>>15479110
you may find that the 'dry sauce style' noodles would give you just that
some people just fry extra shallots/garlic along with any packet of noodles, and add a little water if it's too salty (if you're going to do this you might as well fry some vegetables along with it so you wouldn't feel guilty about it after)
Real ramen sucks but instant noodles is ok
>>15473424
>>15473727
t. assburger samefag
>>15480186
who makes that kind? do they sell it in american stores or do you have to buy it online?
>>15479849
I got some of these expecting them to be spicy, but they were pretty bland.
I need better noodles in my life. The only things I really have available are the assortment of Maruchan and Nissin. Walmart has the Nongshim Shin Ramyun spicy stuff, Mama shrimp flavor noodles, or plain Udon.
>>15451348
>>15448981
Nissin Demae is the shit when it comes to readily available instant ramen, they sell that in practically every supermarket here in Sweden.
>>15479110
Shimadaya Nama ramen. These are frozen noodles with liquid, concentrated broth. They have a very rich flavour and a very "Japanese" taste. They are probably the closest what you can get to real ramen broth.
>>15481138
The better stuff is more expensive. In the Japanese store in my town the have bowls with high quality ramen, but they cost 3~4€ a bowl.
>>15479849
nissin has no flavor
You can thank me later
>>15480217
I feel like my palate has adjusted to plain, basic foodstuffs so much that the real thing has too much flavor and it's too much for me.
>>15482466
that sounds depressing
I eat a lot of instant but always drool for an authentic bowl
Really lucky to have an authentic ramen place here
by definition any of this thai and se-a and korean stuff isn't "ramen". ironic shitposting is still shitposting
>>15485575
>korean stuff isn't "ramen"
Then what in the hell is Shin Ramyun.
Its literally Korean ramen, down to the name. They saw the convenience and taste of ramen, decided that it wouldn't kill them to make their own, and they did. If Korean ramen does not fit into the categorization of ramen in general, where does it fit?inb4 "shit", "trash", or other shitposts. Taste is subjective
If you really want to split hairs, the ramen you buy in the US isn't "ramen" by your definition, since the sourced ingredients and production methods are, to some extent, particular to the processing plants in the US. To get realy Japanese ramen, you would have to import it.
>>15485814
Ramen isn't even Japanese to begin with. It comes from China.
>>15485814
Down to the name it isn't ramen, it's "ramyun".
>If Korean ramen does not fit into the categorization of ramen in general, where does it fit?
"Instant noodle" thread on /ck/?
US ramen is ramen if it's made by a Japanese company, no matter the local production differences.
A good comparison is anime and how it's defined.
>>15486264
Source? Instant ramen originated in Japan.
>>15485575
By that logic Japanese burgers aren't burgers.Happy 4th of July btw
>>15443659
that ad is fucking genius
>>15448203
what's good authentic supposed to be like?
I was raised on instant "chinese noodles" (maruchan ramen)
(it's what my 4 year old self called them)
>>15479110
I think that's just how it is.
Japanese ones relied more on the base flavor while the sea ones more on spices and stuff.
>>15488873
>what's good authentic supposed to be like?
there is instant ramen, the type you are used to and what the majority of the thread is discussing
then there are actual shops that serve authentic style ramen (what instant is modeled on) with fresh ingredients (pic related)
By 'shops' I mean a certain type of restaurant. Sorry for the confusing wording
My personal favorite instant ramen line, my favorite flavor is Tokyo Shoyu. Although nothing beats authentic ramen.
>>15497001
Bought some 200 packs of various flavours nissin ramen. 5/5 pretty good but the quality still isn't the level you could eat eat them for food. Do these really only have 0.4kcal per packet? If so you'd have to be retarded or soo fat to eat these.
>>15489488
Are there any shops that serve really dolled up instant ramen? Sort of like american restaurants that serve sandwiches and cereal you could make at home?
>>15497359
Yeah dude, ramen is greasy and salty and full of carbs. Don't eat it too often.
>>15497372
I just got the impression since in Japan instant ramen is almost a staple food that it would be a bit more edible and not the same garbage as any other brand.
Miso ramen from resteraunts is much more satisfying then anything instant. Instant is comparable enough to most other stuff if you add in the veggies and meat.
>>15497419
>in Japan instant ramen is almost a staple food
Instant ramen is a staple food for single people who don't know how to cook. No different than people in any other country who live off entire diets of fast/prepared/instant food.
Lkjkjkjcku
>>15444350
i wish i could find those for cheap where i live. the korean store says their distributors never have fresh ones, so they dont get them, unless i order a couple of cases cash upfront.
>>15443271
Instant ramen is just a instant ramen not a ramen in Japan.
>>15497372
>Sort of like american restaurants that serve sandwiches and cereal you could make at home?
Not that I know of. Instant ramen is considered to be close to the last resort of food for most people (before they start eating cardboard seasoned with dirt) so it wouldn't really sell too well.
>>15508203
>so it wouldn't really sell too well.
Japan is famous for it's giant consumer base of stupid crap and meme widgets. The man who makes instant ramen shops popular will retire early. If any /jp/sies in Japan wanna try it just make sure to buy that mansion.
>>15508451
I doubt it. Japanese convenient stores where you can buy instant ramen usually have electric kettles which you can use free of charge.
>>15508451
instant food is too ubiquitous of an item over there for it to have any novelty value
>>15508730
See
>>15497372
>like american restaurants that serve sandwiches and cereal you could make at home?
>>15508750
In American restaurants there aren't many places that serve cereal as their staple food and places that serve plain garbage tier sandwiches don't last very long in a large competitive market. You seem to be missing the whole point of a restaurant, which is supposed to offer a level of service or quality that is worth paying for compared to the alternative of obtaining the food yourself.
there isn't much you could do to instant ramen to unfuck its quality or add to its value or status either so good luck making it stand out in a market that has been eating it for ages.
ramyeon sucks balls
>>15508793
You can get away with it if you live in a small town somewhere where there is simply no other alternative. Saw one episode of Kitchen Nightmares kind of like that, woman just bought a bunch of TV dinners and microwaved them for her customers and people still came because they didn't really have anywhere else to go if they wanted to eat out.
When you guys eat ramen do you use chopsticks for the authentic experience, or the hammer and fork because it's what you're used to?
>>15520814
that's true
you can get away with some pretty shitty food if you're the only one serving it
It would be very difficult to do that in a densely populated country like Japan, especially if the food you're serving is already relatively dirt cheap to begin with
>>15520818
if it's instashit, who cares?
If it's actual ramen like >>15489488
I find it easier to actually consume it with chopsticks
>>15520818
Always use chopsticks. I find eating ramen with a fork to be difficult actually. Especially use chopsticks if you're having insta yakisoba
>>15444355
Unrelated because it is yakisoba.
UFOs are the best cup noodles.
>>15521858
I fucking hate the orientation tag.
My local ramen joint sometimes goes overboard with the soup.
>>15466294
This is a wrong post!
>>15466294
once you eat shit long enough you start to care about the subtle variations in flavor
I'm starting to prefer udon over ramen these days
>>15508793
>You seem to be missing the whole point of a restaurant, which is supposed to offer a level of service or quality that is worth paying for compared to the alternative of obtaining the food yourself.
Of course, how could I have missed something so obvious even a dumbass like you could see it? Oh wait, no, that's wrong. Actually that's not the point at all, else people wouldn't eat at McDonalds, one of the most popular restaurants in the world. Convenience and price is a plus, but that's also why you eat ramen, so the two complement each other and theory. But even that is not reason enough. The point is that people, Japanese the same as anyone else, if not more so, will eat what's put in front of them especially if it has nothing to do with food. If you can make it trendy, funny, a fad or whatever else, you can reap in the cash from the fools who soon part with their money that make up the general population. If it doesn't last long term it's a cash grab instead of a cash cow, that's all. It's not about food, it's about marketing, advertisement, public opinion, and memes. You say it could never work, I know it can, because people really are that dumb, parody is dead, and something as ridiculous as an instant ramen shop is well within the realm of possibility, more ridiculous things have been done and people eat shitter food at normal restaurants anyways. But I guess you didn't think about any of that.
Your opinions reak of some wapanese "j-japanese would never fall for it" psuedo pride and your arguments are childishly naive at best. Grow up, and stop sucking Jap microdick.
Also
>there isn't much you could do to instant ramen to unfuck its quality
lrn2ramen
>>15527228
>McDonalds
You clearly have no real world knowledge of the enormous expenses associated with marketing and running a food establishment, especially one that sells on the primary premise of being a fad.
In your delusional mind you think McDonalds came out of a hole in the wall and is now ubiquitous in any major city simply because it's some sort of a fad. McDonalds provides greasy, filling, warm, and a subjectively tasty selection of food/drink/dessert served in a ready to eat package which is the value added in terms of service and quality (even if you don't think so with your narrow minded perspective).
>If you can make it trendy, funny, a fad or whatever else,
Just because you see this general trend among the masses doesn't mean it will work for everything but you're obviously incapable of thinking about things on a microscopic level because you read some book once.
If your idea is so great go find the appropriate venture capital firm and try to get it funded.
Make sure to bring something to wipe your face with after they spit on you for wasting their time.
>lrn2ramen
Great answer. Now provide something not phrased in memes since about all you can do to ramen is add ingredients and spices. Real ramen already exists to fill that market.
Not really ramen but I bought a 3 pack of Indomie. I like it but the problem with importing noodles is you get shipping and tax up the ass.
I like ramen
>>15528148
This guy gets it.
>>15528074
>importing
Don't you have an asian grocery store in your town?
I ate ramen a few days ago and now I still have diarrhea, I hate it.
>>15443271 6/10
YumYum is pretty mediocre, to be honest.
>>15446796 6/10
Acceptable. On par with YumYum.
>>15450989 7/10
Pretty good, though Nissin has varying quality regarding flavors. I like the sesame one, although it is quite mild.
>>15454081 4/10
Pretty crappy if you were to ask me.
>>15470526 8/10
Indomie is awesome. Love these.
>>15443659 10/10
Shin Ramyun is the absolute toptier noodle. So spicy, so good. I also like their other noodles (e.g. "SOON" vegetable non-spicy noodles) or the fancy black ones with bone marrow soup base.
I like those Sapporo Ichiban flavors like miso, shio, and tonkotsu and their yaki more than their basic ones, as well as Nissin Demae sesame. Shin Ramyun is great too.
>>15528074
Those are only 50 cents at my local asian market, it's great. You should check that out.
>>15535041
>Thai cancer on par with any Japanese brand
sure, whatever you say
>>15535041
>bone marrow soup base
ah, so that's what that other white soup packet was, interesting.
Most expensive instant noodle at the store at almost $5 a bag. It's pretty good but takes about 10 minutes to cook.
What meat/vegetables do you put in curry ramen?
>>15447865
Go to japan you poor faggot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjDtHOAQGuA
>>15488873
authentic is a lame word people use to describe something handmade
the largest difference between instant noodles and anything handmade is that you have good, hearty stock. If you added good stock to instant noodles and added some meat or veg or other garnishing you're going to end up with something pretty damn good
Try it they only sell these in Japan
>>15470526
These are fucking tasty as well as cheap, however I'm not sure you can put them in the same catagory as "instant ramen" considering they're supposed to be eaten without a broth.
Has anyone had pic related? With one sachet for dried herbs and one for flavouring they're certainly nothing special, but they have a pretty good kick compared to a lot of others that claim to be "spicy".
>>15544971
ramen literally means 'pulled noodles'. They can be eaten in soups/broths and also stir-fried, so I would say you can.
Ramen = noodles, and instant ramen is just noodles which can be prepared quickly
With Indomie, I know some people who don't use all of the pack's contents when making multiple packs as it's too salty. Some people also like making a concentrated soup version of sorts
