Braised chicken flavor instant noodle is conveniently packaged in a plastic clam-shell of a saucer type lid over a bowl with a fork included. It’s a spicy, garlic and roasted chicken sauce flavor with a sweet note. Very flavorful.
The noodles are thin and more firm in texture than the classic ramen. Read the rest of this page »
Chao Ca or instant fish porridge is a traditional quick meal that I would enjoy early in the morning or anytimes, especially when it’s cold. As the rice porridge is not easily available at home since it take time to make, this cuisine is usually enjoyed eating out at special fast food shops, which in some places open 24 hours.
It’s a very satisfying peppery mild fish taste with a bold note of ginger, green onion and cilantro. There’re chunky pieces of a salmon tasting fish which were excellent. It’s one that I now eat regularly on a cold morning. Read the rest of this page »
A conveniently packaged instant noodle from Thailand in a plastic clam-shell of a saucer type lid over a bowl. Tom Klong is similar to Tom Yum flavor, hot and sour soup, but the herbs are roasted. The broth is really spicy hot with a sharp lime taste and a sweet roasted note of spices. This very sharp contrast needs a little getting use to for me. Adding an egg any style to it would be just perfect.
“Mi tom” or egg noodles (it’s yellowish before cooking) are thin and more firm in texture than the classic ramen which get its springy chewy texture using a traditional ingredient, kansui - an alkali solution of sodium and potassium carbonate. Read the rest of this page »
Soft heart shaped gourmet fruit gummy made with pineapple juice and individually wrapped. Each delicious chewy gummy has a very sweet-tart pineapple flavor with a very fragrant ripe pineapple aroma.
Excerpt: “The gorgegous taste of fully riped pineapple imposing as a southern island king crowned in glory, is yours to enjoy in every soft and juicy Kasugai Pineapple Gummy.” Read the rest of this page »
Hu Tieu Bo Kho is a tasty rice noodles in a light spicy vegetable beef flavor curry broth with a hint a tartness from citronela and a spiced accent of clove. The beef flavor is light and blend well with the other flavors, including any optional vegetable or meat toppings for a real meal.
This noodle soup is so easy to make, put everything into a bowl with hot water and cover for 3 minutes! It could easily be done using a microwave in different ways depending on your skill. Read the rest of this page »
Thai style instant vermicelli rice noodles is a spicy sour taste in a clear shrimp flavored vegetable broth.
It’s a classic Vietnamese - Thai cuisine, with the hot spice of chili and the sour zest of citronella and lemon flavor in hearty vegetable broth made with leek, shallot and the herb galingale (a ginger substitute with health uses), and delicately flavored with Tomyum shrimp paste.
This noodle soup is so easy to make, put everything into a bowl, add hot water and cover for 3 minutes! It could easily be done using a microwave in different ways depending on your skill. Read the rest of this page »
A petite set of five popular Meiji chocolate brands.
With the high popularity of chili flavored ramen, Nissin had to get into the act with this Korean style chili flavor. It is produced in Hong Kong under license from Nissin. We’re seeing a lot more Nissin labels produced in China.
The noodles tasted and look like the thick Korean style noodles and the reddish chili broth was about medium spicy with a decent Kimchi seafood flavor (seaweed too). It is not as rich in taste as those of Nong Shim - Shin Ramen products though, but it’s cost less and that make it a very good product. Read the rest of this page »
Very alluring graphics on package of this Wai Wai Tom Yum Shrimp Flavor instant noodle. Wish I can say that about the taste though, too much hypes and doesn’t fully deliver.
Tom Yum is both hot and sour, and it’s one of the main signature dishes that defines Thai flavor. This was a very spicy sour taste, like very sharp lime with chili pepper. The shrimp flavor is not very distinct, it’s more salty than flavorful. Read the rest of this page »
The Da Nang style instant Vietnamese vermicelli rice noodle w/crab broth comes with a retort pouch of stewed broth. The flavor of the broth tasted sort of like a clear peppery tomato based clam chowder with lot of cilantro and watercrest. The herb responsible for this unique flavor is Culantro, a.k.a Vietnamese Coriander (Eryngium foetidum L., Apiaceae). A very tasty treat. Read the rest of this page »
This instant Vietnamese rice noodle comes with a retort pouch of stewed fish! The soft velvety rice noodles are even extra broad. A good nutritious soup if you also add some vegetables to it.
The saltiness of the broth has the first impression of chicken noodle soup as I can hardly taste the fish flavor initially. As I enjoyed the rice noodles with the well seasoned broth, the mild fish flavor came out. There were chunks of fish that have the texture and flavor of can salmon somewhat. I was startled toward the end when a piece of hot chili pepper got in my mouth. It seems that the spices settled near the bottom. Read the rest of this page »
Instant Vietnamese “Pho” vegetarian rice noodle is a refreshing taste. The ribbon type rice noodles are really smooth and soft. It’s so different from wheat noodles and that what makes it so nice to have at times. With rice noodles, the subtle flavor of the soup become the focus.
The clear broth has the flavors of many savory Vietnamese spices and highlighted by the aroma of sesame oil. I’m having this hot soup on a cold day and it’s so great! Read the rest of this page »
Twin packs Japanese version of Pocky’s chocolate wheat cracker stick snack with strawberry flavored milk cream center. Each pack has about ten sticks.
A reverse Pocky’s classic cracker stick snack with a thin chocolate ice cream cone sort of texture and flavor, while the light velvety milk cream center has a taste that comes close to the sensation of eating strawberry fragrance as its sweetness is subtle. Read the rest of this page »
Twin packs Japanese version of Pocky’s wheat cracker stick snack topped with chocolate and banana flavor milk cream. Each pack has about ten sticks. Very tropical looking packaging.
Upon opening one pack, the first impression is the rich banana aroma from the biscuit sticks. This exotic chocolate-banana flavor milk cream snack immediately set me on a fantasy tropical locale with a native lady holding a big bouquet of banana on her head dancing to wild music.
The taste has such an overwhelmingly sweet rich banana flavor that the chocolate-coffee swirls just adds a dash of ovaltine-like overtone to the flavor. These snack sticks will garnish a banana sundae very well! Read the rest of this page »
Twin packs Japanese version of Pocky’s wheat cracker biscuit stick snack covered with lemon cheese milk cream. Each pack has about twenty sticks.
It’s a sweet tangy lemon cheese cake flavor on a light crunchy wheat cracker stick. The wheat cracker stick has an unsalted starchy cracker texture which is a nice contrast to the rich tasting lemony cream cheese coating. Read the rest of this page »
A non-soup rice noodle dish that is sweet-tart, spicy flavored in stir fry Thai cuisine style. This is a light tasty delight!
Rice noodles are very quick to cook, basically it just need to be soften with hot water. The noodles are thin ribbons of cooked air-dried noodles. The silky soft rice noodles is flavored in a spicy sweet-tart sauce with a hint of coconut & peanut flavors that are classic ingredients in Thai cuisine. Read the rest of this page »
Four packs English package version of Pocky’s famous biscuit stick snack covered with strawberry cream. Each pack has five sticks. This version has a lot more strawberry bits. I finished it all in less than a couple of minutes!
It’s a very rich strawberry flavor enhanced with bits of dried strawberry mixed with an icy tasting sweet-tart strawberry milky cream. This wild exhilarating strawberry flavor takes over so completely that you barely notice the biscuit stick except its light crunches. Read the rest of this page »
If you like Champong Noodle in the package, you’ll love this one. The noodles are the familar softer instant cup ramen type instead. This is a very rich spicy seafood recipe. A tasty treat that’s perfect for a quick light snack.
As prepared, there were so much soup solids floating on top! The cuttlefish and shrimp powder gave the soup sauce its unique rich salty seafood flavor and strong aroma. The cuttlefish pieces remained chewy, which is normal. A very colorful cup noodle soup that was very good! Read the rest of this page »