Nissin Category

Korean Spicy Chili Flavor

November 20th, 2005

3 Stars

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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.

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CQYD Bowl Noodle - Sesame Oil

October 6th, 2005

3 Stars

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This is a Chinese brand licensed by Nissin. Its domestic market prefers a Hong Kong style thin ramen noodle with a crunchier bite.

As prepared, the soup sauce had a milky consistency and tasted a bit like chicken soup with a bit of creamer and codfish broth mixed in. It was very well seasoned with a sesame oil aroma. As expected with this brand, there are lot of soup solids visible, i.e., decorative pinwheel fish cake, vegetables, etc.

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Donbei Tempura Soba

October 1st, 2005

4 Stars

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This entree has soba or buckwheat noodles in a soy sauce broth with tempura as garnish. The delicious soy sauce broth is sweet, sharp and well flavored. Soba noodles have a grayish brown color with a soft smooth texture and are a stable in Japan. As a garnish, the tasty tempura offered several textural contrasts to the noodle, soft-crispy-chewy all in one.

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CQYD Bowl - XO Sauce Seafood

September 8th, 2005

3 1/2 Stars

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XO sauce popularity hits the Asian resturant scene first in Hong Kong’s pricier dinning estatblishment and was named after a popular brandy. It’s usually a combination of dried shrimp, dried scallops, garlic, and other seasonings. Its spicy flavor is used to enhance stir-fried meat, seafood, tofu and vegetable dishes.

The broth was creamy and very tasty, but a bit salty, so avoid it while enjoying the delicious noodles. It has a heavy garlicky shrimp-seafood soy sauce taste. There’s a lot of savory soup sediments, like slices of decorative fishcake, bits of colorful vegetables and other seasonings.

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CQYD Bowl Noodle (Seafood)

September 8th, 2005

3 Stars

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This is a Chinese brand licensed by Nissin. Its domestic market prefers a Hong Kong style thin ramen noodle with a crunchier bite.

As prepared, the soup sauce had a milky consistency and tasted a bit like chicken soup with a bit of creamer and codfish broth mixed in. It was very well seasoned. There is a lot of soup solids with the noodle soup.

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Ramen Beef Flavor

August 9th, 2005

1 Stars

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The thin noodle needed to be cooked a little under, as it was a too soft for my liking. The nice beefy aroma was promising, however, as I ate the noodle, it was less than deserved and had an unwelcome aftertaste. The seasoning oil could have been left out too. While beef is usually a very popular flavor, this is not one of mine.

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