Wantan Instant Noodle (Hoanh Thanh An Lien). Something new, flat sheets of noodle also know as wonton skin! While the sheet noodles may be odd, the soup was very good with a delicious aroma and flavor of savory dried shrimp with a note of pepper-beef-onion flavor and mild sweetness. Read the rest of this page »
Chao Ga is a chicken flavor instant rice porridge. I love rice porridge and reading the label, it looked so promising. VIFON makes some great products, so I gave it a try. Aagh!!! This stuff is the worst! I gave it a half star only because it’s in stores. There must other uses for it.
It tasted like paste. I wanted to say more…maybe not. Read the rest of this page »
Lemon grill chicken flavor oriental style instant noodle is a sour, aromatic noodle soup with a rich flavorful taste. The textured wheat gluten pieces tasted uncannily like chicken.
It seems that chicken flavored broths are always extra heavy on salt (sodium) as if the saltiness must be a part of its flavor substitute. Read the rest of this page »
Pho Ga chicken flavor Vietnamese style instant rice noodle is very tasty. There’s lot of green onion bits on top, looking very appetizing with a hearty veggie chicken soup aroma and a note of fragrant anise.
The wide velvety soft rice noodle is fat-free and it’s all gluten-free. The chicken flavor is artificial, so I guess it’s vegetarian too. It has only 186 calories and is very well seasoned, so salt level is high. That’s fine, just avoid the soup and enjoy the delicious noodles! 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 »
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 »
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 »