#026 NISSIN Donbei Kitsune Udon
Donated to the cause by Nat and not attacked by her cat. Sunday morning before the hangover kicks in, I’m hungry and want a quick fix. I chose these noodles because all you have to do is pour in hot water, cover and you’re done! No pot, no bowl, no mess to clean up. The hot water dispenser is my best friend. I peeled back the cover and was surprised to see such a thick piece of gluten or tofu wafer or whatever it is. The aroma of bonito filled my nose as the water hit the seasoning. After about 5 minutes, I peeled off the entire cover and found a tasty meal. The tofu thing was a little sweet and absorbed a lot of the broth. I like the noodles a lot because they are wide and slurpy. Thanks Nat! These were awesome.
#016 CHIKARA Hot & Spicy Udon
Sister, this is my first blog about udon so I dedicate this to you. Unfortunately, Chikara hot & spicy brand noodles were not great. Anthony complained that there wasn’t enough msg which I sort of agree with. Also, to my disappointment, the soup was not hot & spicy as the package claims. I rate udon by how soft and chewy the noodles are and despite the fact that I cooked the noodles for about 15 minutes, they still didn’t turn out as soft and chewy as I prefer. Even though I doctored these noodles up it was still OK….edible…but nothing to write home about. The truth is that I have yet to find really good instant udon except for this one time when I bought a package at a random asian grocery store, the problem is that I can’t remember the name of the brand OR the store I bought it from. Oh well, my quest continues for the best instant udon noodles.
The toppings I added were onion, cooked cabbage, chilis, daikon and a raw egg. I don’t usually add raw eggs to instant noodles but since the noodles were cooking for so long, the soup was hot enough to cook the egg.
*Product of Japan
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