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#053 FU CHANG Beef and Noodles

Oooo….this was a weird one. I’ve never seen this particular noodle in stores personally. This was part of a noodle bundle that a friend gave me for my birthday. As I started removing the outer packaging, I noticed the words “real beef inside” printed on the corner. A real meat packet inside? Is this an import? If so, how did it get pass customs? Strange. A while back a friend introduced me to Taiwanese instant noodles with real meat which was sooo good. The Taiwanese noodles are hard to come by because customs will confiscate them because of the “real” meat factor. There’s a “seal” printed on the package that says it’s been inspected and passed by U.S. customs that I am not sure about. To continue…I peeled back the lid to find 4 goodie packets (which I have decided were too many in this case). There was the usual seasoning powder & dehyrdrated vegetables, in addition there was a packet of brown paste and a large packet of fully cooked seasoned beef. Oh…and a plastic fork. I dumped all the ingredients into the bowl, added the water and waited. After 5-7 minutes, I peeled off the lid and a surge of steam engulfed my face and the scent of Chinese beef stew filled my nose. Smelled good! Didn’t taste so good though. The soup was WAY too salty and oily. The meat looked like pet food. I took a nibble on a small piece and that was it for me. These were so bad that I could not continue.

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