#031 NISSIN Cup Noodles Milk Curry Flavor
Introducing a new milk curry flavor for cup noodle lovers! Curry plus milk? Makes sense…sounded odd at first but Thai curries usually have coconut milk, so not so far out. It’s very interesting to me how the traditional Japanese diet doesn’t include dairy products like milk and cheese but when used, they have found a way to combine it with flavors that are strangely tasty. A few examples: camembert plus cod, tofu and cheese, curry and cheese. And yes, it does taste as good as it looks. The curry flavor is mild yet full of flavor and the texture of the noodles are soft, chewy and airy. The chunks of potato and soy add lots of texture and makes for a heartier meal. The Japanese are so clever! They think of everything, there’s a nifty pull tab at the bottom of the cup. Has this tab always been at the bottom of all the cup noodles and I just never noticed? I was very lucky to get my hands on this special treat as it’s not available in the states. Why are we always stuck with the boring flavors like shrimp and beef?
#030 NISSIN Curry Udon Bowl
I love instant bowl and cup noodles! So easy to make, cooks fast and no mess to clean up. I had that msg craving this afternoon so I went to the noodle basket that I got on my birthday to see what I could cook up. As I dug through the basket, I found quite the variety of treats, there were filipino pancit noodles, korean noodles, vietnamese pho ga….and then I hit gold! A japanese curry udon bowl! Drooool….my mouth watered as the boiling water hit the seasoning powder and the aroma of delicious curry wafted up my nostrils. The wait was excruciating but finally…it was time to enjoy. Peeled back the lid to find that the soup was not as thick as the picture on the lid. Noodles were wide with a soft, almost spongy texture that soaked up the oh so good curry broth. I liked the big pieces of dehydrated carrots, scallions and pork! Yum yum.
#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.
#010 NISSIN Demae Vermicelli Rice Noodles – Spicy Flavor
There isn’t a distinct flavor that comes to mind when eating these noodles and it wasn’t very spicy. I decided to use only half of the palm oil because I just read in an article about how much saturated fat is in palm oil – about 50%! Not like eating a packet of instant noodles a week is any better for you – with or without the palm oil. But it made me feel a little better. Overall, these noodles were only okay, not bad but not great. Maybe because I didn’t use all of the oil??
I didn’t have much to add except for cilantro and my usual green onions.
*Product of Japan
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