Comments on: Dietribes: Ramen

By: roi_ratt

roi_ratt — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:10:55 +0000

To reduce the sodium (or salt) content in, well any liquid really – drop a hunk of raw potato in it for a bit, though not until the potato is cooked. The potato will suck up a fair amount of the salt.

As it applies to ramen, I’d do it like this. Add the flavor packet to the cold water and the potato hunk. Bring to a boil, then fish out the potato chunk (toss it or feed to a friend) then put in the noodles. Taters are cheap, so it shouldn’t break the bank to buy one.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:19 +0000

Hot Dog Soup:
1 package Beef Flavor Ramen, cooked and seasoned
1 Oscar Mayer Hot Dog, sliced and stirred in

This was a “special” snow-day treat in elementary school.

Awesome!

By: Gayle

Gayle — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:58:36 +0000

My old college roommate worked at a grocery store to pay his way through college. whenever money would get tight, he’d buy up whatever was on sale, whether is was cans of corn or green beans, or whatever. I remember we had a constant supply of Ramen, though. Whenever it would go on sale (10 for $1) he’d buy cases of the stuff and that would be all he’d eay for days. no idea how he did it, but he did!

By: stef

stef — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:43:44 +0000

mmmmm ramen….the best way to eat them is in a recipe aptly titled “Bomb Ass Noodles”….basically you boil, then drain…add the seasoning, some scrambled egg and some crumbled up bacon…awesome! also my mom created a ramen casserole with tuna, black olives, cream of chicken or mushroom soup, curry powder and cheese… everytime i eat it i think of when i was a kid, and i make it myself sometimes when i want to eat for a few days and not have to cook!

By: mandie

mandie — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:58:27 +0000

Of course, as soon as I read this I HAD to make ramen “my way” lol. I cook the ramen, then drain it, then toss it in a pan with oil and start to fry it. When it’s really hot, add 2 big spoonfuls of crunchy peanut butter (NOT smooth), and frozen vegetables (I usually use broccoli). After you mix the peanut butter thoroughly through the noodles, add as much srirachi as you can handle. Serve hot or cold!

By: nororu

nororu — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:35:06 +0000

I recommend reading the manga:

Project X – Nissin Cup Noodle

(A True Story!)

By: billywest

billywest — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:50:35 +0000

Ah, sometimes I have to admit that a good bowl of rich miso ramen is one of the things I truly love about living here in Japan. There’s a great little shop just outside of my local train station. You know, it’s not to late to head over there right now…

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:07:23 +0000

ramen…
sure brings back memories.
speaking of which, the term “ramen” is written as æ‹‰é¢ in kanji, which is actually the same in mandarin chinese. It means “pulled noodles”, due to the fact that the original ramen are made by pulling noodles from dough.
And yes, the Chinese were the ones behind it.

By: Meri

Meri — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:46:17 +0000

Oh yeah, I remember doing the Ramen in the coffee pot thing in college!

Good times!

By: Lea

Lea — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:10:00 +0000

There is nothing better than real ramen from a real japanese restaurant. Noodles and slices of meat, flower shaped carrot slices and broccoli and shredded nori…
soooooo good…