I’ve already reviewed 27 different chicken ramen here on this blog, so why stop now!
Mi Lau Thai (Chicken Flavor) (380 Calories, 15 g fat, 2240 mg sodium)
The extreme amount of sodium gave even me (a famous salt-eater) pause but naturally I had to try this. It contained as astonishing five flavor packets, including one which was some sort of impossibly fine (weaponized?) dust that puffed smoke when opened! Cooking it was normal, but the first taste was of ash and I was about to take a second mouthful when the heat hit me. This was hot! Very hot! Dare I say, this was volcanically hot. One bite almost did me in, and the lingering smell in the kitchen (no doubt that spice dust that had filled the airways) reminded me of this torture all afternoon. For me, an unquestionable 0/10.
Cup Noodle (Chicken Flavor) (290 Calories, 11 g fat, 1070 mg sodium)
It’s remarkable that it has taken me so many installments to finally get to the granddaddy – the progenitor – of all cup noodle ramen! The simple reason is that the standard chicken flavor Cup Noodle isn’t easily found in my local shops, and I actually bought this one back when we were in NYC. Given that this is the model all other ramen is based on, it was a breeze to cook and the taste was perfectly acceptable. In fact I daresay it’s one of the best, but in a world with Gefen I’ll not lament my inability to find this one easily. That said, this is a fine chicken ramen and an easy 8/10.
Mini Tokyo Noodle (Chicken Flavor) (130 Calories, 4 g fat, 790 mg sodium)
Isn’t this cute! A tiny ramen brick, with flavor infused into it. The bag photo actually shows 4 servings, and the single bricks are small enough for a coffee mug. You just pour boiling water over, wait a few minutes, and enjoy your mini ramen meal! At least that would be the idea, but since it has no taste at all and the noodles have the texture of elastic bands this one went down the karzy quick smart! I wouldn’t even throw this garbage out the window for the birds! Score: -1/10
Stay tuned for installment #12, which may feature regional dishes…