It’s been a long time since the last post reviewing some chicken ramen, but I’ve (finally!) found a few more. Let’s see what I thought…
Cup Noodles Chicken (290 Calories, 11g fat, 1160 mg sodium)
This is a new version of one of the ubiquitous chicken ramens, with the difference being it’s in a paper cup and intended to be cooked in a microwave. I followed the instructions (2.5 minutes at maximum) and it worked well, although the paper cup was much hotter to hold than the styrofoam version. The contents seemed a bit ‘blobby’ after cooking, but a quick stir and everything was ok.
As far as taste this was simply acceptable. As with the ‘normal’ version the flavour is cooked into the noodles and it lacks veggies aside from a few tiny pieces of corn and carrot. In a world with no other options this would be ok, but with better available I won’t be trying it again. I’ll give it 7/10.
Oolongmen Chicken Ramyun (310 Calories, 10g fat, 1430 mg sodium)
This was purchased in Canada, and I didn’t eat it for months since most of the other Canadian ones were awful. But when I finally got to this, I was pleasantly surprised!
The first taste was unusual – arguably not like chicken at all – and the ramen contained lots of veggies included dehydrated mushrooms. Subsequent forkfulls were better, and since I actually ate it all I deem this a higher-quality product, probably in the top 10% of those I’ve tasted. I’ll score it 8/10.
Cup Noodles Rice With Noodles Teriyaki Chicken (300 Calories, 5g fat, 1100 mg sodium)
I know this isn’t a ramen product, but since it clearly says ‘with noodles‘ I purchased it anyway. It’s another microwave-only product, and after the required 4.5 minutes on high the contents had become a sort of brown slush.
I was hesitant since the sickly sweet smell was reminiscent of rot, and when I tentatively tried a small forkful my fears were confirmed since this was one of very worst cup noodle products I have ever tasted. I hated this, and even now regret preparing it since the stench has filled the house. Score: 0/10.
I know brands I haven’t yet tried exist, but I’ve never seen them in local stores. I wonder how long it will be until my next installment?