2006-09-12T21:17:00.000+08:00

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2006-08-31T19:16:00.000+08:00

Hey, who doesn't love instant noodles?

I do. Despite all the dire warnings that our hair would fall out, our kidneys would shrivel and die, and we'd be more malnourished than starving rats in the Arctic.

Maggi Mee, IndoMie, Myojo, Papa, Mama, Koka, ramen, whatever brand you like, whatever you call them. My friends and I practically lived on these things during our hostel days. Fast to cook, good to eat. Or at least, about the only thing you could cook by the simple means of immersion in hot water (heating up cans of sardines doesn't really count, though canned foods are a worthy addition to instant noodles).

Pasta doesn't work - it turns into mush. Ask me how I know.

We used to get them in the big packs, and swap them around so we'd have lots of different flavours. (In fact, we sometimes just sat around with our big metal mugs and passed the noodles.)

But we've all come a long way since then, eaten a lot of salt* (thanks in large part to the noodle seasoning packets), acquired real kitchens, and learned to cook. Our tastebuds may be more discerning, but sometimes (especially late at night, when it's raining) there's just no substitute for a steaming hot bowl of noodles.

Welcome to The Instant Noodle Review!

*"I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice" is an Asian saying often used by older people to assert their experience. Translates as "what do YOU know, you young punk?"