A spoonfuf of Ramen makes the medicine go down

Hello all

As some of you know, we've been spending quite a bit of time in the studio. This requires time and precious american dollars to arrive at said location.What you might not know is that on the economic food chain, musicians only rank one click above the homeless. We're just too pretentious to ever beg for money (except from our relatives).

Eventually this will get to your wallet, and not to mention your diet.

You start spending money at the nice, hip , mexican place down the street, then the McDonalds on San Pablo, and eventually you're using 7-11 gift cards that your boss gave you as a christmas present.

what can a musician do with exactly five dollars and an empty stomach. Buy lots of Ramen. Not only did I buy the Ramen, but I ate it all. I decided it would be a good idea to do a little review on which is your best choice when faced with poverty.So to you, I present the "Mega Ramen Showdown".

NISSIN 'SOUPER MEAL'

ok, don't laugh just yet. This was actually pretty good. It took your regular 6 minutes in the microwave to cook, and the instructions were easy enough to follow.

Taste:The Taste wasn't actually that bad. It claims garlic and tomato, and they did a pretty good job on getting the garlic, but somewhere along the line, the tomato was replaced with apple peels. Noodles are a special thing to Ramen buyers. And I would say that these noodles did the job. They weren't dry , and they did a good job of cooking.It was a nice enough texture that you forget they mass produce these in the old Beijing Toyota factory.

Spiciness:Not very spicy. Which I enjoyed actually.

Texture:As I said earlier, the texture was nice. Moist but not too moist. Overall a nice eating experience.

Overall Rating:I'm going to give this a three out of four noodle cups, since I felt I was eating actual food

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CUP NOODLE 'SHRIMP' FLAVOR




I decided on getting this one, because its the most common cup noodle Ramen, and its an easy palette cleanser. Its a good , plain enough Ramen, that it'll help judge the other two.

Taste: I remember once, being taken on a styrofoam factory tour as a child with my 5th grade class. I think they specifically told us not to get any of the styrofoam in our mouth, because our bodies couldn't digest them, and it would make us sick. Apparently the creators of this food, were sick on that day in 5th grade and got stay home playing Mario, instead of learning the dangers of styrofoam ingestion. I clearly let the noodles sit for the recommended 6 minutes, but apparently they meant 6 hours. These noodles were far from cooked.The taste was bland and unatractive..horrible really. And not to mention the broth. Broth is broth.But this was Shrimp flavored Ramen water. Also, I didn't encounter any shrimp in my deep sea adventure into flavor.

Spiciness:N/A

Texture:It constantly reminded me of half dried playdough. It felt as though it hadn't been cooked enough. It was a harrowing experience.

Overall Rating:This was by far the worst Ramen of the three, and it made me realize how much better the others were. So I guess it did its job.I'm giving it one cup out of four, because this is, in fact, a cup. What do you expect for 50 cents?

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NISSIN 'CHOW MEIN' SHRIMP FLAVOR




This isn't exactly cup noodles, nor does it really have broth in it, but its by the same company, and it has noodles in it.

Taste:The overall process was easy, and it yielded nice results. It was, yet again meant to be shrimp flavored. I didn't taste much shrimp on it, but there were shrimp in the actual chow mein. When I say shrimp, I say shrimp shaped salt chews.The noodles, tasted fine, and the seasoning packets made it actually something nice to eat. Not the best, but not horrible.

Spiciness:N/A

Texture:The Texture was again, very moist, and tasted more like real noodles than I thought it would. Although, it WAS slightly gooey , but I Think that came from the "Finishing touch" packet. Whatever that is.

Overall Rating:I would say that this was worth the one fifty I spent on it. Not the best, but still, it was food(of some sort). It doesn't really count as cup noodle in my mind though.

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There we have it kids. I hope you enjoyed. Let this be a lesson to you as well!

Well, we hope to see you soon. And we JUST might have a show or two coming up..but I'm not going to say. Anyhoo, see you around!

-Nick