Sometimes when I travel, I bring along ramen bowls as another backup option. Not on a plane because that would too much of a hassle, but in the car, I can have a couple of bowls rolling around in the back without too much trouble.
They’re good to have for those lunches or dinners where vegan food was scarce and I find I’m still hungry when I get back to my room. I used the in-room coffee maker to heat up the water for the ramen.
I get them from the Asian grocery store, the Kung-fu brand was $.99 each. My favorite brand was Doll, but I haven’t seen it at the store for a long time. I’ve noticed there’s less vegetarian/vegan flavors as well.
They come with the oil and seasonings/veggies in separate packets. It’s nice to be able to control how much of each to include, I usually use just 1/3 of the oil and maybe 2/3 of the seasonings.
They taste ok, like a typical instant ramen bowl, maybe a step up. I like the seaweed and tiny bits of cabbage. Since I control the oil and seasonings, it’s not too oily or salty. It’s good enough for a quick meal on the road when I’m starving, but nothing beats homemade. I’m glad to be back in my own kitchen.
Oh, we have assorted such noodle here in Singapore:)
You are right, we usually don’t empty the whole pack of seasoning, usually less than half of it.
If you have curry power or tom yam paste, just add some to it to make curry favour instant noodle or tom yam instant noodle.
Man, I would buy these for the name alone! Then I would crank up the Carl Douglas while I ate them (fast as lightning, of course).
Crystal – the curry power is a great idea! Instead of using the pack of seasonings. I’ll have to remember that next time I have a ramen bowl. Thanks! :-)
Vegan Dad – Of course! :D