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Unboxing Time: Simply Shredz Pork
Was contacted recently about a new product called Simply Shredz. Basically, it’s marinated and shredded pork that you can put on just about everything! Well, probably not breakfast cereal… But your...
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#2842: Vedan Double Bang Pork Broth Noodle
I think I got this one at the Hi Life store at the Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei. This looks to be a pork variety. The Term ‘Double Bang’ refers to the two noodle blocks within. Let’s check it...
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Tapatio Ramen Giveaway Contest
CONTEST OVER – WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY! Many you probably no and many of you probably don’t – Tapatio, the popular hot sauce – now has their own range of spicy instant noodle products called...
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#2960: Soup Daren Spicy Pork Bone Noodle
Found this one among others up at FoodyWorld in Richmond, B. I just can’t get enough of Canada – it’s such a nice place with nice people and nice everything. This one looked fascinating – let’s check...
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Meet The Manufacturer: Interview With TTL – Taiwan
Interview with TTL * Product Samples from TTL (1 of 2) * Product Samples from TTL (2 of 2) * TTL Hua-Diao Dongpo Braised Pork Instant Noodle * TTL Sesame Oil Chicken Flavor With Rice Wine Instant...
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Meet The Manufacturer: #3032: TTL Hua-Diao Dongpo Braised Pork Instant Noodle...
Today we have something special. I’ve been curious about Dongpo’s Pork for a while and this looks like it’d be a good one. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about it – Dongpo pork (traditional Chinese:...
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Meet The Manufacturer: Re-Review: TTL Carbonara White Wine Carbonara Instant...
Happy to be revisiting this variety, It made The Ramen Rater’s Top Ten Instant Noodles Of All Time 2018 Edition list this year and with good reason: it’s really, really good. Here’s a little about...
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New TTL Spicy Pork Rice Wine Noodle – Taiwan – Unboxing Time
Just got done with the TTL (Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor) Meet The Manufacturer recently. Now, they’ve come up with a new variety and it arrived today. TTL’s products always have two things – a retort...
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#3062: Nissin Cup Noodle Nice Kimchi Tonkotsu – Japan
Today we have a Zenpop.JP variety – so what’s Zenpop? They’re a subscription service for all things Japanese! Definitely, check them out. By the way, use coupon code RAMENRATER to get $2 off! Here’s...
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#3121: Luosiking River Snail & Pork – China
Here’s one that was sent to me directly by the manufacturer – thank you! It is a brand I’ve not tried in the past – Luosiking. River snail – that I’ve tried before. Let’s take a look. Luosiking River...
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#3123: Luosiking Spicy River Snail Noodle – China
Here’s the second of the two Luosiking varieties Jack sent – thanks again! Two reviews ago, I tried the soup version. Let’s see what happens when you take the broth out! Luosiking Spicy River Snail...
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A Recipe For Spectacular Pork Flavor Maruchan Ramen
Are you ready? Here’s a recipe from Lane of Antlers, Oklahoma – thanks! Watch me cook it up on a special episode of Instant Noodle Recipe Time EXTRA! A Recipe For Spectacular Pork Flavor Maruchan...
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Meet The Manufacturer: #3148: Hakubaku Tonkotsu Pork Flavor Ramen – United...
Here’s the second variety from Hakubaku to cross my desk recently. This is a shelf stable fresh noodle variety – let’s give it a try! Hakubaku Traditional Noodle Bar Style Ramen Tonkotsu Flavor –...
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#3154: Acecook Super Cup Pork Kimchi Ramen – Japan
Today we have a Zenpop.JP variety – so what’s Zenpop? They’re a subscription service for all things Japanese! Definitely, check them out. By the way, use coupon code RAMENRATER to get $2 off! Here’s...
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#3156: Nongshim Spicy Gamjatang – United States
What a week! So last week I didn’t do a single regular review. I was knee deep editing all sorts of unboxings and episodes of The Chocolate Break. While we were out I found this one. I’ve seen it many...
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#3180: Yum Yum Tem Tem Tom Yum Moo Deng – Thailand
You probably know tom yum, but what about the moo deng part? Well, it’s pork. That was simple, right? Let’s get into this one by Yum Yum of Thailand! Yum Yum Tem Tem Tom Yum Moo Deng – Thailand Detail...
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#3184: Maruchan Ramen Noodle Soup Pork Flavor – United States
I thought hey I’ve got this other one – I should review it too. So here we are. It’s funny how there are two crowds; one that likes this brand and one that likes the other economy class instant here...
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#3263: Soup Daren Pork Bone Noodle – China
Here’s one that came by way of World Ramens, a new business specializing in international instant noodle subscription boes. Use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! So I’ve reviewed some of these...
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#3267: Vite Ramen Garlic Pork Instant Noodle Soup – United States
A few months ago I did a Meet The Manufacturer series on Vite Ramen, but the packs I tried were prototypes and not this, the finished product for version 1.0 (version 1.1 will be coming soon and I’ll...
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Meet The Manufacturer: #3573: Sau Tao QQ Vermicelli Pork & Pickled Mustard...
QQ is an interesting term when it comes to noodles. Michelin defines it as “QQ is the bounciness associated with fresh handmade fishballs, glutinous rice balls, and certain types of noodles. The term...
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#3643: Baixiang Artificial Pork Bone Soup Flavor Instant Noodle – China
Pork bone soup is a particular favorite of mine – whether it be creamy tonkotsu or something more like this, I’m usually quite partial to these styled varieties. Let’s see what this one from China...
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#3733: Pamana Instant La Paz Batchoy – United States
The first thing I noticed about this one was toward the top where it mentioned it has real beef and real pork. I so seldom come across varieties from the Philippines that this was a real score. I...
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#3734: Maruchan Black Pork Curry Udon – Japan
Here’s one that came from a Zenpop.jp subscription box. Use the coupon code RAMENRATER at checkout for a discount! Curry is nice and this is a very small cup – well, more like a tiny bowl. Let’s give...
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#3816: Itsuki Kumamon Kumamoto Tonkotsu – Japan
This is one sent by a reader named Keijiro – thanks! I’ve seen this one many times, but only way I’ve seen to get it is online and in a large quantity. I appreciate it so much when readers share a...
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#3853: Panda Signature Ramen Noodle Soup Pork Flavor – United States
I’ve been slowly getting through all the varieties sent by a reader from Montana – thank you! These have replaced a competitor’s varieties at Walmart. When I did the unboxing video I didn’t expect the...
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#3953: Sapporo Ichiban Waraa Kagoshima Pork Shabu-Shabu Taste Ramen – Japan
Found this in a Zenpop.jp box – you get seven varieties of instant noodles to try! I would say that almost every time I’ve gotten one of these, I’ve never tried any of them before which is really...
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#3961: Nissin U.F.O. Chow Mein Noodles Sichuan Style Shredded Pork Artificial...
This one arrived in an Exotic Noods subscription box – check ’em out and use coupon code THERAMENRATER for a discount! It’s pretty neat – the Hong Kong wing of Nissin has started coming out with...
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#4011: Ve Wong Artificial Chicken & Pork Flavor Instant Noodle – Taiwan
So my daughter Mimi and I were at the local 99 Ranch Market and she saw this one and asked if I’d tried it. Honestly, I don’t think I have and if I have, it was over ten years ago, so looks like a...
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#4184: Poco Kitchen Pork & Ginger Ramen – United States
I remember a few weeks ago looking at my browser – repeatedly, I would see this same ad. I finally, figured it was a demand that I reach out to this company and so I did. I was sent samples, and now...
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MAMA 50th Anniversary Varieties
When I saw these came out, I emailed my contact at Thai President Foods about them. I have been planning to do a special definitive guide to their tom yum. I honestly thought that was what was in...
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