• @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    21 year ago

    I have a friend who said they and their friends did this when they were kids. Seemed bonkers to me at the time, but even my partner recently told me she has eaten noodles this way.

  • @norimee@lemmy.world
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    121 year ago

    You are absolutely right. They are a great crunchy snack.

    But they are not raw. The noodles are pre-fried. That’s why they are ready so quickly and also what makes them quite unhealthy.

      • @nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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        41 year ago

        How much are in the noodles vs the packet though? I have always used half or less of the flavor packet because it’s so salty tasting (and also I assumed it would reduce the sodium content too.

        • @norimee@lemmy.world
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          21 year ago

          Yeah. High fat content in the noodles, high sodium in the spice packets.

          Fat and sodium are 10-20% higher than when you buy the plain noodles.

  • @KingOfTheCouch@lemmy.ca
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    21 year ago

    I remember as kids, at some point my brother was just grabbing one of these before we went to school instead of making a lunch. It was a few years later by the time we were adults and I remarked how it must have been weird going into the teacher lounge to find a kettle or microwave or whatever when I learned, no, he’d open the bag and snack on it like a bag of chips.

  • @rozodru@lemmy.ca
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    81 year ago

    we used to do this in elementary school here in canada. carefully open the top of the packet, dump the flavoring packet in, shake the bag and boom quick recess snack.

  • @Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    81 year ago

    Kids here open the outer package carefully, take out the bag with the powders and oil, open them and pour them into the bag, and crunch the noodles with the ingredients. Then they eat them as snacks. My reaction when my kids told me about this was “WHAT!?!?”.

    • @ValenThyme@reddthat.com
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      1 year ago

      if you crush it up like this then cook it with about half the water it ends up like cheap rice a roni and it’s delicious

  • germtm.
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    81 year ago

    dry ramen is the cheapest snack money can buy. especially in Eastern Europe.

  • @realitista@lemm.ee
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    251 year ago

    Yes you must try all the phases of ramen to become a true expert:

    • Bone dry: I recommend about 60% of a spice packet on this one unless you are feeling spicy!
    • Wet but strained: put the noodles in the water and strain them, then put the spice packet in and mix
    • soup: you probably do this already. But consider dropping an egg in and mixing it. Or add veggies/green onions/ leftover chicken.
  • DarkThoughts
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    221 year ago

    Taste aside, why wouldn’t it be safe to eat? Same goes for canned food btw, and something like ravioli are actually pretty decent cold.

  • isaacd
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    31 year ago

    I eat ramen this way now and then. Started in college when I was saving up for a wedding ring. It’s a poor man’s Doritos. Just break up a ramen brick into a bowl, shake the seasoning on top, and add a drizzle of your favorite hot sauce.

    My favorite ramen to do this with is beef flavor Maruchan. I actually like it better this way than boiled into a soup.

    • @Corigan@lemm.ee
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      11 year ago

      Agreed beef is the best flavor for dry snacking, for me the oriental/blue one is the next best.