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In the News (Wed 19 Jun 13)

  
  Instant noodle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Instant noodles are dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually eaten after being soaked in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes.
Instant ramen also tends to be added to budae jjigae (literally "boot-camp stew"), a stew made with assorted ingredients which was invented in the 1950s in the vicinity of U.S. military camps stationed in South Korea.
Instant noodle is gaining in popularity in Mexico, where it is often seen as an American food and enjoyed in typical "southwestern" flavors such as lime or chili, often combined with shrimp.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Instant_noodles   (2411 words)

  
 Method of producing instant cupped noodles - Patent 4166139
An object of this invention is to provide a method of producing instant noodles packed in a cup-shaped container such that dense and sparse portions of the mass of noodles are disposed in lower and upper portions of the container, respectively.
In the frying stage, the water contained in the raw noodles 3 and the oil repel each other to evaporate the water, resulting in that the mass of noodles is caused to float and be attached tightly to the bottom of the inverted metal cup.
In the embodiment described, the metal cup 8 housing the mass of raw noodles is immersed in the frying oil in the inverted state, i.e., in the state in which the metal lid 11 is positioned beneath the metal cup 8.
www.freepatentsonline.com /4166139.html   (2097 words)

  
 Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum - bento.com
The historical development of instant ramen is painstakingly chronicled, and the invention of cup ramen (the kind where you pour boiling water directly into a styrofoam cup) is celebrated as the dramatic technological achievement it most certainly was.
Instant ramen packets from around the world adorn the walls, and overhead TV monitors broadcast a continuous stream of ramen commercials from the past 25 years.
Two life-size dioramas show the operation of an instant ramen factory, and since this is a modern museum (it opened in March 1994), there are also banks of interactive video panels.
www.bento.com /phgal3.html   (743 words)

  
 Who invented instant noodles?
The giant packet of 'Indomie' instant noodles was made on February 3, 2005 at Indofood's Surabaya factory, under the supervision of officials from the National Agency for Drug and Food Control.
The noodles took 23 minutes to prepare, and it was served in a 'Supermi Super Bowl' with a diameter of 2.6 m and a height of 1.3m.
Noodles can be made either by hand or by machine and can be 'cut noodles' or 'dried noodles'.
www.rediff.com /money/2005/jun/10quiz.htm   (1324 words)

  
 Wax Buildup from Instant Noodles - BreakTheChain.org
My family stopped eating instant noodles more than 5 years ago after hearing about the wax coating the noodles - the wax is not just in the styrofoam containers but it coats the noodles.
If one were to examine the ordinary Chinese yellow noodles in the market, one will notice that, in their uncooked state the noodles are oily.
The hawker then "lowers" the noodles in oil and sauce to prevent the noodles from sticking if they are to be served dry.
www.breakthechain.org /exclusives/noodles.html   (538 words)

  
 It Started in Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Instant noodles are eaten around the world-43.7 billion servings annually.
Instant noodles were invented in Japan shortly after World War II, when the country did not have enough food.
The trick was to steep the noodles in a seasoned broth to absorb the broth's flavor and moisture, deep-fry them, and then dry them.
web-japan.org /nipponia/nipponia14/start.html   (482 words)

  
 The Noodles Reviewed!
The noodles are rubbery, the flavorings fairly bland, and the packets difficult to manage (the oil packets, except for in the vegetarian flavour, seem to contain fried onion, or something similar, which is difficult to force out of the packets).
The noodles are fairly thin and a welcome departure from the average Ramen noodles.
Cheese-flavored instant noodles are one step lower on the cheese-quality scale than boxed macaroni-and-cheese, which are at least frequently resuscitated with milk.
math.ucsd.edu /~dwildstr/reviews/noodles/noodle-ratings.html   (7773 words)

  
 BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Japan votes noodle the tops
Forget state-of-the-art gadgetry, the Japanese believe their best invention of the 20th century was instant noodles.
Instant noodles were created in 1958 by Japan's Nissin Foods.
''Instant noodles, representing 'Made in Japan', are now not only just a national food but a global food,'' the Fuji Research Institute said, as it released the results of a survey of what the Japanese see as their best exports.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1067506.stm   (234 words)

  
 Instant Noodles (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Noodles can be prepared with various ingredients and in many styles.
Noodles from each country or region are cooked and served in different and unique characters as well as taste, smell, and appearance.
Our instant noodles use plenty of unique herbs and spices as natural food additive and flavor enhancer.
www.yumyumfoods.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Product_Instant.htm   (204 words)

  
 Straight Dope Staff Report: What's the deal with ramen noodles?
I just made myself a cup of instant ramen and something occurred to me: there are so many different companies that provide a few billion people with ramen via the market, but it all seems to be the same.
This would indicate that the noodle dough was extruded through eighty nipples into continuous rows, and cut into uniform lengths.
The eighty curly noodles, cut to length, were then folded over once before being dropped into a mold, lightly fried, dried, and packaged with a flavor packet insert.
www.straightdope.com /mailbag/mramen.html   (886 words)

  
 Instant noodles and diet on MedicineNet.com
Instant noodle makers use it to make their shrimp flavors "shrimpier" and beef flavors "beefier." (No one is certain what it does to the "oriental" flavors.)
A sampling of the three main brands of instant noodles revealed sodium amounts of 687 to 830 milligrams per serving.
Now that you know the facts about instant noodles, perhaps it's time to start worrying about that other staple food of your youth: macaroni and cheese.
www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=50696   (664 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Japanese Noodle Company Plans To Conquer A New Frontier: Outer Space   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ando, affectionately known in Japan as the ``noodle king,'' is credited with revolutionizing the eating habits of his nation and turning instant ramen into a multi-billion dollar business here.
Noodle fanatics can visit a faithful recreation of the wooden shack where Ando created instant ramen 44 years ago at the Instant Noodle Museum in western Japan.
Japan is the world's leading consumer of instant noodles on a per capita basis, wolfing down a total of 5.32 billion packs or an average of 42 packs for every man woman and child.
www.space.com /news/space_ram_020415.html   (553 words)

  
 Asia Finest Discussion Forum > instant noodles
Instant noodles are great unless you eat the same flavor over and over again.
Instant noodles are hard from the package because they are all deepfried.
I would personally consider instant noodles as fast food, and not to be eaten regularly.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t3295.html   (1281 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Noodles and the Boodle
Cups of instant noodles pose a danger to consumers due to their wax linings.
The belief that eating instant noodles causes a waxy internal buildup is actually older, as readers who heard similar rumors a couple of decades ago have confirmed.
Manufacturers of instant foods have a hard enough time convincing folks that their stuff tastes good enough to eat without introducing melted wax into the equation.
www.snopes.com /food/warnings/noodles.asp   (548 words)

  
 Ramen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In North America, Japanese noodles were imported starting in the 1970s bearing the name "ramen" and today it most commonly refers to instant noodles.
It gained popularity as Japanese dish of noodle soup which sold so well in the United States in the late 1970s that imports from Japan were supplanted by American manufacturers by the mid 1980s as a popular food item for tight income buyers like college students.
In 1958, instant noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando, the founder and chairman of Nissin Foods.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ramen   (1665 words)

  
 Mount Fuji online shop- Japanese Udon & Soba noodles and pot noodles
Our Japanese noodles can be used as part of a delicious Japanese meal (see the soba noodle recipe below) or can be eaten as a healthy fast food instant snack.
These quality Japanese noodles are light years away from those dreadful 'pot' type noodles.
Soba noodles are made out of fl wheat, salt, water with egg to bind them together.
www.mountfuji.co.uk /instant_noodles.htm   (241 words)

  
 Cup noodles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cup Noodles (or Cup o' Noodles) are a type of instant-noodle, ramen snack in a styrofoam or hard plastic cup.
Instant noodles were invented in 1958 by Momofuku Ando who also created the Japanese food company Nissin.
Generally prepared for meals on-the-go, cup noodles contain a pre-cooked (fried) slab of noodles that only requires the addition of hot water and sometimes the addition of flavour packets.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cup_Noodles   (226 words)

  
 Instant Noodles
One of the famous Eastern cuisines is noodles.
Oriental noodles can be found in all country which is Chinese inherited such as Thailand, Japan, Korea, Veitnam, even many Muslim countries.
Most important, the main keys that differentiate noodles are ingredients.
www.yumyumfoods.com /Product_Instant.htm   (204 words)

  
 Konjac Glucomannan Wet Noodles (Shirataki)
Konjac wet foods can be made into many different styles and shapes such as noodles, all kinds pasta.
Konjac foods very much like Chinese glass noodles (cellophane or bean thread noodles) in taste and texture but they have almost no calories.
Konjac foods is kinds of instant foods, you can toss it with sauce like vinegar, soy sauce, pepper, onion or garlic or any flavors your favored, then just eat it in cold.
www.konjacfoods.com /product/noodles.htm   (806 words)

  
 Quest to find the instant noodles. - Chowhound   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I don't particularly like the Mama "dry" noodles but the pad thai isn't half bad for what it is. Myself I'm partial to the the spicy pork and the more generic vegetably ones.
Interestingly, instant noodles have become a huge hit in Mexico, and the major producers have started selling flavors to cater to that particular market segment.
The noodles are clear, fettucini width and toothsome.
www.chowhound.com /topics/show/307967   (1227 words)

  
 The Official Ramen Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The young man ate a bowl of “ramen”; noodles and a side order of fried chicken at a restaurant in the city of Osaka then produced a knife and forced a waitress to hand over takings of 46,000 yen ($393), the Sports Nippon newspaper said.
Once your noodles are good and chickeny, add a decent ammount more of garlic powder, and a pinch of onion powder.
Drain all water from the noodles, and chop bacon, cheese, tomato, and Onions.
mattfischer.com /ramen   (2347 words)

  
 Revisiting ramen, an Asian staple but an American afterthought
Instant ramen has sustained life under dire circumstances and yet it is incapable of escaping its harsh American reality as the food that most people gladly leave behind once the paychecks fatten.
Takumi Ono, who is the president of the Japanese-language Web site Junglecity.com, used to spend time during her visits home to Japan to try all the new flavors of instant ramen that had hit the shelves since her previous visit.
I have written before about the "relationship" Asians have with instant ramen: First of all, there is no shame in buying this convenience product because it almost always is one check mark on a long list of fresh produce and meat or seafood items.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /food/267105_ramen19.html?source=mypi   (890 words)

  
 After Conquering Earth, Instant Noodles Make Space Debut
Nissin Food, whose invention of instant noodles sparked a 65 billion pack-a-year global industry, developed a special ball-shaped version of the usually dangling noodle that space-travellers can eat easily with a fork.
The soup is thick enough to prevent spilling, Nissin said, while the noodle balls retain their shape after being re-heated.
On hand for the unveiling of Space Ram in Osaka was Nissin founder Momofuku Ando, who invented the world's first instant noodle in 1958 and came up with the noodles in a cup version in 1971.
www.spacedaily.com /news/food-05j.html   (744 words)

  
 Instant Noodles Review » *Best
It breaks the mode, as the noodle for one is the round ramen noodle and not the softer flat type.
Soba noodles have a grayish brown color with a soft smooth texture and are a stable in Japan.
As prepared, the noodle soup looked really good with slices of fish cakes, tiny brown wheat vegetable dumpling, and green vegetable in a rich reddish brown broth, with a delicious rich sweet spicy soy sauce flavor.
noodleson.com /review/category/4-stars   (1446 words)

  
 TKStoreInstantRiceNoodles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Specially blended seasonings combined with healthy and delicate rice noodles are what make Thai soups so memorable.
Now with Thai Kitchen Bangkok Curry Instant Rice Noodle Soup you can enjoy a delicious noodle soup made with a traditional blend of authentic Thai spices and coconut milk in just minutes.
Our noodles are 100% natural, wheat-free, gluten-free, cholesterol-free, egg-free and steam-cooked, never fried — a tasty and good-for-you snack or meal.
p2.hostingprod.com /@thaikitchen.com/instantricenoodles.html   (422 words)

  
 Chow Times: Myojo Instant Noodles
OK, this is kinda weird but everyone in the family simply love this instant noodles.
The store which sells the Myojo instant noodles is Smart N Save located in Lansdowne Mall in Richmond.
As this shipment of Myojo noodles is for testing of the market, the store might not continue to import if the product is not selling well.
chowtimes.com /2006/04/myojo_instant_noodles.html   (545 words)

  
 iShopIndian.com :: Groceries :: Instant Foods :: Noodles & Vermicelli
These long, ultra-thin noodles are made of wheat flour.
This is the world renowned, "2 minute noodles." These quick to make noodles are spicy and extremely convenient for students and children or anybody who wants a full-flavor, hot and delicious dish in minutes.
This is the world renowned, "2 minute noodle." Now available in a new flavor, Tomato; chinese noodles with a combination of tomato tang and Indian spices.
www.ishopindian.com /shop/catalog/Noodles--Vermicelli-p-1-c-37.html   (407 words)

  
 Instant Noodles
The next unhealthy thing about Instant Noodles is that the noodles are coated with edible layer of wax to prevent it from sticking together.
In order to remove it, you would have to undergo operations that are likely for you to live.
I believe that Instant Noodles tastes great and I have enjoyed it as much as you do...
www.geocities.com /izhar_prawn/Instant_noodles.html   (175 words)

  
 LittleNomad.com: Instant Noodles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Today is also the day I digested the worst instant noodles I've ever tasted in my entire career of unhealthy food consumption.
It costs twice as much as imported Asian instant noodles and it is a caustic blend of dog food that even dogs won't consume, but bachelors probably do.
I will never buy Bachelors instant noodles again because it is too healthy, too bland for my extreme taste buds.
littlenomad.com /archives/2006/04/22/instant_noodles.html   (485 words)

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