Tempting… but wish there were pics of the package backs with instructions. How many sachets are in each variety? Are these basic one-packet of salty junk, or premium 3+ packets of base, veggies, oils, toppings, etc?
@troy I think @Turken means are these the type of ramen that just uses 1 seasoning packet (often overly salty) or the “fancier” type with multiple packets of sauce, dried veggies, etc.
@longtones@troy@Turken A quick scan of the ingredients for the knife cut noodles - spicy fennel flavor shows some ingredients multiple times (I saw “pepper, Sichuan pepper” listed twice anyway) plus it contains a sesame oil blend. So I’d be inclined to think it has multiple packets. Whether they all do or not – Hello Kitty Silly instant noodles? remains to be seen.
The Knife Cut varieties are 4-count vs. 5-count for the others. More premium perhaps, or just less overstock?
ETA: All I’ve looked at so far appear to have an oil packet anyway.
If anyone is wondering if these are vegetarian or vegan: looks like “A-Sha Prince Katsu Noodle Soup (Hot n Spicy)” has shrimp powder. I don’t see anything non-v in the others, but I’m only quickly skimming the ingredients.
@eightyd Chicken has “natural flavors,” so that’s a question mark. But the noodles themselves all seem vegan! I was surprised not to see bonito, oyster or anchovy in any of these.
A-Sha makes the Momofuku noodles that are $15 for a 5-pack around here. I don’t know if these are the same as those, but assuming they’re at all similar, it seems like quite the bargain…
@2dStorySleestak hmmm… I already bought these and I’m not going to change that, but the momofuku ramen are the only premiumystery ramen I’ve bought and not loved. The noodles were good quality, the flavor was just so bland. Maybe it was a lame choice though (spicy soy).
@2dStorySleestak@djslack I just watched a taste test of ramen (to see if they included this brand) and they had the same conclusion! Maybe this speaks well of the noodle quality, though, and the flavors here might be more interesting. I haven’t tried the spicy soy, but did have another variety of Momofuku ramen that I liked ok. It wasn’t SUPER flavorful, but it wasn’t bland either, and I just dressed it up accordingly.
Here’s the taste test I mentioned (A-Sha is not included):
@djslack Interesting - I’m not sure I would describe the spicy soy ones as bland. They didn’t really resemble a high-quality noodle like some of the other Taiwanese ones I’ve tried. They could have used a scallion packet or some similar addition, and I think the sauce could have been a bit thicker (to stick to the noodles better). But I thought they were fairly spicy and flavorful, and I wouldn’t have any complaints if they were half the price or less. EDIT: just realized I’m thinking of the Tingly Chili noodles. I’m not as familiar with the Spicy Soy - I think I had them once and they weren’t particularly memorable as good or bad…
@2dStorySleestak@djslack@longtones Great video, going to have to try a couple of the recommended ones! and it was nice to see that the professionals feel the same way I do about Buldak - that flavor is much more important than spicy for the sake of spicy
@djslack So true! One of my favorite grocery store games is going to Jungle Jim’s (I’m blessed to live within easy driving distance) and picking up a half dozen random packs from the World of Ramen aisle to play some “ramen roulette” at home
@PooltoyWolf I keep going back and forth about buying these. My husband would probably like the spicy, but he has also told me not to buy bulk ramen from unknown companies in the past and expect him to eat it, lol.
@DrunkCat well, AI guy, if that is your real name (Dr Strangelove reference) I’m not sure of evidence if water being wasted. For power plants, water is returned by warmer. Yes, that can create environmental issue.
For smaller system cooling towers I’m not sure about water usage but since you are a bot And do not sleep I would like a report on this by the morning.
A-Sha is GOOD NOODLES! In for one tryin’ to convince m’self for another… but WHY are they a-cheatin’ me of two packs? 4x A-Sha Knife Cut Noodles (Spicy Fennel) 4x A-Sha Knife Cut Noodles (Sesame Oil Scallion)
@milstarr it may be a bit like a child that gets a brand new Mercedes for their 16th birthday without having spent their formative years driving something ranging between embarrassing and perfectly average but unremarkable. I suggest eating a package of Top Ramen before this arrives to get yourself a base level experience of your first months with a Suzuki Swift, and then properly enjoying your privilege
Oookay, I’m usually able to resist, but you got me on this one. I love ramen and I’m a sucker for trying new things, especially inexpensively. I occasionally buy ramen anyway so might find a new favorite in here (and I very likely will enjoy all of them)…
Were it not for the various and sundry oils in the spice packets, these would last for years. The oils can go rancid and that is not something that is good for you.
I’m almost certain I’ve had at least some of these varieties before. I can’t remember if I got them at World Market or from Giant Eagle (PA, OH, WV, MD, IN grocery store chain), who has a pretty decent “International” section. If I’m remembering correctly these are pretty good & not the “colon blow” you’ll sometimes run across.
@larrybard Yeah that’s typical. Don’t need to use the whole seasoning packet. I often use about 1/2. Toss in some green onions or sliced mushrooms or bits of broccoli or zucchini or pretty much anything to make a “healthier” meal. Sometimes I use the extra seasoning later in my own cooking, or eventually they build up and sometimes have to just get rid of them.
I haven’t had these so can’t say, but the variety pack thing appeals to me.
@Kidsandliz
Yeah showme hasn’t been very co-operative lately. Not sure if it’s because it sees that as a trademark brand.
Hello Kitty has been around at least 30 years originally an icon from Japan. You could (and apparently still can) get Hello Kitty branded clothes, bags, etc. oh yeah the Tile brand of key-finders (Or whatever you want to use them for) just released a Hello Kitty limited edition and one combo set sold out almost immediately.
My kids love instant noodles and the ones we buy are $1.80 a serving or so. Instant buy.
Like others have said, you don’t need to use the flavouring packets, spices, etc that come with the noodle if you don’t like it. You can throw in some veggies, an egg or two, random leftovers, some soy sauce/hot sauce/??? sauce, and it’ll be good. That way it has whatever you want in it.
Because it’s such a large part of Japanese culture, (and other cultures like Korean), instant noodles show up a lot on video (role-playing) games, often focused on, generally, high-school or college aged men, who seem to be addicted to these. In some cases another figure, generally a woman, adopts a caretaking role (since men apparently need it) jumps in at times to tell them to eat healthier “real” food and sometimes make it for them.
Specs
Product: 38-Pack: A-Sha Variety Ramen
Model: 4715635850314, 4715635852974, 4715635852998, 193937001193, 193937001179, 4715635854343, 4715635854329, 4715635850468
Condition: New
A-Sha Mandarin Style Noodles (Original)
A-Sha Knife Cut Noodles (Spicy Fennel)
A-Sha Knife Cut Noodles (Sesame Oil Scallion)
A-Sha Prince Katsu Noodle Soup (Hot n Spicy)
A-Sha Prince Katsu Noodle Soup (Chicken)
A-Sha Hello Kitty Silly Instant Noodles (Spicy)
A-Sha Hello Kitty Mandarin Noodles (Supercute Soy Sauce)
A-Sha Hakka Style Noodles (Chili)
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$74.65 at Amazon, Walmart, World Market and A-Sha
Original | Spicy Fennel | Sesame Oil Scallion | Hot n Spicy | Chicken | Spicy | Supercute Soy Sauce | Chili
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, May 19 - Tuesday, May 20
ALL HAIL THE NOODLE!!
@yakkoTDI
I hate dry-style noodles. Why did I get this? Why did you have to make it such a good deal?!
@triavalon You can always just add some of the cooking water.
@triavalon Who said you had to keep them dry? A little water and maybe broth and you’ve got soup!
@Salanth @triavalon OR add other things to it and just use these as a base.
Stoked for the NOODS!!!
Someone get this and cook all of them in one big pot. 50/50 between being good or destroying your colon!
@Num1Zero It could easily be both!
@Num1Zero or if all that sodium dries you out into an instant mummy
@Num1Zero you’ve inspired me! THIS is how I’ll be starting my YouTube career. I’ll be a millionaire in no time.
With $5 coupon… a NO brainer!
/giphy overrated-miniature-mountain
my dyslexia kicked in & I saw She Ramen & it got awkward for a minute.
@alacrity Both have cats on them… (watch the Netflix cartoon if you haven’t)
/giphy silly-petty-tarzan
Nine years, second food meh. Other was the regular and spicy maple syrups which were good.
@mcanavino I still have some of that syrup in the fridge.
@mcanavino Those maple syrups were good!
Tempting… but wish there were pics of the package backs with instructions. How many sachets are in each variety? Are these basic one-packet of salty junk, or premium 3+ packets of base, veggies, oils, toppings, etc?
@Turken We have the number included in the specs above
5x A-Sha Mandarin Style Noodles (Original)
4x A-Sha Knife Cut Noodles (Spicy Fennel)
4x A-Sha Knife Cut Noodles (Sesame Oil Scallion)
5x A-Sha Prince Katsu Noodle Soup (Hot n Spicy)
5x A-Sha Prince Katsu Noodle Soup (Chicken)
5x A-Sha Hello Kitty Silly Instant Noodles (Spicy)
5x A-Sha Hello Kitty Mandarin Noodles (Supercute Soy Sauce)
5x A-Sha Hakka Style Noodles (Chili)
@troy I think @Turken means are these the type of ramen that just uses 1 seasoning packet (often overly salty) or the “fancier” type with multiple packets of sauce, dried veggies, etc.
@longtones @troy @Turken A quick scan of the ingredients for the knife cut noodles - spicy fennel flavor shows some ingredients multiple times (I saw “pepper, Sichuan pepper” listed twice anyway) plus it contains a sesame oil blend. So I’d be inclined to think it has multiple packets. Whether they all do or not – Hello Kitty Silly instant noodles? remains to be seen.
The Knife Cut varieties are 4-count vs. 5-count for the others. More premium perhaps, or just less overstock?
ETA: All I’ve looked at so far appear to have an oil packet anyway.
@Turken yeah. The sodium content is incredibly high. I’d like to reduce that.
If anyone is wondering if these are vegetarian or vegan: looks like “A-Sha Prince Katsu Noodle Soup (Hot n Spicy)” has shrimp powder. I don’t see anything non-v in the others, but I’m only quickly skimming the ingredients.
@eightyd Chicken has “natural flavors,” so that’s a question mark. But the noodles themselves all seem vegan! I was surprised not to see bonito, oyster or anchovy in any of these.
@eightyd I was wondering this. I looked through for myself, but missed the "Chicken has “natural flavors,” "
A-Sha makes the Momofuku noodles that are $15 for a 5-pack around here. I don’t know if these are the same as those, but assuming they’re at all similar, it seems like quite the bargain…
@2dStorySleestak hmmm… I already bought these and I’m not going to change that, but the momofuku ramen are the only premiumystery ramen I’ve bought and not loved. The noodles were good quality, the flavor was just so bland. Maybe it was a lame choice though (spicy soy).
@2dStorySleestak @djslack I just watched a taste test of ramen (to see if they included this brand) and they had the same conclusion! Maybe this speaks well of the noodle quality, though, and the flavors here might be more interesting. I haven’t tried the spicy soy, but did have another variety of Momofuku ramen that I liked ok. It wasn’t SUPER flavorful, but it wasn’t bland either, and I just dressed it up accordingly.
Here’s the taste test I mentioned (A-Sha is not included):
@djslack Interesting - I’m not sure I would describe the spicy soy ones as bland. They didn’t really resemble a high-quality noodle like some of the other Taiwanese ones I’ve tried. They could have used a scallion packet or some similar addition, and I think the sauce could have been a bit thicker (to stick to the noodles better). But I thought they were fairly spicy and flavorful, and I wouldn’t have any complaints if they were half the price or less. EDIT: just realized I’m thinking of the Tingly Chili noodles. I’m not as familiar with the Spicy Soy - I think I had them once and they weren’t particularly memorable as good or bad…
@longtones wow, did those chefs know their ramen. I found that more informative than the similar video Babish did.
@djslack @longtones the more I see of Babish, the more it seems like he doesn’t actually know stuff.
@2dStorySleestak @djslack @longtones Great video, going to have to try a couple of the recommended ones! and it was nice to see that the professionals feel the same way I do about Buldak - that flavor is much more important than spicy for the sake of spicy
I’m blown away by this order number:
@freakmn You have been blessed.
/giphy blessed
@freakmn @Salanth Ra-men
@freakmn @Salanth @thechilipepper0 and ra-women
@freakmn damn, mine is boring in comparison.
moping-unzipped-downtown@freakmn no idea what these have to do with secret-enchanting-sound but maybe that’s the noise they make on the way out
The writeup is dead on, I am a sucker for an unknown ramen noodle.
@djslack So true! One of my favorite grocery store games is going to Jungle Jim’s (I’m blessed to live within easy driving distance) and picking up a half dozen random packs from the World of Ramen aisle to play some “ramen roulette” at home
I wonder if anyone buying for the spicy would be willing to send me their non-spicy?
@PooltoyWolf I keep going back and forth about buying these. My husband would probably like the spicy, but he has also told me not to buy bulk ramen from unknown companies in the past and expect him to eat it, lol.
/showme teal-effective-powder
Even if you bought this deal every minute of today and cooked it all up you wouldn’t even come close to wasting the water “AI” does.
@DrunkCat Do you have any facts to back up this claim? Maybe facts can help you win them back.
@DrunkCat well, AI guy, if that is your real name (Dr Strangelove reference) I’m not sure of evidence if water being wasted. For power plants, water is returned by warmer. Yes, that can create environmental issue.
For smaller system cooling towers I’m not sure about water usage but since you are a bot And do not sleep I would like a report on this by the morning.
I have a hard time turning down ramen deals.
/giphy entertaining-opportune-shake
@jeffcohen why does make me want to say “your booty?”
/showme manic-enduring-goat
@mediocrebot seems like an excellent image for our current @milstarr and for the many of us goats emeritus.
@milstarr @pmarin Oh man, I wish I had half the endrnce enerngy that goat has!
(Or are they separate things? that would probably make more sense. Endrnce and enerngy. Still, I wish I had as much as that goes has.)
A-Sha is GOOD NOODLES! In for one tryin’ to convince m’self for another… but WHY are they a-cheatin’ me of two packs?
4x A-Sha Knife Cut Noodles (Spicy Fennel)
4x A-Sha Knife Cut Noodles (Sesame Oil Scallion)
I’ve never had ramen. I’m starting with this variety pack. I hope there’s a winner in there for me.
@milstarr it may be a bit like a child that gets a brand new Mercedes for their 16th birthday without having spent their formative years driving something ranging between embarrassing and perfectly average but unremarkable. I suggest eating a package of Top Ramen before this arrives to get yourself a base level experience of your first months with a Suzuki Swift, and then properly enjoying your privilege
Oookay, I’m usually able to resist, but you got me on this one. I love ramen and I’m a sucker for trying new things, especially inexpensively. I occasionally buy ramen anyway so might find a new favorite in here (and I very likely will enjoy all of them)…
I better get that Hello Kitty one, I’ve always wanted to know what she tastes like.
OK past the “best by” date, but can you keep these for years? I’m starting to get a large stockpile of ramen.
@IAMIS I’ve eaten Maruchan ramen that was at least 20 years old and the only difference was that the flavor packet was a little clumpy.
Were it not for the various and sundry oils in the spice packets, these would last for years. The oils can go rancid and that is not something that is good for you.
/showme squealing-moaning-start
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/giphy squealing-moaning-start
I’m almost certain I’ve had at least some of these varieties before. I can’t remember if I got them at World Market or from Giant Eagle (PA, OH, WV, MD, IN grocery store chain), who has a pretty decent “International” section. If I’m remembering correctly these are pretty good & not the “colon blow” you’ll sometimes run across.
What country did these originate from?
/giphy secret-enchanting-sound
I’ve resisted in the past, but you finally got me. I’ll try them, and if I throw them out, no big loss.
Doesn’t anyone care about sodium content? Don’t know if these are typical levels for ramen (which tend to be high), but 1510mg per package?!!
@larrybard Yeah that’s typical. Don’t need to use the whole seasoning packet. I often use about 1/2. Toss in some green onions or sliced mushrooms or bits of broccoli or zucchini or pretty much anything to make a “healthier” meal. Sometimes I use the extra seasoning later in my own cooking, or eventually they build up and sometimes have to just get rid of them.
I haven’t had these so can’t say, but the variety pack thing appeals to me.
/buy
@relm256 It worked! Your order number is: creamy-creative-spark
/showme creamy creative spark
I saw the Hello Kitty when glancing at this deal and at first thought it was cat food or cat treats.
/showme hello kitty cat treats and cat food
@Kidsandliz
Yeah showme hasn’t been very co-operative lately. Not sure if it’s because it sees that as a trademark brand.
Hello Kitty has been around at least 30 years originally an icon from Japan. You could (and apparently still can) get Hello Kitty branded clothes, bags, etc. oh yeah the Tile brand of key-finders (Or whatever you want to use them for) just released a Hello Kitty limited edition and one combo set sold out almost immediately.
My roomies are all addicts, and now they can’t say I’ve never done anything nice for them
malleable-wiggly-truck
My kids love instant noodles and the ones we buy are $1.80 a serving or so. Instant buy.
Like others have said, you don’t need to use the flavouring packets, spices, etc that come with the noodle if you don’t like it. You can throw in some veggies, an egg or two, random leftovers, some soy sauce/hot sauce/??? sauce, and it’ll be good. That way it has whatever you want in it.
/buy
@uvassassin It worked! Your order number is: decorative-standing-seed
/showme decorative standing seed
Because it’s such a large part of Japanese culture, (and other cultures like Korean), instant noodles show up a lot on video (role-playing) games, often focused on, generally, high-school or college aged men, who seem to be addicted to these. In some cases another figure, generally a woman, adopts a caretaking role (since men apparently need it) jumps in at times to tell them to eat healthier “real” food and sometimes make it for them.