How Amazing Cup Ramen Is!

There are a lot of places where instant cup noodles are sold, like convini, grocery stores, and supermarkets. Are you underrating this amazing food? This food can be not only emergency food, but also great souvenirs. Sometimes it might be fancy dinner. Today, I’m going to share how amazing cup ramen is. Let’s go! 

A Great Invention 

According to Wikipedia, instant cup noodles are known as “cup ramen” in Japan. It was invented in 1971 by Momofuku Ando (安藤百福), who is founder of Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd., (日清食品), one of the biggest food companies in Japan. When many people hear the word Nissin (日清), they think of cup ramen immediately. Now that they are selling them all over the world. How great it is that you just pour hot water in the cup ramen. And then, after waiting three minutes, you can eat it. 

The Classic Taste

There are so many taste like tonkotsu (豚骨), shoyu (しょうゆ; soy sauce), miso (味噌), shio (salt), seafood, and curry, but you must eat the original soy sauce taste, Cup Noodles. This taste has simple soy sauce and chicken soup stock. After my long ramen journey, I’d love to get back to the simple one again. Even though there are many flavors, this one is definitely the classic. The long history of Cup Noodles has started from this one. Sometimes, you want to have simple tastes, don’t you? 

For A Person Who is Health Conscious 

When I was kid, I was taught by my parents that I was not supposed to eat cup ramen much. This is because the nutrition isn’t balanced enough. However, kids are always kind of rebellious. I used to love to eat it secretly. That brings back a good memory. Now, they offer a health conscious flavor, as you can see below. You might not get yelled at by your parents. Of course, they have too much salt, oil, and additives, so it goes without saying that it’s not good for your health. That’s why it’s my guilty pleasure. 

Collaboration With Famous Ramen Restaurant 

Thanks to a recent ramen trend, it’s getting popular to collaborate with famous ramen restaurants these days. Food companies replicate accurately the taste of famous ramen restaurants by providing their recipes. I’ve never would have thought that both parties would have cooperated with each other because cup ramen as thought of as a cheaper alternative to authentic ramen restaurants. Plus, the technology of food companies couldn’t replicate their taste precisely in the past. I’d have to say that they still can’t replicate the taste 100%, but you can taste a certain level of similarity. If you like it, you might visit physical restaurants afterwards. 

How To Cook 

All you need is to boil water, and then pour it into the cup. Then, wait three to five minutes. While you’re waiting time, you might put a source that attached the ramen on the cup to melt it easier. That’s a breeze. If you don’t mind raw eggs, you might want to put it into the cup before pouring hot water. It might be a good option to add frozen vegetables. It might give a good excuse for your health. 

Other Recommendations 

There are many variations of instant noodles other than ramen. I’m telling you some of them that you must try.

大盛 : big portion
爆盛 or 超大盛 : huge portion 

How was it? Cup ramen is the best thing since sliced bread! I have to tip my hat to them. There are many varieties of instant noodles. When you visit Japan, you might want to get them for someone as a souvenir. Why don’t you look for new flavors that you’ve never tried before? Thanks for taking time to read my article to the end. See you soon in my next article. 

Kazu. K

I worked at a trading company for many years. I live in Tokyo with my wife. Love skiing, traveling, IPAs, wine , X-treme sports, fashion, and learning English and Chinese.