A couple of months ago, a dear Singaporean friend sent me a whole box of goodies from Singapore. The story behind how we met and became friends is a whole other post so I won't get into it, but basically the box contained a bunch of childhood snacks, including some that I got to try when I was in Singapore myself last year and have some fond memories of (oh gosh, already a year ago). Too bad I wasn't blogging back then, because it would have been awesome to have kept a record of all the goodies instead of just devouring them on the spot. :-P
Anyway, the last ones left were these instant noodles, which I never really got around to because I just don't eat noodles that often at home. I actually prefer the cup noodles, which are of lower quality but yummier for some bizarre reason. So I'd been keeping them for a while, and one day I just felt like eating it - I wasn't hungry, but I wanted something chewy and savory and moderately spicy and noodley. And something not too heavy like regular ramen. This one is smaller than what I'm used to, so I figured it would be the perfect nighttime snack.
So I think everything is in Indonesian? Or some similar language. I couldn't read any of the instructions on the back, but there were pictures provided as well which I found pretty straightforward. Boil water, cook the noodles for like 5 minutes or something, drain it, and mix it with everything else. Boom.
The end result? A bit salty for my taste, but quite delicious and not spicy at all. I finished the whole thing in about 2 minutes. I liked that there wasn't any soup - I found that I really enjoy fried or any sort of dry and chewy noodles. And in some cases I think I would actually prefer this over Korean noodles, particularly because of the texture and portions.
I probably won't venture out to get some myself when I'm finished with all of them, but I'd really recommend these noodles for a quick snack!
Anyway, the last ones left were these instant noodles, which I never really got around to because I just don't eat noodles that often at home. I actually prefer the cup noodles, which are of lower quality but yummier for some bizarre reason. So I'd been keeping them for a while, and one day I just felt like eating it - I wasn't hungry, but I wanted something chewy and savory and moderately spicy and noodley. And something not too heavy like regular ramen. This one is smaller than what I'm used to, so I figured it would be the perfect nighttime snack.
So I think everything is in Indonesian? Or some similar language. I couldn't read any of the instructions on the back, but there were pictures provided as well which I found pretty straightforward. Boil water, cook the noodles for like 5 minutes or something, drain it, and mix it with everything else. Boom.
The end result? A bit salty for my taste, but quite delicious and not spicy at all. I finished the whole thing in about 2 minutes. I liked that there wasn't any soup - I found that I really enjoy fried or any sort of dry and chewy noodles. And in some cases I think I would actually prefer this over Korean noodles, particularly because of the texture and portions.
I probably won't venture out to get some myself when I'm finished with all of them, but I'd really recommend these noodles for a quick snack!
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