Most people eat it like chips. I used to just bite on the whole damn brick, without any flavor. Pretty cheap meal.
Drunk and poor and dry sounded good
It’s a quick and easy crunchy snack that’s pretty tasty. Break up the noodles into small pieces/clusters, dump in all or part of the flavor packet, and shake it up really well, then snack away!
This exact thing is very popular in prison according to some family members.
Sometimes you just want to eat dry food and noodles is a cheap way to do that and is always around.
Not quite dry, but we combine the dry ones with some coleslaw mix, the flavor packet, some sugar, and some apple cider vinegar. Turns out crunchy and delicious.
Similar recipe:
Chop nappa cabbage Couple of packs or ramen broken up. Ramen seasoning powder. Chopped or slivver almond Sesame seeds. Green onion / scallion rice vinegar to taste
It’s a snack like chips, and I am lazy anyway.
They literally sell a seasoned dry noodle snack in some corner stores. Just a block of instant noodles with the powder stuck to it.
It’s deep fried and crunchy. I can’t see zhe issue.
It’s a texture thing. After a few handfuls it’s like eating popcorn.
The best thing about that is that you save the flavor packet. Then, next time you make popcorn, you put some butter on the popcorn and then use the flavor packet as seasoning. Start with half; it’s powerful ju-ju.
But it makes the most amazing popcorn. We now scavenge ramen packages for the seasoning packets, and eat the noodles dry only secondarily; we’re really after the seasonings.
Big upvote for sharing the single quirkiest food tip I’ve read all… year, really. There’s unique, and then there’s “I buy ramen and eat it dry to season my popcorn.” Cooks all over can only envy your genius.
You do know you can buy the chicken powder separately, right? Like, you can get oxo cubes in the soup aisle. The filipina made ones from the asian store are better though.
Wyler’s makes powdered boullion seasonings! They’re fantastic. The problem is that Wyler’s, and many other boullions, often inexplicably contain dairy and/or egg, for both of which we have an allergy in the household.
The Maruchen Ramen Soy flavor (which used to be “Asian”) is actually vegetarian (IIRC - I’d double-check that), but most importantly for us is dairy and egg-free.
Not the same
chicken powder separately
Unfortunately, the ones around here aren’t all that great. Going by a ramen packet right now, it looks like this “Maruchan” version probably has more spices and dehydrated veggies than the straight chicken powder. Also, methinks the OXO cubes would be pretty hard to sprinkle over popcorn(!)
That said, there’s all kinds of great popcorn toppings (store bought and homemade), so I don’t suspect it’s a big problem.
They sell the ramen seasoning separately. It’s the same stuff in the little packets. If you can’t get it locally, Amazon has it. Search for “ramen seasoning”.
This conversation reminds me of when I discovered I can buy the Mac and Cheese powder for a lot less than buying the box. I love it on popcorn and homemade tortilla chips. Also can be used to make Mac and Cheese for cheap.
Back in college, I had a salad I had gotten and wanted something crunchy on top. All I had was ramen noodles. I smashed the pack up a bit and sprinkled on top. After that, I would munch on a pack when I wanted a snack cause I broke, hungry, and lazy.
Lazy croutons!
LPT: Whip the flavor packet into 1 part mayonnaise and 1 part sour cream for the dressing.
Expand your horizons, and live a little.
They’re deliciously crunchy
Try it yourself, bud.
Sometimes I make ramen… and then I put it in the air fryer with some soy sauce and make it crunchy again.
