MAMA Kimchi Flavor

MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Kimchi Flavor By LG Phone


My dinner By LG Phone

Today...
Today is the only one holiday in this spring quarter. I don't know what date is today for which holiday. Just Ignore it, no one cares about it. Today, I made a bag of MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Kimchi Flavor which is made in Thailand for my dinner. I also added some cabbage and some squid on the topping. It may be not so clear in the picture, and the light green is cabbage and the purple for squid. It's trouble but funny that it spent me one day for prepare the squid because there is endless ink from it, and finally I give up and just put it in the cookware to set free the ink. Maybe there is a little bit ink left in my bowl. That's why the squid looks purple in my bowl.

The fact...
MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Kimchi Flavor costs $.69
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 190 from Fat 70
%Daily Value
Total Fat 8g-----------------------------------------12%
Saturated Fat 3.5g------------------------------------18%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg-------------------------------------0%
Sodium 1,080mg------------------------------------45%
Total Carbohydrate 27g----------------------------9%
Dietary Fiber 2g---------------------------------------8%
Sugars 2g
Protein 3g
Vitamin A -------------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C--------------------------------------------2%
Calcium ---------------------------------------------2%
Iron --------------------------------------------------2%

Rating: ( the maximum is *****, no minimum)
Taste: ****
Price: ***
Health: ****
This kind of instant noodles tastes not bad, but it may be wrong for me that I put the squid in it since the squid polluted the noodle soup. Even though it says it's Kimchi flavor, I didn't taste any about kimchi flavor from it. However, I like its noodles because it's think and elastic. For price, it's more expensive than other Nissin brand instant noodles and its noodle size is smaller than the ones of Nissin brand instant noodles, but I think the noodles is normal and suitable for me. For health, its amount of cholesterol is 0mg, and it's acceptable for its amount of calories and fat. Although the soup is thick, its daily value for sodium is average.

Do you know...

Thai President Foods Public Company Limited was established in 1972 with an initial registered capital of 6 million baht through a joint venture between President Enterprise Co., Ltd. of Taiwan – providing manufacturing technology expertise and Saha Pattanaphibul Co., Ltd. - responsible for marketing and distribution. The founding objective was to produce instant noodles under the "MAMA" brand. The Company’s first Head Offices were located on New Petchburi Road, while the first factory was inaugurated at Nong Khaem District, Bangkok. After the first year, all the shares then were transferred to Thai shareholder who remains as the major shareholder until now.

source:
http://www.mama.co.th/Company_EN/Corporate_profile.asp

weekend for Nissin

Nissin 出前一丁 Ramen Noodle with Soup Base Curry Flavor By LG Phone


My dinner for Saturday By LG Phone


Nissin 出前一丁 Ramen Noodle with Soup Base Spicy Seafood Flavor By LG Phone


My lunch for Sunday By LG Phone

Weekend...
This weekend, I tried two more Nissin brand 出前一丁 instant noodles. For Saturday, I had Nissin 出前一丁 Ramen Noodle with Soup Base Curry Flavor for my dinner. I didn't put any other ingredients with it. For Sunday, I had Nissin 出前一丁 Ramen Noodle with Soup Base Spicy Seafood Flavor for my lunch, and I added some Chinese White Cabbage on the topping.

The fact...
Nissin 出前一丁 Ramen Noodle with Soup Base Curry Flavor costs $.59
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 450 from fat 170
%Daily Value
Total Fat 19g----------------------------------------30%
Saturated Fat 7g--------------------------------------37%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg--------------------------------------0%
Sodium 2,140mg-------------------------------------89%
Total Carbohydrate 59g----------------------------20%
Dietary Fiber 4g---------------------------------------14%
Sugars 2g
Protein 10g
Vitamin A --------------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C --------------------------------------------0%
Calcium ----------------------------------------------2%
Iron ---------------------------------------------------0%

Nissin 出前一丁 Ramen Noodle with Soup Base Spicy Seafood Flavor costs $.59
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 450 from Fat 160
%Daily Value
Total Fat 18g----------------------------------------28%
Saturated Fat 8g--------------------------------------39%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg-------------------------------------0%
Sodium 2,000mg------------------------------------84%
Total Carbohydrate 61g----------------------------20%
Dietary Fiber 2g----------------------------------------7%
Sugars 2g
Protein 9g
Vitamin A --------------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C --------------------------------------------0%
Calcium ----------------------------------------------4%
Iron ---------------------------------------------------8%

Rating: (the maximum is *****, no minimum)
#The first one
Taste: ****
Price: ***
Health: *

#The second one
Taste: *****
Price: ***
Health: *
For price, they are same for $.59, and the size of the noodles is quite big. To compare with these two kinds of instant noodles, I like the second one better. Although the first one is curry flavor, I didn't taste any curry flavor for it. For the second one, it is delicious and not so spicy, and I didn't remain any soup in the plate. To conclude both of them, they are ichiban too! For health, They are both high calories and high fat, and also their content of sodium is badly high, and I recommend people don't eat more than one bag of these kinds of instant noodles per day.

Do you know...
Q: what does "出前一丁" mean?
A: "出前一丁" are Japanese words, which pronounced "De-ma-eIt-cho", "出前" means to-go, "一丁" means "one", so "出前一丁" means " one for to-go".

Q: Does Japanese version "出前一丁" taste better?
A: There's a little bit difference for production of 出前一丁 from different places, but the production in Hong Kong is very similar with Japan. Nissin company have ever taken a Blind Test with consumers, and the consumers nearly can't figure out he difference between Nissin 出前一丁 from these two places.

Q: How many flavors for Hong Kong version Nissin 出前一丁?
A: Since Hong Kong people are more fussier, so the amount of flavors and styles are the champion of Asia. There are total 21 kinds of flavor, including sesame oil flavor, beef flavor, chicken flavor, Shoyu flavor, roast beef flavor and so on.

Q: Is it real that someone said it will change to harmful chemicals if heating the condiment to 100 Celsius Degree?
A: Hong Kong Nissin company explained that it's wrong, but as the recommendation from the packaging, it's better for people put the soup powder after out of fire because it tastes better.

Q: There is a rumour that there is a layer of wax on the surface of the instant noodles, is it ture?
A: Hong Kong Nissin company explained that the layer material on the surface of the instant noodles is a layer of palm oil in order to lump the noodles into a piece.

Q: who is the little boy on the packaging of 出前一丁?
A: He is called "清仔", named for Nissin logo since 1966, and the cartoon "清仔's family" came in 1993. The cartoon is talking about 清仔's father inherits heirloom for making sesame oil hand-pulled noodles and he opened a "出前一丁" noodle restuarant, and 清仔 delivers to-go. There are also his mother and his sister in the cartoon.

source:
http://www.yukz.com/memo/2007/070107_Nissin.html

Do vegetarians feel their life is plain?

KUNG-FU Instant Noodles Vegetarian Flavor By LG Phone


My dinner By LG Phone

Today...
Cheer up Friday! Today is my holiday. Even though it's busy for project, I give myself a break. However, it is not a break for my experiment, I enjoy it! Tonight, I ate a bowl noodles for my dinner. It's made in Vietnam called KUNG-FU Instant Noodles Vegetarian Flavor. I would say it is not my cup of tea because I don't appreciate with it very much. How can a Buddhist monk or vegetarian eat so plain without meat? Yes, they can, but i can't. I can't live without eating any meat. The life become so plain if I imagine I can't eat fried chicken wings!

The fact...
KUNG-FU Instant Noodles Vegetarian Flavor costs $.49
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 356 from Fat 162
%Daily Value
Total Fat 18g-----------------------------------------27%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg--------------------------------------0%
Sodium 1,030mg-------------------------------------42%
Total Carbohydrate 42g-----------------------------14%
Fiber 0g-------------------------------------------------0%
Protein 6.6g
Vitamin A ---------------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C ---------------------------------------------0%
Calcium -----------------------------------------------0%
Iron ----------------------------------------------------0%

Rating: ( the maximum is *****, no minimum)
Taste: *
Price: **
Heath: **
I would say I don't like it mostly even its price is cheap. I just think what is wrong when I am eating the noodles. And I find the reason why I don't like it when I take a look of its cover. What the hell, it contains celery flavor in its sauce power. Celery in one kind of disgusting food in my food list since I was young. For health, I think it's not so healthy even it's vegetarian flavor. Its calories part and its fat part even higher than other kind of non-vegetarian style instant noodles. There is only one thing I admire is, it contain some "dried meat" (the small spheroid as you can see in the photo) with dried carrots and dried corianders inside the condiment. Actually, the "dried meat" is soya protein, it is not real meat. I think it is a good invention since it can help a new vegetarian to adapt to the life of not eating meat products.

Do you know...
Since I tried vegetarian meat today, I want to talk something about vegetarian meat...
Vegetarian Meat was an alternative rock band formed in 1990 in Dayton, Ohio byAlex McAulay, Manish Kalvakota, Dennis Cleary and Matt Cleary.
Vegetarian meats are mock meats. They are made to look as if they are made from meat products but in the real sense they are not. This is to help a new vegetarian to adapt to the life of not eating meat products. The meals will taste like it has these products but they are not there. Vegetarian meats are for those people who have a problem with doing away with the meat products. These are people who all of a sudden have to do away with not eating meat products. This can be because of sudden change of religion or health complications.

source:
From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian_Meat

EzineSeeker.com
http://health.ezineseeker.com/vegetarian-meat-14479ea6e4.html

I want to design my own cup noodles

Nissin Cup Noodles with Shrimp By LG Phone

My breakfast By LG Phone

Today...

Today, I made a Nissin Cup Noodles with Shrimp for my breakfast. Since I woke up late, I just brought it to school and made it in the cafeteria. This one is the forth one I have tried in Nissin Cup Noodles in original series, and it is also the last one. Actually, I bought this with other flavor of Nissin Cup Noodles such as chicken flavor, beef flavor and Shrimp Picante style with I tried in the experiment together. However, I tried this one after other three since I don't like plain shrimp flavor instant noodles. You can find that this one is the first one which is plain shrimp flavor in my experiment.

The Fact...

Nissin Cup Noodles with Shrimp cost $.33

The nutrition fact is listed below:

Amount Per Serving

Calories 300 from Fat 120

%Daily Value

Total Fat 13g---------------------------------------20%

Saturated Fat 7g-------------------------------------35%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 5mg-------------------------------------2%

Sodium 1,180mg------------------------------------49%

Total Carbohydrate 38g---------------------------13%

Dietary Fiber 1g---------------------------------------6%

Sugars 1g

Protein 7g

Vitamin A -------------------------------------------6%

Vitamin C -------------------------------------------0%

Calcium ---------------------------------------------0%

Iron -------------------------------------------------20%

Rating: (the maximum is *****, no minimum)

Taste: ***

Price: ***

Health: *

This time I cooked it in microwave, but I think I poured too much boiled into the cup. So, the soup tastes a little slight. For the price, it costs only $.33. It's very cheap, but I think I will feel hungry very soon. For health, its amount of calories and fat may excess some other bag size of instant noodles. It contains some amount of cholesterol. Also, the content of iron excess the standard for daily value. For common absorption, we should not absorb more than 18% of iron for daily value.

Do you know...

As I mentioned in the previous blog about The Instant Ramen Museum in Osaka, Japan, I found more information and some pictures inside the museum.

On August 25, 1958, Momofuku Ando invented the world's first instant noodle product, "Chicken Ramen" after hours of research using common tools in a small shack which he had constructed in the backyard of his house in Ikeda. "The Momofuke Ando Instant Ramen Museum" conveys the importance of inventin and discovery through the history of instant noodles, which have become a new food culture.

There are some picture about the museum which I found from the online forum.

Here is Instant Noodles Tunnel. Various types of the major Nissin products over the years are displyed in a large volume. The display is in the shape of a half-tunnel, and the products soar up above your head. The develpment of instant noodles is expressed systemicallt through the history of the products.

This is the vending machine. As I mentioned before, people can make their own original cup noodles in the Handmade Chicken Ramen Hands-On Workshop in the museum. People first need to purchase a cup from the vending machine and then wash their hands.

Here just like the place people have buffet that there are some many food for people to choose. People can choose the soup flavor and the ingredients for their own cup noodles.

People can design their own cup, they can draw any thing on the cup.

source:

netrition.com

http://www.netrition.com/rdi_page.html

travellife.org

http://travellife.org/forum/viewthread.php?tid=1926&extra=page%3D15&page=11

Going on Nissin

Nissin "出前一丁" Ramen Noodle with Soup Base Satay Style By LG Phone

My breakfast today By LG Phone

Today...
Today, I cooked a bag of Nissin "出前一丁" Ramen Noodle with Soup Base Satay Style which is made in Hong Kong for my breakfast. I also added some cabbage and some spareribs with bean sauce which I cooked on last weekend on the topping. I think there is a good way for cooking instant noodles that it's a way for treasuring food and protecting the environment. Sometimes, it's trouble to deal with leftover, and we need use wrap to keep the rest of the food in the refrigerator. However, you can put the leftover of your meal into the noodles when you want to cook instant noodles. That you can save electricity, and you won't waste the food, and you can protect the environment since you don't need to use the wrap, and it also you enrich your instant noodles.

The fact...
Nissin "出前一丁" Ramen Noodle with Soup Base Satay Style costs $.59
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 480 from Fat 210
%Daily Value
Total Fat 24g-----------------------------37%
Saturated Fat 8g---------------------------41%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg---------------------------0%
Sodiium 1,380mg-------------------------58%
Carbohydrate 55g------------------------18%
Dietary Fiber 3g----------------------------13%
Sugars 2g
Protein 11g
Vitamin A ---------------------------------0%
Vitamin C ---------------------------------0%
Calcium -----------------------------------4%
Iron ----------------------------------------2%

Rating: (the maximum is *****, no minimum)
Taste: ****
Price: ***
Health: **
Since I put some spareribs and cabbage with the noodles, it taste better. I like the smell of satay soup. For the price, it's very worth it as same as other Nissin instant noodles which I tried in my experiment. Actually, I think the size of this kind of instant noodles can serve for two people if they are girls. For health, as what I said for the sesame-oil-flavored one which I tried yesterday is the highest amount of calories and fat in my experiemt, and however, this one's amount of calories and fat is higher than the sesame-oil-flavored one. It's extremely high! Its amount of sodium is acceptabe, but I recommend people don't eat more than two bags of this kind instant noodles. Well, this is only one way for me to burn so much fat I absorbed, just exercise more!

Do you know...
Since I tried the "Satay Style", I want to talk something about satay...
-Satay or sate is a dish consisting of diced or siced chicken, goat, mutton, beef, pork, fish, tofu, or other meats; the more authentic version uses skewers from the midrib of the coconut leaf, although bamboo skewers are often used. These are grilled or barbecued over a wood or charcoal fire, then served with varius spicy seasonings.
-Satay originated in Java, Indonesia. It's also popular in many other Southeast Asian countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
-Satay may be served with a spicy peanut sauce dip, or peanut gravy, slivers of onions and cucumbers, and ketupat (rice cakes).

source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satay

make it another way

Nissin Ramen Noodle with Soup Base & Sesame Oil By LG Phone

My breakfast By LG Phone

Today...
Today, I made a bag of Nissin "出前一丁" Ramen Noodle with Soup Base & Sesame Oil for my breakfast. I added some cabbage and two sausages on the topping. I made it differently from other instant noodles I have made before. I put the seasonings into the plate, and then poured the instant noodles which was cooked and the boiled water that both in the cookware into the plate. What I meant is I didn't cooked the noodles with seasoning into the cookware together. I learnt this method from my Dad which he said it's the best way that the noodles would keep in an elastic state. I would like to say, "Yes, he's right." Also, I found that it tastes better if you put the sesame oil the topping of the noodles finally after the steps I said above. The smell of sesame oil keep longer when you eat.

The fact...
Nissin "出前一丁" Ramen Noodle with Soup Base & Sesame Oil costs $.59
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 450 from Fat 180
%Daily Value
Total Fat 20g----------------------------------------31%
Saturated Fat 8g--------------------------------------38%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg -------------------------------------0%
Sodium 2,110mg-------------------------------------88%
Total Carbohydrate 58g----------------------------19%
Dietary Fiber 3g---------------------------------------13%
Sugars 2g
Protein 10g
Vitamin A --------------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C --------------------------------------------0%
Calcium ----------------------------------------------2%
Iron ---------------------------------------------------0%

Rating: ( the maximum is *****, no minimum)
Taste: *****
Price: ***
Health: **
It tastes very good when I used the method of my Dad. I have eaten Nissin "出前一丁" Ramen Noodle with Soup Base & Sesame Oil since I was young. There's nothing change not just the packaging but also its flavor. For price, It's reasonable that the big size noodles for just $.59. I ate it at 7:05AM this morning, and I felt hungry at 2:15PM. For health, I would say I don't feel hungry very fast since it's high calories and high fat. It's the highest amount of calories and fat I have tried in my experiment. Also, we can't ignore the content of sodium, it's better for us that not to absorb more the 2,400mg sodium for daily value. However, it's already 2,110mg sodium for one bag of this kind of instant noodles. I highly recommend for people not to eat more than one bag per day.

Do you know...
-There are some people compare the Nissin instant noodles which different from Japan and Hong Kong, and they think that the noodle from Japan is more elastic than the noodle from Hong Kong. Also, they think the smell of sesame oil is better that the soup also conclude Miso that is the different from Hong Kong.
-The higher the price, the better the quality of the merchandise. One bag of Nissin "出前一丁" Instant Noodles from Japan sells $6 HKD, but it's just $3.6 HKD from Hong Kong. That means the Japanese one is twice more as expensive as Hong Kong's.
-Even through it's the same flavor as sesame oil flavor, there are different packaging from diffierent place of production. There are two pictures below showed the difference of the packaging Nissian "出前一丁" Sesame Oil Flavor between Japan and Hong Kong.


Japanese Version: The color of the cartoon logo's face is dim yellow, his color of hair tends to be deeper.

Hong Kong Version: The cartoon logo's face is white & smooth, his hair is bright, and he looks like a English foreigner that he has freckles on his cheek.

Source:
Yahoo blog
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!oT54IAGfEQ52P3mT0Ao-/article?mid=173

NetNutrition.com
http://www.netrition.com/rdi_page.html

Fear Monday

MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles (Chand Clear Soup) By LG Phone




My breakfast By LG Phone

Today...
A busy week starts from today, it lets me remember the topic about "fear Monday" in our class, so many exams come in this week. So, I wake up early to make my breakfast and come to the De Anza library to start typing my blog. Today, I ate a bag of MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles (Chand Clear Soup) which is made in Thailand for my breakfast. I didn't add any other ingredients so it's total original. I didn't cook it in cookware, and I just put the noodles and seasonings into a bowl and pour about 360cc boiled water. After that, I covered it with a plate and waited for three minutes. And done!

The fact...
MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles ( Chand Clear Soup) costs $.49
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 200 from Fat 25
%Daily Value
Total Fat 3g-----------------------------------------------5%
Saturated Fat 1.5g-----------------------------------------8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg-----------------------------------------2%
Sodium 1,620mg----------------------------------------69%
Total Carbohydrate 40g------------------------------13%
Dietary Fiber less than 1g---------------------------------4%
Sugars 2g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A -------------------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C -------------------------------------------------0%
Calcium ----------------------------------------------------0%
Iron ----------------------------------------------------------2%

Rating: ( the maximum is *****, no minimin)
Taste: *****
Price: ***
Health: ***
It looks like Ho Fan Vermicelli, but it tastes totally different because it's more elastic. For price, it's easy to make that you will save your time since you don't need to cook it. It is cheap for costs only $.49 but the size of the bag of this instant noodles as you see in the picture. So, I think I will feel hungry very fast. It tastes good but a little but disappointed is the health part. For health, it contain a little bit amount of cholesterol and the content of sodium is quite high if I consider its size. What I found is that the soup of MAMA brand series is very thick, maybe that's the reason why its amount of sodium is so high. The noodles soup is delicious. However, it may be not suitable for someone who can't absorb too many salt.

Do you know...
-Ubiquitous to Thai fast food are noodles, the Thai-Chinese term for which is 'guay tiew' which offer diners a subtle range of tastes to suit every palate. In any large Thai city, noodle shops can be found open at virtually any time of night or day, ranging from fairly opulent permanent fixtures to portable establishments which appear on the curb side of the street at any time of night.
-There are some Thai name about noodles you should know if you want to buy some Thai instant noodle products or travel in Thailand.

1. 'Zen Mee Khao' are very fine white noodles made of rice flour, about the size of Italian 'angel hair pasta'. They are very fine textured and tasty when eaten with broth.
2. 'Zen Lek' are medium-sized rice-flour noodles and are chewier than smaller sort. They are equally tasty eaten wirh borth, or without.
3. 'Zen Yai' are broadest rice flour noodles to be found in the case. They have a nice chewy texture and it is up to the diner to choose to eat them with broth or plain.
4. 'Bah Mee' are Chinese style egg noodles. They are usually yellow and about the same size as 'zen lek' rice flour noodles. They are especially tasty when eaten with pork or duck noodle side dished. Some shops may offer another choice f Bah Mee.
5. 'Bah Mee Yok' which are also egg noodles, but are green from the ingredient f pandanus leaf.
6. 'Gao Lao'. Perhaps you'd like to try the meat and all side dishes, but you don't care for noodes. It is common for the Thais to order this way also. Just order 'Gao Lao' and 'Khao Plao' or a dish of plain rice. You'll be served a bowl of everything in the broth except the noodles. This is most commonly ordered in beef noodle shops.

source:
http://www.mama.co.th/News_and_PR_EN/Thai_Fast_food.asp

healthy food!

Unif TUNG-I Instant BeanVermicelli Chinese Spices Tong Tsai Flavor (Bean Thread) By LG Phone

My dinner for Saturday + lettuce By LG Phone

MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Clear Soup By LG Phone

My breakfast+ some vegetable for Sunday By LG Phone

Weekend...
This weekend, I tried two kind of instant noodles from different brands and different countries. For Saturday, I tried Unif TUNG-I Instant Bean Vermicelli Tong Tsai Flavor (Bean Thread) which is made in Taiwan for my dinner, and I also added some lettuce on the topping. For Sunday, I tried MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Clear Soup which is made in Thailand for my breakfast, and I also added some peas, carrots and lettuce on the topping. This one I have tried many times since I was young as a little child.

The fact...
Unif TUNG-I Instant Bean Vermicelli Tong Tsai Flavor costs $.59
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 104 from Fat 23
%Daily Value
Total Fat 3g--------------------------------------4%
Saturated Fat 1g-----------------------------------5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg---------------------------------0%
Sodium 844mg----------------------------------35%
Total Carbohydrate 20g------------------------7%
Dietary Fiber less than 1g--------------------------3%
Sugats 1g
Protein less than 1g
Vitamin A ---------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C ---------------------------------------0%
Calcium -----------------------------------------0%
Iron ----------------------------------------------1%

MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Clear Soup costs $.49
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 200 from Fat 30
%Dailt Value
Total Fat 3g---------------------------------------5%
Saturated Fat 2g-----------------------------------10%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg-----------------------------------2%
Sodium 1,530mg----------------------------------64%
Total Carbohydrate 39g-------------------------13%
Dietary Fiber 1g-------------------------------------4%
Sugars 2g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A ----------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C ----------------------------------------0%
Calcium ------------------------------------------0%
Iron -----------------------------------------------4%

Rating: ( the maximum is *****, no minimum)
#The first one:
Taste: *****
Price: ****
Health: *****

#The seond one:
Taste: *****
Price: ***
Health: ****
These two kinds of instant noodles/vermicelli taste very good. The taste of Unif TUNG-I Instant Bean Vermicelli is very light, but the MAMA Oriental Style Instant Noodles Clear Soup is rich. Both of them are very absorbed that means the soup will be quite fast absorbed by the noodles/vermicelli. So, you should eat as fast as you can after being cooked especially the second one, the rice noodles will be soft or mashy very quick. But totally, I like both of them. For part of price, I think the first one is worth it even through the packaging looks not so good, but the size is moderate. The seond one is common, but I think the size is too small. However, I sure you will want to eat one more after you have one no matter its size problem or taste, you will be addicted. For health, the nutrition fact, both of them are accaptable. Especially the first one, it's very low calories and fat that is the healthiest one I have tried in my experiment. For the second one, it's very convenient to make because it just like the process of cup noodles that you just need to put noodles and seasoning into a bowl, add one and half cups of boiling water, and cover for three minutes and then the delicious noodles is ready to serve. However, there is a little blemish for the second one is, it contain a little amount of cholesterol.

Do you know...
Since this weekend I tried the bean vermicelli, I want to talk about somthing of it...
Do you know why the bean vermicelli usually low calories and low fat? The answer is obvious because what ingredients it made from is green bean. Green bean vermicelli is a Chinese traditional food, and its main market is Japan. Green bean vermicelli noodle, also known as cellophane noodle, crystal noodle or glass noodle, which is very thin and wiry like nylon fishing line. It's a kind of Asian noodles made from starch (such as mung bean starch, yam, potato starch, cassava or canna starch), and water. Since it's translucent, there are various call Silver bean thread noodle or Angel hair nests. These noodles quickly and easily suck the flavor of the dish in which they are cooked and added savory broth.
Green bean vermicelli noodles is a good source of protein and iron, especially to vegetarians, and should be considered for inclusion in a Gluten-Free diet. Gluten-Free products are much to delight of people who suffer celiac disease, a serious inflmammatory condition related to the ingestion of wheat.

source:
From wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellophane_noodles

From Alibaba.com
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/221678624/green_bean_vermicelli_noodle.html

Yummy Yummy!

MAMA Hot & Spicy Oriental Style Instant Noodles By LG Phone


My first meal for today By LG Phone

Today...
It's nice for Fridays that the rhythm of life calms down, and I can lie down on the bed for a long time even my eyes has already opened. However, I woke up finally, and I drove to Marina Grocery to buy some food such as instant noodles for my experiment this week. After I back home, I cook a bag of MAMA Hot & Spicy Oriental Style Instant Noodles which is a product of Thailand by Thai President Foods Public Co., Ltd. for my first meal at 2:45pm today. I added some lettuce on the topping, but its color changed to orange by the soup. I want to thumb it since it is delicious.

The fact...
MAMA Hot & Spicy Oriental Style Instant noodles costs $.69
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 200 from fat 70
%Daily Value
Total Fat 8g----------------------------------------12%
Saturated Fat 3.5g-----------------------------------18%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg------------------------------------0%
Sodium 960mg-------------------------------------40%
Total Carbohydrate 27g----------------------------9%
Dietary Fiber 2g---------------------------------------8%
Sugars 2g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A -------------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C -------------------------------------------2%
Calcium ---------------------------------------------2%
Iron -------------------------------------------------2%

Rating: ( the maximum is *****, no minimum)
Taste: *****
Price: ***
Health: ****
I have tried the MAMA brand instant noodles in my hometown, but I had tried this one yet before. Thanks the experiment that I can have chance to try different instant noodles. For taste, The soup is not so spicy even though the color of soup in the picture above is reddish orange. The noodle is very thick that looks like udon noodles. I am the one who likes Thai food very much especially Thai soup. The soup of this kind of instant noodles is delicious and actually it is not so spicy. I like the vegetable flakes which with the dried Shiitake mushroom, dried leek and dried cabbage inside the soup powder. The price is ten cents more expensive than Nissan series, but I think it is worth it after I have considered the taste part and the health part. Usually, it is high calories and high fat for spicy flavored instant noodles, but this one isn't. Compare with the Nissin Spicy flavor instant noodles, it's just half of the amount of calories and fat of the Nissin's. Also, The content of sodium is acceptable.

Do you know...
-Thai President Foods PCL is a Bang Kapi based Thai company established April 18, 1972. It is internationally quite well-known for its instant noodles under the brand "MAMA".
-The company's main products are flavored instant noodles mainly sold under the "MAMA" brand and other brands such as "Mamy", "Pama", "Papa", "Sai Keo" and "Honghow" which are distributed worldwide.
-In Thailand, currently, the export quantity of MAMA Instant noodles soups is five million packages per day.

source:
From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_President_Foods_Public_Company_Limited

Continue to beef flavor

Unif TUNG-I Instant Spicy Beef Flavor Noodles By LG Phone

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Today...
This morning, I tried another brand of beef flavor instant noodles for my breakfast. It's Unif TUNG-I Instant Spicy Beef Flavor Noodles which is made in Vietnam. I added some lettuce and a piece of turkey ham on the topping. I ate it at 7:05 am, and I felt hungry at 12:50 pm. I feel very disappointed about the noodles that the feeling of "soy-sauce-soup" came back. I just ate half of the bowl showed in the picture above, maybe I just finished the lettuce and the piece of turkey ham. Finally, I just throw the rest of noodles I couldn't finished into the rubbish bin.

The Fact...
Unif TUNG-I Instant Spicy Beef Flavor Noodles costs $.5
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 198 from Fat 86
%Daily Value
Total Fat 11g----------------------------------------------18%
Saturated Fat 5g-------------------------------------------25%
Tans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg------------------------------------------0%
Sodium 1,055mg-----------------------------------------44%
Total Carbohydrate 23g-------------------------------8%
Dietary Fiber 2g----------------------------------------------8%
Sugars less than 1g

Protein 5g
Vitamin A ---------------------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C ---------------------------------------------------0%
Calcium ------------------------------------------------------0%
Iron -----------------------------------------------------------4%

Rating: (the maximum is *****, no minimum)
Taste: *
Price: **
Health: ***
The part of nutrition fact may be the only one part I can accept it. However, the soup is quite oily. For price, the size of the bag of instant noodles is fairly small even it looks like so cheap for only $.5. So, I just give two stars for the price part. For taste, as what I said on the top, I feel very disappointed about it. Even through the words of the packaging say, "Spicy Beef Flavor", I totally can't taste any about "Spicy" and "Beef Flavor". For the attached ingredients, there are some dried beef cubes, dried green onions and dried smashed carrots inside, but I don't feel good about it. The noodles seems to be fried and it's lack of elasticity that is too soft to eat. I think I will not but this kind of instant noodles again. Actually, I just want to give only half of one star for its taste.

Do you know...
There are usually some dehydrated meat and dehydrated vegetable attached with instant noodles. However, Do you know what is the process of producing dehydrated meat and vegetable?
-Meat drying is not a clearly defined technolgy. Dryiny may be done for the single purpose of dehydrating fresh meat for extension of storage, but it may also be one of various processing steps during the manufacture of specific meat products.
-A process for the production od dehydrated foodstuffs, feedstuffs or plant fertilizers includes the following steps:
(a) preparing protein-sontainging animal matter to a particulate about 50C. and 85C. to agglomerate the protein;
(b) subjecting the comminuted matter to ultra homogenization;
(c) heating the resultant homogenate to a temperature of between is within the range of about 20% to about 50% by weight;
(f) passing the partiallly dried granules through a mincer to form kibbles;
(g) frying the kibbled material to achieve a moisture content not more than 8% by weight.

Source:
From freepatentsonline
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4259361.html

YourFoodStorage.com
http://www.yourfoodstorage.com/about_dehydrated_foods

From Fao.org
http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/ai407e/AI407E18.htm

Beef Soup Ho Fan

Sau Tao Vermicelli Ho Fan beef Soup Flavored By LG Phone

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Today...
This morning, I try another beef soup flavor instant noodles. Today, I cooked Sau Tao Ho Fan Beef Soup Flavored for my breakfast. I also put some Tsoi Sum on the topping. I don't know why I like Ho Fun so much that when I go to Chinese restaurant for noodles, I always order Vermicellis Ho Fan. Moreover, I found that if you want your instant noodles taste the best way and you also want to add other ingredients such as vegetable, meat or eggs, you should cook each one separately. For example, if you want to add some vegetable, you should boiled the vegetable first and then put it on the top of the instant noodles which you cooked. Don't put all the ingredients and noodles together in the cookware. Otherwise, the flavor of the soup will be changed and the noodles become too soft or mashy which look like overcooked.

The Fact...
Sau Tao Vermicelli Ho Fun Beef Soup Flavored cost $.6
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 280 From Fat 40
%Daily Value
Total Fat 5.7g-----------------------------10%
Saturated Fat 2.3g--------------------------12%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg----------------------------2%
Sodium 1,348mg---------------------------67%
Carbohydrate 51g-------------------------17%
Fiber 0.1g------------------------------------0%
Sugars 1.2g
Protein 6.2g-------------------------------10%
Vitamin A ---------------------------------0%
Vitamin C ---------------------------------0%
Calcium -----------------------------------1%
Iron ----------------------------------------3%

Rating: ( the maximum is *****, no minimum)
Taste: *****
Price: ***
Health: **
I go to supermarket usually weekends, and I find that there is no single sale for Sau Tao brand instant noodles series, that means you can't buy only one bag of their instant noodles, you just can buy a package that about five bags in one. So, if I divide the price into five bags, one bag costs $.598, approximately to $.6. I think it's valuable because the size for one bag is big. For taste, it's the best one that I have tried in beef soup flavor. The soup is delicious just like the original beef soup. It's not like the ones I tried last time which tasted like soy sauce soup. One blemish thing is, you should eat as soon as possible after it was cooked because vermicelli Ho Fan is shorter for keep than noodles. For health, The part of calories and fat is not so high, all things are acceptable except for the cholesterol part.

Do you know...
Sau Tao is a brand of Sun Shun Fuk Foods Company Limited which is founded in Hong Kong. Sun Shun Fuk Noodles Factory, the predecessor of Sun Shun Foods Company Ltd, was founded by Mr Cheng Yiu Peng in 1960. Its registered product categories including Fresh Chinese Noodles, Dried Chinese Noodles and Instant Noodles. The factory concentrated only on flour vermicelli at first, but it enjoyed a fair sailing in the start-up stage because of a trade from Southern Asia, who was impressed by its spectacular product quality, acted as the sole agent. "Sau Tao" is registered for its own brandname in 1985. Nowadays, Sau Tao products have spread worldwide, and it also have widely produced Noodle King, Oat Noodles, QQ Vermicelli, Gift Pack Series and Gao Tang Flour Vermicelli.

source:
Sun Shun Fuk website
http://www.sunshunfuk.com.hk/eng/company.html

Hong Kong Brand Development Council
http://www.hkbrand.org/topbrands/details/604

Do I have a bias on beef flavor food?

Nissin 出前一丁 Instant Noodles Beef Flavor By LG Phone


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My sister enjoyed the noodles I cooked for her By LG Phone

Today...
Since I did my homework till midnight, I totally forgot to have dinner last night. When I woke up this morning, I felt extremely hungry, so I cooked a bag of Nissin Instant Noodles Beef Flavor for my breakfast. When I was cooking the noodles, my elder sister said that she also wanted to eat but just a little. So, I made the noodles into two bowls, and I put some chicken wings, and some cilantro on the topping of my bowl, but not my sister's because she doesn't like the smell of it.

The fact...
Nissin Instant Noodles Beef Flavor costs $.59
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 460 from Fat 190
%Daily Value
Total Fat 21g--------------------------------------32%
Saturated Fat 8g------------------------------------40%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg------------------------------------0%
Sodium 1,850mg-----------------------------------77%
Total Carbohydrate 58g--------------------------19%
Dietary Fiber 3g-------------------------------------13%
Sugars 2g
Protein 10g
Vitamin A ------------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C ------------------------------------------0%
Calcium --------------------------------------------2%
Iron ------------------------------------------------0%

Rating: ( the maximum is *****, no minimum)
Taste: **
Price: ***
Health: *
The price is $.59 as same as other Nissin flavor, I think the price is value because it can divide into two bowls and it's okay full for my sister and me. I ate it at 7:00AM this morning, and I felt hungry after 12:ooPM. For health, it's high calories, high fat and high amount of sodium. Also, it doesn't contain any vitamins which can help us to absorb nutrition. That's the reason that why I give only one star. For taste, usually I would not choose beef flavor when I am wandering at the instant noodles columns in the supermarket. I think all kinds of beef flavor instant noodles are the same taste. What I mean is, there's no difference or any special between different brands. For the Nissin one, I still don't taste any beef flavor in the soup similar to other brands. I just think the "soy sauce soup". However, I think I would try more to find some new brand beef flavor instant noodles via my experiment.

Do you know...
The leaders of the world;s major manufacturers of instant noodles, assembled in Kuala Lumpur at the 7th World Instant Noodles Summit on April 20th and 21st. The summit was attended by 47 instant noodle manufacturers from 18 different countries/regions, and a total of some 300 people.
As the theme of the 7th is "EARTH FOOD: Making It Happen," the evaluation returned to basic, reaffirming the five principles of instant noodles: (1) being tasty and nutritious, (2) convenient, (3) safe and hygienic, (4) storable for long-term, and (5) reasonably priced.

source:
From WINA
http://instantnoodles.org/summits/kuala_lumpur/declaration.html

I miss the past flavor...

Nissin Cup Noodles with Shrimp Picante Style By LG Phone


My breakfast By LG Phone

Today...
Today is a gloomy day that I can get a smile without any sunshine. I have no mood prepare my beakkfast, so I just take a cup noodles to school and make it in cafeteria. Today, my breakfast is Nissin Cup Noodles with Shrimp Picante Style. I ate it at 8:15am, and I felt hungry at 11:50am. I don't know why each time when I eat cup noodles in US, my homesick reveals without control. I miss my hometown and flavour of cup noodles. Yeah, even the same brand of Nissin cup noodles. However, it just tastes differnt...

The fact...
Nissin Cup Noodles with Shrimp Picante Style costs $.33
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Caories 300 from Fat 110
%Daily Value
Total Fat 13g----------------------------------------20%
Saturated Fat 6g-------------------------------------30%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg------------------------------------3%
Sodium 1,060mg------------------------------------44%
Total Carbohydrate 38g-------------------------13%
Dietary Fiber 2g-----------------------------------------6%
Sugars 2g
Protein 7g
Vitamin A -----------------------------------------------8%
Vitamin C -----------------------------------------------4%
Calcium --------------------------------------------------0%
Iron ------------------------------------------------------25%

Rating: ( the maximum is *****, no minimum)
Taste: ****
Price: ***
Health: *
The price is cheap for just $.33, but I felt hungry very fast. For health, the content of iron and sodium is acceptable, but I suggest people don't eat more than two this kind of cup noodles per day. Also, the worst part is it contains some cholesterol that we need to consider. I like the dried shrimp and the smashed herb inside, it smells good. After cooking in microwave, it tastes better. I remember the first I tries Nissin cup noodles in US and that time, I didn't microwave it and I just ate half of the cup noodles, and finally I threw it to the rubbish bin because I thought there should be something with that cup noodles. Why tastes like that? After that, I realize that there's nothing with that cup noodles, the feeling is because the taste is different from what I ate from my hometown. So, when I have been living here, I must microwave it before I eat, otherwise I would see a lot of bubbles flowing in the soup and I don't want to eat.

Do you know...
Nissin cup noodles, which I tried in my hometown, the packaging and the taste is totally different. they are made in Hong Kong, the noodles size is bigger than the one made in USA. Also, the soup is more concentrated that I don't leave any in the cup containe.
Since my homesick, I found some pictures of Hong Kong product Nissin cup noodles. Moreover, I found that the packaging of Nissin cup noodles has been changed. I show it from the video clip. Nowadays, for Hong Kong's, Nissin cup noodles can be microwaved, the idea changed and be different from the past. Wow...I really miss the flavor..is it the same?


the old packaging of Nissin cup noodles I tried in the past (picture from google)

Source:
Nissin Foods HK Web Site
http://www.nissinfoods.com.hk/05_cup_noodles/05_index.aspx
This is a Chinese version, when you click the TV button, there is a comic flash talking about people were frustrated about the boiled water problem for cooking in the past..

From YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkYL9oo5PJE&feature=related
This is the new advisement for Nissin Cup Noodles in Hong Kong, and the new packaging and the new "microwave" idea.

Don't talk too much when you are eating spicy noodles!

PALDO Kimchi Instant Bowl Noodles By LG Phone

My lunch on Saturday By LG Phone

PALDO Hot & Spicy Bowl Noodles By LG Phone

My First meal on Sunday By LG Phone

Weekend...
I try to taste instant noodles from different countries. So for this weekend, I tried two kinds of Korean bowl noodles. For Saturday, I ate PALDO Kimchi Bowl Noodles for my lunch. It's very spicy, but I finished all the soup in the bowl. For Sunday, I tried the same brand but different flavor, it's called PALDO Hot & Spicy Bowl Noodles. It's more spicy than the one I tried on Saturday. I nearly gat a cry when I was eating the noodles. However, I like spicy food since I want to this exciting feeling! I think almost Korean instant noodles are spicy flavor and kimchi flavor.

The fact...
PALDO Kimchi Bowl Noodles costs $.79
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount For serving
Calories 390 from Fat 140
%Daily Value
Total Fat 16g----------------------------------------25%

Saturated Fat 8g--------------------------------------40%
Trans Fat 0g--------------------------------------------0%
Cholesterol 5mg--------------------------------------1%
Sodium 2,020mg-------------------------------------84%
Carbohydrate 52g-----------------------------------17%
Fiber 2g--------------------------------------------------8%
Sugar 2g

Protein 6g---------------------------------------------12%
Vitamin A-----------------------------------------------2%
Vitamin C ----------------------------------------------0%
Calcium ------------------------------------------------2%
Iron -----------------------------------------------------4%

PALDO Hot & Spicy Bowl Noodles costs $.79
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 390 from Fat 140
%Daily Value
Total Fat 16g--------------------------------------------25%
Saturated Fat 8g------------------------------------------40%
Trans Fat 0g------------------------------------------------0%
Cholesterol 10mg-----------------------------------------3%
Sodium 2,160mg-----------------------------------------90%
Carbohydrate 54g---------------------------------------18%
Fiber 1g------------------------------------------------------4%
Sugars 2g
Protein 6g-------------------------------------------------12%
Vitamin A -------------------------------------------------0%
Vitamin C -------------------------------------------------0%
Calcium ---------------------------------------------------2%
Iron --------------------------------------------------------2%

Rating: (the maximum is *****, no minimum)
#The first one:
Taste: *****
Price: *
Health: *

#The second one:
Taste: ****
Price: *
Health: *
These two kinds of instant bowl noodles taste very good, escpecially the first one, the soup is ichiban, it tastes spicy with a little bit sour that just like Thailand spicy & sour soup. It's very delicious and increase my appetite. Also, the ingredient of both bowl noodles are similiar except the soup, they both include some dried green onion, dried carrot and some small pieces of dried egg. I like the dired egg very much. They are both $.79, and the size of the bowl noodles is quite small. However, I would say they are not good for health since they both contain the amount od cholesterol. Moreover, both parts of sodium are high, and we shouldn't consume more than one these kinds of instant bowl noodles per day.

Do you know...

Since I tried Korean kimchi flavor instant noodles this weekend, let me tell you something about kimchi...
Kimchi, also spelled gimchi, kimchee, or kim chee, is traditional Korean fermented dishes made of vegetables with varied sensonings. It's most commonly made with napa cabbage and other vegetables such as radish, green onion, chive, and cucumber.
Northern regions tend to have longer winters compared to the southern regions of Korea. Kimchi from the northern parts of Korea tend to have less salt as well as less red chilli and usually do not have brined seafood for sensoning. Northern kimchi often has a watery consistency.
There are main eight types of Kimchi: Baechu Kimchi, Baek Kimchi, Bossam Kimchi, Chonggak Kimchi, Dong Chimi, Ggakdugi, Nabak Kimchi and Yeolmumul Kimchi.

Most common Korean kimchi from Yahoo picture

source:
From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimchi
Life in Korea
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Food/Food.cfm?Subject=kimchi

Bun Bun Bun

MATSUDA Rice Vermicelli Bun Canh Chua Abalone and Chicken Soup Flavored By LG Phone

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Today...
Although today is Friday, I woke up early and I go to school for placement test. However, I didn't have time to prepare breakfast today. After home, I cooked a big of rice noodles, the MATSUDA Rice Vermicelli Bun Canh Chua Abalone and Chicken Flavored , for my first meal today. It's non-fried Hong Kong style and I added some Tsoi Sum on the topping. I ate it at 2:00PM and I don't feel full.

The fact...
MATSUDA Rice Vermicelli Bun Canh Chua Abalone and Chicken Soup Flavored cost $.6
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 303 from Fat 54
%Daily Value
Total Fat 6g---------------------------------9%

Saturated Fat 0g------------------------------0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg-----------------------------0%
Sodium 771mg-------------------------------32%
Total Carbohydrate 59g--------------------20%
Dietary Fiber <2g-------------------------------5%

Sugars 2g

Protein 6.4g

Vitamin A-------------------------------------4%

Vitamin C-------------------------------------3%

Calcium---------------------------------------2%

Iron-------------------------------------------14%

Rating: ( the maximum is *****, no minimum)

Taste: ****
Price: ***
Health: *****
This is the first bag of instant noodles which I've tried is no saturated fat and trans fat. It's a healthy food which is low-fat and the rice noodles are non-fried. The price is a little bit higher than other instant noodles I've tried. The size isn't so big and I just half-full and I think I will feel hungry very fast. The soup isn't greasy or strongly flavored and the color of the soup is light. There are a small bag of dehydrated vegetable inside the package with carrot, green onion, green pea and corn. Although the outside of the package mentioned as abalone flavored, actually I didn't taste any flavor as abalone.

Do you know...
-Rice vermicelli sometimes also known as rice noodles or rice sticks. They should not be confused with cellophane noodles, which is another type of vermicelli.

-Bun noodles are made of rice and water but some elasticity is added by way of a bit of the older batch of dough. The soft dough is pushed through a perforated container into a pot of boiling water to cook, then fished out the water and rinsed quickly to cool. The result is chewy-soft. Dried bun noodles contain some tapioca starch to mimic the chewy texture.
-Canh Chua is a sour soup indigenour to the Mekong River region of southrtnn Vietnam. It is typically made with fish from the Mekong River, pineapple, tomatoes(and also sometimes other vegetables such as okra), and bean sprouts, in a tamarind-flavored broth. It's garnished with the lemony-scented herb, carmelized garlic, and chopped scallions, as well as other herbs, according to the specific variety of canh chua.

Source:
Viet World Kitchen
http://www.vietworldkitchen.com/blog/2009/04/vietnamese-noodles-101-bun-rice-noodles.html
From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canh_chua
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_vermicelli

Ichiban!

SAPPORO ICHIBAN Japanese Style Noodles with Fried bean curd & soup base By LG Phone

My breakfast By LG Phone

Today...
I got a cold and runny nose today, so it seems that I lose the ability to taste. Today, I ate the SAPPORO ICHIBAN Japanese Style Noodes with Fried Bean Curd & Soup Base for my breakfast. I added some granular carrots, peas, and some Tsoi Sum on the topping. I ate it at 7:12am, and I felt hungry at 1:45pm.

The fact...
SAPPOROR ICHIBAN Japanese Style Noodles with Fried Bean Curd & Soup Base cost $.59
The nutrition fact is listed below:
Amount Per Serving
Calories 163 from Fat 60
%Daily Value
Total Fat 7g-----------------------------------------10%
Saturated Fat 3g-------------------------------------15%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg------------------------------------0%
Sodium 647mg--------------------------------------27%
Total Carbohydrate 22g---------------------------7%
Dietary Fiber 1g-----------------------------------------4%
Sugars 2g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A-----------------------------------------------5%
Vitamin C-----------------------------------------------2%
Calcium--------------------------------------------------3%
Iron------------------------------------------------------12%

Rating: (the maximum is *****, no minimum)
Taste: *****
Price: *****
Health: ****
The noodles is "Ichiban". In Japanese, "Ichiban" means delicious. Concluding all aspects of the nutrition fact, this kind of instant noodles is acceptable. For the noodle part, the noodles are thick and elastic even dipping in the soup for a while. The smell is elegant just like cooked rice. The soup is a little sweet. It's my first time to try this kind of instant noodles, and also the first time to try the instant bean curd with instant noodles. The bean curd is juicy and fairly sweet. The price is just $.59, I think it's worthy since the size of this bag of instant noodles is quite bag, and I won't feel hungry so fast.

Do you know...
It's the first that I tried bean curd. Do you know what is it and they come from? I'm curious about that, so I do some research...
Bean curd is anther name for tofu, a product made from soybeans, and sometimes other legumes as well. To make bean curd, a cook curdles soy milk and presses the resulting soybean curds into molds to firm up. The result is a block of white, neutrally flavores material which can be used in a wide assortment of dishes.
There are 2 basic types f bean curd defined by two countries, Japan and China. For Japanese style tofu is silken and tends to fall apart as it is worked with, making it a great choice for dishes in which fragmentx of bean curd are desired. It is also used in vegan baked goods. For chinese style tofu is firm, and will hold its shape as it is worked with cooked.
Someone says, it's confusing chinese tofu is called bean curd, while Japanese style is called tofu. For my opinion, I think the taste of Japanese style tofu is usually sweet, and it can be made for sushi. For Chinese style, it usually tastes salty with sesame oil and vinegar.

source:
Form Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermented_bean_curd
Form wiseGEEK
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-bean-curd.htm