Shin Ramyun With Kimchi
By Pamela Morris of Kdrama and Movies
Ramen Noodles History:
Instant noodle was first marketed in Taiwan, which was under Japanese regime in late 1950s.In early 1970′s Japanese Company called Nissin introduced “cup Noodles”, which you can still buy at the grocery store, which comes in a waterproof Styrofoam cup, and all one has to add is boiled or warm water for the noodles to be cooked and ready to eat in no time.
Instant noodle is one of the major inexpensive food, eaten in many countries, especially popular with not so rich, college students who can eat cheap and quickly make these noodles for their busy college life. There has been said, that about 95 billion people in the world eat some type of instant noodles. Top Noodle consuming countries are China, Indonesia, Japan, and south Koreans along with many South Asian Countries such as India too.
Instant noodle has been criticized for low protein, vitamins, and fiber while being rich in carbohydrates. One can add fibrous veggies with vitamins to make it much rich and healthy in nutrients.
I asked my Korean friends and tried out 7 different brand/version of Korean Ramyun and here three that I liked, other 4 were so so. Here are the favorite Korean Ramyun Noodles, if you ever wanted to cook for yourself at home.
Nong Shim Shin Noodle Ramyun:
This Ramen is the best Ramen in the world. It is very spicy and has great flavor. It is so much better than the $.10 Ramen you find in your avg. grocery store. Authentic Korean ramen. Add some egg to it, and you’ll be in Ramen Heaven. Many native Korean seemed to agree that it is one of the best Ramyun. If you like less spicy food, then use less of spices packed with it, simple as that.
This Shin noodle is made in the USA and it is a American version of the very popular Korean instant noodle.
You can try your local grocery store, order it online with a discount and home delivery from amazon: Nong Shim Shin Noodle Ramyun
Nongshim Neoguri Spicy Seafood Noodle Ramyun
This is one of the tastiest brands of ramen ever. They’re quick and easy to make, no prep work needed, just boiling water. The noodles are thicker than those cardboard cup o noodles and so much more tastier. The sauce is spicy, so it’ll get you sweating on a cold night. I recommend eating these while watching your favorite TV show or if you need a quick noodle fix. As an added bonus, after you finish off the noodles, you can add a bowl of rice to the soup and enjoy a 2nd serving! Eat it with Kimchi and you will again be in heaven!
This is spicy ramyun noodle, so if you like less spicy food, use less amount of spices that comes with the package.
You can buy this Ramyun here: Nongshim Neoguri Spicy Seafood Noodle Ramyun
Nongshim Chapagetti Chajang Noodle
East meets West with spaghetti-style noodles in a secret Cajun sauce (Chinese black soy bean sauce). Chapagetti is “chajang” + “spaghetti”, chajang myun (noodle) being a Korean interpretation of a Chinese dish.
Chajang literally means “fried sauce”. It’s a thick, black, soybean paste that’s slightly sweet. For the instant version, Nong Shim replaced the paste with a mix-in powder. Inside the bag are 3 flavoring packs: a packet of sauce powder, an oil packet, and a dehydrated vegetable packet. Preparation is easy. Just add the vegetable pack to the noodles when cooking, drain, then add the other 2 packets and stir well before eating.
A tip for you all: Don’t boil the water first and then add the noodles. I recommend having the noodles in the cold water as you bring it up to a boil. For some reason it adds another level and the noodles come out tasting better.
Click here to buy: Nongshim Chapagetti Chajang Noodle
How to Cook Korean Ramyun
Source: Ramyun Noodle Hacks