Good instant ramen rivals fancy ramen restaurants in the U.S.: it’s not rocket science, you can already buy the instant noodle version of top rated ramen restaurants in Tokyo!
Sun Noodles, which makes the noodles for most top U.S. ramen restaurants, has these excellent packets like this very good tsukemen I’m having: https://www.sayweee.com/en/product/Sun-Noodle-Tsukemen-Seafood-Tonkotsu-Dipping-Ramen--Frozen--1-Serving-/31682?referral_id=4972487&lang=en&utm_source=copyLink
Learn to make chashu and a ramen egg and no more spending $30 at a not so good fancy restaurant (there aren’t many in SF that I rate highly)
Sun Noodle Tsukemen Seafood Tonkotsu Dipping Ramen, Frozen (1 Serving) 243 g
Top choice for Asian groceries.www.sayweee.com
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Adrianna Tan
in reply to Adrianna Tan • • •The only place near me that does mazemen is at Kajiken in San Mateo. I like it a lot, but not enough to go to San Mateo.
Sun Noodles also has an exceptional instant mazemen packet: https://www.sayweee.com/en/product/Sun-Noodle-Mazemenn-Ramen-Soy-Sauce-Flavor--Frozen--2-Servings-/80332?referral_id=4972487&lang=en&utm_source=copyLink
The rest is just figuring out good toppings.
Sun Noodle Mazemenn Ramen Soy Sauce Flavor, Frozen (2 Servings) 13.3 oz
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in reply to Adrianna Tan • • •I know many people are skeptical of instant ramen, but it’s really gotten very good, especially the ones from Asia.
My little trick is I find ramen packets *in the freezer or fridge* at Japanese supermarkets, and if they have a picture of a man on it, I buy it. It’s usually the instant version of a Japanese ramen celebrity, which is a good place to start. Sometimes they’re shelf stable and in gift packs. Giving famous ramen gift packs is a big souvenir category now.
Adrianna Tan
in reply to Adrianna Tan • • •The major diff between Asian convenience food and American convenience foods is: I think people expect the Asian convenience food to actually stand on its own in flavor, and not just be a worse version of the real thing.
I always tell people if you want to try Indonesian food, start with Indomie. It’s better than most Indonesian restaurants in the west.
There’s an instant Lanzhou noodle soup I buy in a pack. The noodles and the soup are better than Chinese noodle soup restaurants *in SF*.