do you eat ramen with or without water?

[brianmanahan]

i eat it without water, much better imho

 

[Printer Bandit]

 

[Ichinisan]

I eat without water. I only add about 1/4 of the spice pack to the moist noodles and mix it up.

 

[Lithium381]

depends on which ramen i get, if it's maruchan or top, then with water, if it's an indonesian spicy ramen then i eat it dry

 

[bobdole369]

do you mean cook such tht the noodles are soft and the water is all gone?

 

[bobdole369]

In any event I eat them raw, cooked as I described, or with more water like a soup. I've been known to scarf more than one sprinkled with powder raw while high.

 

[CZroe]

do you mean cook such tht the noodles are soft and the water is all gone?

Duh.

 

[Ichinisan]

do you mean cook such tht the noodles are soft and the water is all gone?

I boil water and throw in a block of noodles for less than a minute. I pull the noodles out of the water with a fork and sprinkle about 1/4 of a spice pack and mix before the remaining water evaporates.

 

[bobdole369]

I boil water and throw in a block of noodles for less than a minute. I pull the noodles out of the water with a fork and sprinkle about 1/4 of a spice pack and mix before the remaining water evaporates.

Understood - I only asked because I have been known to just eat them completely raw. And I've seen people fry them up. I've also seen people throw them in while cooking other food also (sauces, etc)

 

[Alone]

I've consumed them raw right out of the bag.

I've consumed them cooked with enough water that it's all absorbed.

I've also consumed them with enough water that even after the noodles absorb as much as possible, there's still a fair amount left in the bowl.

I love it every way.

 

[Luzah]

I usually eat Ramen with just enough water to keep the noodles moist. I'm not much on the broth aspect, but if there isn't enough water to keep them moist I tend to feel they taste different. Maybe it's just me.. *shrug*

 

[MovingTarget]

With water, but only about half the water the package recommends. Thats how you concentrate the flavor.

 

[nageov3t]

the idea of eating raw pasta has never appealed to me.

but if I cook them, I'll usually boil them in water, let them steep in with the flavor packet for a bit, drain the water, and then throw some protein in with the noodles (grilled chicken, shrimp, etc)

 

[Spikesoldier]

depends if you are strung out off of percocets or not.

if you are, its not going to be pretty shitting out constipated blocks of dried noodles and msg.

 

[SonicIce]

ate the dry noodle brick many times for cheap food

 

[Luzah]

but if I cook them, I'll usually boil them in water, let them steep in with the flavor packet for a bit, drain the water, and then throw some protein in with the noodles (grilled chicken, shrimp, etc)

That's an excellent way to do them! My God-Mother used to cook some of the best Ramen, and she would put in some chopped up hard-boiled eggs, and small cubed pieces of ham. She also added in a few other spices, but she died before I got around to asking her about what she used.

 

[Bignate603]

I toss an egg into the boiling water as I cook the noodles. It looks like crap when it's done cooking but it's tasty.

 

[Bryophyte]

A large part of my college diet was ramen (bought 10 or 12 for a buck) cooked with frozen mixed vegetables (bought when it was cheapest), with a couple eggs (free courtesy of my parents' hens) dropped in the boiling water with noodles and veggies, then half the packet of seasoning mixed in. Dinner for something like a quarter. This is how I managed to live on 400 bucks a month, paying for gas, books, utilities, food, etc. Bleh. I don't miss eating that fucking ramen, even if it was relatively healthy to eat that way.

 

[Luzah]

A large part of my college diet was ramen (bought 10 or 12 for a buck) cooked with frozen mixed vegetables (bought when it was cheapest), with a couple eggs (free courtesy of my parents' hens) dropped in the boiling water with noodles and veggies, then half the packet of seasoning mixed in. Dinner for something like a quarter. This is how I managed to live on 400 bucks a month, paying for gas, books, utilities, food, etc. Bleh. I don't miss eating that fucking ramen, even if it was relatively healthy to eat that way.

I was actually wondering while reading your post "I wonder how healthy that is?" Then you said it at the very end. Haah! Seriously though, I would imagine that would be a pretty filling meal considering everything you use in it. I could understand how someone would get sick of it, considering they ate it all the time.

 

[Bryophyte]

I was actually wondering while reading your post "I wonder how healthy that is?" Then you said it at the very end. Haah! Seriously though, I would imagine that would be a pretty filling meal considering everything you use in it. I could understand how someone would get sick of it, considering they ate it all the time.

It wasn't bad, but I DID end up anemic frequently. Not enough iron. My dad would take pity on me and buy me beef sometimes.

 

[Ichinisan]

the idea of eating raw pasta has never appealed to me. ...

"Pasta?"

Ramen noodles are not pasta.

 

[Luzah]

Ahhh! That would do it! Too many veggies/poultry, not enough meat. As I stated in my earlier post, my God-Mother would throw some cubed piece of ham in with her's. MAN that was so great! I just wish I could figure out what spices she used with them. That woman could make a great meal out of plain spaghetti noodles, butter and a cheese packet!

 

[Luzah]

Printer, did you draw this?? The snorting the packet step made me lol!

 

[Mike Gayner]

the idea of eating raw pasta has never appealed to me.

Why do Americans call noodles pasta? Noodles and pasta are completely different things. I've even seen American cooking shows where they call lasagne sheets noodles. WTF America?

 

[Ichinisan]

Why do Americans call noodles pasta? Noodles and pasta are completely different things. I've even seen American cooking shows where they call lasagne sheets noodles. WTF America?

It's definitely not all Americans. I don't call all pasta "noodles." It only makes sense for spaghetti. I've heard some people call macaroni "noodles," but ravioli is always "ravioli" or "pasta."

Besides, the post we're criticizing here made the opposite mistake and called noodles "pasta" even though it's not made of the same stuff.