Manchuran Ramen Noodle Soup Picante Chicken Flavor - Review

Just when I thought I had tasted all the Ramen Noodle flavors under the sun... BAM! I find this beauty.

Manchuran Ramen Picante Chicken flavor. I think this is supposed to be a spicy version of the chicken flavor.

It smelled like... every other ramen noodle soup I had before. I am not sure how to describe the smell but I am sure 90% of everyone knows what every other ramen on the planet smells like.

When making this I did notice the flavor packet contained red flecks of dried pepper I think they were chili flakes. I haven't seen this before in the other soups at all.

Once it cooled down, I had my first taste. First I tasted the broth alone and it tasted exactly like the chicken flavor! But after a few minutes I got the spicy after taste. I do say it was extremely weak though.

After eating a bunch of the noodles, I started to feel the burn right in the bottom of my throat and not to mention on my chapped lips as well.

I think honestly that if it was any hotter it might be a little too hot for some people.

All and all this is RAMEN SOUP! it's like all the other flavors bland, boring, quick, easy, and cheap! It is pretty good for ramen soup though I do like the flavor and I would buy it again. I am glad I have a new flavor to add to my list.

Rating (for ramen soup): 7 out of 10

Jazzing up Ramen Noodle Soup: Oriental Flavor

Have you ever thought to yourself "I wish these Ramen Noodles were more yummy!" well I have! lol so I decided to do something about it. On hand I had 5 packages of Ramen Noodles in various flavors, so I thought up two ideas this one and another that I will post in a few weeks.

Note: This is not a recipe so much as it is just me writing about trial in error in creating a recipe, this was try one and if definitely needs to be tweaked and tried again.

I didn't want soup so when I made this, I drained the water. So it was more like pasta. I wanted to jazz up the flavor a bit and add some vegetables, to create a completely different meal.

You will need everything in the picture. 1 package oriental flavored Ramen Noddle Soup, frozen stir fry vegetables, and soy sauce.

Step 1:
Cook the noodles according to the package but don't add the seasoning

Step 2:
Cook the vegetables according to the package.

Step 3:
Drain the Noodles.

Step 4:
 Add the vegetables, seasoning, and desired amount of soy-sauce.

Step 5:
Mix and Enjoy

I was hoping for a lo mien style noodle here. Obviously this is a work in progress. Here is what I observed with this experimental meal.

1. It was MUCH too salty and I think that next time I will add 1/2 the seasoning packet, as I know the saltiness did not come from my low sodium soy sauce
2. I thought it needed sugar because lo mien is kinda of sweet, I think that next time I will also add sugar
3. Other than that it was pretty good, very flavorful and the veggies really were a nice touch