Best store-bought ramen noodles?

[melly]

I just watched Tampopo last night and I must have ramen noodles. I can't make em..but which ones should I buy? Thanks!

[naie]

Not really Japanese-style ramen, and it's so disgustingly bad for you with all the MSG and sodium, but I'm utterly addicted to MaMa brand ramen. Sweet, spicy, sour, salty goodness...

[melly]

I am so allergic to MSG. I was just wondering about the noodles themselves..not the soup mix, per se.

[Calamityville]

Here is a link to a PortlandFood.Org thread on Ramen. It includes many links to ramen sites. Look for the Pollo Elastico posts. http://portlandfood.org/index.php?showtopic=6457&hl=ramen

Pollo Elastico also has an awesome blog called the Guilty Carnivore here
http://www.guiltycarnivore.com/

[E Eto]

The best ramens you can find in stores are probably the "nama ramen" (roughly translated as fresh ramen) usually in the freezer sections of Japanese markets.
Here's a good description from World ramen.net: http://www.worldramen.net/ABC/WheretoeatInside/Nama.html
Instead of dried noodles, the noodles are fresh frozen, providing a better texture, as you would find with fresh frozen pasta. And the soup and sauces aren't reconstituted from powders either. I personally haven't gone through many brands, but I've enjoyed several from the local Japanese markets. Here's a good blog: http://www.ramenramenramen.net/tag/na...

[phofiend]

My favorite is Nong Shim kimchee flavor.

[kc72]

yeah.. the Nong Shim spicy korean noodles are good stuff

[jnstarla]

I like the Seafood & Spicy flavor better than the Kimchee flavor, but both are quite tasty.

Mmmmmm now I need some instant ramen.

[AgentRed]

I second this, but they're really high in calories!

[melly]

Thanks alot!