I love Ramen! Growing up I religiously ate ramen, oriental flavor to be exact. How the hell did they come up with that flavor? I can just imagine the marketing meeting. Okay, we have chicken, beef and shrimp. Them orientals love this stuff. How about we just call this one Oriental!
This diet of mine was usally a pre-meal snack to which I would add my twist, a dab of peanut butter. Because everything is better with peanut sauce!
Like other college students, ramen was a late night staple as was ordering Dominos Pizza or a trip Denny’s.
Crossing over to Vietnam or any Asian country for that matter, I’m in heaven! Ramen Ramen Ramen. There’s not only beef, chicken, shrimp and oriental flavor, but instant noodles from all the neighboring countries: Thailand, Japan, Korea, etc.. Instant noodle isn’t just some item you find in the aisle, it takes up an entire aisle with approximately 200 varieties.
Hang going for A-One..can't go wrong with a name like that! Yummy Stir fried instant noodles with beef and vegetables
So how do you make instant noodles or mi goi (packaged noodles) as the Vietnamese say? The easiest and most common way is to boil water and pour it over the noodles and let the noodles soften, add the spice packages and wait a few minutes. Voila!
However, just as instant noodles come in all sorts of varieties, you can eat them many ways here: as a soup, as a stir fry with meat and vegetables or even dry with sauteed meat and vegetables on top.
