"Best" ramen sold at Trail Days

[bobbyw]

There was one outfit near the end of the strip that was selling ramen for $1 each that they said they imported from Thailand. They came with a package with soy sauce and a packet of oil. They tasted amazing and I want to get more. Does anyone know what they were?

[JoshStover]

Yeah, me too. Someone has to know...

[Spokes]

Gourmet Ramen? Why didn't I think of that!!!!!!

[Marta]

The Overseas Market in Charlotte has more varieties of ramen than France has of cheese. At one point I tried a bunch of different kinds, found the ones I liked, and then bought them by the case. (My sons took cases of ramen to college, among other things.) I'd venture that any asian-owned supermarket would have a huge selection. And they'll cost much, much less than a dollar a packet.

[Homer&Marje]

Was it the oriental flavor? These are all the flavors I found on their website.

http://www.nissinfoods.com/topramen/

[silversleep]

there are many many manufacturers of ramen. i think we (american citizens) are mostly used to the u.s. varieties which is ok, but other countries make very competitive alternatives. albeit, most are more than $0.17.

i've had ramen from indonesia, thailand, turkey, japan, china, taiwan, india, vietnam, and many other countries.

come to think of it...someone should open a IHOR.

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[sarbar]

You can get most of them here: http://importfood.com/noodlesrice.html

[mudhead]

Look at that! If that was a brick store, I would treat it like a vacation stop!

http://importfood.com/chilipaste_cookingsauces.html

Any chance some of these products have ingredient lists?

[Just a Hiker]

The ramen in Thailand is pretty good stuff. I Spent a month in Thailand while in the Marine Corps and their spicy ramen really hit the spot after a rough night in Bangkok or Pattaya Beach. I've tried to duplicate that same flavor but I've never been successful.

[sarbar]

Look at that! If that was a brick store, I would treat it like a vacation stop!

http://importfood.com/chilipaste_cookingsauces.html

Any chance some of these products have ingredient lists?

Call or email them and they will read it off to you. I worked for them for a couple years And yes, it was like going to the best grocery store daily

[Lone Wolf]

the best thai food in asheville
http://www.suwanathaiorchid.com/#

[bigcranky]

And this recipe looked pretty good:

http://importfood.com/recipes/mamasardineveg.html

[Homer&Marje]

there are many many manufacturers of ramen. i think we (american citizens) are mostly used to the u.s. varieties which is ok, but other countries make very competitive alternatives. albeit, most are more than $0.17.

i've had ramen from indonesia, thailand, turkey, japan, china, taiwan, india, vietnam, and many other countries.

come to think of it...someone should open a IHOR.

PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME

I know it is an acronym for International House of Ramen.

But say IHOR out loud to yourself and try and think if it's a commercially viable name

[XCskiNYC]

If you want good ramen you really need to get one of the brands from Asia, several of which are distributed by Nissin here in the states.

Any store catering to Chinese or Japanese customers should have these and they are not terribly expensive. You're not going to get eight for a dollar or anything like that, but the regular packs rarely cost more than a dollar. If you're into it they have those more elaborate ones in styrofoam bowls which, come to think of it, would at least be very lightweight and easy to prepare. The bowl ramens can cost three bucks and even more.

My personal favorite is the Sapporo Ichiban line from Japan, marketed here by Nissin Foods. The ingredients are of really good quality and they sell for around $0.70 or $0.80 per packet. Most of the stores in Chinatown here will sell you a case (usually 24 packets) and that cuts the cost down quite a bit on a per packet basis.

A note for vegetarians: the "classic" flavor Sapporo Ichiban has some meat in the broth. The Miso flavor has no meat on the ingredient list.

Referring to bobbyw's post I would guess the included oil was sesame oil which is very tasty and usually used more as a spice than a cooking oil in Asian food. If you wished you could just add sesame oil to regular ramen but the little packs included with some ramens (the Nissin brand with the picture of the little ramen boy on the wrapper) are very handy and compact.

[ShoelessWanderer]

There was one outfit near the end of the strip that was selling ramen for $1 each that they said they imported from Thailand. They came with a package with soy sauce and a packet of oil. They tasted amazing and I want to get more. Does anyone know what they were?

I believe the outfitter you are thinking of is Sundog, I"m sure if you'd email or call them they'd be happy to tell you which brand they were.

http://www.sundogoutfitter.com/

[sarbar]

I know it is an acronym for International House of Ramen.

But say IHOR out loud to yourself and try and think if it's a commercially viable name

Oh that is funny and bad