Sanukiya Udon Katsuo 讃岐屋うどん

Bought some Sanukiya Udon this time. It was on sale for 2 bucks. More than last time, but oh well.

So this is Shirakiku Brand again. Last time, I tried their somen. There's Katsuo on the lable. I guess that's the flavor? Let's see what's inside.

There's the noticeably thicker udon noodles. The brownish liquid pack there is the soup base this time, rather than the usual powder. Also include are dried flakes and bonito.

Here's what was in the dried flakes pack.

The instructions were a bit different this time. It said to put the noodles and the liquid base into the bowl. Add hot water and microwave for 3 minutes. The flakes and bonito were to be added as the last step.

When I put the udon noodles into the bowl, it retained the shape that it had while in the package. So, unfortunately, I had to break it up so that it would fit under the water line.

Well, this tasted pretty good. The noodles were smooth. I think I found one or two pieces of naruto that I didn't notice before. But the serving size is depressingly lacking, especially when compared to the size of the bowl. It's like buying a bag of chips and having it only 33% full.

Sanukiya Somen Mild 讃岐屋そうめん

Found some Sanukiya Somen on sale for less than a buck. Usually goes for over 2. Looks like it was going to expire in about 3 days. But let's see how it turns out.

This is Shirakiku Brand Sanukiya Somen Mild. It says Fresh Japanese Style Somen on the label, but it's a product of Korea. As I understand it, somen is supposed to be eaten cold, but as far as I can tell the instructions to prepare this is just like typical cup ramen. Add water and heat.

It is slightly different because everything is packaged up. One contains the flavor powder. Another contained seaweed flakes. Lastly the noodles were packaged up.

The noodles were not crispy, dry, or hard. It felt like soft plastic.

After removing packaging and dumping it all back in the bowl, I added hot water to the specified line and microwaved it for 2 minutes as suggested.

For some reason it smelled kind of like tea. The flavors were ok. Not overpowering. The only indication of flavor was "Mild." So as expect it was slightly spicy. I've heard that even "Mild" in Korea is set your head on fire hot, but this was easily survivable by me and I generally don't like spicy. The texture of the noodle was good, not mushy at all. I almost feel like going back to the store and getting the rest of them, but they all expire in a few days. Oh well.

Koka Instant Rice Noodle Bowl 泰式酸辣味

 

Been a while. This time's addition is an instant noodle bowl. To be specific it is a Koka brand Instant Rice Noodles, Thai Hot and Sour flavored.

The contents are the dry flat rice noodles, and two packets, although the purple packet has two different compartments. There is the dry soup base and a chili sauce. The white packet labeled garnishes contained red and green flakes. I think the red was chili peppers. Here's what it looked like after I emptied it all out.

The instructions called for 2 cups of boiling water for 3 minutes. I used water from a water heater that should have been at 208 F. I assume it's probably less than that, but it turned out about the same. It certainly made it more convenient.

Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of spicy. So for spice fans, this was probably mild at best. It was hot and it was sour. So I guess it met expectations. The noodles were smooth and not mushy. I found two shrimp in there that were about as long as the diameter of a dime. They tasted ok. Overall, not bad but not great.