Re: Saturday Night Supper? 12/07/2024

On 2024-12-12, Carol <cshenk@virginia-beach.com> wrote:

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On Wed, 11 Dec 2024, Carol wrote:
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Michael Trew wrote:
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On 12/10/2024 11:58 AM, dsi1 wrote:

On Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:25:28 +0000, Michael Trew wrote:

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Those instant cup noodles in foam are awful, but the packaged
ramen is OK.  A ramen shop is a rare sight in my area.  Some
can be found in parts of Pittsburgh.  I hear that they are
good, but expensive.  I'll have to try for myself some day.

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If you're really hungry, cup noodle could seem like an
attractive proposition. I find that Korean instant noodles are
a cut above the Japanese instant noodles. They are chewier and
thicker. For some reason, Koreans like to eat the dried instant
noodles rather than fresh noodles.  They're going to be more
expensive than usual instant ramen but in the scheme of things,
still pretty cheap for a meal. You might have some problem with
the spice level of Korean noodles.

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True, if I'm hungry enough, one of those cups will do it.  Of
course, if I'm hungry, I'm perfectly fine with cheap beans and
rice or potatoes cooked any way.
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I like spicy, a nice "kick", but I don't like painful hot.  I'm
not too interested in any spice level about "average" buffalo hot
wings.
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A ramen shop is normally what I'd consider wasteful spending, but
it's one of those things that I'd like to try at least once.

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They are fun! Have some odd bits about to add to them (assuming you
meant store).  Any 3 of this set and small amounts like 2TB or so:
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- fake crab/lobster
- couple of peeled shrimp
- bit of pulled pork
- bit of pulled cooked chicken
- sliver of kamaboko (fish paste, cooked, white and pink usually)
- couple of siices of hard boiled egg
- couple of slices of radish
- bits of green onion, minced bulb too
- piece of bacon broken up
(soy sauce but you my want to flavor just a spoon to see if you
like it better without)
- a Banana pepper or poblano (mild chiles) or jalapeno if you like
hotter
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Just pick 2-3 from the list.  Add to the cooked ramen bowl with the
soup packets.  I tried to keep it simple with things you likely
have on hand.
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Enjoy!
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What is fake crab/lobster? Is that some established thing in the US?

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It's just various mild white fish formed to look/taste a bit like crab
or lobster.  Be careful stirring as it shreds to bits pretty easy.

 They use actual crab or lobster juice, so someone with a shellfish
allergy should avoid it.
 You might have told him it was invented in Japan, where it is called
surimi.