*Theme music*
Hey guys, salut! It's Alex.
So...ah... Today I want to tell you...eh...
I guess something about me
something...
honestly I'm a bit ashamed of.
Okay, there we go.
I love instant ramen.
Oh wow, that's an addiction.
(Giggles)
Yeah, I know it sounds stupid.
But guess what? I WORK in food.
I try to be the example and yet,
here I am, failing miserably,
pigging out on instant ramen
every time I need to edit a video in the rush.
For that matter, I'll probably be eating instant ramen while editing
"...this video as well"
(Slurping)
Ah...If you suffer from that craving too,
please let me know in the comments!
So I thought, why don't we make a small series about this?
Like...what is exactly the problem?
Which solutions can we find?
How can WE get through this?
Together...
Sounds good?
Okay, deal!
I'm not addicted.
This is not an addiction!
Ah...people see being obsessive,
I see being thorough, that's it.
So you know what? Let's just, you know...um...unbox!
Because YouTube, of course...
A packet of instant ramen.
So it usually contains:
a packet of seasoning powder,
some flavouring oil, it's optional...
And then of course, a solid block of dried precooked noodles.
And that's...that's basically it!
I mean...this, right here...
IS my addiction!
(Strange creaking noise)
Well, I know what you're thinking...
You're thinking, "It's not a big deal!"
"Alex probably lost it..."
"Not impressive, AT ALL."
(Fingers tapping)
Well you probably have to think again because...
Here, is an INSANE promise.
Instant ramen, will save up on
TWO of the most precious resources of our modern life.
Time - takes only three minutes to boil one.
And money - the cheapest one I got was about...30 cents.
I mean what can you get for 30 cents?
You can get nothing! You can get a few...
candies! The one that tastes not so good...
So yeah, you start to understand the root of the problem.
But it's not over yet.
Let's give it a taste.
(Beep)
(Clock ticking)
(Sniff)
Waaah...
(Slurp)
mh?
(Slurp)
hmmm...
(Slurp)
(Slurping frantically)
(Breathing heavily)
I can't deny the fact that...
it's SO satisfying. I feel nourished.
To be honest, I feel a little bit high too.
There's a voice deep inside, which is starting to...
try and convince me that my...
instant ramen addiction is not...that bad afterall.
It's probably nothing!
Aaaah...
Not that fast Alex, not that fast!
You. Come. With. Me.
There're three main reasons
why that soup is so satisfying,
and those same three reasons
are the very reasons why...
this is bad for us.
First one is, salt.
Salt isn't bad for us, in fact,
It's quite needed in a regular diet.
The thing is that, you know...
dietary guideline usually recommends to stay below...
3.8g of salt per person per day
which means that with only one package
we are already WAY over it with 5.5g
Only one pack!
Usually I take two!
Second one is, monosodium glutamate.
It's a bit like salt in fact.
It's all about being reasonable and although...
I could not find any numbers on this package right here.
I'm pretty sure regarding what they did with the salt,
that they are not reasonable.
And I'm also sure that they used artificial MSG.
And the third one is, fat.
Woooo!
I kept the best, or most likely, the worst for the end.
As usually one package like this
contains more than 25g of fat
half of which, usually is saturated fat
like the worst kind ever.
I'm smiling because I'm mad!
Don't get me wrong though.
I know that fat is the best flavour carrier.
I'm French after all, your butter...cream...all that stuff.
What's disturbing me is that noodles usually contains
flour and water.
Where's the fat?
That's where it gets interesting 'cause as always...
the devil is in the details.
(Tense music)
This time, speaking lower on purpose.
It's not about the ingredients.
It's not about the food itself.
It's about the process.
It's about how it's made.
When Industrials precooked
and dehydrate those noodles
they do it in the most time effective
and cost-effective way possible.
They usually, deep-fry them.
And that explains the tremendous amount of fat within just...
oops...
(lowers voice) within noodles!
There's a very simple way to verify what I just said,
if you can get your hands on like good noodles
or like...
You will soon find out
that there is ZERO fat in them.
Just because they have been
air-dried instead of deep-fried.
But it takes more time, takes more money!
So that's basically why it tastes so good
I mean when you are so liberal with...
fat, MSG, and salt, any food can taste good.
So I guess for me and I hope for you too,
this situation is eye-opening.
I mean...I'm seriously considering to
slow down DRASTICALLY
my consumption of instant ramen.
I'm...I'm...I'm gonna try to stop.
I mean I didn't say I'm gonna completely cut it out
I know...just...just cause I'm being realistic all right!
I'm...I'm gonna...(laughs nervously)
I'm human.
Yeah it kind of feel like I just opened the box of Pandora
but...yeah, don't worry
We have faced our demons and now we can move forward
and try to recreate a safer version of that instant ramen,
while you know getting rid of the bad stuff of course.
But keeping the good stuff like
tasty, cheap, quick.
Next episode is gonna be all about
homemade, precooked and dried ramen noodles.
There's a bit of science.
There are some challenges of course,
but it's gonna be good fun.
A big thank you goes to all my patreons out there
for supporting my work financially
and making this whole incredible journey
possible.
At last people click subscribe
cos I make new videos every week
And if it's always always about the food
you know that it's about being more aware.
In the meantime, take care! Bye bye!
Salut
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