Hey, fam. Welcome back.
Today we are going to be taste testing
and ranking a bunch of instant noodles from all over the world
to let you know which is the best, okay?
We taste tested this before.
I'll link up our old video up there but...
this is a brand new test.
We have researched the interwebs.
We have talked to friends and family.
These were the ones were recommended
and the one that we could find in our local grocery store, okay?
Okay, first one is 'cili ala kampung' (traditional chili style).
Very straightforward, very simple. Let's see what's inside.
So for this, looks like we have the noodles
and we got some sauce packet with the oil
and we got two other... I'm guessing the spice packets.
'Cili ala kampung' (Traditional chili style).
That's not spaghetti, Rachel. Why are you eating it like spaghetti?
I hate eating noodles on camera
Actually I haven't had this for a really long time
and I forgot how much I really love this.
Spice level just a nice hint of spice.
Not too much. Not too overpowering.
A little bit sweet. A little salty. Nice umami.
There's some crunch in there because of the onions like I said before.
Overall, very very good.
We... I mean I like it.
I love this. I think it's just kind of a perfect combination of everything.
I typically like wet noodles better
but the dry noodles here are amazing just how they are.
It's almost like when you go to a store, you order like fried noodles.
This is like a quick and cheap and dirty version of what you're gonna get there. It's almost alike.
So good still, though. I don't understand how they do this. Very good.
Okay, next up we are going to Singapore.
We have the Singapore laksa.
Oh, it looks very premium looking. Oh my gosh.
There is the laksa paste and the laksa premix.
The instructions say that you have to mix both of them into the water
and then you add the noodles in there.
Right now I'm smelling a lot of like coconutty.
and a lot of spices. I can definitely smell a lot of spices.
It's definitely going to be a creamy one.
I definitely also smell like the seafood flavoring too. Like it smells strong.
Pretty good.
So it tastes like, obviously, if you've had laksa before, creamy.
A lot of flavor. A little bit spice. Not as spicy as I would have liked it.
Sweet.
The noodles is very chewy. Chewy. Yeah, I was gonna say the exact same thing.
The noodles are my favorite part of this
I was surprised at how coconutty it tastes without having poured in actual coconut milk.
It is very creamy.
I wish it was a little bit spicier and I wish the noodles were not quite so chewy.
Next up, we have shin ramyun.
It's by Nongshim.
Shin black and this is the beef bone broth flavor. So excited.
Okay, Shin black ramyun.
This one scored really high in one of our previous taste tests, so I'm really excited.
First, in the visual aspect, it looks spicier than I think it would be.
Okay, I also see like some greens. I see some mushroom which I'm really excited about.
Definitely has a spice to it.
This is probably the spiciest among all the ones we've tried so far. So far.
Everything about it is delicious.
The broth is spicy. It's definitely spicier than everything we've tried so far.
But it still has flavor. It's not just overwhelming spice.
And the noodles are a teeny tiny tiny little bit chewy but in a nice way.
I think the noodles are perfect. I think they're great.
I like that it has like almost like a vegetarian taste to it.
But still the beef umami flavor at the back. But it's very spicy.
But the spice level that I like, so it's a good kind of spicy.
If you don't like spicy food, this is 100% not for you. You will hate this.
If you like spicy food, 100% for you.
Yeah, it's like spicy without being like spicy noodle challenge spicy.
Great. Enjoyable spice.
Okay, next we're going to Indonesia to try Indomie.
It's one of my really favorite ones
but we definitely have to put it to taste test among all these other ones.
Fun fact, Indomie was actually the very first instant noodle I ever had besides top ramen.
Because I grew eating Top ramen and then later on...
I never knew Indomie was famous in America
You're the one who introduced this to me. Oh, of course.
Okay, so for this one there is the...
Spice packet with the three things, the oil the soy sauce and the chili sauce.
And the seasoning together with the fried onions.
The classic Indomie.
Oh man, I'm so excited to eat this.
This is the least visually appealing noodles
And there's a very sad amount of fried onions on top.
Very little but we know it's good.
But we have to put it to the taste test.
The one thing that I'm a little bit sad about is it doesn't have an egg.
Indomie, it's like you must have like a fried egg on it.
But... To be fair, we're cooking them all exactly how their package says. Yeah.
This is amazing. It's so good. It's so good.
It's more on the sweeter side. There's not much spice in there.
But... that's fine. It's still like the umami in it is so much and it's so good.
It's heavy on the soy sauce.
You can definitely taste more soy sauce in there.
Salty, sweet. Yeah, it's just a good balance of everything.
For some reason, I don't know if the noodles has cooked a little too...
I'm ready for noodles.
You want some noodles? You want to try this one? Yeah. Try it.
That's a really big bite. How's that one?
How many thumbs?
Two thumbs up!!
You like it, huh?
Do you want this?
No? You don't want it? Okay.
Two thumbs up, but don't want. That's kids for you.
Next up, we have Neoguri spicy seafood flavor.
Udon type noodles.
So the instructions are pretty straightforward.
Mix the water and the two spice packets, and you're good to go.
Visually again, this one looks very very pretty.
The noodles are just gorgeous.
Smells very seafoody. I feel like I'm eating oysters or something.
I like it.
I don't think it's the best noodles. This is something I would not go out of my way to search for.
But I really like like seafood flavor of it.
If you're a seafood fan, this is something you definitely love.
It has more of a fishy taste than like an oyster.
I know I said oyster before but like it's more fishy.
I would like to say this is not my favorite.
It is far too fishy.
It's like the broth is both strong but also watery at the same time. I don't know how to explain that better.
The noodles, the texture is fantastic.
I don't like that it soaked up so much of the fishy flavor.
So that put it down lower for me.
Yeah and the spiciness hits you like more in the throat rather than the mouth.
That's something to think about. Yeah, you're right.
I don't even think about that, but yeah.
Would I eat this again? Mehhh.
Would I eat this again? Yes, but I would not search for it.
Next up, we have...
Penang White CurryMe.
This one is a wild card, but when I saw the picture of it, it got me with the marketing.
That's basically what happened.
So when I saw it, I was like I have to get this. I have to try it.
Nobody recommended this.
We just saw it in the store and we were like we must try this.
Okay, Penang White CurryMe.
It doesn't look white.
it does not look white. What makes it white?
It's very... It looks very mean actually
Because it's very very... Very red. Very red. You can see that oil at the top.
Also, I noticed when we're putting in like the packets, this one had the most.
The most like seasoning and all that, so this one has the most.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I don't know.
I'm expecting this one to be the spiciest.
Just kind of based on visual alone.
Not bad at all. No, not bad.
It's spicy but it's a nice spice.
Wow.
This is really good.
The flavor of it is really coming a lot from the chili paste.
Okay, it was chili. Got it.
Yeah, it's like really strong chili paste.
And that's all where the flavor is coming from.
It is very good. I like it a lot actually.
It's a little bit creamy but not overpowering like the laksa earlier.
Laksa is like very creamy.
This is like just enough. Just the light creaminess.
So if you like a noodle that's not...
It's somewhere between a noodle that is like super creamy and not creamy.
Alright? It's right in the middle. That's perfect.
it's not as heavy as laksa. It's not as heavy but it's very spicy.
Okay, next up is one that we haven't tried before, but it's highly recommended.
It is the Nissin Raoh. King of ramen.
Self-proclaimed.
Ladies first.
Visually, it looks like a little creamy.
It's very creamy but visually I do like how the noodles look.
It's like the thinner kind of noodles.
They glisten.
Yeah, they glisten. It's like...
Oh, also when we're making it, we notice the two packet is this least
amount of like flavorings.
It's a little bit of powder and oil. That's all they had.
I am impressed. Not bad.
Wow. Wow.
Man, we got a newcomer.
Oh my gosh. That flavor.
I was a little bit concerned while we were making it because you know there's not much flavorings
But... Don't get me wrong. It's packed with flavor.
there's so much flavor and it's not lacking in flavor whatsoever
The oil it was like a strong smell. The oil had a very strong smell that I couldn't quite pinpoint what it smelled. Like just strong.
Yeah but you're right like the noodles are so good.
It's like an enjoyable experience to eat the noodles
I just want to add a boiled egg to this and meat and some veggies and it's like the absolute perfect meal
One thing is, it's not spicy
So if you're looking for a spicy noodles, this is not the one for you
But besides that, I... Wow.
For being instant noodles this is... This nailed it
Okay, last but not least maggi curry.
This was... Was it last year's champion?
For you but not for me. For me, it was my last champion.
We have to put it to the test among all these other competitors
Honestly, at this point... Stiff competition at this point. Very stiff competition
I need to taste this now and it needs to blow my mind. We'll see.
I actually haven't had this for a while, so I'm excited to eat this again
Visually, it doesn't look like much. But it smells like my childhood
Oh, man it's so good. It's so good
You know one thing that this had...
immediately after I took that bite, one thing that this had that no other noodles have is like pure curry.
So so good/
Okay, we are going to take a second to rank ours and we'll come back with the final results.
Good, huh? Try this one also.
So based on these ones, which one do you like?
Out of these guys here? Out of these two? Yeah, the ones that you ate.
Yeah.
This one here.
Which one?
This one? This one. Yeah. It's got a good flavor
All right, fam. Finally.
We had to go away. We had to try all the noodles again with the smell.
We had to do all this test just because it was so so difficult, okay? Crazy hard. Crazy hard.
So here's what we're gonna do.
We're gonna share with you our top three, alright
It's slightly different
But Rachel will share hers first and I'll share mine and we'll tell you why we chose ours
Okay, so for number three, my choice has to be maggi curry.
Third place. Third place. It's something... It's just such a great curry taste and...
There's just something wonderful and nostalgic and delicious
and you just can't go wrong. It's just the perfect meal.
And then for number two, my choice is going to be...
The mi goreng cili ala kampung (fried instant noodle traditional chili style).
Again, I don't always like dry noodles but this one is just magic.
It's got the perfect flavor, texture. It's got the spice but not too much.
It's got the fried onions on top. It is delicious
and then drumroll for number one...
Nissin Raoh.
Like okay, I had to ask myself which one of these would I be okay with eating
for the rest of my life
That's the only noodle I could eat. It came down to that.
Like not every day but like if I could only eat one instant noodle for the rest of my life
this would be it, guys.
Is that crazy?
It just has this flavor that is undescribable? Indescribable
But like it's just the perfect amount of creaminess, umami
and the noodles are perfect
and it's just I have no notes. It's perfection in a packet
Okay and my top three...
At third place...
Exciting but also kind of disappointing at the same time
Maggi curry
He's no longer my number one in this category
He dropped to number three. My jaw has dropped with that.
I know. This has been my number one for a long time
I love it still for a lot of nostalgic reasons
It just has a right amount of spice and curry flavor and all that
But guys we are comparing noodles that are much the various different price points
You understand that. This is a much lower price point
and its price point is probably the best
because the other ones are way more expensive.
Second place, it is newcomer
Penang White CurryMe
Kind of blew my mind
I love the creaminess in it. I love the spiciness
It's like I kept wanting to go back and eat that
and when i drank the broth which obviously the majority of the flavor of the noodles
I'm like in heaven
and it's so good. It is so hearty but not too much.
It's just the right amount of everything.
So I love it so much. Number two.
Number one and the champion of the instant noodles that you guys have to try.
Nissin.
Same as Rachel.
Nissin blew our mind.
Guys, like we're not exaggerating. Like this is not for show. This is that good
Yes. Not sponsored at all. Right.
And I think if one way I can describe this, it has the perfect level of umami.
It's just... everything about it is so flavorful. And don't get me wrong, I love spicy noodles
And I still pick one that's not spicy because it is that good.
And one thing that pushed it to number one...
It was actually number two and then at the end, I kind of pushed it to number one...
was that the texture of the noodles. Very good texture.
It's not too thick. It's not too thin.
But when it's cooked perfectly, it has this glistening.
So the noodles also is really good. The broth is really good.
And when we were mixing it, it wasn't a lot of like chemicals you know.
It's just a little bit of flavoring. That's it. And for that, amazing.
A little bit of seasoning, a little bit of oil to make a huge impact.
They called it the king of ramen.
They weren't lying.
I'm 100% agree.
Okay, guys so there you have it. That's our favorites.
I know there's a lot of debate. Maybe there's ones that we didn't try.
So if there's something that you want us to try for our next taste test
because every six months to a year we might be doing this again
This is a once in a while thing. Right.
So let us know down in the comment below
if we missed out on trying an instant noodle that is your favorite.
We want to try it and rank it against this.
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