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Powering up our instant noodles with Nissin Cup Noodle’s instant tempura and abura-age【Taste Test】
Was it able to fulfill our dreams as much as fill our stomachs?
- Japan
- (abura-age • COK • Donbei • food • instant noodles • Nissin • Noodles • SNJO • soba • taste test • tofu • udon)
Instant tempura and abura-age from Cup Noodle maker Nissin coming to power up your noodle meals
- Casey Baseel
Mar 16, 2023
Donbei Delicious Toppings can even be used without noodles.
- Japan
- (abura-age • Cup Noodle • Donbei • food • instant noodles • kakiage • Nissin • Noodles • tempura • tofu)
Don Quijote’s “Magic Powder” promises to make food taste mind blowingly delicious
- Katie Pask
Mar 7, 2023
The store’s “Premium Magic Powder to Make Instant Ramen Taste Amazing” can be used for all kinds of meals!
- Japan
- (cooking • Don Quijote • food • haruka takagi • instant noodles • magic powder • ramen • SNJO • taste test)
Yes, please! Barbecue rib-flavor ramen coming to Cup Noodle, and out stomachs, very soon
- Casey Baseel
Feb 27, 2023
Nissin is bringing the joy of barbecue to instant ramen.
- Japan
- (Cup Noodle • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • ribs • spareribs)
Restaurant-quality frozen ramen that doesn’t need water added to go on sale 20 February
- Master Blaster
Feb 14, 2023
Water isn’t added, but the taste of Kitakata Ramen Bannai is.
- Japan
- (frozen ramen • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Kinrei • Kitakata Ramen Bannai • Omizunai • pork • ramen)
Ichiran ramen lucky bag gives us everything we need to enjoy tonkotsu noodles at home
- Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2023
This Japanese ramen chain really knows how to please its customers.
- Japan
- (cup noodles • delicious • food • food review • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Ichiran • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • new • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test)
Converse teaming up with Cup Noodle for three pairs of shoes inspired by iconic packaging
- Dale Roll
Jan 10, 2023
A collab between a top instant noodle company and a top shoe producer–what more could we want?
- Japan
- (collaboration • Converse • cool • Cup Noodle • fashion • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • shoes • stylish)
Cup Noodles Fried Rice: Super-easy recipe will make you a potluck or campsite hero【SoraKitchen】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 22, 2022
Instead of making Cup Noodle itself your meal, you can make a gorgeous, delicious meal using Cup Noodle.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • cup noodles • food • fried rice • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Ken's Outdoor Cooking • ramen • SNJO • SoraKitchen • video)
A beautiful, bittersweet interspecies anime romance that’s also an instant noodle commercial【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2022
Kitsune udon and kitsune girl star in the latest gorgeous anime video from Nissin.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Donbei • Eisaku Kubonouchi • instant noodles • kitsune udon • Nissin • udon • video)
Cup Noodle’s latest giveaway prizes are insane, even by Cup Noodle standards【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2022
Nissin is never afraid to think outside the box, and this time they’re way outside of it.
- Japan
- (crazy • cup noodles • food • funny • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • mystery meat • Nissin • ramen • sauna • weird)
Seapoodle Cup Noodle flavor is on the way, sounds absolutely delicious (except for the name)
- Casey Baseel
Aug 30, 2022
Don’t worry, no poodles are harmed in the making of Seapoodle.
- Japan
- (cool • Cup Noodle • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • weird)
Japanese plastic food samples abound at this impressive exhibition in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2022
From tiger-shaped prawns to instant ramen on tap, these delicious delights will make your mouth water!
- Japan
- (art • COK • cool • exhibition • food • food sample • food samples • instant noodles • Japanese food • plastic food • plastic food samples • ramen • tempura • Tokyo • tuna)
Is Japan’s new pain-in-the-butt instant ramen also a joy in the stomach?【Taste test】
- SoraNews24
Aug 2, 2022
Cup Noodle maker tells us upfront that this is going to be a hassle, but is it worth the time and energy?
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • COK • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • ramen • SNJO • taste test • weird)
Making spicy instant ramen fried rice, Korea’s latest viral food trend【SoraKitchen】
- Dale Roll
Jul 4, 2022
This is a super easy and surprisingly versatile recipe that has us addicted.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • cup noodles • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • ramen • shin ramen • SNJO • SoraKitchen • viral food)
Japan has instant ramen booster packs, and we’re not even trying to restrain ourselves【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
May 31, 2022
We throw every booster pack we can get our hands on into one Cup Noodle for decadent density.
- Japan
- (COK • Cup Noodle • food • instant noodles • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test)
Can French fry and instant yakisoba-flavored sodas surpass kimchi as Japan’s best strange ramune?
- Master Blaster
May 19, 2022
Just because you can make something taste different doesn’t mean that you should.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • french fries • instant noodles • instant yakisoba • kimchi • Noodles • Osaka • Ramune • SNO • soda • taste test • UFO • yakisoba)
We try the new Zero-Second Chicken Ramen: Is it worth the hype?【Taste Test】
- Dale Roll
Apr 7, 2022
The popular instant ramen brand, instantly edible?
- Japan
- (Baby Star • chicken ramen • COK • food • instant noodles • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test)
How does the 100-yen “Scoon” match up against the celebrated 2,000-yen Sugakiya Ramen Fork?
- Master Blaster
Feb 10, 2022
High-performance spork action.
- Japan
- (100-yen stores • cup ramen • Daiso • haruka takagi • instant noodles • ramen • Scoon • spork • Sugakiya)
Are you a sweet and salty fan? Try the new Chicken Ramen Choco Flakes, the dream collab snack
- Dale Roll
Jan 26, 2022
One of Japan’s favorite instant ramen brands…turned into a chocolate-covered snack?!
- Japan
- (chicken ramen • chocolate • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • ramen • sweets)
Cup Noodle wipes the floor with the competition…at a competition in Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 31, 2021
Nissin brand turns 50 but their marketing remains forever young.
- Japan
- (50th anniversary • basketball • cool • Cup Noodle • cute • design • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • marketing • mop • Nissin • weird)
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