That Abominable Food - Is it instant noodles?

Almost everyone here knows the “instant noodles”, right? And I believe at least 10% of the people on Connect would have had the Instant noodles once in their lifetime. Am I right?

Despite the myths surrounding the instant noodles. I will share with you two;

  1. consumption of Instant noodles causes cancer
  2. It can be used in “patching up” a W.C. (Water closet system), in fact I have watched a video where this was done.

The Instant Noodles is still one of the most popular foods the world over! In fact, my father considers it to be an “abominable food” and warns every one he knows to stay away from it. No, I am not disobedient…

You would think; following all the myths we have heard about Instant noodles, people would have stopped consuming them, right? :smiley: False!

Instant noodles is such a popular food here in Nigeria that there are business people on “each of the tier of the Noodles chain”;

  1. those who sell Noodles in wholesale quantities
  2. those who resell Noodles in retail quantities
  3. those who resell instant noodles per sachet/pack to last end consumers
  4. those who cook instant noodles in road side stalls, on the streets to those who want to eat them.

As my girl brought my platter of noodles this afternoon, it looked so good I decided to take a photo and share with you all.

  1. What do you think keeps the Instant noodles popular and as a best seller?

  2. The taste

  3. How easy it is to prepare and the flexibility of ways to prepare it

  4. The companies’ marketing strategy

  5. Something else

  6. How do you love to have your noodles?

  7. Like a soup

  8. dry like you will have pasta

  9. just like pasta and with vegetables

  10. In another way

Please share with me below. Thank you

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Delicious!!! Wanna join with you for eating @Ewaade_3A :heart_eyes: :grin:

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Hello @Ewaade_3A

I know about Instant noodles and I had them very less in my life but sometimes they become a necessity

What do you think keeps the Instant noodles popular and as a best seller?- All the options given in the post are correct.

Here in India also there are many Instant noodles fans.

Thank you to the post.

Regards, HR.

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:rofl:

You are welcome to join, Biplob. I will describe the taste for you to make it better. Do you love pepper, because there is a lot of fresh pepper in it, you did not answer any of my questions though. @BiplobKumerGope

I rarely have the instant noodles too, but when I am very hungry and have no other choice, I opt for it prepared in this way.

Is there a particular brand that is favored over the others in India? Is it locally produced @Harsha_Reddy

Thanks for your prompt response.

Yeah i love pepper. Few days ago i bought 250mg pepper seed for my daily activities. I’ve noticed you’ve mentioned me in your several posts. I’ll answer :smiling_face: @Ewaade_3A

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Thank you @Sophia_Cambodia

@MukulR

@KamalHossenR

@MahabubMunna

@ogewuru

@sharafat_karim

@PritishB

@kapilricky

So many Bangladeshis and Indians here!

So many instant noodle lovers here

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@Ewaade_3A My opinion about instant noodles is the same as your father’s, I believe he is right. Chemical food can’t be healthy for us. Though it may be great for helping you out on a trip or when other food is not available.

What makes it popular :thinking: : low price, fast and easy preparing, bright taste due to chemicals included in it. That’s all.

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Hmm, Chemical food, never thought about it that way, is Pasta Chemical food too?

@OlgaKlimchik

It looks delicious :yum: :yum:

Thank you for sharing @Ewaade_3A

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Actually it was but I felt guilty as I was eating it and couldn’t stop thinking about all I have heard, that’s why I want to hear constructive comments from others.

@abhishekpatk

Thank you, Abhi.

Can I call you Abhi?

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Thank you for reply @Ewaade_3A .

Yes you can call me Abhi :blush:

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Okay, Abhi.

Do you eat instant noodles too?

@abhishekpatk

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Yes I like that too.

But I eat that occasionally. Not regularly.

Usually I prefer home made Indian food.

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Thank you so much @Ewaade_3A for mentioning me in this post.

Really liked the food photo.

Now it is the time to make it in my home and share the pics.

Till then stay safe and happy.

Have a great day!

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@PritishB :smiley:

Nice way to tell me that you eat Instant noodles and not just you but the family

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Same here, Abhi @abhishekpatk

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Hey @Ewaade_3A

No there a couple of very famous brands in India.

Actually, people call here the brand name instead of Instant Noodles.

I am not sure either I can mention the brand name here or not.

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As long as you are not advertising or promoting a business, we can mention brands. That’s why Local Guides support businesses.

In this post by our @StephenAbraham , he talks about Indomie! which is the biggest here too and one of my favorites too.

This is another by my Nigerian friend; Austin @Austinelewex

We do that in Nigeria too, we refer to the noodles by the brand name and often times people refer to all Noodles as “Indomie”, as it dominated the market for a long time before other brands sprung up. @Harsha_Reddy

:blush:

Connect is great, if you are not sure about something, use the “search” to see if it has been mentioned before

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@Ewaade_3A last weekend, I was binging on 11 different flavors of Mama noodles from Thailand. :blush: . Hopefully you can get some of these there also? It’s the main popular brand from Thailand.

@SunPanupong Which is your favorite? What other brands are there that’s popular in Thailand?

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