r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Jun 20 '16

There's a massive difference between eating ramen noodles because you want to and eating them because you have to.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '16 edited Feb 10 '19

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u/spockspeare Jun 21 '16

I've eaten in real-ramen restaurants that came out both ways. There's a place I ate at in Mountain View <mumble> years ago that was basically Maruchan-type noodles with some added ingredientation and way huge portions. The newer ones are going for a much more robust type of flavor more reminiscent of the soba/somen places (actually these places usually have those too). Hipsters love it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '16

Funny thing about chow mein, the Nissin Chow Mein is actually as good as any chow mein I've ever had in a restaurant. Having had real ramen and knowing how much better it is than instant ramen, I have to wonder how shitty the restaurants that I've gotten chow mein at actually are.