Do you crush your Ramen?

Miles · Post by **Miles** » May 12th, 2010, 6:53 pm

While we were camping this weekend, I noticed that one of my buddies served up a heaping bowl of Ramen without breaking the noodles up. I always broke them up because I enjoyed eating the soup with a spoon and thought cutting up the noodles was kind of lame. It made sense to serve them up as whole noodles while camping, because most of the utensils we had were forks or sporks so you couldn't get the full benefits of using a spoon. What do you do?

CameronBornAndBred · Post by **CameronBornAndBred** » May 12th, 2010, 7:01 pm

I do! I smush the bag until the noodles are in a few solid chunks, and then cook them. I don't pulverize them, just break them up.

Miles · Post by **Miles** » May 12th, 2010, 7:31 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:I do! I smush the bag until the noodles are in a few solid chunks, and then cook them. I don't pulverize them, just break them up.

Sweet! That's exactly what I'm talking about. Just get the lil bastards small enough to fit into my spoon!

EarlJam · Post by **EarlJam** » May 12th, 2010, 9:08 pm

Oh SNAP! Great post, poll!

I buy the Ramen in a cup (microwavable).

Even if I were as rich financially as Trump, I'd still eat the stuff every now and then. Love it. The hot and spicy chicken.

After heating, I spend three minutes with a knife cutting up the noodles so that I can eat it with a spoon.

-EJ

DukieInKansas · Post by **DukieInKansas** » May 12th, 2010, 10:35 pm

No - but then I learned to eat the noodles with chopsticks and to drink the broth.

CameronBornAndBred · Post by **CameronBornAndBred** » May 12th, 2010, 10:38 pm

EarlJam wrote: Even if I were as rich financially as Trump, I'd still eat the stuff every now and then.

I think you already are. You buy it in the cup.

Very Duke Blue · Post by **Very Duke Blue** » May 12th, 2010, 10:39 pm

I've never eaten Ramen. Sounds like I might be missing something. I'll give it a try one day.

devildeac · Post by **devildeac** » May 12th, 2010, 10:53 pm

Very Duke Blue wrote:I've never eaten Ramen. Sounds like I might be missing something. I'll give it a try one day.

You should. It's even cheaper than budlite. And tastes better, too.

EarlJam · Post by **EarlJam** » May 13th, 2010, 12:48 am

CameronBornAndBred wrote:
EarlJam wrote: Even if I were as rich financially as Trump, I'd still eat the stuff every now and then.
I think you already are. You buy it in the cup.

LOL! I'm rich beotch!

-EJ

Miles · Post by **Miles** » May 13th, 2010, 9:45 am

I couldn't remember the last time I had Ramen before our camping trip. Once I did I fell in love with it all over again. I probably won't be buying any soon, but I did enjoy it every night. It's the perfect food for backpacking: light weight, ready to eat in less than 10 minutes, loaded with carbs and the packaging is mess-free and easy to store for your return hike.

CameronBornAndBred · Post by **CameronBornAndBred** » May 13th, 2010, 11:44 am

Miles wrote:I couldn't remember the last time I had Ramen before our camping trip. Once I did I fell in love with it all over again. I probably won't be buying any soon, but I did enjoy it every night. It's the perfect food for backpacking: light weight, ready to eat in less than 10 minutes, loaded with carbs and the packaging is mess-free and easy to store for your return hike.

I had it just last week..sometimes when there is nothing to eat, there is always a pack of ramen hidden behind something.

DukeUsul · Post by **DukeUsul** » May 13th, 2010, 3:50 pm

Why would you break up the noodles? If they were supposed to be eaten like that, they would come that way. Do you cut your spaghetti with a knife too?

CameronBornAndBred · Post by **CameronBornAndBred** » May 13th, 2010, 4:36 pm

DukeUsul wrote:Do you cut your spaghetti with a knife too?

I break before I boil it. At least in half, sometimes in thirds.

EarlJam · Post by **EarlJam** » May 13th, 2010, 8:38 pm

DukeUsul wrote:Why would you break up the noodles? If they were supposed to be eaten like that, they would come that way. Do you cut your spaghetti with a knife too?

I do. Seriously. I know the proper thing to do is to use a fork and spoon, but a knife is just so much more convenient; and for slobs like me, it helps keep sauce off the shirt.

-EJ

DukeUsul · Post by **DukeUsul** » May 13th, 2010, 9:17 pm

Wow. You guys. You think you know some one.... and then this. Wow... just wow. I mean, this just changes our entire relationship....

Miles · Post by **Miles** » May 14th, 2010, 10:32 am

DukeUsul wrote:Why would you break up the noodles? If they were supposed to be eaten like that, they would come that way. Do you cut your spaghetti with a knife too?

I break up the noodles because I want them to fit into a spoon with some of the "broth".

Why in the hell would I cut up spaghetti?

Lavabe · Post by **Lavabe** » May 14th, 2010, 10:33 am

Would crushed ramen work well as a garnish for salad? $:-\$

colchar · Post by **colchar** » May 14th, 2010, 10:47 am

What the hell is Ramen and why would you crush it?!?

Miles · Post by **Miles** » May 14th, 2010, 1:41 pm

colchar wrote:What the hell is Ramen and why would you crush it?!?

http://tinyurl.com/23p3ffh

You crush it for reasons already discussed in this thread. I do it because I want the noodles and some broth in my spoon at the same time. It's also a pain in the ass to eat in it's packaged state unless you have chopsticks or a fork.

Lavabe · Post by **Lavabe** » May 14th, 2010, 2:24 pm

It's cheap as hell food that is loaded with about 50% of your recommended daily salt intake.