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What are the best instant noodles our here?

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There's so much choice; it's hard to know where to start.

I thought some of you learned longtimers might have some opinions to help steer newbies like me towards some next-level instant noodles (ideally not packed full of ethylene oxide).

What is the best instant noodle brand (and flavour) for emergency eats?
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All of them are best avoided.
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Alex wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:25 am All of them are best avoided.
Instant noodles are for moose or deer camp. I don't hunt anymore. I always keep a few in the house, I don't even know what they are since I only eat them when I have extreme diarrhea and don't want to waste quality food but still need to feel something in my stomach.
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WildAlaskaKen wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 8:03 am
Alex wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:25 am All of them are best avoided.
Instant noodles are for moose or deer camp. I don't hunt anymore. I always keep a few in the house, I don't even know what they are since I only eat them when I have extreme diarrhea and don't want to waste quality food but still need to feel something in my stomach.
Sound logic - Instant noodles, Imodium edition… 👍
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This is unnecessary fear mongering, Ethylene oxide, is to be found everywhere in processed foods as well as wheat, rice, spices..
it's not specific to instant noodles. That's just fed off more of that EU overregulation fear mongering..
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Jkcliche wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:03 am There's so much choice; it's hard to know where to start.

I thought some of you learned longtimers might have some opinions to help steer newbies like me towards some next-level instant noodles (ideally not packed full of ethylene oxide).

What is the best instant noodle brand (and flavour) for emergency eats?
Koka Noodles

Only seen em here once

all the rest suck and taste the same until you add the MSG and stock flavour sachet

Except Indomie - somehow they taste worse than all the other both with and without flavour sachet

Fresh noodles cost like 50c per kg and taste waaaaay better
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I use the spice sachet, often add my own soy sauce, a handful of chopped spring onions and an egg. Maybe some chilled shrimp from a local mart. Transient flightcrew lifestyle is all glamour
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