I've Been Making My Instant Ramen Wrong!

Instant Ramen has always been a favorite of many households regardless of race, ethnic group, or amount of income. But one thing is for certain...I bet if you go into any African-American household you will almost certainly find a pack of "noodles" in their house.

Growing up, I remember I would always get excited about going to a cousin's house because my mom wouldn't buy Instant Ramen for nothing!!! It was so irritating, I would always be like, "Momma, why can't we eat noodles?" She would always respond back by saying because "it's too much sodium and ya'll don't need to be eating that." I would be so mad. Eventually though she gave in, but I'm pretty sure it was only because things were tight at the time and you could buy a pack of noodles for dumb cheap. It was the cup noodles though, and everyone knows the cup noodles just don't be hitting the same like the ones that come in the pack, but regardless I was still happy!

This week, I was at a friend's house and while chit-chatting, she started making some ramen in the microwave. It smelled so good, it was too hard for me to resist. I had to ask her for my own cup of ramen. And yes, I'm sure you guessed it, this is what inspired me to make this very post. I learned that apparently I've been making noodles wrong my whole entire life! I don't know about you, but I always have made my noodles in the microwave regardless if they are cup noodles or not. So, of course, I went home and I made the noodles just how my friends told me. According to them, it makes them taste way better.

Apparently it's all about how you cook them and when you add the flavor packet. Rule number one that I had been breaking is cooking them in the microwave and the second is that you have to add the seasoning packets before the noodles and not after. I'm not gonna lie, it didn't really make sense to me, but they swore that it would make them taste 10x better!

Everyone spruces up their noodles in their own way. Some people put boiled eggs and various meats within their noodles, but I decided to keep it simple this time around. I was told to use extra seasonings to give it a little extra flavor. I went with some pepper, creole salt, and Lawry's. Before you get to judging, I was very careful with the amount of seasoning I used. I didn't want them tasting too salty! So I boiled my water first, added the flavor packet to the water, and then placed the noodles within the water. I was told to cook them for about 3-5 minutes depending on how I like my noodles, so after three-ish minutes I took the noodles off high heat and added the seasonings.

As far as my final review, they honestly didn't taste any different to me. I don't know, maybe I didn't use the right seasonings, but they tasted just the same as when I put them in the microwave. Honestly, I'm probably going to continue to put them in the microwave mainly due to the convenience. I eat noodles the majority of the time simply because I don't feel like cooking.