According to a poll conducted by international trade site Alibaba and finance app Wacai, nearly a third of Chinese travelers pack three to five portions of instant noodles when traveling. The survey (here in Chinese) also says more than half of travelers polled listed "buying instant noodles" as a priority when they got to their destination.…
Ramen, the Japanese-style noodle soup, has experienced a tremendous surge in popularity in recent years, with new shops dedicated to its slurpable goodness cropping up in major U.S. cities all the time. Now, it seems, the brothy noodle dish has overtaken a segment of the population that is far removed from the usual urban foodie hot spots. According to the BBC,…
Often associated with broke college students, instant ramen noodles have fueled people worldwide since their invention. Unsurprisingly, there are odes to the noodles, including one from Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett.Today brings us the latest in ramen-themed melodies: "Top Ramen" by ¥ung ¢hef featuring Doughboi.¥ung ¢hef and Doughboi rap about their love for the combination of instant ramen and Sriracha. Doughboi…
We’ve all come to associate instant ramen with the high-speed, low-budget (read: broke) lifestyle of college students. A package of Cup Noodles is most commonly seen next to a textbook in a dorm room, about to be microwaved, late at night. But was this the original intention of its inventor — to create a massively…
As a quick, easy and cheap meal option for those on a budget, instant ramen has become a staple in college dorms and first apartments everywhere. It’s even eaten for breakfast in Hong Kong.Now the high-sodium noodles are being called the “main culprit” behind deforestation and the displacement of orangutans due to their high palm-oil content, according to…