Feng Shui and Everything Fancy » Ramen! http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com Sun, 30 May 2010 12:15:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Awesome find of the week: Ceramic Noodle Cup http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2009/10/27/awesome-find-of-the-week-ceramic-noodle-cup/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2009/10/27/awesome-find-of-the-week-ceramic-noodle-cup/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:27:48 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=1106 b21f_ceramic_noodle_cup I admit I love ramen, I can eat ramen anytime of the day. Who doesn’t like ramen? It’s delicious, warm, comforting. It’s one of my favorite “comfort food” to keep me sane. Call me crazy aside from the taste, to be able to enjoy the experience in attacking your ramen, it should be in a [...]]]> b21f_ceramic_noodle_cup

I admit I love ramen, I can eat ramen anytime of the day. Who doesn’t like ramen? It’s delicious, warm, comforting. It’s one of my favorite “comfort food” to keep me sane. Call me crazy aside from the taste, to be able to enjoy the experience in attacking your ramen, it should be in a noodle cup with chopsticks. Ramen fanatics will swore this is true.

Thank God a ceramic noodle cup was invented! Now no more fear of eating your ramen in toxic plastic cups. The ceramic noodle cup is washable – your ramen cup for life. Ain’t that awesome? It is eco-friendly by reducing plastic cups in the environment. Talk about hitting two birds with one stone – keeping the environment clean and gastric pleasure.

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]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2009/10/27/awesome-find-of-the-week-ceramic-noodle-cup/feed/ 0 Ramen taste test http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/06/07/ramen-taste-test/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/06/07/ramen-taste-test/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:31:40 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=96 Last week I found myself in the Deli while grocery shopping looking for instant ramen from Japan and Korea. They look all good from the packaging but if they taste good is what I want to discover. Hence I bought 2 packs for less than a dollar. To bad I can’t read Korean or Japanese [...]]]>

Last week I found myself in the Deli while grocery shopping looking for instant ramen from Japan and Korea. They look all good from the packaging but if they taste good is what I want to discover. Hence I bought 2 packs for less than a dollar. To bad I can’t read Korean or Japanese writing. But I can tell that both have beef-based flavor. Today, I was hungry and I opened one pack and cooked it. My verdict? Its yummy! Its a little spicy but its good and the noodles is just heaven. Even if its warm, I eat my ramen with gusto. Mickey mouse is lucky, he can feed me with ramen everyday. :D But eating spicy ramen is even better on a rainy day or during winter time. Try it to believe it.

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Ramen or commonly called “noodles” where I live is often thought of as junk food and loaded with unhealthy stuff. Some instant ramen is not healthy to eat everyday because of the preservatives, but efforts have been made to make them healthy. Since I like ramen or “noodles” a lot, I always look for ways to enjoy ramen without worrying about cancer in the long run. For some, ramen is like the “last resort meal” when one is pressed for time. But in Asia especially in Japan, ramen is considered one of the healthiest meals. Simply because, you can choose the soup based either miso, beef broth, chicken broth or seafoods broth, then just add some veggies or sliced meat. Its a complete meal in one, compared to cheeseburger and fries. You can even make your own ramen noodles from scratch! I stumbled upon this site that teaches “how to make real Japanese ramen from scratch”. Its really cool! It teaches you the step by step process on how to make your very own ramen noodles. I will try this soon. But I think the best ramen is not solely based on noodles, but also the broth. For me it should be 50/50. To make my ramen healthy I do the following:

1. When I boil beef, chicken, or pork for the broth, I remove the grease on top of the broth while its boiling. In this way, I remove excess fat.

2. I put a lot of veggies and less meat.

But when I am really, really craving for ramen and do not have time to boil my own broth, I eat instant ramen but I do the following:

1. I don’t put the sachet with oil in my ramen.

2. I only put half of the seasoning, instead I add an egg for extra flavor and nutrition.

But do you know that we are eating food that we think is healthy when its not? Like energy bars, granola, salads, smoothies with sugar, sushi rolls, and yogurts. The full story here. I was hooked with strawberry yogurt drinks in the past and it made me gain weight in a flash! I stopped drinking them and I lost 3 pounds. Now, I only drink Yakult. :D

So when you really think about it, ramen is not a junk food. It is healthy, economical and easy to cook.

]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/05/31/healthy-ramen/feed/ 0 Ramen T-shirts! http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/05/16/express-your-passion-for-rah-rah-ramen/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/05/16/express-your-passion-for-rah-rah-ramen/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 16:46:20 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=53 Express yourself with these funny and cute ramen t-shirts and show how much you love ramen. More cute ramen t-shirt for you: In fact, ramen t-shirts for the whole family! Good dog. Awesome find of the week: Ceramic Noodle Cup … Ramen taste test … Healthy Ramen … Engraved Chopsticks for my Ramen! … ]]>

Express yourself with these funny and cute ramen t-shirts and show how much you love ramen.

More cute ramen t-shirt for you:

In fact, ramen t-shirts for the whole family! Good dog.

]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/05/16/express-your-passion-for-rah-rah-ramen/feed/ 0 Engraved Chopsticks for my Ramen! http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/05/16/cool-chopsticks-for-my-ramen/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/05/16/cool-chopsticks-for-my-ramen/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 16:08:14 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=52 engraved chopsticks Nothing makes me more happy than using a chopsticks when eating my ramen. The best way to eat my favorite ramen is using this cool engraved chopsticks. Its a unique gift that I’m sure anyone would love, especially me! It has sterling silver handle that can be engraved with your personal message. You can [...]]]> engraved chopsticks

Nothing makes me more happy than using a chopsticks when eating my ramen. The best way to eat my favorite ramen is using this cool engraved chopsticks. Its a unique gift that I’m sure anyone would love, especially me! It has sterling silver handle that can be engraved with your personal message. You can put funny messages or gooey messages like “To My Cupcake” (I told you its gooey). But if you think its too precious to use eating your ramen, why not just display it or add to your chopsticks collections? I would. Now all I have to do is to perfect how to use my chopsticks.

]]> http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/05/16/cool-chopsticks-for-my-ramen/feed/ 0 Korean Recipe – Ohhh My Ramen! http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/05/11/ohhh-my-ramen/ http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/2008/05/11/ohhh-my-ramen/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 15:23:37 +0000 Gigi http://fengshui.gigissandbox.com/?p=39 If anyone of you ask me why I like ramen, I dunno the answer. When I don’t want to cook, I eat ramen; when I can’t decide what to eat, I eat ramen. I think because its easy, fast, filling and a yummy comfort food especially when its raining. I’ve been eating ramen since I [...]]]> If anyone of you ask me why I like ramen, I dunno the answer. When I don’t want to cook, I eat ramen; when I can’t decide what to eat, I eat ramen. I think because its easy, fast, filling and a yummy comfort food especially when its raining. I’ve been eating ramen since I was a kid, but recently, I realized how I like ramen a lot and wants to explore its goodness. Mind you, I am not a fan of instant ramen, I prefer homecooked ramen, where the soup is beef-based and with a little chili sauce. Wow! Ohh my ramen! Recently, my favorite is “Sarigomtang Ramyun”, its a Korean recipe. I ate that in a small eatery and of course they won’t let me know how to make it (tough luck), and until now I can’t find its recipe (sigh). I just know the soup is beef-based. But I heard the soup is made of beef bones boiled many hours and with selected vegetables. Now, now, don’t say yuck. Its so tasty believe me. There you go, now you know the secret of a tasty ramen is its soup and don’t forget the right noodles! So next time, I will post a pic of my favorite Sarigomtang Ramyun for you to feast on.

Oh by the way, just a health reminder, if you like ramen like I do, don’t heat your ramen in plastic cups/containers. You know its toxic. So let us just enjoy ramen but use glass, pyrex or ceramic… ooopss there I go again. If any of you know where I can find a recipe of Sarigomtang Ramyun. Let me know. Tnx!

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