I picked this up at Don Quijote in Honolulu [ http://www.donki.com/c/shop/shop_en.php?lang=en&shopid=1000] a couple weeks ago because it was on sale. I’m always a little skeptical about dried noodles to which you only add boiling water, but this is exceptional.
Different from the more commonly known instant ramen noodles, this is non-fried bean thread noodle. People in Hawaii would call it “long rice.” In my Cantonese culinary culture, we grew up calling it mai fun. It’s the same hard, dried, translucent threads thrown into sizzling hot oil that balloons up into the delicate, melt-in-your-mouth threads sometimes used in Chinese chicken salad or as a decorative bed underneath Chinese meat entrées. [You can read about the vast variety of Chinese noodles on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_noodles]
Preparing these noodles was a simple as opening the wrapper, placing the brick of soup base on top of the noodles, adding boiling water, then covering with the provided lid for 3 minutes. This particular flavor, sesame bean paste, came with an additional seasoning packet squeezed over the cooked noodles before serving. The bowl served up a hearty and delicious mini-meal that included freeze-dried bok choy that also plumped up quite nicely. Tiny bits of pork floated in the broth. Altogether, a very satisfying experience, one I’d highly recommend.
Note: I’ve also tried the vegetable egg flavor, equally good and for the non-spicy palate and good for nursing a cold. Waiting in my pantry to try: spicy tofu.
*Great for college students and for about $2 a bowl, easy on the pocket book. Available online.
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