Tesco Everyday Value Spicy Curry Flavour Noodles (pot)

Cheap. Edible. Bland. The noodles take a while to soften, and when they do they are more texture than flavour - rather doughy and flavourless. The curry sauce is very mild and again quite bland. I added some salt in order to give it flavour, and then it became acceptable.

Date: Feb 2016  Score: 3


 While agreeing with my review from last year, I do find them quite acceptable and enjoyable. A little bit of salt brings out the chip shop curry sauce flavour quite pleasantly. Quite British - floury sauce and bland, chewy noodles, but I wouldn't object to having these again.

Date: Jan 2017   Score: 4

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Best curry flavour instant noodles

Tesco noodles

Aldi Snack Noodle Spicy Curry Flavour

39p for 90g. This is nice. A proper British pot noodle. Roughly similar to Lidl's cup noodles at the same price, and Sainsbury's cup noodle at a higher price.  This really challenges Pot Noodle. I could stock up on these at this price. Well, either these or Lidl's. I'll try a side by side taste test to see which is the best. At the moment I have the Lidl at a higher score, but in truth they are probably fairly equal.

Date: Feb 2016   Score: 6

Aldi Instant Noodles

Best curry flavour instant noodles

Aldi Asia Specialities Teriyaki Microwaveable Asian Noodles

89p for 250g from Aldi, Made in Thailand. Veggie. You snip off the corner and heat it up in the microwave while still in the bag, The finished product is quite dry and lacking in flavour. Teriyaki generally means a sweet and savoury sauce.  This one is simply dull. I had to add moisture and seasoning to make it edible.

I won't be getting these again. Though, to be fair, I have not liked any Teriyaki instant noodles I have tried, including Naked Noodle and Home Bargain's Chef Hou brands.

Score: 2

Aldi Instant Noodles

Aldi Snack Noodle Chicken & Mushroom Flavour

39p for a 90g pot is good value. And it's very tasty. Plenty of flavour, and quite pleasant tasting. Yes, it tastes artificial, but in a cheeky Pot Noodle way so it's OK. You're not this to get an authentic Asian cuisine flavour, especially as it's a very British chicken and mushroom flavour with bits of sweetcorn. It's veggie, and I love it. What's to complain about? Nice one Aldi. This is probably made in the UK. Probably in Wales.....


Score: 8

The best Chicken flavour instant noodles

Aldi Instant Noodles

Homebargains Thai Delight Pad Thai Noodles with Pad Thai Sauce

Another Homebargains noodle box. Cheap to buy and easy to make, they are quite filling, and there is a pleasant peanut butter flavour along with a warmth from the chilli. Eating them from the box works fine, and is a slightly different idea for the UK, though not unique. I can't recall how much I paid for these, and can't find any info online, so I'll check out next time I'm in Homebargains, and see if they have any other flavours.

Pad Thai is rice noodles - the sauce doesn't seem to be very specific though tends to include fish.


Score: 5

Homebargains Thai Delight Hokkien Noodles with Peanut Satay Sauce

Cheap from HomeBargains. Looks and sounds good. Made in Thailand. All veggie.  Easy to make. But rather disappointing. Not really a very good peanut satay sauce, tasted more of tomato ketchup than peanuts. The noodles were fat, floury and tasteless. Could have done better by just putting tomato ketchup and peanut butter on some instant noodles. Don't think I'll be getting these again. Though I don't mind trying other flavours.

Score: 3