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Monday, 2 December 2013

Ko-Lee Go Noodles Thai Hot & Spicy Tom Yum





Dead cheap for a cup noodle. 40p  from Tesco. And that includes the little unfolding fork. You have two choices for the amount of water you put in - either snack level or soup level. But it's hard to judge because the mark is on the outside of the cup, and you can't see through the material, and it's hard to judge because the dried noodles cover the spot where the water levels are. Best to follow the instructions and not put in the powder until after you've finished messing about getting the water level just right.

It's a decent nood. Nice spice. I think this is decent value for money, and I wouldn't object if someone shoved these in my mouth again.

Date: Feb 2013  Score: 7





I like these. Not hot, but certainly spicy. they do have a lively lime and coriander flavour. The noodles are a little thin, but acceptable. Made in China with all veggie (and mostly chemical) ingredients. All round a decent little lunch which wakes up the mouth quite pleasantly. Nice one.

Date: Oct 2015   Score: 8



Other reviews:

Foodstufffinds (Good detailed review)
Some kids on YouTube (Funny, one stabs the dried noods with a big knife and breaks the cup - then mends it with a plaster!)
The Ramenrater (He doesn't like 'em - but always seems to smother his noods in food and sauce so I'm not sure how he can properly experience the noods. Says he rates before he does it - but why would he eat noods he doesn't like twice in a row?)
Proper customers on Amazon (Fairly universal acclaim from true noodfans!)



Kohlico


Most yummy Tom Yum



Tesco Everyday Value Chicken & Mushroom Flavour Noodles





British style soft noodles. Bland. floury sauce. Cheap and nasty. But not actually nasty - more like mumsy. Yeah - cheap and mumsy. This one will wrap you up in scarves and insist you have clean underwear.

It needs a bit more filth.

UK made  - so it's either the Pot Noodle mines in Wales, or the Noodle Factory in Yorkshire.

Date Feb 2013  Score: 3





It's been a couple of years since I tried these, so I thought I'd give them another go. 35p for a 70g pot. Still veggie, and still made in the UK. This is very floury. And quite bland. There's a creamy flavour which does suggest mushrooms, but it does lack impact. It's like a milky vomit. Adding salt doesn't really improve matters, this is a vaguely  unpleasant product. I think wallpaper paste might be more characterful and better tasting. This is barely edible.

Date Oct 2015    Score: 2 



Other reviews
*TheRamenRater
*SupermarketValue


***

The best Chicken flavour instant noodles



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Tesco noodles

Sawadee Mushroom and Vegetable Flavour





The noodles are OK, but vegetable water doesn't seem the best flavouring. Anyway, it's a grubby beast, and it slips down easy enough. They're OK these Sawadee, but they are not top dog.


Date: Dec 2013   Score: 5 



Kohlico Group



Friday, 29 November 2013

Vifon Kurczak Lagodny (Mild Chicken Flavour)




This is a filthy pig - so dirty it hasn't even wiped its trotters. Imagine all the grease at the bottom of the fryer in a deep fried chicken house. Turn that grease into powder and put it into a Vifon chicken flavoured nood. Man, that's what you've got here. And the Poles must love it, as this is sold big time in Poland.

Random Polish noodfan making and enjoying his Vifon KurZak Lagodny. YouTube. Poor things, they don't have electric kettles in Poland, and theyu are still wearing chunky plastic digital watches. Worse still, they haven't yet invented forks, so they have to break up the dried noodles by hand before cooking so they can eat it all with a spoon.

The noodles are thin like vermicelli. And the sauce is also thin, but fair do, they do say "noodle soup".


Score: 5


Vifon Instant Noodles




The Nation's 'Normous Noodle / Golden Wonder Noodle Pot Chip Shop Curry Flavour





The Nation's 'Normous Noodle are a Symington's nood. Symington's own the Golden Wonder brand, and they originally used that brand name for these noods - but since changing from having the noods made in China, to being made in Leeds,  they appear to have dropped the Golden Wonder name - or perhaps it was a printing error?

Anyway, this is a typical British product. Soft bland British type noodles, in bland curry sauce. It works OK if you don't really want a bad boy or a dirty pig, and are looking for something loving and kind. I suppose it's like asking for a hand shake rather than the full monty. Suits some.

Date: Nov 2013   Score: 3



Golden Wonder Noodle Pot



UK made. Veggie. Around 50p a pot. The noodles are air-dried, so characterless, and take over five minutes to soften. The sauce is floury and bland. It's edible, but not really enjoyable. This is crap.

Date: Oct 2015   Score: 2



 Golden Wonder Noodle Pot
The Golden Wonder brand name is now owned by CTO Holdings, so Symingtons have to pay to use it. This is a standard pot noodle with a typical floury British sauce, flavoured with chip shop curry - a mild and surprisingly appealing curry sauce. Well, it's appealing to me, but maybe that's because I'm British. There is no quality about this product, it tastes like what it is, a cheap and unexciting pot noodle, but it also tastes comforting and quite moreish. I like this. I like the sweetness combined with the mild curry spice.
Sometimes this is exactly the sort of nood you want. And today it was.

Date: Nov 2016   Score: 7


Other reviews
*TheNoodleFreak


Symington's

Naked Noodle Ramen Noodles in Sauce Sweet & Sour Flavour






These noods are eatable, but seriously too bland to be of any genuine interest. A little bit of salt helps bring the flavour out, but it's essentially pasta in a little bit of  tomato sauce. A tin of Spaghetti Hoops would be a better bet.

Pricy nonsense. Symington's are trying too hard here. Just keep it simple lads! And "Sweet & Sour" is rarely a good bet for a pot nood.

Score: 3



Symington's


Thursday, 28 November 2013

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Morrisons M Savers Chicken Flavour Noodles





These are the Noods that Queen Noodfan Georgi Readman eats.  20p from Morrisons. Deep fried in China, and with real dead chicken parts in the powder (why don't they say so more clearly on the packet?). These noods need some salt to bring out the flavour. And when you do you'll notice that it's not very nice.

An experience best not repeated.

You think.

And then when you're finished that flavour lingers around the mouth and you start to want another one.

Oooh - the temptation of these dirty little snacks.....


Score: 2


The best Chicken flavour instant noodles



Friday, 22 November 2013

Mug Shot Peri-Peri flavour




A little bit spicy.....

Yawn. These Mug Shots are clean and tasty. But noods need to be a little bit dirty, a little bit offensive, a little bit naughty, a little bit something other than what a virgin vicar would eat on Sunday while watching Songs of Praise on BBC......


Score: 4

Symington's

Pot Noodle Chilli Beef









IT'S HOT!

Your mouth and arse will hate you for this.


Warning - if you put in all of the chilli from the little sachet you will die.


The above ad  (as usual for Pot Noodle ads) generated complaints for the phrase: "“peel the top off a hottie”. If a Pot Noodle ad doesn't cause offence, then it isn't doing it's job properly!  

Score: 4/10




Beef flavoured




Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Mug Shot Creamy Cheese Pasta




It's pasta rather than noodles, but that's OK. Good thick cheesy sauce. Nice chewy pasta. I'd have no objection to eating this again. It's plain and dull and safe as a nun in her nightie - but sometimes that's no bad thing.

I'm getting the hang of instant noods (or pasta) in a cup or bowl. Pour on the water, then put in the microwave for a minute or two. Yep, it's almost like cooking, but it does mean the noods aren't cold when you eat 'em.


Date: Nov 2013   Score: 4

Symington's

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Best of Symington's (Mug Shot, Naked Noodles, and 'Normous Noodle)







Symington's, a Leeds based company founded in 1827 that produces a range of brands including Campbells soup, Aunt Bessies, and Chicken Tonight.

They also make noods: Mug Shot, Naked Noodles, and Golden Wonder The Nation's 'Normous Noodle.




Most tastylicious



Naked Noodle Malaysian Laksa Curry
Score: 7



Mug Shot On The Go! Mighty Spicy Madras Noodles The BIG One!

Score: 6




Mug Shot Spicy Sweet & Sour

Score: 5




Naked Noodle Thai Tom Yum

Score: 5


Naked Noodle Ramen Noodles in Sauce Teriyaki Flavour

Score: 4



Mug Shot On The Go! Magnifique Bolognese Pasta The BIG One!

Score: 4



Golden Wonder The Nation's Pasta & Sauce Chicken & Mushroom Flavour

Score 4




   




Golden Wonder The Nation's Normous Noodle Sweet & Spicy BBQ Flavour

Score 4



Symington's Golden Wonder Normous Instant Noodles Chicken Flavour XL

Score 3


   

Golden Wonder The Nation's 'Normous Noodle Chip Shop Curry Flavour

Score 3



Naked Noodle Ramen Noodles in Sauce Sweet & Sour Flavour

Score: 3




Naked Noodle Cantonese Hoisin Duck 

Score: 3


Mug Shot Peri-Peri flavour

Score: 3


Mug Shot BBQ Beef Flavour

Score: 3





Golden Wonder Noodle Pot Beef & Tomato Flavour

Score: 3




Score 3







Least tastylicious



Noods tried: 17
Highest score: 7
Lowest score: 2
Average score: 3.8







Mug Shot Spicy Sweet & Sour




Soft and chewy noodles.These are clean UK standard noodles - air dried rather than deep fried. I used a mug, poured on boiling water and left in a microwave for two minutes. The result was surprisingly like Pot Noodles. Damp but firm juice. Mildly sharp notes for the "sour", and sweet tomato flavour for the "sweet". A reasonably attractive and acceptable snack. Nothing dramatic, nothing dirty, nothing special. There you go....


Score: 5

Symington's