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Ramen Salad

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Have you, folks, heard of the tradition of putting dry ramen noodles into a lettuce salad? By dry I mean really dry, straight out of a package. Is it a regional thing?

I could go for some hot slurpy ramen noodles about now.

9 responses to “Ramen Salad”

  1. ladyfiaran Avatar
    ladyfiaran

    Is that the dry ones that come in the plastic package and cost a quarter at the supermarket? That actually sounds kind of gross, this coming from someone who loves the spicy Korean ramen noodles that come with powdered kimchi.

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  2. cliff arroyo Avatar
    cliff arroyo

    I went through a ramen stage a long time ago (thank you, Tampopo!) and obsessively tried different types from different Asiagn grocery stores.
    The best (in my experience) were a Taiwanese brand (I forget which) and Thai roasted ramen which could be nibbled as a snack…

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  3. xykademiqz Avatar
    xykademiqz

    There are dry crunchy noodles that are used as salad toppings, but I don’t think they’re ramen. Google says they’re Chow Mein noodles.

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    1. Pen Avatar
      Pen

      I agree—are you sure it was ramen?

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      1. Clarissa Avatar
        Clarissa

        They are wavy dry noodles in a clump. That’s ramen, right?

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        1. Pen Avatar
          Pen

          So I looked it up and apparently it is actually a thing. Weird.

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          1. Clarissa Avatar
            Clarissa

            I’m thinking this is a regional thing.

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            1. GLJ Avatar
              GLJ

              I do a salad with either chopped cabbage or bok choy, green onions, sesame and sunflower seeds, and ramen, with a dressing of soy sauce, oil, and vinegar plus the flavour packet. It’s quite popular for potlucks – and yes, possibly regional.

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  4. methylethyl Avatar
    methylethyl

    No, but my dad has been known to break them into squares, put peanut butter on them and eat them like crackers. His taste buds were shot off in the war.

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