"Ramen Noodles in the Microwave"
by Matthew C.
2008.03.11
Yes, I realize that this is "food" related and therefore out of place in a column about "media", but my comments
today have more to do with the packaging than the product. (And the packaging is fair game.)
This afternoon, I was going to make some Ramen noodles for lunch when I discovered that the packaging only had directions for
stovetop preparation and not microwave preparation.
Undeterred, I decided to "wing it" and prepare it anyway. Here is my microwave recipe for Ramen noodles at the office.
You will need:
- Package of Ramen noodles (with packet of seasoning inside)
- Microwave oven
- Microwaveable bowl
- Coffee cup
- Water
- Electricity
- Clean fork (optional)
- Take a coffee cup full of WATER and microwave the coffee cup full of water until it is very hot.
- Remove the dry noodles and the packet of seasoning from the packaging.
- Discard the packaging
- Place the noodles in a microwaveable bowl.
- Place the packet of seasoning aside for now.
- Pour the heated water from the microwaved coffe cup into the bowl with the dry noodles.
- Add more water to fill the bowl, if necessary.
- Microwave the bowl (full of noodles and water) until the noodles are limp and have absorbed the hot water.
- When finished, remove the bowl from the microwave.
- Drain ninety to ninety-five percent of the WATER from the bowl. (Alter noodle-to-water-ratio to suit taste.)
- Open the seasoning packet and pour over the noodles in the bowl.
- Discard the empty seasoning packet.
- Stir the noodles and the seasoning until thoroughly mixed (with a clean fork if available).
- Eat the noodles (with a clean fork if available).
There you have it. Now you can enjoy Ramen noodles at work for lunch. My preparation DOES NOT effect the extremely high sodium
content of such a product, so it's still unhealthy. Enjoy at your own risk.
