7/11 Premium Udon Cup Noodles - Kansai-Style Sweet Beef

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Sunday, August 23, 2020

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 A Review: 7/11 Premium Kansai-Style Meat Udon with Sweet Beef. All photos taken by Natalie & Hai.

Brand: 7/11 Premium
Flavour: Kansai-Style Meat Udon (includes dried beef)
Origin: Japan 
Size: 65g / 280ml
Cooking Time: 4 minutes and cooked with boiling water 

First Thoughts: I remember picking up these cup noodles on the last day we were in Japan! Hai and I bought a suitcase and furiously went out to buy Japanese instant noodles. We of course went into 7/11, our favourite place for snacks. We had tried the famous Michelin-starred cup noodles from 7/11 (Seven Eleven Premium Nakiryu Tantanmen Noodles) a few days before but thought no way can 7/11 achieve the same level of deliciousness with their other noodles. We were dead wrong.

Seasonings: On top sits seasoned dried beef and chopped up spring onions. By having first glances at the beef, you can tell it is tender and is infused with the flavours well.

Noodles: We poured boiling water and let it sit for 4 minutes. The noodles were an udon texture -chewier, thicker and softer and on the flat side. Overall, it was so smooth and  silky! The noodles did not go mushy, which we absolutely dislike. Also - No Grittiness at all!

Flavour: The beef was seasoned so nicely and when cooked, was juicy and sweet! The broth had a classic mirin, soy and dashi flavour and was more on the sweeter style than we expected. The broth was light brown and delicate with a hint of oil at the top which we thought tasted like sesame oil.

Conclusion: This is one of the best cup noodles we have ever tasted!! The broth is truly delicious and the noodle texture was so silky and tasted like a restaurant style bowl of noodles. The beef pieces were seasoned so well and we think are better quality than the meat found in Nissan Cup Noodles (so far). We are now more excited to try more 7/11 cup noodles. Highly recommended and would eat again!

Natalie's Rating: 4.5/5
Hai's Rating: 4.5/5

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Nissin BIG Cup Noodle - Curry

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Monday, August 10, 2020

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A Review: Nissin BIG Cup Noodle - Curry. All photos taken by Natalie & Hai.

Brand: Nissin 
Flavour: Japanese Curry (non-spicy); includes dried pork 
Origin: Japan 
Size: 120g / 390ml (BIG serving) 
Cooking Time: 3 minutes and cooked with boiling water 

First Thoughts: In Japan, we stumbled into a 7/11 convenient store and found this BIG version of the cup noodle. We guess it's about 1.5x bigger than a standard cup noodle. The  first ever Cup Noodles were invented in 1971 by Nissin, so this is good introduction to Cup Noodle if its your first time.
Nat's favourite food is Japanese Curry with rice so this is one of the first noodle cups we picked up.

Seasonings: As soon as you unwrap the plastic, the smell of curry is very fragrant. The powder sits on top and included generous portions of dehydrated potato; dried pork and carrots. The potato softens up and eventually soaks up the flavour. Pork pieces texture was soft but were slightly chalky. 

Noodles: We cooked the noodles for the recommended 3 minutes. I'm personally sceptical with noodles turning out well because I prefer to cook my noodles over the stove. But with the 3 minutes, they were perfect! The shape is thick and flat. As you eat them, the noodles turn yellow as it soaks up the soup. It has a nice texture and isn't soggy so its satisfying to eat.

Flavour: Soup had a subtle sweet flavour of Japanese curry and was not over-powering. We would prefer it to be seasoned more. The soup thickens up as you eat because the dried potato starts to break down. The soup leaves yellow stains on your lips, so check the mirror after you finish =]

Conclusion: We thought: "If we had instant noodles like this all the time, we would be so spoiled" (Japan cup noodles are very well made). The iconic cup design catches your attention when you're in the store and the presentation of the toppings reminded us of visiting the Nissin Noodle Museum. When you create your own cup, the attendant places the toppings very neatly to make it very presentable.

Overall, this cup noodle was delicious and has a subtle curry flavoured soup that would suit alot of people's taste. The noodles are a great texture and very well made, and was fun to scoop up the toppings with every bite. The only small downside is the eventual chalkiness of the potatoes and dried pork starts to become distracting. Eat it quickly before the toppings become soggy~!

Natalie's Rating: 3.5/5
Hai's Rating: 4/5

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Hi! We're Natalie and Hai

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Sunday, August 9, 2020

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Hi! We're Natalie and Hai, a husband and wife team that loves to eat instant noodles. We currently reside in Sydney Australia and we've been eating instant noodles for over twenty years! We coined the phrase "It's Noodle Time" for a time where Hai will stay up late at night due to his shift-work and cook a bowl of instant noodles for his dinner while I slept for my 9-5 office job. Hai would then wake me up in the middle of the night so I can eat some of his meal (he often let me have the first taste) and I would sleepily eat a few bites of instant noodles before I went back to sleep. It is a very comforting thing to go back to sleep with a belly full of warm soup.
Hai is convinced he could whisper the phrase "its Noodle Time" and I'd instantly wake up without fail. I like to say otherwise.
It has become something we do so regularly that Hai has included it in his wedding vows to me to always wake me up for "Noodle Time".
Fast forward two years and a honeymoon holiday to Japan we decided to create this blog to document our Noodle adventures. We hope you enjoy and can share our love for all types of delicious noodles.

10 Facts about Natalie:
1. I'm a May Baby and a Taurus
2. My hobbies include hiking, listening to music, reading, dancing, roadtrips, D&D and shopping for clothes
3. I also blog about our Sydney lifestyle on Lucy & The Runaways
4. I work in Buying Merchandise for a major retailer
5. My favourite foods are hot chips, Japanese curry and soy flat whites
6. My favourite colour is purple
7. I'm afraid of heights and flying
8. I was born in Auckland, New Zealand
9. I'm half Cambodian and half Chinese
10. I love dogs 

10 Facts about Hai:
1. I'm a Capricorn born in January
2. My hobbies include building Gundam, painting figurines, D&D and Critical Role
3. I work in the Surveillance and Security industry
4. My favourite foods are Ramen and instant noodles
5. I was born in Sydney, Australia
6. My favourite colour is Orange, sometimes blue
7. I drive an orange Jeep Wrangler
8. I'm left handed
9. I'm a Dungeon Master for Dungeons and Dragons
10.  I love dogs

We hope you enjoy our love for noodles just as much as we do! 

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