I've always got some chopped up leek/spring onions/chives in my freezer that I put into my ramen.

Sesame seeds are also nice, especially those toasted flavoured ones you can sometimes find at Asian supermarkets.

I also splash in a little bit of soy sauce and or toasted sesame seed oil.

I guess you could put eggs in too, since real ramen often has a half of an egg floating in it. Not sure if a plain boiled egg would really work the same though.

Now, does any of this fundamentally change the experience of eating instant ramen? No, but it does provide a facsimile of actual cooking and with rising food prices that's probably the best we can soon hope to achieve :doomer:

  • FRIENDLY_BUTTMUNCHER [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    I add the egg. I also enjoy adding some bouillon to the boiling water, and adding spinach right at the end. Looking for more options though!

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      The flavour packets in most instant ramen kind of taste like a bouillon cube anyway already

      The cheapest and most depressing chicken ones are basically just a bunch of watery noodles with a quarter of a chicken stock cube