Maruchan Yakisoba Teriyaki Flavor Noodles (4 oz.)

Item Purchased: Maruchan Yakisoba Teriyaki Flavor Noodles (4 oz.)
Location Purchased: 7-Eleven / 1350 S. Halsted / Chicago, IL
Price: $1.69 + tax

Review: I forgot was to lazy to make a pot of noodles last night at home so I would have lunch for the rest of the work week so when the hunger struck, I opted for the next best thing. Well, maybe not the next best thing, but a thing that comes after home-made food. How far after depends on your upbringing I suppose. Growing up, my Father and I used to spend weekend afternoons together working in the yard, watching sports and the A-Team, and cooking up some Maruchan Ramen Noodles. By the time I was in high school, I had tried enough Maruchan noodle-creations to write a cookbook (tip: make a packet of ramen and mix it with Mac n' Cheese powder... yum!), yet I don't think I ever had a teryiaki flavored Maruchan dish.

Yakisoba comes with the iconic brick of Maruchan ramen noodles, a small plastic bag of dehydrated cabbage, corn and carrots and a small foil bag of teriyaki flavor-powder. Add water, add veggies, cook for 4 minutes in a microwave, add teriyaki powder and stir. That's how easy it is to make your own noodle dish reminiscent of a really bad japanese restaurant run by a senile old Italian man. While these noodles aren't objectively bad (the vegetables turned out rather tasty in fact), the teriyaki flavoring ended up tasting something like spiced maple syrup. Maruchan has kept me fed this long, I'm not letting one bad experience turn me into a detractor of the brand, but if you are looking for an inexpensive noodle dish, I recommend sticking with the $0.15 packets of ramen noodles.

Rating: 2.75 / 5