What is Korean Ramen Noodle?
Korean Ramen noodle is a delicious bowl of instant noodle that can be enjoyed by everyone that comes in various flavors. The taste of instant ramen noodle varies by countries like Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, and others and by brands. The most of Korean ramens are much spicier than Japanese, Chinese, or Vietnamese, and their soups are much red in color where others are generally white or brown. Korean ramens come in either wrapped bags or disposable bowls.
Bowl of Korean ramen noodle
Bags of Korean ramen
Korean cup ramens
How does Korean ramen noodle taste different from others
Korean ramen tastes much spicier and stimulating to taste buds in the tongue, and delivers unique experience of one of Korean cuisine. Though the ramen can be deliciously served as is, it is typically added with other condiments such as green onions and eggs for bag ramens as preference by Koreans. Other possible condiments would be cheese, milk, meat, sausage, tomato cooked in olive oil, and much more suiting to the general population in America.
How to cook Korean ramen noodle
Cooking a Korean cup ramen noodle is so simple that all you need to do is open the lid half way, add the soup powder it came with, and add hot boiled water to the cup ramen to the top and wait 3 to 4 minutes with the lid closed. Then it is ready to be served.
For a bag of Korean ramen heat the water in a pot until it boils. Then add noodle, soup powder, and flakes and wait 4 to 5 minutes. Then you're done. Generally you would add egg, cheese, meat, green onions, and others of your choice between this waiting period.
What is in the bag of Korean ramen noodle?
Typically the bag of Korean ramen comes with three basic elements. They are noodle made of wheat flour, soup powder and flakes as additives that come in tight small bags.
Is Korean ramen noodle healthy?
Just like any other processed food in the world there are some healthy risks that people need to be aware of of Korean ramen. Generally process foods, which includes Korean ramen, are usually high in sugar and high fructose corn syrup. They are "Hyper Rewarding" and lead to overconsumption. They contain all sorts of artificial ingredients. Many people can literally become addicted to processed foods. They are often high in refined carbohydrates. Most processed foods are low in nutrients. They tend to be low in fiber. It requires less energy and time to digest them. They are often high in trans fats or processed vegetable oils. Some Korean instant ramen manufacturers make non trans fat products. Typical Korean ramen is high in sodium. Health experts suggest not to eat Korean ramen no more than twice a week.
How to eat Korean ramen healthy?
There are so many ways to eat savory Korean ramen noodle in healthy manner. One way is to reduce ramen soup powder in half, and add little bit of hot pepper for more flavor if desired. Add either green onions or regular onions or both. They help to discharge sodium from the body. Milk also helps to discharge sodium. Add a glass of milk to the pot during cooking or drink it after the meal. Add some slice of squash to the pot. Squash has high in potassium, carotene, vitamin C, and others.
