Recent Posts Tagged With 'nissin'

• gundam cup noodle

  Posted on Wednesday August 5th, 2009 at 00:09 in nissin, ramen tidbits

  So Nissin is giving away little Gundam figures with Cup Noodles, but the main reason I’m posting this is as an excuse to tell everyone about the 1:1 scale giant robot in Tokyo! via Trends in Japan Tags: nissin, ramen tidbits ...

• cup noodle light

  Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 23:51 in nissin, cup noodles, ramen tidbits

  So Cup Noodle Light makes women wanna…take…off…their…clothes… If any guys out there are wondering what to cook tonight for your date, “friend,” girlfriend, wife, etc, I suggest you stock up on these NOW! N...

• Japanese Cup Noodle recall (in Japan)

  Posted on Thursday October 23rd, 2008 at 22:08 in nissin, ramen news, cup noodles

  An elderly woman in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, became ill after eating a Nissin Cup Noodle. After an examination, paradichlorobenzene, which is used in mothballs and insect repellent, was found in the soup. The specific Cup Noodle was traced back t...

• cup noodle nostalgia

  Posted on Monday October 6th, 2008 at 00:10 in nissin, cup noodles, ramen tidbits

  I came across a collection of Nissin Cup Noodle commercials that included this gem. I was in a Japanese exchange student program at the time, and this was my host mom’s favorite commercial and celebrity (she even had a poster of Ahhhnooold hol...

• ramen rating: nissin choice beef

  Posted on Sunday September 21st, 2008 at 19:57 in nissin, brick ramen

  A few weeks ago I promised to review Nissin’s new health-conscious instant ramen. According to Nissin: …eating healthier doesn’t have to feel like a punishment. Choice Ramen is 80% fat free with 25% less sodium than typical instan...

• happy 50th birthday, chicken ramen!

  Posted on Monday August 25th, 2008 at 19:47 in nissin, ramen news

  Chikin Ramen (and yes, that is the correct “Japanese” spelling) went on sale today, 50 years ago, in 1958. Chikin Ramen was the brainchild of Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant ramen and founder of Nissin Foods (maker of Cup Noodles). A ...

• ramen rating: cup noodles premium beef tomato

  Posted on Sunday August 10th, 2008 at 23:36 in nissin, bowl cup ramen

  Cup Noodles’ new distinct black and white package caught my eye on a recent grocery expedition…whoa…Cup Noodles Premium?! Beef Tomato flavor!? Maruchan Tomato Ramen fans just might have a reason to rejoice. I couldn’t wait to...

• ramen news exclusive: new cup noodles flavor

  Posted on Tuesday April 1st, 2008 at 03:09 in nissin, ramen news

  Ramenramenramen has learned that Nissin is introducing a limited edition Cup Noodles to select markets across the U.S. The new flavor, called simply “MSG flavor,” was created in response to the overwhelming popularity of MSG flavoring. &...

• there will be ramen!

  Posted on Wednesday March 12th, 2008 at 00:52 in hello kitty, nissin, ramen news, ramen tidbits, seattle ramen, vancouver ramen

  More Hello Kitty ramen madness. But I gotta say, I’ve never seen “ogre ramen-making kitty” before! As in NYC, ramen in Vancouver seems to be experiencing somewhat of a renaissance. Either that, or there’s not a lot of news ha...

• birthday links

  Posted on Thursday January 24th, 2008 at 11:54 in nissin, ramen news, nama ramen, ramen tidbits, shio

  According to Businessweek’s Asia’s Hot Growth Companies: 2007, the #1 growth company in Asia isn’t an electronics company. It’s not a cell phone company, a bank, or any other type of company you would normally associate with ...

• “green ramen” followup

  Posted on Monday January 14th, 2008 at 22:59 in nissin, ramen news, ramen tidbits

  Almost a year after we reported on Nissin’s new refillable Cup Noodles, environmental blog treehugger steps in with more details and pictures. I really like the fact that you can design your own cup liner, and as much as I’d have a blast...