Japanese Ramen Samurai tonkotsu ramen Kumamoto Ramen 1 meal X 3 Packs Set

Best to buy other alternative ramen brands they will be just as good. These were over priced for what it was.

good quality and taste good! I will buy again! Cooked with veggies and egg

I recommend bringing 2 cups of water to a boil, drop the noodles in and cook to a little less than aldente (about 2-3 min), and then ad the soup base and boil for 1 minute. Then put into bowl and top with soft egg, corn kernels, and some seaweed flakes, and its great! If you arent adding toppings let it rest for 2-3 min before digging in to let the noodles finish.

To qualify this, I’ve eaten A LOT of ramen, mostly tonkotsu: in Japan and the US, cheap and expensive, restaurant and packaged and home made, fresh and dried and the fresh-ish stuff in the refrigerated section, 24+hr boiled broth and powdered MSG+salt packets.Prep - pic of Google Translated back of package. Boil 2.1c water, add noodles, boil ~2.5 min, turn off heat, add soup package, mix.The broth is a smidge on the salty side, but sort of expected for packaged ramen, with a good pork flavor. Following the Kumamoto style, it’s garlic forward from the (roasted?) black garlic visibly floating on top (pic) that then coats the noodles when you pull them out, followed by notes of sesame seeds. Normally I add raw grated garlic to my bowls, but this didn’t need it. Mouthfeel is decent, with the light fat layer coating your lips. Personally, I like my tonkotsu even richer and thicker, but otherwise it’s a nice broth overall for a premium packaged ramen.As is traditional, this tonkotsu comes with thin straight noodles. I’m more into broth than noodles, but these pair well with the broth and are fine for packaged dry ramen. Taking them off the heat at 2 min is better IMO, allowing them to keep a bit of bite, plus they continue softening in the hot broth. If all you’re familiar with is the x for $1 deep fried squiggly noodle cake ramens, this is closer to the real thing you’d get in Japan, though noodle styles vary by broth type. Packaging was good, with maybe 3 broken noodles per pack, with a sheet of thin cardboard to help rigidity.The simple adds of sliced green onions and a soft-boiled egg sliced in half (ideally marinated a day or so) besides adding flavor, contrast, and texture, will turn it into more of a complete meal.Side note: Current listing mentions Vegetarian, but that’d be using a VERY loose definition. Tonkotsu is pork bone broth, and there are pork and chicken products clearly listed in the ingredient list.

My rating on this is purely based on the flavor of the ramen. It's outstanding and so much better than any other instant ramen I've tried. It all comes down to the soup mix, and this one is excellent. You are supposed to boil 500ml of water (a little over 2 cups)... then cook for who knows how long and who knows what steps are recommended after that because NOTHING IS IN ENGLISH. Sigh. Why is it so hard for foreign companies to hire someone to write the instructions in English?Like most people, you will have to just test the noodles every so often to see if they are al dente, since we have no instructions...

I'm not exaggerating when I say this is the best instant ramen I've ever tried. It's that good. The noodles are high-quality and the broth is really rich and delicious. The only downside is that the instructions are completely in Japanese. No matter. I pointed my Google Translate at it so you don't have to! It's pretty standard stuff: boil 500 ml of water, cook the noodles and broth for 2½ minutes, enjoy. Like I said, this product is truly excellent. Add some protein and/or veggies to beat your local restaurant's ramen.