Noodle 7: Mizuho Stir Fry Noodles

Type: fresh

Size: 35.2 oz.

Price: $5.48 sale (regular price: $5.99)

Price per oz.: $0.16 (regular price: $0.17)

Sauce:

1 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup rice wine

1/4 cup (approx) brown sugar

Vegetables:

4 heads baby bok choy

1 can baby corn

1 head broccoli

This was unfortunately a miss. I used my go-to sauce proportions, but these noodles were just not very good. The instructions said to put them in boiling water for 5 minutes. Even with stirring, the bunches of noodles totally clumped together. When I added them to the vegetables and sauce, the sauce couldn't even get to some of the noodles. They are very starchy and heavy. The leftovers are almost inedible. Sadly these were also the first noodles I fed to house guests.

This brand had many noodles to choose from. I'm willing to give them another chance with a different type of noodle. But I will definitely not be repurchasing these.

At least they look really good in pictures.

Noodle 9: Lucky K.T. Co., Inc. Steamed Chowmein

Type: fresh Size: 14 oz. Price: $2.19 Price per oz.: $0.16 For this noodle, I adapted Joshua Weismann's The Cheapest Noodle Dish Ever (Chicken Chow Mein). Alterations: Instead of hoisin sauce or oyster sauce, I used mushroom based vegetarian oyster sauce. Instead of fresh garlic, I used jarred (the fresh garlic I bought had sprouted significantly in the few days since I bought it.) Instead of chicken, I used tofu. Instead of celery and bean sprouts, I doubled the carrots and green onions. This was just alright. I don't think it was enough sauce, and the noodles were very very dry. I would try this again with different brand noodles and I'd use 1.5x sauce (hopefully with fresh garlic!) I think the fault mostly lies with the noodles. Luckily, I made the full package of noodles (had leftovers for lunch for a week), and now I don't need to find a way to use them again.

Noodle 8: Shirakiku Buckwheat Noodle

Type: dried Size: 28.21 oz. Price: $4.89 Price per oz.: $0.17 Sauce: Shirakiku straight soba soup base There isn't much to say. Very easy to make and very yummy. Not very filling, so this isn't a whole meal. The package has 8 portions, so I'll be eating these for a while! I'll update if I decide to get creative with them. Basic cold soba is one of my favorite noodles, so I'm very happy with them as they are.

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