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The decision makers at Nissin, the company behind the iconic Cup Noodle brand of instant ramen, are equal parts crazy and talented. How crazy are they? They’ve purposely decided to market one of their Cup Noodle lines as being packed with “mystery meat” (their words).
And how talented are they? Talented enough that Cup Noodle Mystery Meat has become one of Nissin’s most popular products, with so many eager customers that the company has occasionally sold out of it. The people have spoken, and the message is, clearly, that they love mystery meat, and so Nissin is about to give us even more of it.
Going on sale this week is the Cup Noodle Big Third-Generation Mystery Meat Festival(yes, “Festival” is part of the product name). Like other instant ramen bearing Nissin’s Big designation, it’s an extra-large portion, but the real draw isn’t the quantity of the ingredients, but their variety.
The Third-Generation Mystery Meat Cup Noodle has no fewer than three different kinds of meat with obscured identities. First, and obviously, is the standard Nissin mystery meat, but it’s joined by white mystery meat and chili mystery meat. The broth is also a pepper-packed, more flavorful version of the standard Cup Noodle broth, and Nissin says the taste blends enticingly with the juices from the mysterious meat trio.
Now, if you’re wondering if it’s legal for Nissin to sell meat (even as part of a bundle of ingredient) without disclosing what animal it comes from, no, it’s not. If you read the fine print (or call Nissin on the phone), they’ll tell you that the regular mystery meat is actually a mixture of diced pork, soybeans, and vegetables, and the white mystery meat simple swaps chicken for pork. Finally, the chili mystery meat is also pork-based, much like the Rare Species Mystery Meat that we tried back in June.
But even though the meat isn’t quite as mysterious as its name makes it sound, the Cup Noodle Big Third-Generation Mystery Meat Festival promises to be a satisfyingly meaty way to enjoy three different types of mystery meat at once, and Nissin promises a “special harmony” between them that will dance on your taste buds. The new Cup Noodle flavor goes on sale Monday and will be available for a limited time.
Source: Nissin via Entabe
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Pukey2
Just looking at the number of ingredients in these type of 'food' really scares the bejesus out of me. I can understand why people would eat this crap if there were nothing else after a big earthquake has struck. But if someone has access to a kitchen, why on earth would they eat this, apart from laziness and ignorance.
Patricia Yarrow
Ummm, 'cause it is fun?
Luddite
Utter rubbish.
JonathanJo
At least it's not been called soylent green.
Kag
Yes i understand it is unhealthy cause of high sodium and lack of most nutrients, if you eat processed food then it is not too far away from instant noodles so it is not much different.
So don't slam instant noodles just because it tastes good with just powder.
A huge reason people eat these stuff is cause:
They live alone and it takes time to prepare ingredients, cook food, wash dishes just for one person which can be very time consuming and inefficient.
Not everywhere is so convenient, if you stay in the city good for you. Otherwise sometimes it could be hard to get food.
While not perfect, you can still add fresh ingredients to make your noodles more nutritious.
Lack of stove some places may not have gas piped and electric stove will still work it is a lot more costly.
Instant noodles have helped spread culture worldwide as you will be able to get fairly close local flavours while being able to deliver it around the world.
Better instant noodles are really just the actual soup stock that's dehydrated into power form.I don't understand why people must go all hate about an article talking about new flavours, some famous chefs use dehydrated seasonings as well but you probably aren't going to badmouth them.