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[tigerbluekitty]

I find myself pinching pennies these days and finally decided to live off instant ramen for awhile.


Anyone have any suggestions on which ramens to try?

[atomic42]

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[sojourner1]

My middle school students are munching these dry out of the packs which is nasty. Very common in PC rooms.

There are many types of ramen, but most are red pepper hot set your mouth on fire material. Those with pictures that don't have red it in are a bet for something more mild flavored, but it's mostly nasty seafood flavors. I found they were not so cheap at around 2K won each. These were large round shaped ramen packs, not the smaller squares.

Go to a 5 day street market and supplement your diet with cheap potatoes, onions, garlic, nuts, other veggies, and fruit as street markets tend to be much cheaper than stores. You can add veggies and meat or egg to ramen.

[Fresh Prince]

Back home ramen is a staple of university students because it is so cheap. Here in Korea, it's actually not that cheap. It's probably cheaper and healthier to go to a kimbop place and get a roll of kimbop for only 1,000. You'll get side dishes and a a little soup too.

[bucheon bum]

yes, kimbap is a better cheap option.

[aphong420]

Ramyun isn't cheap? You can buy a packet of ramyun at any local Buy the Way for like 600 won. That's a cheap meal if you ask me - 500 calories, 4000% of your sodium intake for the day, and a salt shaker full of MSG.

In other words, ramyun is very healthy for you.

[IncognitoHFX]

If you're health conscious, buy the glass noodle ramen at the 7/11. Not nearly as much sodium, and it comes in 120 (Calorie), 60, and 50 flavours.

Costs around 1000.

[behindtheveil]

I second the gimbap idea for cheap food.

I eat ramyen more as a snack than as a meal i would need like 3-4 of them for a meal.

Other ideas: Buy a big bag of rice then look for cheap vegetables: onions, mushrooms, some of the green are quite cheap, peppers, potatoes. You can get cheap protein and calories from canned beans. Eggs are cheap. Tofu is somewhat cheap too.

[wylies99]

[mikekim]

[tigerbluekitty]

My third day straight eating this stuff, different varieties... and most of it's blah. I didn't mind the chicken-flavored 120 noodles, though at 900won it's a bit pricey.

I'd rather be eating 25 cent Maruchan cup noodles from back home. I'll never take them for granted again.

[tiger fancini]

I used to eat a lot of cheese ramyon in the kimbab shops, but since I learnt to make it (very easy), I have found it is far cheaper to buy the ingredients and eat my own at home.

[tigerbluekitty]

[DRAMA OVERKILL]

A "진" ramyeon, a single slice of cheese, and a can of tuna - a great tasty lazy/cheap man's dinner (and cheap!). Boil all three together (with lots of black pepper) until the water is nearly boiled off - you're left with gooey, cheesy, spicy tuna noodle gruel... Love it!

[tiger fancini]