Korean Job Discussion Forums

[blunder1983]

Does it exsist? I'm on a diet and I like noodles but the ramyon I can find in most stores is just so horrendously bad for you I've avoided it.

I know you can get healthy eating supernoodles in the UK so such a thing DOES exsist but has Korea made that leap?

[ChimpumCallao]

im not sure, but there are mini noodle cups that are healthier. The title is something like 100 calorie. they're at all the ministops. also, try udong, which is not fried, and IMHO, more delicious.

[Demophobe]

[brento1138]

[casey's moon]

The noodles aren't harmless; they're deep fried in oil, usually containing trans fat (the worst of the fats). There is a kind that isn't deep fried. I can't remember what it is called -- the packaging is yellow and green. You'll still get all the nasty salt and MSG though.

[betchay]

i stopped eating ramyon after my doctor told me my blood pressure has gone up... a bowl of shin ramyon has 2400+ mg of sodium... almost the daily limit of 2,500 mg!

[Hater Depot]

A friend of mine (a trained chef) told me that if you boil the noodles for 90 seconds, drain and wash them with cold water, then add the seasoning and boil for 90 more seconds there will be less fat.

[schwa]

Are any brands animal-product free?

[casey's moon]

[pet lover]

[JongnoGuru]

Koreans are very health-conscious people. They banned US beef and kimchi from China. But look at the TV commercials. Half of them are advertising ramyon. Adults and kids, everybody loves ramyon. So stop you're whining and eat a bowl. Right, Tiberious? I know he agrees with me.

[Maserial]

[sillywilly]

I dont know how health concsious most Koreans are. I mean, most women try to stay thin but there are a lot of people who go boozing and pork/beefing far too often. Anyway, I once had a korean tell me that ramyon is garbage food. I get the imression its the mac and cheese, just feeding myself in a hurry, of the east.

[VanIslander]

Korean ramyeon was pulled from the shelves in Britain because of radiation at dangerous levels (done to preserve "freshness").

I know a dozen Koreans who won`t eat ramyeon noodles because of health reasons. So there is some cultural awareness of it as NOT contributing to "well being".

One ajumma with half-decent English skills even called it "junk food" for teenagers and young men.

[uberscheisse]

please, if you're eating ramyun, don't make faces like you're having an orgasm like the 20something pink-shirt nerdboys in the TV ads.

it's always 2 dudes eating ramyun together, and it always ends up looking like it's better than sex.