Nissin Cup Noodles Souper Meal w/Shrimp, Tomato & Garlic (4.3 oz.)
Item Purchased: Nissin Cup Noodles Souper Meal w/Shrimp, Tomato & Garlic (4.3 oz.)
Location Purchased: 7-Eleven / 1350 S. Halsted / Chicago, IL
Price: $1.59 + tax
Review: I must be on a Nissin kick. Only a week ago, I purchased Nissin’s Original Chow Mein lunch dish. This week, 7-Eleven began stocking a new Nissin product which, according to the label information, packs only 0.3 oz. more product, but comes in a container the size of half a fried chicken bucket. Most of the increased dry weight comes from the double-sized packets of dehydrated toppings (I think I counted 6 tiny shrimp this time) and flavor powders. The primary difference from last week’s meal was the amount of water I added to this behemoth of a digestive percolator. After filling this container five sixths full of water, adding the pungent flavor powder, I popped it into the microwave for a full six minutes. Six minutes! Nothing takes six minutes in a microwave! That’s like two minutes inside of a nuclear reactor! The last time I microwaved something for over five minutes, I ended up running to the back of my apartment with a flaming bag of popcorn which I threw out our fire escape (appropriate, no?). Of course, our microwave is like a Shih Tzu, small and mean.
Of course, I’ve gotten off track. Where was I?
Ah yes, six minutes. Six minutes later, I pulled this steaming vat of noodles and broth from the radiation chamber and added “The Finishing Touch.” That’s what it is called, “The Finishing Touch.”
“The Finishing Touch” is a small foil package filled with a brown oil that turns the already cloudy noodle broth a deeper and cloudier brown. This “Finishing Touch” is supposed to be a flavor enhancer and must be a top selling point of these Souper Meals because, while the other two packages of dehydrated additives are packaged inside of the cup, this tiny foil envelope is left on the outside between the cellophane and the cup itself for the discriminating consumer to clearly see. Since the package also says that one should “Microwave For Full Flavor,” I’m not convinced that this “Finishing Touch” is all it purports to be.
After slurping down all of the noodles and guzzling down all of the broth, my stomach felt a bit like I imagine a baby cub feeling when its mother is taken away from it. Gassy too. They should call these noodle cups “methane cups.” That’s what you get when you spend less than two dollars on lunch I guess. For $1.59, the Souper Meal fills you and oddly satisfies.
Gurgling can be a sort of satisfaction.
Sometimes.
Rating: 3.25 / 5
February 20th, 2008 at 3:00 am
as someone who is poor, a gamer, works in tech support, and likes to stay awake until 6am coding. i personally love these things,
February 20th, 2008 at 3:01 am
though i eat the beef flavored, i would love to try shrimp with tomato and garlic ^_^
February 29th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
I have a Shrimp & Tomato Souper Meal in front of me as I type this. Yum.
March 10th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
I wonder what is in that “finishing tough” it looks gross. I’m sure it can’t be good for you. Taste it alone…eww
December 8th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I actually just ate a chicken one. They’re decent if you’re really hungry, and I actually really like the finishing touch. It’s good if you try it on it’s own, but naturally, it is way too small to even be noticed. I really wanna find out what is it
December 8th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
It tastes like toasted sesame oil with something else in it like soy sauce or teriyaki sauce
January 8th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
How come you aren’t allowed to add it until after you nuke it then? It must be some sort of chemical with nanobots in it that take over your brain and tell you to buy more nissin products.
April 11th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
lol, u guys crack me up! my parents sent me the shrimp with garlic and tomato it was very good and the finishing touch is just sesame seed oil and some seasonings they probly dont want u to put it in the microwave because it will distract or take away from intended flavor (thats just my guess) but im from hawaii and i ive in dallas ive been to every asian store looking for this specific flavor, no luck=( guess i have to wait for another shipment from hawaii=) on another note im a beliver in fresh foods are good for you so of course these are not the healthiest things to eat but are they yummy hell ya!!