Maruchan Menzukuri Dan Dan Bowl Noodles

Maruchan puts out some pretty nice instant noodles.  This Menzukuri Dan Dan bowl noodle is in a flavour category I quite like as it is savoury, full of flavour, and has some heat to it.  Dan Dan noodles are a Chinese style flavouring (Sichuan cuisine) with Japanese characteristics in this case.  It uses a chili bean sauce which is both spicy and salty.  Doubanjiang pepper, chili oil, sesame add intense flavour to a miso soup base.

3/4 view of the nicely decorated bowl of noodles.  This type of bowl is not as wide as the broad bowls like in UFO noodles, but is much deeper.

Lid of the bowl.  You can see the noodles are nicely displayed front and center and you can see the chili oil on the noodles and on the surface of the soup behind it.  Quite an attractive layout with the use of yellowish gold and nice bright reds.  Makes you think your about to have some spicy and tasty food.

Nutritional information and manufacturers information.

Cooking directions and allergin information.

Closeup of the side of the cup with the name and the lid.

The noodle block inside.  You can tell it isn't a fried noodle, but a dried one.  The noodles are of a slightly thicker gauge than regular noodles.

There are plenty of ingredients sachets in this bowl of instant noodles.  It comes with a dry soup mix, a dehydrated veggies and ground pork packet, and a fairly large chili / miso paste sachet.

Closeup of the dried ingredients such as green onions, ground meat.

All of the satchets added on top of the noodles prior to adding boiling water.  You can see sesame seeds and such too.

The rehydrated noodles and soup after closing the lid for 3 minutes.

This is a Dan Dan style instant ramen soup that did not disappoint the taste buds.  The soup had a nice chili / miso aroma to it and had a nice dark tannish red colour to highlight that was quite appealing.  There was a bit of body to the soup itself thanks to the miso paste.  The flavour of the soup was a miso / chili taste that had depth to it that wasn't just heat.  The dry ingredients got lost in the soup and were really more there as a little bit of garnish.  The noodles had a nice texture and were quite enjoyable with the soup.  This soup is a winner and I'd have it again.

Closeup of the noodles.

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