Nissin RAOH Koujuku Koku Miso Ramen

When I was in Vancouver I picked up an armful of instant ramen bowls and snacks.  A little while ago I made a meal of this slightly spicy Nissin Miso Ramen from that haul.  The RAOH brand is a premium brand for Nissin and it pioneered their use of the non-fried instant noodle.  You can even buy various types of RAOH noodles now in the USA, but they are still imports in Canada at writing.

The signature octogonal bowl with its deep red colour and gold print.  Looks very deluxe.  The photo on the lid shows the bowl slightly open to reveal some tasty looking ramen with ground meat, cabbage, corn, and green onions in a thick spicy looking soup.

3/4 view.  Kind of reminds you of Japanese black and red laquerware. 

Directions for 400 ml of water.

Nutritional information.  11.9 grams of fat.  Healthier than some noodles.

Ingredients and manufacturing info.

The opened bowl revealing 4 satchets of toppings and soup base.  Quite a lot of stuff.  There was a packet of liqued soup base, a packet powdered soup base, a packet of dried meat nuggets, a packet of dehydrated veggies.

Non-fried noodles up close.

All of the toppings and soup ingredients added in before adding boiling water.

Once the boiling water was added I let it sit for four minutes with the lid closed.  Once I opened the lid there was a rich miso / soy smell with a hint of heat from the chili oil.  I stirred everything together to make sure the soup base was fully mixed.

Final ramen soup all ready to eat.

The soup was a nice rich broth in which you could taste the miso, pork base, sesame, and soy mixed together with a nice little hit of heat from the chili oil.  A little like dan dan noodles.  The noodles were nice, firm, and chewy.  The minced meat rehydrated nicely and spread through the soup.  All of the cabbage, corn, and onions added nicely to the bites of noodles.  This was quite a tasty soup that I would definitely have again.   On Amazon Japan you can order cases of 12 of this, but it is kind of expensive unless you live in Japan.  The suggested retail price is 220 yen for a bowl.

Closeup of minced meat, cabbage and noodles.

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