Tantan or Dandan is one of those transliterations that really annoying as it is dialect / language dependant. I use both interchangeably. Today, we enter the octagon with Chuck Norris for a martial arts spectacular with a Nission Raoh Tantan noodle bowl 😀. The Raoh bowls are octagonal like a stop sign, making them pretty unique. It also ensures that the lid is also properly aligned with the front side of the bowl as it has to stick on correctly!
Nissin's Raoh is their premium line of instant noodle bowls that use non-fried noodles and more deluxe ingredients. The Roasted Sesame Tantan bowl is a reboot of the original bowl that was introduced a few years back. The information about it says there are Japanese pepper infused kneaded noodles combined with the rich taste of tantan soup that has three kinds of roasted sesame seeds, miso paste, along with the taste of pork and spiciness of chili pepper. I have to say the description sounds delicious and spicy.
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| 3/4 view of the Nissin Raoh Tantan Bowl |
This noodle bowl is very attractive in graphic design. The Raoh logo on the lid and sides of the bowl is a bright white that pops out against a variety of slightly duller backgrounds of different colours. Kind of neat actually how they pulled it off. The sides of the bowl are cream coloured with graphics of the spicy reddish/brown soup and golden noodles. It looks quite attractive from any angle.
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| Lid of the noodle bowl. The gold trim around the edge sure adds a lot of class. It shows a nice pile of ground pork with green bok choy and golden noodles picked up by chopsticks. A good portion of the noodle bowl is shown. It looks quite appetizing with the reddish tan soup having blobs of spicy looking chili oil on top. Looks like tantan! |
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| Main side graphic. |
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| Allergens. Peanuts are listed although I cannot find it in the ingredient list. Any nuttiness you taste is from the roasted sesame and I suspect peanuts are possibly present as it isn't manufactured in a peanut free facility. Beware of peanuts in this! |
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| Preparation directions. 4 Steps. 1. Peel the lid back halfway. Take out all the sachets. 2. Put in the powdered soup base and dry toppings. Pour in 400 ml of boiling water to the fill line. 3. Close the lid and let it sit for 5 minutes with the liquid soup pouch warming on the lid. 4. Pour in the liquid soup and mix! |
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| Nutritional information and preparation warnings. |
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| Ingredients and manufacturers information. |
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The bowl contains a noodle block and two sachets. Black one is for the liquid soup.
Orange one on the right is for the powdered soup and toppings. |
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| Powdered soup with choy and ground pork. |
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| After everything was rehydrated, I added the liquid soup. It turned the soup into the thick looking reddish tantan. |
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| The soup ready to eat. |
The soup had a nutty sesame smell always reminds me of peanuts. There was a slighty spicy aroma to it. I could taste the Szechwan peppercorn and sesame quite clearly and there was a mild spiciness. It tasted good with a savoury and spicy heat that had a tingle from the peppercorn. The noodles were firm with a nice chew to them and just a hint of the Japanese pepper which was kneaded in. There was a slightly creamy mouth feel to the soup too from the oil and miso. This was a delicious soup. The meat nuggets were a little grainy, not chewy enough, but were like a ground meat. The bits of bok choy added a nice green colour to the otherwise reddish tan soup, and some of the pieces were relatively large. This noodle bowl is a good one to get!
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