It looks a lot like the ramen you're used to: plastic packet, block of curly noodles, foil packet of flavoring. It cooks a lot like the ramen you're used to. However, it has some major differences:
*It is made of natural ingredients
*It contains no MSG
*It is vegan
*IT HAS NO FLAVOR
I was in the grocery store yesterday looking for a cheap, convenient, vegetarian, Asian noodle soup. I looked at a powder mix for miso soup, but it was about $3 and I wasn't entirely sure it was vegetarian. I looked at some tasty looking noodle soups from Thai Kitchen and Annie Chun's which come in their own disposable bowl, but they all cost >$3 each. Then I happened upon the Koyo Ramen. They had three flavors: Mushroom, Soba, and Miso/Tofu, all $1.29 each ($1+ more than the popular ramen brands). I decided to get all three.
Maybe I was wrong to expect that it would have as much flavor as the cheapo brands. They, after all, contain MSG, artificial flavors, and meat. However, I don't think that a health- and environmentally-conscious person should have to sacrifice flavor to eat organic and vegetarian -- but it's starting to seem like this may all too often be the case.
Anyway, my search for tasty, vegetarian noodle soup continues.
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Vegan
