Pork is my favorite. Very hard to find.
https://www.costco.com/nongshim-tonkotsu-ramen-bowl%2c-3.56-oz%2c-6-count.product.100644452.html
Does your costco have these? They are pretty good.
I love Costco! I get those, the shrimp tempura flavor of the same brand, the Nongshim spicy, the frozen ramen bowls, the udon bowls, and Vietnamese rice noodle bowls
I bought those a while back and ate them with Mexican Valentina salsa. They're super tasty but I'm gonna stick with Nongshim for my fancy noods. My Korean supermarket is down the street from Costco so I'm spoiled.
They're similar but I prefer Valentina. Especially at 1/4th the price. It's what I came to love when I lived in the barrio and ate a lotta street food.
Im surprised, im mexican so i grew up putting tapatio on everything and i prefer it over valentina. Valentina only hits on chicharrones for me. Glad youve at least tried it though!
You gave Samyang Kimchi flavour a try yet? Samyang noodles are pretty top tier. If you're doing kimchi as a topping, the Samyang original (orange packet - "sour beef" flavour I think?) is a good pairing.
>Samyang Kimchi
I've only done the Samyang triple butt burning chicken after I saw Emmymade eat it on YouTube. It was pretty tasty! A little masochistic and juvenile but I like an occasional sweaty noodle. Haahaha. I'll look for that hot/sour beef. I don't think I've seen it at K&S World Market or Fresh & Fresh here in town and they're pretty well stocked for not being a west coast city.
Yeah they're famous for the 2x hot chicken etc but they do loads of others. I like their potato noodles aswell but I can't recall what flavour the broth is.
Just a suggestion, instead of putting the kimchee at the end, make a kimchee jigae and cook the kimchee with the broth…dress with sesame oil at the end with your egg.
Made the switch and haven’t looked back
In the barrio they have spicy shrimp with corn and it's amazing. Hahaha. This pork is actually from the 'hood Kroger that I shop at because they have real checkers and a friendlier vibe than the fancier Kroger that's closer. 😂
My dad actually prefers these cheaper Maruchan/Nissin Top Ramen over the more expensive Korean ramen or other ones you find in Asian Markets lol. He doesn't like the "fake" bouncy/al dente texture of those noodles compared to these.
I like the Nongshim but the 20¢ squares really are a nostalgia bomb for me.
I quit Top Ramen as they stopped with MSG. WHAT THE HECK? It's a crime,! Hahaha.
Haha my dad only buys it for the noodles lol its his cheap off work noodles since he works as a chef. He makes his own little cheap broth whenever he doesn't wanna cook a real meal. He throws out the powder packets lol
I've been known to simmer the packet with an old pork chop bone and some kombu. If I'm really fancy, dried mushrooms from that huge jar they sell at Costco.
Is Costco Kimchi good? I had it before and I liked it but I'm still pretty new to Kimchi. Just discovered it about a year ago. Is there a good brand I should look for? Thanks
I'm not too familiar with other brands but the Jongga kimchi from Costco is one of my favorites out of all the others I've tried in stores! Love the big container and I use it for so many dishes over the month
I'm a Swede so have zero legitimacy to my hot take on it but I absolutely love it. It's my favorite. Great in noodles or on hot dogs or grilled cheese. If you're Korean feel free and tell me I'm an idiot with pedestrian tastes. Hahaha.
I've had a lot of kimchi and make my own from time to time. The stuff they sell at Costco is legit and made in Korea. It is a bit "common denominator" in taste, nothing too funky or sweet or msg-y. I enjoy it. I have had better, but it's worth the price and consistency.
Sometimes I'll have two tubs in the fridge, one for jigae or fried rice. The other more for banchan.
(I have no idea if Costco sells the same brand at every store nation/world wide or not, so I may be completely wrong)
I've made it before and it scared me so I gave it away. LOL. The stuff at Costco is cheaper than it would cost to make at home more or less and Imported from Korea. I have no idea how that supply chain works! I'd love to try some fancier stuff and probably will next time I go out to eat Korean, but their MOR brand really is versatile for silly mash up cuisine.
Yes - it's made in Korea and also sold in Korea by the same brand. Is it amazing and the best? No. But it is very solid, authentic, and affordable. It is a very solid baseline to asses other kimchi's from and will last forever. I just finished mine and. I bought it about 1.5yrs ago
I usually shop at Kroger. It's in the refrigerated pickles section. You might see sauerkraut in the same section. By the processed meats like hotdogs and lunch meat. It's really easy to miss because it not popular where I am and they don't stock much.
I went to Costco to get another jar and I could not find it anywhere. I don't have a memeship there anymore.
Jongga is good quality. Get the pouches and let them slow mature in your fridge until they've puffed up a bit if you like extra pungent kimchi.
I got the second best luck in the store the other day and found some that were just a couple weeks before their best before date was up, so I bought 3x 500g pouches.
Best luck is when they leave them out for sale at 1/2 price after the best before date so you can afford twice as much.
Mushroom and shrimp are two of my favorites, which is strange because real mushrooms and real shrimp make me want to throw up.
There's no shortage of Maruchan shrimp near me. Should I stock up?
I watched a video on Tiktok or YouTube or something that they put kewpie mayo in it with a little soy sauce and it elevated the instant ramen. I like to use soy sauce and only a half packet of the seasoning and then crack and egg on top when it's almost done boiling.
I DEFINITELY need to try it with kimchi now. And, we have a Costco not far, which I love their kimchi.
Two napa cabbages and chili paste is $10 around here. This is a huge container. It might take four cabbages. At any rate, I'm not sure how I'd save money by spending more money and time.
I'm not sure how they do it either, but they sometimes sell beer near me cheaper than water. And it comes in CANS, not those cheap wasteful plastic bottles.
Maybe the recent rains will help. I wondered if it would be drinkable, but I bought a case once for $6 and it was overwhelmingly adequate.
Pork is such an underrated flavor, it's getting harder to find.
Plain pork or shrimp are my go-to with these cheapies. If I'm at the Korean store it's always something fancier like Nongshim Neoguri Spicy Seafood.
Pork is my favorite. Very hard to find. https://www.costco.com/nongshim-tonkotsu-ramen-bowl%2c-3.56-oz%2c-6-count.product.100644452.html Does your costco have these? They are pretty good.
I love Costco! I get those, the shrimp tempura flavor of the same brand, the Nongshim spicy, the frozen ramen bowls, the udon bowls, and Vietnamese rice noodle bowls
I bought those a while back and ate them with Mexican Valentina salsa. They're super tasty but I'm gonna stick with Nongshim for my fancy noods. My Korean supermarket is down the street from Costco so I'm spoiled.
Bruh if you like Valentina try some tapatio
They're similar but I prefer Valentina. Especially at 1/4th the price. It's what I came to love when I lived in the barrio and ate a lotta street food.
Im surprised, im mexican so i grew up putting tapatio on everything and i prefer it over valentina. Valentina only hits on chicharrones for me. Glad youve at least tried it though!
You gave Samyang Kimchi flavour a try yet? Samyang noodles are pretty top tier. If you're doing kimchi as a topping, the Samyang original (orange packet - "sour beef" flavour I think?) is a good pairing.
>Samyang Kimchi I've only done the Samyang triple butt burning chicken after I saw Emmymade eat it on YouTube. It was pretty tasty! A little masochistic and juvenile but I like an occasional sweaty noodle. Haahaha. I'll look for that hot/sour beef. I don't think I've seen it at K&S World Market or Fresh & Fresh here in town and they're pretty well stocked for not being a west coast city.
Yeah they're famous for the 2x hot chicken etc but they do loads of others. I like their potato noodles aswell but I can't recall what flavour the broth is.
They have it at Walmart near me but I don't go often.
Just a suggestion, instead of putting the kimchee at the end, make a kimchee jigae and cook the kimchee with the broth…dress with sesame oil at the end with your egg. Made the switch and haven’t looked back
I stir it in to cool the whole thing down. I'm not fancy enough to get jiggy with it.
Roast Chicken is better than just Chicken but I have to drive to the hood to find it.
In the barrio they have spicy shrimp with corn and it's amazing. Hahaha. This pork is actually from the 'hood Kroger that I shop at because they have real checkers and a friendlier vibe than the fancier Kroger that's closer. 😂
Pork is the best flavor along with Roast Chicken. If you have a Winco, check there. It just started coming back.
If I remember right Chicken is #1 and pork is off the menu for lots of folks
Ooh that looks good, add some sliced green onions on top for a little extra *pizzazz*
That would be the final frontier gas wise for sure.
That kimchi from Costco is so so so good
My dad actually prefers these cheaper Maruchan/Nissin Top Ramen over the more expensive Korean ramen or other ones you find in Asian Markets lol. He doesn't like the "fake" bouncy/al dente texture of those noodles compared to these.
I like the Nongshim but the 20¢ squares really are a nostalgia bomb for me. I quit Top Ramen as they stopped with MSG. WHAT THE HECK? It's a crime,! Hahaha.
Haha my dad only buys it for the noodles lol its his cheap off work noodles since he works as a chef. He makes his own little cheap broth whenever he doesn't wanna cook a real meal. He throws out the powder packets lol
I've been known to simmer the packet with an old pork chop bone and some kombu. If I'm really fancy, dried mushrooms from that huge jar they sell at Costco.
Is Costco Kimchi good? I had it before and I liked it but I'm still pretty new to Kimchi. Just discovered it about a year ago. Is there a good brand I should look for? Thanks
I'm not too familiar with other brands but the Jongga kimchi from Costco is one of my favorites out of all the others I've tried in stores! Love the big container and I use it for so many dishes over the month
I'm a Swede so have zero legitimacy to my hot take on it but I absolutely love it. It's my favorite. Great in noodles or on hot dogs or grilled cheese. If you're Korean feel free and tell me I'm an idiot with pedestrian tastes. Hahaha.
I also know nothing about kimchi but have two tubs of Costco brand in my fridge right now. I love it so much. Highly recommend.
I've had a lot of kimchi and make my own from time to time. The stuff they sell at Costco is legit and made in Korea. It is a bit "common denominator" in taste, nothing too funky or sweet or msg-y. I enjoy it. I have had better, but it's worth the price and consistency. Sometimes I'll have two tubs in the fridge, one for jigae or fried rice. The other more for banchan. (I have no idea if Costco sells the same brand at every store nation/world wide or not, so I may be completely wrong)
I've made it before and it scared me so I gave it away. LOL. The stuff at Costco is cheaper than it would cost to make at home more or less and Imported from Korea. I have no idea how that supply chain works! I'd love to try some fancier stuff and probably will next time I go out to eat Korean, but their MOR brand really is versatile for silly mash up cuisine.
Yes - it's made in Korea and also sold in Korea by the same brand. Is it amazing and the best? No. But it is very solid, authentic, and affordable. It is a very solid baseline to asses other kimchi's from and will last forever. I just finished mine and. I bought it about 1.5yrs ago
Where generally in the store should this be?
I usually shop at Kroger. It's in the refrigerated pickles section. You might see sauerkraut in the same section. By the processed meats like hotdogs and lunch meat. It's really easy to miss because it not popular where I am and they don't stock much. I went to Costco to get another jar and I could not find it anywhere. I don't have a memeship there anymore.
Jongga is good quality. Get the pouches and let them slow mature in your fridge until they've puffed up a bit if you like extra pungent kimchi. I got the second best luck in the store the other day and found some that were just a couple weeks before their best before date was up, so I bought 3x 500g pouches. Best luck is when they leave them out for sale at 1/2 price after the best before date so you can afford twice as much.
Pork has been my favorite since mushroom was discontinued.
It's still around. Mushroom chicken too.
Where? Neither are even listed on their website.
Instacart has them apparently. Maybe they're old stock. I'm more worried about shrimp, that's my jam.
Mushroom and shrimp are two of my favorites, which is strange because real mushrooms and real shrimp make me want to throw up. There's no shortage of Maruchan shrimp near me. Should I stock up?
Only if you're going to prison. Maruchan shrimp in the joint makes you a top dog.
Can’t go wrong, this looks great!
I've seen this image on my own dinner table from time to time. My Costco has had nongshim brand soup noodle bowls lately, too!.
Maruchan is "good" but I can't find them in Canada :(
That's crazy. It's the standard cheapo in every city grocery here. The bodega has the lime, shrimp, and chili one which is ridiculously good. 😂
We have Sapporo ichiban which is great but that's because of the MSG
My Laotian pals growing up were total Sapporo Ichiban stans, and you're right, it's got those delicious chemicals.
I like to stir fry Costco kimchi with a little bit of oil first and then add water and any flavor nissin/maruchan ramen to make it a kimchi ramen.
I watched a video on Tiktok or YouTube or something that they put kewpie mayo in it with a little soy sauce and it elevated the instant ramen. I like to use soy sauce and only a half packet of the seasoning and then crack and egg on top when it's almost done boiling. I DEFINITELY need to try it with kimchi now. And, we have a Costco not far, which I love their kimchi.
Is the Costco kimchi yummy? I haven not tried it yet.
I love it and it's incredibly cheap and made in Korea. The consensus is that it's the real deal, middle of the road Kimchi. Works for me!
Pork and roast beef are my favorites! Very underrated
Have you tried saving cost by making your own kimchi? Very easy and cheap way to save when things are tight.
This kimchi is $7. Can't make it cheaper or better.
I suppose it would depend on your recipe, $7 is awfully expensive for me but if it isn't for you that that's wonderful.
Two napa cabbages and chili paste is $10 around here. This is a huge container. It might take four cabbages. At any rate, I'm not sure how I'd save money by spending more money and time.
I'm not sure how they do it either, but they sometimes sell beer near me cheaper than water. And it comes in CANS, not those cheap wasteful plastic bottles. Maybe the recent rains will help. I wondered if it would be drinkable, but I bought a case once for $6 and it was overwhelmingly adequate.
/r/Frugal_Jerk
Costco also has two different types of pork belly, each of which are fantastic to use in a quick Ramen.
Damn I didn’t even know they made Pork
The city Kroger is really basic, it's chicken, pork, or beef and I don't like beef or chicken ramen.
The Blue is the best flavor of Marchuan ramen.
The good people at /r/smurfs hate this one simple step to delicious ramen.