Nongshim Shin Noodles or Premium Noodles 388-700g Pk 4/5 $5 @ Woolworths

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The standard Shin Ramyun along with all the other new/different varieties (excludes Shin Ramyun Black)

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  • Do they ever go on half price?

    • It's been a while since the 5 Pack has been half-price.

    • i've stopped eating instant ramen as they give us non alcoholic fatty liver

      • Are you sure?

        • +2

          they are high in fats, refined carbs and high in salt - like any highly processed foods eat in moderation.

          • @sardines: So don’t put the oil sachet in and don’t drink all the soup… problem solved

            • +1

              @freeb1e4me: A lot of these Korean instant ramens don't have an oil sachet, just spice powder (and dried veggies). It's mainly the Indo-style noodles that have the oil, and often it's palm oil. Haven't had an Indo one in years.

              I like these Korean ones for when I can't be bothered cooking. I treat them like a full meal though, chuck in some protein, a whole bunch of veggies. I don't just have them as snacks.

              • +1

                @wavesgreen: I may be wrong but I believe the issue with palm oil is of deforestation rather than health drawbacks - palm oil is actually one of the healthiest oils.

                • @AllyOop: Only minor health benefits - the bad thing with palm oil is it's high in saturated fat. Definitely something you want to be watching how much you consume.

                  • @wavesgreen: I never said it was healthy - just that it was healthier than other oils. I don't think any oil can claim to be healthy. Saturated fat is an issue, but most neutral 'daily cooking' oils (peanut, sunflower, etc) have similar or worse issues with saturated fat or polyunsaturated fat causing free radicals. Overall if you're looking for something 'safe' without spending an arm and a leg on olive or avocado oil, palm oil is your best bet.

            • +1

              @freeb1e4me: It's the noodles. The noodles have a lot of fat in them, not the sachets.

              It's flour fried in oil then dehydrated for storage.

            • @freeb1e4me: Instant noodles are unhealthy because the whole noodle itself is deep fried to dehydrate it

        • The presence of NAFLD was 34.9% (n = 341) in men and 11.7% (n = 171) in women. Carbohydrate intake was positively associated with NAFLD prevalence in women (p for trend = 0.008). There was also a positive association between rice intake and NAFLD prevalence in women; the multi-adjusted odds ratio for the highest versus the lowest quartiles of rice intake was 1.87 (95% CI: 1.03, 3.41; p for trend = 0.006). These associations were not observed in men. No association was observed between bread and noodle intake and the prevalence of NAFLD in either sex.
          Conclusions
          Consumption of carbohydrates and rice was positively associated with NAFLD prevalence in middle-aged Japanese women.

          So…. if you are an asian male, then go for it !
          https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S02615…

      • +1

        Not to encourage you to start eating them again, but Nong Shim do have a Shin Light variant which has less carbs and about four times less total fat (including less than 1g saturated fat) compared to the original.

        Unfortunately they do cost a little more and can be quite hard to find as not many stores stock them

      • YOLO dude

      • Of course plain noodles are not heathy without extra protein and veggies. Since it takes time to finish the bowl, people can't eat increasingly like eating fast food.

        American shape vs Korean shape

    • I got the Black for $6 a few weeks back. Usually $12.

  • just bought 2 last week

  • The taste gets worsen now …

    • worser tomorrow…

    • I swear the origina;l used to taste better and the noodle texture.
      The black one is the only one now which for me has any flavor.

      • Personally can't stand the black one and have never liked it. For me it tastes more bland rather than premium.

        Anyway, I'm pretty sure like 10+ years ago the main red packets were called Hot and Spicy, then one day they started selling them as Gourmet Spicy and reduced both the flavour and spice. I could be remembering incorrectly though

        I've found a photo of a packet which looks quite old and has Hot and Spicy, I think this is the one I'm remembering.

  • I bought soup spicy chicken last week along with Shin Black, and I really liked chicken soup too.

  • Back to normal price. I'm surprised they haven't extended the range at woolies yet

  • +1

    switched to Neoguri one it's actually better imo

    • Better nood texture?

      • +1

        yea it's more bouncy and chewy

        • Hows the soup flavor?

          • +1

            @smurfinaus: even the spicy ones are MUCH less spicy than any of the shin, i like them way more than the shin ones where the spice is too overwhelming

        • And comes with fish flavoured racoons!

  • Originally usually 5.99 at your local asian grocer. Saw the black 4 pack for 5.99 the other week….

  • -1

    The cheese ones are good

  • which ones are best?

    • Of these, probably Spicy Chicken for flavour, Shin Ramyun for best spice. But depends what you're into.

      • ill give chicken a try ty

  • Is the Toomba and Tom Yum new to Woolies? Haven’t noticed those before

    • I believe so.

      Recently saw the Tom Yum variant at my local Woolworths, but was waiting until it was on special.

  • -2

    Why are these chemical noodles so popular?

    • +1

      Why is Maccas so popular?

  • +3

    Fun fact - the "Toomba" flavour comes from "Toowoomba Pasta", a made up dish from Outback Steakhouse which is American food cosplaying as Australian

    • -3

      "American food cosplaying as Australian" - er, it's primarily a steakhouse. How is steak not Australian? It's a basic part of Australian cuisine. Looking at what else is on the menu, I see salmon, lamb chops, grilled chicken, burgers … none of these things aren't Australian. They even have pavlova.

      • Woah champ, no need to also DM me demanding receipts on my claim. What's got your knickers in a knot, it's just a fun fact on an American company.

        If you are beaming with Australian pride you should know that calling a seafood pasta dish Toowoomba Pasta is hilarious because Toowoomba is completely landlocked and nowhere near water. Only Americans would have this level of cultural awareness and then sell it overseas

        • You still haven't answered my question though, which is: "Explain how lamb chops and pavlova, both on the menu at Outback, are "American food cosplaying as Australian" ?" Both are about as Australian as you can get.

  • -1

    NoodBargain

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      -1

  • Are these very spicy? I'm a bit of a wimp.

    • The two spicy ones can be a bit confronting for people who don't like spice… but they're not insanely hot or anything. But if you're a wimp, definitely not for you. Try the mild or kim chi.

    • +1

      Quilton deal is on so you may be covered.

  • hope amazon will match that

  • Just came back from Korea and surprise how EXPENSIVE stuff is over there. Something as basic as instant noodle, we are basically paying Korean price here, when median salary in Korea is 30% lower.

    For instant noodle I nowadays only buy Nissin Japan version, but they are exepnsive here, like two dollars a pack, I just refill whenever I go to Japan.

    • Is it more expensive in Korea than in HK (also known to be an expensive Asian country/city)? Have been to HK but not South Korea, and HK is expensive!

      • +1

        Nongshim in Korea is about same price as HK about 0.7 to 0.8 USc and we have it best, almost always can find it at 64 USc. Japan for obvious reason making more expensive at least US$ 2 a pack.

        HK is expensive due to the low median income and inflated property market. To put this in perspective, peg rent of a 2LDK in CBD against country median income, Japan is 50%, Korea 80%, Australia is 100% and Hong Kong… 170%!!

        Hong Kong however does have the highest top 20% salary out of the four by a significant margin, guess that why high paid expats like to go HK.

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