In these financially unsure times, some of us poorer students (and other assorted recession affected peeps) have to exist on two minute noodle type meals. There’s those of us who can afford the classy Maggi 2 minute noodles, and those of us who like the Mi Goreng varieties or the generic supermarket brands.
Then…there’s the hubby and I.
We were shopping at a cheap produce market for our vegetables and meat products (we save a lot there which is helpful when you’re a bit “povvo” as they say) when we came across a special on noodle cups. The deal was that you got five of these massive noodle cups (that were claimed to be “extra saucy”) for less than a dollar each. The hubby and I got really excited (yes we need to get out more) and bought five of them.
Big Mistake.
Firstly, all that makes them “extra saucy” is a tiny sachet of soy sauce. Secondly, they just taste like soy sauce. And thirdly, there’s like 55 steps to prepare such a meal. You have to boil water, pour it in the cup, replace the lid, wait two minutes, remove the lid, put in the soy sauce, stir, and then replace the lid and let it stand for another two minutes. So essentially, they’re like 10 minute noodles.
Fourthly (haha – does anyone actually say that?!), all the flavours taste the same (suspiciously like soy sauce). And the kicker: whether it’s Chicken, Beef or Oriental, your breath will later smell distinctively like you’ve been chowing down on a big chunk of SPAM, which is basically congealed, questionable ham in a can. I’m not such a fan. Duran Duran. Oops, sorry the rhyming was getting too fun.
Basically, Spam breath does not smell so unlike Dog Food Breath.
So one evening the hubby and I spent all our time together yelling out things like, “Have you been eating Spam?!”
“No Spammy, no!”
“What ya doin’, Spammy?”
“What’s that Lassie? Spammy is stuck down a well?”
Hey, I never said we’re actually funny to people who are not us!
Um, so what was the point of this post? I think it was to tell you that the moral of the story is not to scrimp and save to ridiculous levels. Some things you just can’t compromise on. Honestly. Two minute noodles of almost any variety won’t break the bank.
Spam breath is not good for anyone.
Finding a dollar taco stand is always a nice way to eat out and not break the bank. We have a stand here in Westwood called Tommy Taco. I just recently learned people call it “Buck Fifty” because their tacos are a buck fifty and they’re actually bigger than the ones the taco carts make for a dollar. If you’re really ballin’, they also make tacos that comes with guac and all that other good stuff. It beats the Taco Bell around the corner.
Mi Goreng noodles are the best! Love that MSG
You gotta spring for the Ramen.