Modified Ramen (episode 80)

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0:00 College
0:23 Wabs
0:58 Egg ramen
1:43 Spicy Peanut Broccoli Ramen
2:31 How to succeed in college
3:05 Hangover Ramen
3:43 Curry Chickpea Ramen
4:14 Spinach and Steak Ramen

“Instant noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando (born Go Pek-Hok) of Nissin Foods in Japan.[1] They were launched in 1958 under the brand name Chikin Ramen. In 1971, Nissin introduced Cup Noodles, the first cup noodle product. Instant noodles are marketed worldwide under many brand names.

Ramen, a Japanese noodle soup, is sometimes used as a descriptor for instant noodle flavors by some Japanese instant noodle manufacturers. It has become synonymous in America for all instant noodle products.[2]”

If you've never had actual ramen from a Japanese restaurant, put that at the top of your food-related to do list. Actually go right now. I don’t care if you’re at work, just go.

Recipes:
Checking for WABS is mostly necessary with the cheap North American packets (as far as I know). If you get Asian versions of instant ramen there are a LOT of great ones with tons of flavor, sauces, dehydrated vegetables. Also the ones served in cup seems to be more deluxe.

Recipe #1: Broth of choice, Scallions and eggs. I tend to cook my egg most of the way through but you do you, boo.

Recipe #2: Veggie or chicken broth, Scallions, peanut butter, chopped broccoli. This is my favorite. A simpler version of my spicy peanut butter soup video.

Recipe #3: No broth, Bacon, butter, parmesan. For when you're feeling filthy and want to compound it.

Recipe #4: Veggie or chicken broth, Indian curry paste and chic peas. There are a lot of veggies that would work well in this. There are also a ton of Indian curry pastes but I haven't met one I didn't like.

Recipe #5 Beef broth, spinach, sliced steak. Slice the steak as thinly as possible. I was looking for flank steak, ended up using top sirloin, you could also use hanger steak or skirt steak...there is a lot of opinions on steak cuts but I'm already out of my comfort zone. Just in life in general.

If you've read this far, congratulations, I'm giving away a prize to the few that get this far. The prize is the gift of reading my random ramblings for the next couple of minutes.

Do you ever find yourself sitting around, living life, then suddenly you’re all WTF? I mean W IN T ACTUAL F. In an existential kind of way. Honestly the weight of actually existing, even when things are going great, is sometimes just super overwhelming. I'm not sure it's really fathomable. I mean if we think about the beginning of the universe and try to imagine the nothing that it came from, it's gotta be a trick. Like there can't have ever been nothing. But if there can't have ever been nothing then…this is the point at which I've actually gone mad. Help. My brain is trying to stretch in a way it wasn't built for. My brain isn't Simone Biles, you know? And you shouldn't expect it to be. It has limits. But is that just the ceiling of my own confidence? The real problem here is that I said you won a prize, and usually prizes are supposed to be something good where you feel, "yeah, I totally just won a prize, man, I love prizes.” But just look at this. I'm not even sorry. It's possible I was up late last night.

[leonardodavinci]

The thought of me almost not clicking on this video terrifies me.

[win-sfbn]

*came for a normal video*

*left with something better*

[rachelp]

I was NOT expecting to get roasted this hard.

[razzleanimation]

I love how he's still just in his house, but manages to make it look like an apartment

[deketk]

0:00 - 0:18 It's not even 20 seconds and this video has already given me crippling depression

[LibertyLocalizer]

Me: Is this a serious video?
You suck at cooking: Well yes, but actually no.

[pandanleaf]

A-are we going to... disregard the broccoli smash..? 🥦✨

[japanesecooking]

Hi from Japan. To me, this is a great video to study English. Very comprehensive, but the words can be very different from textbooks. I like food, so it keeps my interest. I understand the term WABS is not widely used. But noodz instead of noodles, English is amazing. I liked the phrase, “so go nuts.”

Thank you for a wonderful education and entertainment.

[dischargepuddle]

“To combat ur 2 week vegetarian phase”

*i feel slightly attacked*

[grimm]

i was talking about making ramen to my sister and seconds later this showed up in my recommended. for the first time i am thankful for the government eavesdropping on my conversations

[erikborgnia]

I don't know why youtube recomended me this, but I'm glad it did

[Slommy-lunchmeat]

I tested the hangover ramen and it’s actually kinda good
bye

[angelscupboard]

i’m gonna start using the word “wabs” in normal conversation

[sarahyvonnejordan]

I feel like his voice is supposed to be on bobs burger

[VARIOUShorses]

We give thanks for the existential crisis. May our student loans be ever forgotten, our broth ever strong and our deadlines ever looming.

Ramen.

[otsupeco]

Rewatching this again now that I'm entering college hits different. It's making me have more of an existensial crisis on what's to come and I def feel the "program that's not right for you" so much. Regardless, these recipes will really get me going.

[angelajordan.]

I lost it when he smashed the broccoli 😭

[ayushpai]

The hangover ramen looks like an off-brand carbonara. Coincidentally, that’s the only carbonara i’m ever gonna have in my life.

[mothpawbs]

"This is hangover ramen because the fat and grease helps the guilt to slide right out"


Mood

[RosieJesselyn]

I came back to this video after a few years later to just say this video helped me not die and it still does.