FOOD Sapporo Ichiban

Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon
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I know that all of us have eaten ramen noodles for many years. However, you may not know that the brand “Sapporo Ichiban” was the first ramen that came to this country. This was followed by Top Ramen and other brands. They all tasted the same and the noodles have the same consistency. That is, among the later arrivals. The reason for this thread is because I wanted to tell you about the Sapporo brand. Those noodles are nothing like the others. I can’t describe them, except that they’re more like rice noodle consistency than the others. They’re more expensive, but if you feel like trying a package, I think you’d like them.
 

Publius

TB Fanatic
I'm eating some Ramen right now and find it odd this comes up at the same time.
The brand is Chow Mein and its a Spicy Teriyaki Beef Flavor and unlike many of the spicy ramen thats out there that burns your mouth and lips , but spicy hot in a good way. I do not like food thats so spicy hot you wince with each bite and after a few bites you cannot taste anything thats not good as part of eating is the taste with each bite.

Anyone thats interested you can find Chow Mein Spicy Teriyaki Beef Flavor in Walmart and lately it's selling for $1.48 per-package. I have caught it on sale for 88 cents each and I bought a pile of it, it's a great snack food.
 

Kathy in FL

Administrator
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I'm almost afraid to ask what the carbs are in a pkg. I used to use Ramen all the time in various recipes - including a breakfast type noodle recipe - but I haven't been able to touch them in almost two years because of the massive carb dump from many brands. Any idea how many are in a pkg?

I've actually been looking at some rice ramen at Costco.

Thanks.

ETA: never mind; those things have 60+ grams of carbs per pkg. :eek:
 

GeneSD

Retired December 31 2022
I'm almost afraid to ask what the carbs are in a pkg. I used to use Ramen all the time in various recipes - including a breakfast type noodle recipe - but I haven't been able to touch them in almost two years because of the massive carb dump from many brands. Any idea how many are in a pkg?

I've actually been looking at some rice ramen at Costco.

Thanks.

ETA: never mind; those things have 60+ grams of carbs per pkg. :eek:
Here is the back label:Ramen50.jpg
 

Kathy in FL

Administrator
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Wow that's a lot of sodium!

Halve the seasoning packet you use, or seasoning with something low- or non-sodium. I like to use the noodles plain in other recipes and they absorb the flavor of what they are cooked with. Or I should say I did until I have to give up the ramen.

Lotus Foods brand has some rice ramen that I'm seriously giving consideration to. Carbs are only slightly better but they are closer to 50g instead of the over 60g that regular ramen has.
 

dioptase

Veteran Member
We used to get the chicken flavor Nissin cup noodles (in the styrofoam cups) all the time as a quick and warm (not so much snack as comfort) food, but the carbs! 41 g per one cup, still very high. (290 cal, only 6 g of protein, sodium 1160 mg but we are all salt fiends here.)

(But high carb or not, it's still something I want to slurp if I'm feeling under the weather, so I generally buy a box of 6-12 every fall, even though it has disgusting soy protein in it which I otherwise try to avoid... because I want something in its own cup that I can just pour boiling water over, easy-peasy.)
 

Meemur

Voice on the Prairie
HyVee item. I make my own sauce or just use a little dark soy sauce and some cut-up hotdogs from the butcher.
I like these noodles: they are slightly thicker than regular ramen.

These are also an occasional treat only, mostly when I'm too tired to cook anything.

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von Koehler

Has No Life - Lives on TB
I'm almost afraid to ask what the carbs are in a pkg. I used to use Ramen all the time in various recipes - including a breakfast type noodle recipe - but I haven't been able to touch them in almost two years because of the massive carb dump from many brands. Any idea how many are in a pkg?

I've actually been looking at some rice ramen at Costco.

Thanks.

ETA: never mind; those things have 60+ grams of carbs per pkg. :eek:

At 60 grams that's 3 times above the recommended daily limit to be on a ketogenic diet.
 
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Tweakette

Irrelevant
Way too many carbs for me. I'm not (yet) diabetic but carbs make me gain weight like nothing else.

There is a brand of low-carb ramen out there, it is very expensive and while I bought a few packets on sale (online) I haven't tried them yet.

For any ramen fanciers there who need to lay off the carbs, you might want to try them out. The brand is called "Immi".
 

Uhhmmm...

Veteran Member
Waaaayyyy too much sodium. Does that include the flavoring packet, and, if so, any ideas about the sodium content of the noodles alone?
 

AlfaMan

TB Fanatic
I know that all of us have eaten ramen noodles for many years. However, you may not know that the brand “Sapporo Ichiban” was the first ramen that came to this country. This was followed by Top Ramen and other brands. They all tasted the same and the noodles have the same consistency. That is, among the later arrivals. The reason for this thread is because I wanted to tell you about the Sapporo brand. Those noodles are nothing like the others. I can’t describe them, except that they’re more like rice noodle consistency than the others. They’re more expensive, but if you feel like trying a package, I think you’d like them.
Sapporo Ichiban in the ramen world is considered a "high end high quality" ramen. The missus loves Ichiban; and they're regularly stocked here at casa Alfaman. She buys the bowls, rather than the bricks. They're available in good Asian grocery stores (we buy them at Lotte). They're always a bit pricier than the other (two full aisles in Lotte) ramen noodles but they're also a very fast seller.
 

psychgirl

TB Fanatic
Just eat the noodles and avoid the package of seasonings. I just cook the noodles and add a little salt and butter. When the grid goes down my noodles will be worth billions. I accept only gold and silver for my noodles.
I do this.

You really don’t need a whole packet to get good flavor!
Those noodles are delicious plain, too.
I keep ramen in preps especially for times of illness.
A few times when I’ve had a bug, nothing at ALL sounded very good to eat but a bowl of ramen noodle soup fit the bill.
Added bonus was ease and fast preparation of the soup.
 

Wildwood

Veteran Member
I turn it into egg drop soup using the flavor packet and two eggs per package to up that protein a little. We have it with grilled cheese sandwiches but only a few times a year, mostly when we are under the weather....otherwise that combo could kill a fella or make their wife fat lol.

I'll be trying the Sapporo noodles.
 

Jeff B.

Don’t let the Piss Ants get you down…
The Ichiban are very good. Which is roughly a translation for Ichiban!
 

dioptase

Veteran Member
That is the problem with almost all ramen.... High carb, low protein.

I took a look at the immi ramen, but while it is low carb and has a decent amount of protein, it is "plant based" (no real chicken or other meat) and some of the reviews have been bad.

While not ramen, I've looked at fast food chicken noodle soup too and in my experience those have their problems too. The best that I can come up with, for my taste, is the Pacific brand of organic chicken soups (canned mostly, but also one carton). One can of their organic spicy chicken noodle soup has 20 g of carb and 13 g of protein (not bad compared to ramen).

So many soups have things I simply can't have.... too many carbs or soy protein (which is in almost most big brand name soups like Campbell or Progresso). I so want some beef barley soup which doesn't have soy protein in it.
 

Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon
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You know, I see the same virtue signaling EVERY TIME someone mentions ramen noodles. WTH is wrong with some of you? You’re acting like others intend to eat nothing but ramen noodles 3x a day 7 days a week. Employ some freakin LOGIC for chrissakes.
 

dioptase

Veteran Member
Well, I blame you all...

I broke down and had one cup of (expiration 9-2024) chicken Nissin ramen.

(BUT *virtue signaling* I did also order the Pacific chicken soups.)

And no, for SOME of us, at least (whose genetics are against us), sucky treadmills won't help. (Even if they would help, I'd much rather go for a hike, or even a walk around the neighborhood, rather than submit myself to a treadmill. But until my knees get replaced, I can't do either.)
 

Voortrekker

Veteran Member
You know, I see the same virtue signaling EVERY TIME someone mentions ramen noodles. WTH is wrong with some of you? You’re acting like others intend to eat nothing but ramen noodles 3x a day 7 days a week. Employ some freakin LOGIC for chrissakes.
Well....

Ramen noodles with a can of Beenie Weenies, ramen with a can of soup, a can of beans, a can of tuna fish, a can of vegetables...

Ramen noodles and peanut butter just kidding.

Ramen and rice and canned chicken.
 

von Koehler

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Way too many carbs for me. I'm not (yet) diabetic but carbs make me gain weight like nothing else.

There is a brand of low-carb ramen out there, it is very expensive and while I bought a few packets on sale (online) I haven't tried them yet.

For any ramen fanciers there who need to lay off the carbs, you might want to try them out. The brand is called "Immi".

If you eat too many carbs over time, you will develop insulin resistance. Belly fat is unhealthy and hard to lose, if not impossible when someone has developed insulin resistance. Insulin is the bodies fat storage hormone.

All kinds of bad stuff results. Recommended maximum amount of carbs can vary widely depending on your medical condition but a range of 50 to 20 is a typical regime to return to normal.
 
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mrrk1562

Veteran Member
i like ramen noodles . i like to use some cajon spices instead of the flavor packet .also with any pasta i like to add mushrooms to help regulate the carb dump ..
 
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