Iced Instant Ramen Exists Because Japan

It’s getting hot out there. Beverages and food, designed to keep us warm most of the year, will soon be rethought and iced. Thanks to Nissin, instant ramen is no exception.

Cup Noodle Somen is meant to be served cold. Stop sweating while you slurp your noodles this summer, with a more refreshing version of the beloved and cost-effective meal. It’s sea bream and yuzu-flavored, and it’s encouraged that ice is added to the broth. It will be available in Japan after June 19th.

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Knitting With Instant Ramen Noodles, Just Like Eating Them, Soothes The Soul

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Few things warm your insides on a budget, quite like instant ramen. Artist, Cynthia Delaney Suwito, gives us another reason to love the cheap noodles, by knitting with them.

Knitting Noodles, using the delicate ramen instead of more pliable yarn, acts as a reminder to take our time and to be patient. Although, not when it comes to eating ramen… because we want that in our belly right damn now!

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Ramen Activewear Is A Very Practical Fashion Choice

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Nothing warms your innards and gets you a week’s worth of sodium, quite like a packet of instant ramen noodles. Now, the responsible meal choice can help make a fashion statement, with Ramen Activewear.

Brought to us by Get On Fleek, you can work off those noodles and excessive salt, dressed in a Ramen Tracksuit, Ramen Hoodie, or Ramen Tank. There’s even a bunch of flavor options available, depending on how you roll.

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Please Watch These Ramen Cookies Being Made

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There’s cookies, there’s ramen, and then there’s the hypnotic effect of watching ramen cookies being made.

Brought to us by Amber of Sweet Ambs Cookies — the process starts simply enough with a plain sugar cookie, and then Amber’s mastery of royal icing and a scribe tool get to work.

The result is a sweet version of the savory noodle dish — complete with the requisite eggs, pork, narutomaki, and chopsticks. You can see the process below, and attempt to make your own.

Or, like most, you’ll just be inspired to grab some instant ramen and cookies for dinner. It’s OK, we won’t judge.

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Ramen Ice Cream Exists

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Instant ramen… It satiates broke co-eds, makes for a great mid-western State, and is now an ice cream.

Nissin Foods, makers of the infamous Cup Noodle, is now serving Ramen Ice Cream at their Cup Noodles Museum in Yokohama, Japan.

The frozen treat is presented in their iconic styrofoam cup and, instead of boring rainbow sprinkles and gummy bears — the ice cream can be topped with freeze-dried shrimp, beef cubes, green onions, and egg. Yum!

[link, via Rocket News 24 and Mental Floss]