Saturday, 14 July 2012

Instant Noodles

When we moved from New Zealand to Australia, we found a few things were different. Gluten free bread available at the supermarket could actually be made into a sandwich. The gluten free bread that was available from the local Woolies bakery in NZ was really only good for toasting. Dried pasta was a lot cheaper in Australia as well.
One thing we really did miss though was Trident Vietnamese Instant Rice Noodles. These were available at Countdown supermarkets , in Beef and Chicken varieties. My son, now 17, used to love them, but we haven't seen them anywhere in Australia.
So after a lot of hunting around on the net, I found the following.
KOKA Fragrant Chicken Pho Ga Rice Noodles
The noodles are a bit thicker, like the ones you get in your typical plain bulk rice noodle packet.
They come with two packets. One, the seasoning,  has compartments for the Chicken flavoring and the oil. The other called Garnishes, has dried vegetables including chili flakes. Now I like hot food, but I don't like to use the full packet of Garnishes.
If you're making them for a child, I'd leave out the Garnish packet altogether and go easy on the flavoring.
Making them is easy. Put them in a bowl, pour on some boiling water. Now you can either wait for four or five minutes, or put the bowl in the microwave for one minute.
Add the flavour, the oil and maybe some of the garnishes and Yum.
My son managed to eat about 15 packets over the month, especially in the school holidays.
They're also available in Beef flavor.
I've been buying them online from i-Ramen www.getnoodles.com.au
They'll freight 12 packets of Chicken and 12 of Beef flavour up to Brisbane for around $30.

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