Yakisoba

[Haveuseen1]

Well I finally broke down and tried the Maruchan Yakisoba noodles.  They were easily converted to FBC and they were quite good.  They had a better flavor than the Ramen brand and came with some veggies.

The sodium is off the charts, so any of you who care about that may want to look elsewhere.  My thoughts are I eat healthy and exercise all the time.  If some added sodium is going to kill me over a few nights of backpacking, then so be it.

Anyway I would suggest you give them a try.  You can get them at any grocery store and they are cheap.

[Joshua Szulecki]

I'm curious... Do these come with the broth in a packet, like Ramen, or is it mixed in? And, if so, does the label on the  package distinguish between the sodium in the noodles and the sodium in the broth packet? In the brief phase where I could stand eating Ramen, I always ditched the broth packet, because it ALWAYS gave me a headache. Nowadays I generally only eat fresh noodles, as I dislike both dried noodles and semolina flour. I'm a big fan of a brand whose label is entirely in Japanese, so I have no clue who makes it.

[Haveuseen1]

The broth is in a seperate packet.  The veggies are also in a seperate packet.  I will check the label and get back with you on the sodium ( with or without the packet ).

I dont really care for the "ramen" brand noodles.  These were slightly different, and in my opinion much better.

There is another brand of noodles that are not dried and they are much larger.  They are quite good and I believe that package is all japanese.  The weight on them has got to be 4 times or more of the ramen or yakisoba.  If that is a concern.  I believe they came with a seperate "flavor" packet, although without the veggies.

[Bearpaw]

Real yakisoba is probably my favorite style of pasta of all time, but I doubt any thing dehydrated could come close.  Still, it's worth a try. 

I became a yakisoba addict in Okinawa, where katsudan, a variation of stir fry with vegetables and chicken was a mainstay for me.  The sauce, a liquid in its own pack, was a key to the flavor.  I get it in a bottle form at a Japanese market just up the road from me now.  I'll have to try the Maruchan yakisoba and see how it compares.

[Joshua Szulecki]

There is another brand of noodles that are not dried and they are much larger.  They are quite good and I believe that package is all japanese.  The weight on them has got to be 4 times or more of the ramen or yakisoba.  If that is a concern.  I believe they came with a seperate "flavor" packet, although without the veggies.

If I had to bet, I'd say they are probably udon, which is my second favorite noodle in the world. My favorite are a polish freeform recipe passed through my family (and my digestive system) for a while now. Well, udon would be the third if you count pierogi as noodles.

[Haveuseen1]

Ok I checked the package and it does not show the "flavor packet" seperate so I would have to say that it is included in the #.  1180 is the sodium.

We have two great japanese restaurants here in Madison/HSV. The freeze dried noodles are no where near as good as what I can get there.  Although I dont remember seeing a Japanese restaurant on the A.T., Pinhoti,BNF, or any other trail. I guess these will have to do.

Either way this is another item I will add to my food mix for upcoming trips.  Nice to add some vairety.