<p>I am SO serious about this question.</p>
<p>what IS the purpose of cooking ramen noodles, other than making them softer? I think ramen noodles have been pre-prepared already. So it’s not as if microwaving them/cooking them is going to make much of a difference. Just soak them in water and eat them. they still taste as good (in fact better since your tongue doesn’t have to avoid the scalding hot water).</p>
<p>Heh, something about the thought of it is disgusting.</p>
<p>Are you saying you eat raw Ramen?</p>
<p>Umm theres a flovor packet too, and it wouldn’t work too well with cold water. Theres something called letting them cool so your tongue doesn’t burn. Your way is gross.</p>
<p>the flavor packet works well with cold water (for me).</p>
<p>also i get distracted when waiting for it to cool. once i pour the water in i just have to eat it asap. </p>
<p>btw I’m not talking about the regular ramen noodle packages - I’m talking about something similar to ramen so we can call it pretty much equivalent to ramen.</p>
<p>also hot water isn’t always available, in which case cold water is the only option</p>
<p>also im naturally lazy and less effort is always better :D</p>
<p>i’d like to see a better objection than “it’s disgusting”, in case there is one</p>
<h2>My very serious answer to your serious question</h2>
<p>Whether you eat it cooked or uncooked. You will have consumed the same amount of hydrogenated palm oil, refined flour product that satisfy your body’s whole entire day’s requirements of saturated fat + more. Very healthy!</p>
<p>Btw, each packet is for 2 servings…</p>
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<p>Actually the type of noodles I eat are all natural vegan noodles (not ramen noodles). I avoid hydrogenated oils. I just used the word “ramen noodles” since more students here can identify with them.</p>
<p>when i was little, kids would take the ramen packet flavors and eat it straight up! they’d dip their fingers in there like it was candy! </p>
<p>i thought you meant just eat the noodles dry. but to soak it in cold water then gnaw on it? ew!</p>
<p>Doesnt uncooked [not microwaved or whatever] ramen upset your stomache? then again, prob. not…, b’cause its like…eating chips!</p>
<p>HAHA! I LOVE RAW RAMEN! BETTER THAN REGULAR RAMEN. just put in the sauce and mush it and eat it =)</p>
<p>heck yes i love dry ramen. except the beef or pork flavors. blech</p>
<p>Get some real Ramyun.</p>
<p>Get Shin Ramyun, boil water, put in mix, add noodles and also eggs. let it cook but don’t let it cook for too long or else it’ll be too soft. Make it a little bit raw.
it is THE BEST.</p>
<p>You can eat it raw too. Crush it and add 1/4 of the mix into the bag and shake. Goes well with cold Gatorade.</p>
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<p>“Every time you eat raw ramen, god kills a kitten.”</p>
<p>The heat helps them absorb water quickly…</p>
<p>Once, a buddy and I went camping. He brought a camp stove. I brought ramen. He forgot to put gas in the stove. We ate RamenBarsTM. It sucked.</p>
<p>i eat them dry as snacks all the time. I’ve nver done the cold water thing though.</p>
<p>I think one of the best things about ramen is that they’re actually hot. I like hot foods that you can make without much work.</p>
<p>That being said, I don’t eat ramen (but I would probably eat the vegan noodles you talk about). I like those little microwaveable healthy soup things. They definitely aren’t as cheap as ramen (so it sort of defeats the purpose) but they taste amazing and they’re actually good for you.</p>
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<p>How about this one, if you don’t sanitize your food by heating it to 100 C `, you run the risk of ingesting harmful bacteria/germs… which can make your sick??</p>
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<p>Are they Dr. McDougall’s and vegan? I tried those as well (by just soaking them in water raw even though they’re supposed to be microwaved). they still tasted awesome.</p>
<p>oh and i also have just started eating my oatmeal raw too.</p>
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<p>I’ve certainly considered this argument for a while. We don’t heat up most of our food (once the food has already been processed - as ramen/vegan noodles already have) - heating is usually more useful for meat (but I’m vegetarian). I guess you could get food-borne illnesses out of raw salads, but the vast majority of raw salad is still safe.</p>
<p>I know that there are SOME plants where you should heat them up before eating them though - as heating them up sometimes destroys their toxins - with kidney beans for example.</p>
<p>yeah, precooked:
[Raw</a> ramen noodles](<a href=“http://www.ramenlicious.com/encyclopedia/raw-ramen-noodles.html]Raw”>http://www.ramenlicious.com/encyclopedia/raw-ramen-noodles.html)</p>
<p>lol. i guess you can live on cold food. but warm food in your stomach just feels nicer.</p>
<p>this is such a good idea. i love eating them raw.</p>
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<p>So what brand of noodle are we talking about? </p>
<p>I often find that the term “ramen noodle” is a misnomer because ramen means “pulled noodle” in Chinese. You start with a glob of dough, turn it into the shape of a log, then bring both ends together, seal & stretch, thereby enlarging the circle. Give it a twist, turn it into the shape of a numeral 8. Bring the 2 connected circles together & stretch, twist, & fold…until you do it so many times that the dough turns into strands of noodle. “Ramen” = pulled noodle. How funny to hear ramen noodle, which means pulled noodle noodle.
Many of the so called ramens are actually just instant noodle, not the real thing…</p>