Are packet noodles a snack or a meal?

[jontz01]

I've just stopped by to say that people who call their main meal of the day to be eaten in the evening "supper" (as in "kitchen supper") need stringing up from the nearest lamppost.

Byeeeee

Supper is what you have before bed. For me it's usually one of the biggest meals of the day.

 

[mojo pixy]

These are my current best noodles (sadly our local supermarket doesn't sell my actual favourites, 'MaMa' from Thailand), I usually add half an onion sliced, plus a handful of peas and sweetcorn from the freezer, for the simmer. Plus a spoon of chopped pickled chilli on top when it all goes into the bowl. that plus say an apple and a couple of biscuits, it's basically lunch

 

[jontz01]

Not really, it’s deffo a snack.
And if you’re going to mention one seasoning then you have to acknowledge the others. So it’s a noodle soup, whether a snack or a meal.

It's one of the ingredients in a snack. The base of a snack. Like sliced bread is to a sandwich.

 

[Orang Utan]

It's one of the ingredients in a snack. The base of a snack. Like sliced bread is to a sandwich.

The flavouring/broth surrounding the noodles is like the jam on toast

 

[strung out]

It's one of the ingredients in a snack. The base of a snack. Like sliced bread is to a sandwich.

You may as well say that buttered toast isn't a snack.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

They sell a version designed to be eaten dry like crisps as i think kids were doing it anyway

I remember my mind being slightly blown 20 years ago when I volunteered in a school in Nepal and most of the kids had this for lunch.

 

[Sue]

Anyway, packet noodles. I don’t like them. They seem to be the wrong kind of carbs. Very mushy. Like they’re already broken down into sugars. I don’t really know how to explain it, it’s just a feeling I get from them. I’m not a fan of noodles at all, to be honest.

Oh danny la rouge, you've just dissed one of my main food groups.

 

[danny la rouge]

Oh danny la rouge, you've just dissed one of my main food groups.

Sorry. I’m such a wrong ‘un.

 

[Sue]

Sorry. I’m such a wrong ‘un.

I see this.

 

[danny la rouge]

I see this.

I’ve let you down, I’ve let Urban down…

 

[Orang Utan]

dunno why carbs are so out of favour these days. People seem obsessed with them. They’re part of a balanced diet!

 

[newme]

dunno why carbs are so out of favour these days. People seem obsessed with them. They’re part of a balanced diet!

Almost nutrition free in the way most people intake them. With all the good stuff removed and is being basically just sugar.

 

[A380]

I loved the choice of instant noodles in China, but what I really like is that on Cathy Pacific in cattle class ( pre Covid) you could go to the galley and ask the cabin crew for a cup noodle at any time. Who needs a first class lounge and limousine transfers?

 

[Orang Utan]

Almost nutrition free in the way most people intake them. With all the good stuff removed and is being basically just sugar.

And? They’re still food. It’s not all about nutrition. People get so obsessed with food being just about that when it’s about so much more

 

[sealion]

Would you have a packet for your dinner?

Yes but they'd be packed out with Tuna/ meat Sweetcorn, Tomato, spring onion, garlic etc. Often whack a packet in to a stirfry to bulk out it.

 

[jontz01]

You may as well say that buttered toast isn't a snack.

Buttered toast is definitely a snack.

Instant noodles just have nothing going for them alone. Broth or no broth.

 

[gentlegreen]

And? They’re still food. It’s not all about nutrition. People get so obsessed with food being just about that when it’s about so much more

Depends..
A lifesaver if you're walking out of a jungle after a plain crash, but if you were preparing for a marathon, you might go for something better than potato starch.
I recently heard that some 19th century factory workers were fuelled by sweet tea...
My own diet is mostly carbs, but very low glycaemic for all-sorts of reasons....

 

[strung out]

Buttered toast is definitely a snack.

Instant noodles just have nothing going for them alone. Broth or no broth.

You're eating the wrong instant noodles.

 

[krtek a houby]

Can be lunch, or supper.

 

[andysays]

And? They’re still food. It’s not all about nutrition. People get so obsessed with food being just about that when it’s about so much more

Yeah, like making up random rules about calling meals dinner just because you eat them in the middle of the day...

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Super noodles maybe. There are decent ones. I'm liking these at the moment.

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Yes. This is what we have. Generally served as per the picture, but with extra cabbage and onion.

 

[Orang Utan]

Yeah, like making up random rules about calling meals dinner just because you eat them in the middle of the day...

It’s not a rule and it’s not random, Penfold. It’s just how it is where I’m from. Regionalist cunt.

 

[kalidarkone]

Would you have a packet for your dinner?
Or do you just eat them when you’re feeling peckish?
Asking to settle a mild argument with a relative

Both.

 

[Cid]

This is the current selection we have in. Nissin and and Indomie are firm favourites, though we usually have Samyang in too, as my wife loves the spicy ones.

All of these will do for a quick midweek lunch.

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I was all on board until the lack of Shin Ramyun...

 

[Cid]

The answer is both... Like drunken peckishness and drawers of instant noodles, definite snack. But egg and a bit of veg, definite meal. And various levels in between.

 

[strung out]

I was all on board until the lack of Shin Ramyun...

I forgot, we do usually have that one in, but for some reason my wife has gone off it. I prefer the non spicy packs, so won't get it in just for me.

 

[Clair De Lune]

They make an OK depression/exhaustion dinner. I might add some cheese and veg if I can be arsed. Prefer a beef n tomato pot noodle with bread and butter though if I'm in that kinda mood.

 

[Cid]

I forgot, we do usually have that one in, but for some reason my wife has gone off it. I prefer the non spicy packs, so won't get it in just for me.

Yeah, you do have to cycle if you eat them with any regularity I think. For me it's just when I want a bit of nostalgia; a quick East Asia fix. But I'm able to make a decent stir fry for lunch every day, so don't bother often. Also the Samyang packets have the best designs. I tried their instant tteokbokki once (the one with the crying chicken), fuuuuuuuuuck that was hot.

 

[strung out]

Yeah, you do have to cycle if you eat them with any regularity I think. For me it's just when I want a bit of nostalgia; a quick East Asia fix. But I'm able to make a decent stir fry for lunch every day, so don't bother often. Also the Samyang packets have the best designs. I tried their instant tteokbokki once (the one with the crying chicken), fuuuuuuuuuck that was hot.

I don't mind spicy noodle soups when I'm out in Malaysia visiting family, but can't get on with the spicy instant noodles like Samyang or Shin. Just feel a bit too much like spicy for spicy's sake.

 

[iona]

They make an OK depression/exhaustion dinner. I might add some cheese and veg if I can be arsed. Prefer a beef n tomato pot noodle with bread and butter though if I'm in that kinda mood.

They're expensive for what they are, but I like the frozen veg that comes in multipacks of little microwavable bags for this. Dump one in a pot with the noodles and water, give it a half-arsed stir, crack an egg into the middle after a minute and stick the lid on till it's cooked