Ok, it’s been a pretty late (day)night for me. And after getting home I start rooting around, cause I’m really hungry. What’s in the freezer, well let’s see, lots of Lean Cuisine, and frozen pizza. Well that stuff takes too long. In the frig, no tofu, no kimchee, NO RICE!!! So I started going through the cabinets, past all the long expired "stuff" and the horrible Trader Joe’s Tuna Panang Curry(I’d rather starve – though the Missus loves it). And found this:
I recall that I picked it up at Nijiya for like 97 cents. I mean, such a large package for only 97 cents, who could resist(bargain city!!!)? But I really didn’t think I’d ever really have to eat it. But desperate times…..you know? So I unwrapped it, and started reading the instructions:
Wow, and I thought programming my VCR was tough! But at least there were these "packets" to help me along:
And following the instructions, I opened the "Dry Vegetable", which should have been called "Green Paint Chips":
So I added the boiling water, and waited 3 minutes, and used the "handy-dandy" water spout to empty out the water. All the time wondering how many focus groups worked on creating this perfectly functioning package. After draining the water, I started opening all the flavor packets. Until I looked at a little scrap of the labeling and read "610 Calories" per package! Geeez, so having having to come to terms with this now steaming, unflavored, glob of noodles there was decision to be made.
So suddenly in rationalization mode, I made my decision. I didn’t add the Mayonnaise packet, and felt alot better! When in doubt, rationalize. I dodged at least a whole 50-60 calories that way, making me feel much better???? After mixing and quickly eating, the Missus had the best description of the flavor. "It has a strange attraction, I want to throw it away, but I keep eating." I guess this "strange attraction", 97 cent Yakisoba, really can’t be that bad! The only thing that bothers me, is that there are times where you can’t really tell the difference between the noodles and the styrofoam……..