Nogshim's beef Pot or Pan!

I know I've been away for a while. Life's been a little bit crazy for me recently. But when I saw this new ramen pack in my grocery store, it automatically tingled my reviewer senses!

This thing was 79 cents a pack so I wasn't expecting much. And with Nomgshim, it's really hit or miss.

Except the noodles, we have:

A dry broth pack, some dehydrated meat and carrots (well...half a pack) and...salt
Yep. Just salt.

Oh well.

The broth goes in!

It was really interesting. Immediately it started smelling like grilled meat!
I also added half the pack of salt, just in case.

And now the veggies/meat pack

Yep. That's...all there was. Pretty disappointing really.

Luckily I had my own veggies this time!

And now the taste:

At first, I was really impressed by the noodle's quality! They're fairly large and chewy, they hold their shape well and have a great feel under the tooth.

The little meatballs are packed with tasty spices and really bring that 79c pack to another level. It's really sad there were only half a packet...

The broth is not as tasty as it smells, but it's still pretty tasty and hearty.

Overall, I gotta rate this ramen a 7/10 for a great surprise under a dollar!

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