Lotus Foods Gourmet Lower Sodium Organic Bulk Ramen Noodles, Forbidden Rice, 48 Count

arrived quickly; MUCH in package! good tasting, worth the bulk pricing discount--

Yes, people are fussing that it doesn't taste like wheat ramen. No, because it is rice and also because it has not been coated in palm oil, which is bad for you, especially if you consume it frequently. Black rice ramen makes an excellent base for a quick meal. And I don't use their directions. I have found that the water in the pot has to be ample to cover the noodle brick, and be at full boil before I drop in the brick. I use two forks and right away start separating the brick as soon as it hits the boiling water. I get it all separated and stir it a few times then plop it into a wire colander and douse it well under cold water. All told, the noodles boil for only a minute to a minute and half in my method, but I get pretty good firm noodles, and I add in my own flavors. I stir fry finely minced sweet onion, bell pepper, a tiny bit of fresh ginger, and any lunch meat I have (use only a half ounce). Everything finely minced and strifried together. Mix that with the noodles, then quick and lightly fry a whole egg and drop that on top, then mix it in with a chopstick to add richness. A little soy sauce on top and presto! Excellent meal.

Flavor - Millet and brown rice. I had ordered a 48 pack of forbidden rice but received millet and brown rice. That's OK with me, I just wanted something other than refined white rice. Millet is one of the healthier grains around so I'm good with that. These need to be boiled for 3-4 minutes and rinsed before use, lots of starch in the water. The 48 pack has no flavor packets, I make my own base anyway so life is good there. The noodles are nothing special, just noodles. You can add meat and veggies to make a decent stir-fry dish if you want. I often make a bowl of these for breakfast with some powdered Pho or chicken broth and veggies. I'm not sure if these are a good value or not. Whole grain noodles are hard to find so they may be well worth the price. Would I buy these again? The jury is still out on that, I have about a two month supply to go through. So far they are OK. I do eventually want to try the forbidden rice noodles.

We love these noodles! I like the health benefits of black rice and need to be gluten free, and these noodles are really tasty! Bonus and worth it to buy it in bulk.

Love, love, love this product. Being macrobiotic (completely organic rice, beans, greens only) and having to cook every day, every meal, these organic rice noodles are a great help when there's not a pot of rice cooked and you want something pretty quick. They take about 5 minutes of actual cooking. Not as simple as the cheap ramen noodle packages from the grocery store (which we choose not to eat). They are from China, so I'm not totally sure I trust them to be 'organic' or even completely rice. But for right now, I'll use them. when you first start cooking them, they put off a lot of dark color (almost like it's a color additive). I'm not sure it is, but..... They are a darned helpful addition to the macro kitchen though, if they are what they say they are.