It's time to participate in this challenge again. I was supposed to make a post a few days ago, but I had a fever and was busy with work, so I couldn't find the time to make an entry. I finally recovered, so here I am, sharing my entry for ASEAN Hive Community Challenge #87 which is entitled For The Love Of Instant Noodles.
A lot of Filipinos love instant noodles, be it cup noodles, noodle soup or fried ones. So, it's a necessity to have these items in our store since our neighbors eat them anytime of the day. Some people have noodle soup for breakfast, buy cup noodles on their way to work or get some fried noodles to share it with friends for their midnight snack.
The ones in the photo above are mostly Korean ramyun (veggie and shin ramyun) and bulgogi fried noodles. Korean wave is still a thing in the Philippines and it applies to noodles as well. Some of the young ladies in our neighborhood love these stuff... well, I personally like shin ramyun as well... so when I have a craving for it, I just get some from the store. (Don't tell papa. shhhh hahah)
In the Philippines, one of the famous brands is Lucky Me. The ones above are noodle soup. Mostly, people choose between chicken and beef flavor, but sometimes, they also choose pork. We don't have that, though.
Among the noodle soup we have in the store, spicy labuyo beef flavor sells the most. Despite living in a hot country, for some reasons, people love eating spicy noodle soup in the middle of the day. haha And ohh, some eat them with rice, so it's basically carbohydrates party! xDDD
From the same brand, they also have pancit canton. It's fried noodles and a lot of people love it. It comes with several flavors, but the mixed flavors are quite popular in our area.
This one here is sweet and spicy flavor. It's not really my cup of tea, but for some reasons, a lot of kids in our area buy this. Perhaps they enjoy the combination of sweet, savory and spicy tastes.
This one is more my style. It's chilimansi flavor, so it's a combination of chili and Philippine lime or calamansi. Well, there's also a calamansi flavor or extra spicy flavor. When we have pancit canton at home, we usually combine chilimansi and original flavor if mama wants to eat with us. Otherwise, it's chilimansi and extra hot for me and papa. haha
Since we're trying to eat healthier these days, we try to avoid having instant noodles. However, if we do have a craving for them, we usually just use half of the seasoning packet... that way, it's less salty, but still tastes great!
And that's it for my entry this week. Thanks for checking it out! See you around! (^^,)/