Yes it is. Have you even had A-Sha??
Donât argue with robert. Heâs on a roll today. 
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The ones in the photo above arenât instant. They make instant noodles too. Momofuku does not.
You go make up alternate narratives as you please âŚ
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Eat facts.
. Your own pic proves it.
Donât try to reappropriate instant noodles definitions under your own terms.
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When noodles are labeled âinstant,â the cooking instructions are to pour boiling water over them, no stove or pot or strainer or sink needed, so you can make them in a dorm room or office with just a kettle. Do you have some other definition?
The A-Sha Hakka Thick Cut noodles are not labeled instant.
Gosh youâre right. I guess itâs not instant since it doesnât explicitly state itâs instant. Canât put one over you.
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all the definitions Iâve seen (because Google) -instant noodles are cooked then dryed and this seems to fall into that camp. But even if doesnât fit the definition who gives a⌠I donât think we need to come up with a separate category of ânot instant but still very fastâ noodle?
The more pressing question where to get some of these locally? Shin ramen, Champagetti and nissin i recognize but the others i wouldnât know where to get.
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If I took a package of âinstant noodlesâ to the office for lunch and found that I needed to boil and drain them, Iâd be shit out of luck.
Modern instant noodles were created by Momofuku Ando in Japan. They were first marketed on 25 August 1958 by Andoâs company, Nissin, under the brand name Chikin Ramen. Ando developed the entire production method of flash frying noodles from processes of noodle-making, steaming, seasoning, to dehydrating in oil heat, creating the âinstantâ noodle. This dried the noodles and gave them a longer shelf life, even exceeding that of frozen noodles. Each noodle block was pre-seasoned and sold for 35 yen. The instant noodles became ready to eat in just two minutes by adding boiling water âŚ
Dude give it a rest, you seem to have an incessant need to be right or impose your definition even if you donât have an understanding of the topic at hand.
âInstantâ does not solely refer to the method required to cook the noodles. The term instant noodles (or variation of this term in the local language) are generically used in Asia for dried noodles (as pictured above) with seasoning packages that can be prepared quickly, typically under 5 minutes whereas the traditional dish would typically significantly longer to prepare ie. Laksa/Curry/Tom Yum stocks. The concentrated liquid or powder form seasoning sachet included in the package attempt to âinstantlyâ recreate a traditional noodle dish (soup or dry) in short order. Additionally the prep requires minimal cookware - no more than a pot of boiling water or pot with boiling water. And yes its common for little kids in Asia to be taught to drain hot water in instant noodle preps, something which is apparently a monumental challenge for certain adult individuals on this site.
Please stop derailing this discussion. Go start another thread if you want to do a deep dive into your
definition on instant noodles.
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Youâre the one with the eccentric definition of instant noodles, according to which âboil four minutesâ is the same as âpour boiling water over.â Even Evan Funke might think those were too al dente.
If the distinction doesnât matter to you, thatâs fine, but it matters to anyone who actually need instant noodles. I made a special trip to Target because reviews were calling the Momofuku noodles âinstant.â
Seriously go start another thread to to discuss the definition of instant noodles and call out the flagrant misuse youâve observed. This thread was not created for that intent.
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Itâs not causing trouble for anyone for me to point out which of the products posted in this topic are not in fact instant. Itâs your insisting otherwise thatâs cluttering things up.
What we really want to know is, did you return your cart to the corralle?
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That Target doesnât have a corral. Or a chorale.
my spell checker refused to show me the right spelling. Iâm not about to go look up a word when I service Iâve used on operating systems for years suddenly becomes unreliable. Thatâs for suckers.
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Jumped in late to this thread, but one thing I picked up is that A-Sha noodles are probably pretty tasty. I donât personally care if theyâre instant, quick, or sluggish: I took a screen shot from Robertâs post of the package and will look for them at the local 99-Ranch Market.
same, actually.
I bought some of the Momofuku noodles because I trust David Chang and Iâd made a special trip to Target and spent 15 minutes finding them, but I have yet to cook them since theyâre no less work than the several other kinds of pasta in the cupboard.