Pretty plain but okay tasting!
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I saw these A-Sha Taiwan Style Noodles last time I was at Costco and thought they looked pretty good so picked them up to try!
Taste
The A-Sha Taiwan style noodles are basically like plain ramen noodles that come with a packet of soy sauce. Very plain! Not amazing and definitely need something added or else you’re just basically eating soy sauce and noodles. The noodles themselves after cooking are tasty enough, the sauce is great if you love straight up soy sauce. Don’t expect these to be super flavorful or unique tasting.
Cost
I paid $12.89 Canadian for the box of noodles which comes with 12 packs of noodles which are 95 grams each.
Convenience
These are convenient for lunches or dinner. You basically cook the noodles in boiling water and add the sauce and they’re done. In my opinion, they definitely need a little something extra added to them. I added butter-basted shrimp and green onions to mine.
Nutrition
Look at that sodium!! One package is 300 calories, four grams of fat, 56 grams of carbohydrates, two grams of fibre, five grams of sugar, 10 grams of protein and a whopping 1320 mg of sodium! That’s a ton of sodium. I’m actually surprised by the amount of protein. The ingredients list is short and sweet and the box states these are not fried. No MSG, no preservatives and no trans fat.
These weren’t great, they’re okay but I probably wouldn’t buy them again. I’d probably use the rest of my noodles in a stir fry or try to make a ramen soup.
Taste: 6/10
Cost: /10
Convenience: 9/10 (you definitely need to add stuff to make them taste good)
Nutrition: 2/10
Would you try these? What would you add to them to make them tastier?
Love these!
Try semi seeds, green onion, cilantro, boiled egg and half teaspoon of hot Chile oil or a quarter teaspoon of pure semi oil.
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Sounds really good!
I like these so much. I add some frozen peas to them and some fresh cilantro if I have it. They are quick and easy to prepare.
My husband and I lived these Ramen noodles sold at Costco! Do they still carry them? I have not seen them at the “Oakbrook” Costco in a long time… Please advise! Thank you!
protein is not surprising because soybeans and any time of beans contain lots of protein, as much as meats. sodium and sugar are too excessive it seems like.
Maybe since I am not Korean or Japanese I don’t know what a real ramen noodle should taste like, but I find this packet so delicious…its true you do have to jazz up the flavor a bit. I usually stir fry fresh ginger & garlic…I add those tiny shrimps (also from Costco) and finish it off adding green onions, asian basil, cilantro, sesame seeds and top it with a Momofuku soy egg and I feel like I ate it from some fancy famous resturant! LOL…Try it, you’ll love it.
Well this product was not my favorite. Noodles are pasty, tried to cook them four different ways same result.
I would not recommend. I am donating the last 8 bags in my box to charity.
Would a Gochujang, Korean Fermented Hot Chili Paste be a good add in along with simple veggies?
That sounds delicious! Definitely.
My sister gave me a couple of packs of these to try and I actually found them to be quite tasty. I don’t often eat instant noodles because most are quite unhealthy, so maybe that’s why I liked these. They are not deep fried and don’t have MSG so these noodles may not be as flavourful as other instant noodles. I ate my noodles with the Bibigo chicken & cilantro mini wontons.
Such a good idea to use the chicken & cilantro wontons with these noodles. Glad you liked them.
I liked these too.
I too was underwhelmed by these since I was looking forward to having Taiwan style noodle. Since I buy lots of noodle types directly from Japan, I am familiar with air dried noodles which most of instant ramens found in Japan are too. I am glad to read these should have been served chilled with cucumber, etc much like ramen salads. I plan to dress these up with more topping next time And chilled.
A-Sha brand noodles can be really good. I’ve gotten a lot of good varieties at local Asian markets, but this variety was definitely underwhelming
aww, as a taiwanese i was sorry to hear you didn’t like these. but i understand haha, i can defenitely say that we tend to have more delicate/mild tastebuds. have you i have a few suggestions on how to make them more tasty:
I also was underwhelmed with these. I always bought the A-Shah Haka Taiwanese thick cut noodles and they were delicious. It seems that Costco has replaced them with these. They didn’t have any for a few weeks but then brought these in. Really disappointed- need to find them elsewhere – they are over $50 online so that is not a go.