Poll of the Day > Poll: Ever used an egg while making ramen?

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IDK how it works out with American ramen, but with Korean SHIN ramen adding an egg and mixing it right in adds a ton of flavor

but sometimes i'll do like a mini kind of poach where i add the egg at the very end and then turn the heat off and I'll get a nice yolky ball of egg

Add some sliced green onion and grilled pork mmmmm

What about you?

Have you ever added an egg to your ramen noodles?
How did you prepare it?
What else have you put in ramen?
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I eat ramen with egg more than without
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Yeah I like to add sriracha and an egg

If Im really hungry Ill mix an egg in and then drop an egg in to poach as well
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And pieces of chopped chicken breasts.
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If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen
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Anisoptera posted...

If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen

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Anisoptera posted...

If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen

That's a silly opinion.
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Anisoptera posted...

If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen

Is this a serious post?
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Dynalo posted...

Anisoptera posted...

If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen

That's a silly opinion.

Adding meat, green onion, and egg kinda' defeats the whole point of ramen.
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sign i guess some people are just unable to move past ramen as a quick snack
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It's uncommon to NOT add those things to ramen in Japan...
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I like to add a soft boiled egg. Cut that thing in half and let the yolk blend in with the juice.

Anisoptera posted...

If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen

Then what does it become?
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Golden Road posted...

Dynalo posted...

Anisoptera posted...

If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen

That's a silly opinion.

Adding meat, green onion, and egg kinda' defeats the whole point of ramen.

No
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Mead posted...

Golden Road posted...

Dynalo posted...

Anisoptera posted...

If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen

That's a silly opinion.

Adding meat, green onion, and egg kinda' defeats the whole point of ramen.

No

The whole point of ramen is being cheap and easy. If you're going to make it more complicated and more expensive, why are you eating ramen to begin with? Why not just make a real meal?

It would be like whipping up a homemade icing and adding fresh berries to a Pop-Tart. Sure, you could do it, but it kind of defeats the whole point of eating Pop-Tarts in the first place.
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Golden Road posted...

Why not just make a real meal?

...tf do you think im trying to do
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I've added raw egg mixed in while hot (delicious), a soft boiled and hard boiled egg.

There are quite a few good ramen/pho restaurants in Philly. It's nice.

Anisoptera posted...

If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen

This whole statement is wrong. Authentic ramen comes with any toppings that are available and desired.
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I dont think Ive ever had ramen
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Golden Road posted...

The whole point of ramen is being cheap and easy. If you're going to make it more complicated and more expensive, why are you eating ramen to begin with? Why not just make a real meal?

Mostly because doing so makes it more tastier, more nutritious, and most importantly, doesn't take any extra time. Already cooking it anyway. Takes no time to add an egg and have it cook alongside it.
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Golden Road posted...

The whole point of ramen is being cheap and easy. If you're going to make it more complicated and more expensive, why are you eating ramen to begin with? Why not just make a real meal?

Some people like ramen that isn't 10 for $1.

I make my own ramen all the time.
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Anisoptera posted...

If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen

This is false. Completely false.

I've added a fried egg (yolk still runny) on top or hard boiled egg cut in half. I don't like putting uncooked egg in while it's cooking.

I also like to add real chicken or pork.

The other day I added steak slices, mozzarella and corn.

It's no different than getting a ramyeon bowl from an authentic ramyeon shop or even one of those cup noodles with the dried vegetables and meat chunks in it (most ramyeon bowls have em)
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Golden Road posted...

Mead posted...

Golden Road posted...

Dynalo posted...

Anisoptera posted...

If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen

That's a silly opinion.

Adding meat, green onion, and egg kinda' defeats the whole point of ramen.

No

The whole point of ramen is being cheap and easy. If you're going to make it more complicated and more expensive, why are you eating ramen to begin with? Why not just make a real meal?

It would be like whipping up a homemade icing and adding fresh berries to a Pop-Tart. Sure, you could do it, but it kind of defeats the whole point of eating Pop-Tarts in the first place.

The point of ramen is food
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Almost always

Yeah and it was kinda gross. I prefer just microwaving the ramen, honestly.
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I pretty much always add an egg now since it's easy to soft boil, also been adding green onions now for an extra bit of oomph.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

Golden Road posted...

Why not just make a real meal?

...tf do you think im trying to do

I think what they are trying to say is that ramen is usually a cheap and fast thing here. And that if youre going to add all the extra stuff in, then why not buy the noodles instead of the cheap and quick ramen. Personally, it doesnt matter as much to me, but I believe thats what they are trying to say...

Dynalo posted...

Golden Road posted...

The whole point of ramen is being cheap and easy. If you're going to make it more complicated and more expensive, why are you eating ramen to begin with? Why not just make a real meal?

Mostly because doing so makes it more tastier, more nutritious, and most importantly, doesn't take any extra time. Already cooking it anyway. Takes no time to add an egg and have it cook alongside it.

I guess. Though, ramen wouldnt be my first choice for nutritious...

ninja_lootz posted...

Yeah and it was kinda gross. I prefer just microwaving the ramen, honestly.

Ive used the microwave before, as well. By now, its probably half and half between microwave and stove...
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Yea, I could probably do it a better way, but near the end of the cooking I'll just crack an egg and dump it in the pot, then stir it around. Then there's little chunks of cooked egg all around the noodles. It's alright, I only add one sometimes.

I also add seasoned salt, oregano, pepper(black, red, lemon, whatever I feel like), soy sauce, and cheese. For the microwave ones I have at college, I just bring a little soy sauce packet, and I throw those nasty cardboard vegetables out. The lettuce is about the only good thing that comes in those, but I'm not gonna sit there and pick out the good parts
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*has never made ramen*
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why are you eating ramen to begin with? Why not just make a real meal?

Not even gonna ask what are you considering a real food.. probably something greasy

The great thing about ramen is it's such a blank template that can be improved upon by so many different additions. Pretty much whatever you like. You don't even have to use the salty flavor packet.

It's basically just cheap, quick noodles.
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vocedelmorte posted...

why are you eating ramen to begin with? Why not just make a real meal?

Not even gonna ask what are you considering a real food.. probably something greasy

You misunderstand me. I love cheap easy food. I'm not claiming to be a healthy "real food" eater. I'm just not going to pretend Jell-O can ever be crme brule.

I'm not arguing about anyone eating cheap, unhealthy processed foods. I'm arguing about believing you can put lipstick on a Jell-O pig and call it crme brule.
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because ramen has better taste and texture than other noodles. even adding all other ingredients, you still get a meal in under 15 minutes; that's pretty quick. if you're hungry, why would you settle for just noodles? that's why it's worth to make a full meal. (comparison to jello is absurd.)

i always add poached egg at the beginning, just after water is boiled. also add whatever can find in the fridge, like wonton, potstickers, lettuce. meat varies--bacon, leftovers, spam, chicken patties (cooked in convection oven simultaneously, then cut into strips). ramen is the last thing put in, to let other items cook more thoroughly.
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Golden Road posted...

Dynalo posted...

Anisoptera posted...

If you have to add meat, green onion, and egg it is no longer ramen

That's a silly opinion.

Adding meat, green onion, and egg kinda' defeats the whole point of ramen.

I've learned something today then. If I add 5 different toppings on a pizza, it's no longer a pizza!
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Golden Road posted...

vocedelmorte posted...

why are you eating ramen to begin with? Why not just make a real meal?

Not even gonna ask what are you considering a real food.. probably something greasy

You misunderstand me. I love cheap easy food. I'm not claiming to be a healthy "real food" eater. I'm just not going to pretend Jell-O can ever be crme brule.

I'm not arguing about anyone eating cheap, unhealthy processed foods. I'm arguing about believing you can put lipstick on a Jell-O pig and call it crme brule.

What a dumb argument to make
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Guys, American 10 for $1 ramen isn't actual ramen. It's the imposter. Stop setting it as the example.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Guys, American 10 for $1 ramen isn't actual ramen. It's the imposter. Stop setting it as the example.

Shut the fuck up
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ITT TIL Mead thinks ramen originated in America.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

ITT TIL Mead thinks ramen originated in America.

As usual you obnoxiously assume youre the only person that knows anything about food

Ive worked in Japanese and Korean restaurants but yeah I think yakisoba and udon noodles were first made in Nebraska. They arent authentic like Panda Express or fortune cookies.

This shit right here is why you are potds pariah
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Damn that was way to easy.

Mead, go meditate. Your misplaced angst is showing again.
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That type of ramen isn't "American" ramen. It isn't the fresh stuff served in Japanese Ramen Houses or restaurants, but the cheap dried stuff is a Japanese invention that is extremely common over there.
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Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Guys, American 10 for $1 ramen isn't actual ramen. It's the imposter. Stop setting it as the example.

Shut the fuck up

I mean
he's not wrong

those noodles are trash
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Guys, American 10 for $1 ramen isn't actual ramen. It's the imposter. Stop setting it as the example.

Shut the fuck up

I mean
he's not wrong

those noodles are trash

Mead just needs to be mad at me for some reason. There was zero reason for him to be rude to me.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Guys, American 10 for $1 ramen isn't actual ramen. It's the imposter. Stop setting it as the example.

Shut the fuck up

I mean
he's not wrong

those noodles are trash

My issue is that he automatically assumes that that is what everyone in the topic is talking about

The dude has an obnoxious superiority complex about the pettiest shit
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SunWuKung420 posted...

YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Guys, American 10 for $1 ramen isn't actual ramen. It's the imposter. Stop setting it as the example.

Shut the fuck up

I mean
he's not wrong

those noodles are trash

Mead just needs to be mad at me for some reason. There was zero reason for him to be rude to me.

Reason being that I think you are fucking annoying

Deal with it
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I don't have to deal with it. I'm not the one being openly hostile on a message board in a topic about ramen, you are, that's your deal and you're choosing to be like that for whatever reasons you're justifying in your head, none of which have anything to do with me actually, just the conjecture you've built up.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

I don't have to deal with it. I'm not the one being openly hostile on a message board in a topic about ramen, you are, that's your deal and you're choosing to be like that for whatever reasons you're justifying in your head, none of which have anything to do with me actually, just the conjecture you've built up.

You poor victim youre probably the most persecuted person of all time
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Mead posted...

My issue is that he automatically assumes that that is what everyone in the topic is talking about

People were saying why would you add an egg to cheap ramen and arguing that it is a waste, as if 10 for $1 ramen is the standard of ramen, which it isn't. Read the topic much?

Mead posted...

The dude has an obnoxious superiority complex about the pettiest shit

I didn't tell someone to rudely be quiet because they stated a factually accurate statement not based on any opinion, devoid of any hostility. But, you'll justify yourself with more conjecture I'm sure if it.
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Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

I don't have to deal with it. I'm not the one being openly hostile on a message board in a topic about ramen, you are, that's your deal and you're choosing to be like that for whatever reasons you're justifying in your head, none of which have anything to do with me actually, just the conjecture you've built up.

You poor victim youre probably the most persecuted person of all time

You are definitely harassing me.
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I didnt tell you to be quiet

I told you to shut the fuck up
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Kylo_Ren_ posted...

Golden Road posted...

Adding meat, green onion, and egg kinda' defeats the whole point of ramen.

I've learned something today then. If I add 5 different toppings on a pizza, it's no longer a pizza!

First, you're taking me too literally. When I say that it's not ramen, I don't mean "literally, I don't know what this is, is it technically ramen, I don't know!" I mean that it's far enough removed from standard ramen that it's essentially something else. Like ramen is supposed to be cheap. That's why it's popular. When you add relatively expensive ingredients, you take away the reason why ramen is so popular.

Second, pizza isn't ramen. That's an apples and oranges comparison. Toppings are an expected part of the pizza experience. If you buy a pizza, additional toppings are relatively cheap compared to the price of the pizza itself, and pizza isn't usually eaten specifically for being cheap, anyway.
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Golden Road posted...

Like ramen is supposed to be cheap.

That explains the 800 price tag.

/s
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