• ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to Tim R.
    Tim R.:
    Im down in the Philippines currently, and I have to say thats fairly common for meals of that type here. Most bottled water comes in 350 and 500ml varieties so that doesn't really surprise me.

    It's also pretty funny that you can get noodles en mass like that here which are just called egg noodles. Those types of meals are incredibly common and popular down here. Surprisingly the Philippines is a remarkably English environment, and poorly designed and worded packaging is common here.

    The store you got that meal from, also exists here. Wouldn't be surprised if the packaging told you it was produced over here somewhere.

    Well, I am from Germany (origin), from the "Ländle" (where Porsche and Mercedes come from) to be precise. Here we have either Spätzle or egg noodles. OK, there is "pasta" but that isn't really "Schwäbisch"

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to igftw
    igftw:
    FredSaw:
    igftw:
    What is this site coming to? Food reviews now!? I'm out of here!
    Don't talk about it. Do it.
    Er, you did see that that was a reference to the first comment? I was trying to express mild disapproval in a slightly humourous way, not actually "threatening" to leave.

    It's OK. We still love you.

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to Marvin the Martian
    Marvin the Martian:
    KattMan:
    Is this the artificial beef they say this is flavored like?
    No, artificial beef is made from dogs, and artificial chicken is made of cats. If it's from china at least.

    So dogs and cats are made of artificial meat? ... If it's from china at least.

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to Frost
    Frost:
    Martin:
    Malcolm:
    Try entering "350ml in cups" into Google.

    Sorry guys. I really cannot ( and do not want to ) understand this cup thing. Here, in the metric part of the world, we have a lot of different kinds of cups (Espresse, Cafe, mugs, etc...). Which cup am I supposed to use? Call me ignorant, perhaps you're having perfectly government standardized cups, and I just do not know. But most kitchens here really do have measuring container.

    Oddly enough, there is a standard volume called "a cup." You can even get measuring cups that measure in...cups. In the US, a cup is a half pint, 8 oz.

    The problem is that this size only exists on paper. I have never seen (and maybe will never see) The Standard Cup with a well-known size. Here they are all different. And then, we also call a mug a cup. So the range is from some 50 mL to well over 300 mL (don't know how many liquid ounces that makes, be it British, American, Martian or Antlitidian, but 1 mL is 1 mL even at Alpha Centauri).

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to Sacremon
    Sacremon:
    Interesting that no one has commented yet that while the package claims to have a net weight of 100g, the nutritional information claims that each serving, of which there are roughly two in the package, contains 103g of carbohydrates.

    If you add the weights together you have 130g per serving, so 4.6 calories/gram. About what you would expect from something that is largely starch.

    Silicon dioxide is probably in there as an anti-caking agent to make sure the powdered materials stay powdery, especially given how much (hydroscopic) salt there is in it. Inhaled silicon dioxide is a risk if you are actively mining the stuff - there are free radicals that form as a result the process, and inhaling those are bad. After a short while (hours) the free radicals have reacted with something already and the silicon dioxide is no longer as much a threat.

    And so? Vamos a la playa, or is it too dangerous for you? Remember that free radicals that have reacted can easily be replaced by new ones which have not yet reacted.

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to Cybercat
    Cybercat:
    PatrickS:
    Cybercat:
    Also, did you notice where it said SILICON DIOXIDE? Christ man, that shit is POISON. Literally. While eating it usually does nothing (passes right through you, it's indigestible) even breathing 0.1mg of it in can cause some pretty nasty reactions.

    Silicon dioxide is a common food additive to help prevent clumping. Chances are you get your fair share as well!

    Actually, I eat organic and I read ALL my labels. I don't eat anything that says "dioxide" on it period and pretty much avoid most all preserved foods. There's quite a bit you can do with what's left over which is just about everything except pre-packaged microwave meals (if you know what to look for).

    Try unpreserved dried apricots (or simply un-sulfured). WAY better.

    OK, your body is your temple. But have you ever tried to NOT breath carbon dioxide???

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to Everybody's a Critic
    Everybody's a Critic:
    igftw:
    What is this site coming to? Food reviews now!? I'm out of here!

    The Daily What-The-Food?

    Kinda catchy, seems like a good opportunity for a rename.

    After that, The Daily Worse-Than-Food.

    Brillant.

    Brilliant! FTFY.

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to Carnildo
    Carnildo:
    SomeCoder:
    Outlaw Programmer:

    I think it was just a joke. If the average American is anything like me, the only type of measure instrument based on milliliters they encounter is in their High School chemistry class. Also, contrary to popular believe, I'm pretty sure most Americans realize how stupid our units of measurement are but realize that we're stuck with them anyway.

    That's true - if you've ever studied any science (physics was the one for me) then you realize how stupid the American measurements are. They aren't changing any time soon though.

    For the record, I am an American.

    If you're cooking, the American volume measurements make more sense than the metric ones. They're base-2, so the common cooking operations of doubling or halving a recipe are dead simple.

    Where is the problem of figuring out what make 2 half litres?

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to real_aardvark
    real_aardvark:
    FredSaw:
    Samuel:
    Didn't it ever occur to you that the United States is perhaps the last country on the face of the planet to still use the imperial system of measurement? Even ye olde country, Britain, has stopped. Get over yourself, suck it up, and move on.
    I live in the USA, and I would really love to see us go metric. It works fine as a monetary system (10 pennies = 1 dime, 10 dimes = 1 dollar, etc.) even if the naming convention is offbeat ("cent" may be considered short for "centidollar", but I doubt "dime" is short for "decidollar", and we don't call a benjamin a "hectodollar".

    But the measuring system is firmly entrenched. It would be costly to replace all the road signs in miles with signs in kilometric, not to mention the vehicle speedometers and mileage gauges. And in construction, wall studs are placed exactly 16 inches apart. This is an industry standard, and I don't see it changing any time soon.

    So don't say, "Hey, you, quit hanging onto that old goofy imperial system." It isn't me; I'm ready. It's an entire country.

    Except that it's not Imperial, Fred. Ever tried comparing the cost of a (US) gallon of gas against the cost of a (notional, since it's priced in litres) UK gallon of petrol, even assuming some simple exchange rate such as $2 = £1?

    We are the only Imperial Power. Our measurements say so. Loudly, because they're nonsensical and therefore have to should.

    May I insert a Klingon quote here?

    Hey, Erdferkel,

    you are NOT the Imperial Power. You ran away from the king(s) because you didn't like to obey. Then you all went to this new country called America. There you shot everybody who was already living there. Your own people included. Today you want to play the role of the Big Brother, hitting and shooting everything and everybody who does not think like you (Vietnam?, Japan?) (200 years ago the "Americans" didn't think like the kings but that's another story) or who might have treasures (Iran, Irak?) that might well serve you. You walk through the world like the elephant in the porcellain shop. I am proud to be a European and not so simple minded as these über-folks on the new continent.

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to Edward Royce
    Edward Royce:
    I'm not a crazed fan of ramen noodles. But a lot of people cook them and use them without ever using the spice packet.

    Just like the people who eat this stuff and never use the metric system (and think it's great to be different.

  • Pete (unregistered)

    "Water may be hot" ...or in fact anywhere between 0 and 100 degrees Celsius.

  • (cs) in reply to ClaudeSuck.de
    ClaudeSuck.de:
    Hey, Erdferkel,

    you are NOT the Imperial Power. You ran away from the king(s) because you didn't like to obey. Then you all went to this new country called America. There you shot everybody who was already living there. Your own people included. Today you want to play the role of the Big Brother, hitting and shooting everything and everybody who does not think like you (Vietnam?, Japan?) (200 years ago the "Americans" didn't think like the kings but that's another story) or who might have treasures (Iran, Irak?) that might well serve you. You walk through the world like the elephant in the porcellain shop. I am proud to be a European and not so simple minded as these über-folks on the new continent.

    I'd go easy on the Eiswein if I were you, friend.

    What was that about Japan again?

  • bhamdeveloper (unregistered) in reply to vt_mruhlin

    totally made me chuckle - a trink...f'ing funny

  • Peter Lawrey (unregistered) in reply to Cybercat

    SILICON DIOXIDE is also known as Sand. Lots of powdered foods (like dehydrated milk in drinks machines) use silicon dioxide to stop the powder gumming up the machinery. (Allot of powders get think and block tubes in the machine when they absorb moisture)

  • RF (unregistered)

    You were only supposed to put dehydrated vegetable into the bowl -- clearly you've got at least two there.

  • Geoff (unregistered) in reply to Pete
    Pete:
    "Water may be hot" ...or in fact anywhere between 0 and 100 degrees Celsius.

    Actually I'm a bit surprised no one else mentioned this, pure water heated in a microwave can reach temperatures well over 100 degrees C, it requires some contaminant to allow formation of bubbles to boil. Adding something after superheating water in a microwave can cause an explosive change of state when the water immediately around the introduced material turns to steam. I admit it's highly unlikely water containing a pack of noodles and vegetables wouldn't boil, but what lawyer wants the slimest possiblity of their company being sued for third degree burns?

  • ryan (unregistered)

    I'd like to add that the last ingredient in the awesome artificial beef flavour is silicon dioxide, which is none other than sand.

  • looked up "how many cups in a block of tofu" and got this page (unregistered) in reply to name

    to the person who asked if all cups are the same:

    cups differ depending on the country. a japanese cup is 200 ml. a u.s. cup is something like 240 ml. (and i'm pretty sure there's another, different british cup, as well.)

    don't measuring CUPs usually have the ml printed on them anyway? why wouldn't we use ml for cooking (especially baking)?

  • Sebastian Ramadan (unregistered) in reply to vt_mruhlin

    Wink for true, blink for false, trink for file not found...

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