We bought this Nongshim ramyun or noodle soup from H mart since it was on sale.
The package boasts that it has no msg and low in fat.
And it has special kind of 90% rice noodle.

It had Soup base, veggie flakes, and a piece of kelp for the broth. Kelp and dried anchovies are used to make a broth for some clear soups other than the meat broth. It's less greasy and and gives more clear seafood flavor. If that's what you are looking for. So back to the ramyun.

This is how it turned out. The noodle made the soup thicker than other ramens.

Nothing special about the soup base taste. It tasted a lot like one of classic ramyun, Neoguri Ramen which has small pieces of kelp in it too.

Neogrui on ebay:

Nong Shim Neoguri Spicy Seafood Udon Type Noodle, 4.2oz US $23.58

The spiciness also reminded me of Shin Ramyun, which is one of the classic favorites again.

Shin Ramyun on ebay:

Nong Shim Shin Ramyun/Ramen Hot Spicy 1 Box of 20 Pks US $23.80

But the veggies in the flakes were bigger and looked 'real' and bigger compared to others if you know what I mean.

I liked how the noodle was chewy...almost like linguine...LOL.. but if you overcook or undercook it seems to stick together and get VERY sticky. You gotta separate them as you cook.

I like the noodle but I'm not so sure if I like it as it is...

I don't know if others like this but I just feel like they were so into making the noodle special that they forgot to work on the soup base. Ha ha...

So, I tried with Fish cake soup base I had when you buy a pack of frozen fish cakes and it actually tasted better as Udon (soysauce soup). I personally think the noodle goes better with less spicy soup and we still have a lot of them left (bought a box of them).

Again, this is only my opinion of this product. If you like it, please tell me why you like this. I like its chewy noodles but not so much of too spicy soup.
And just for fun...I found the ad for this ramen too...His name is Robert Holley and yes that's his real voice. He's fluent in Korean but uses a dialect ...enjoy!

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It's good cold AND hot! Mmmmmmmmmmm~

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Other Market Products:

Trader Joe's Spring Onion Soup
Trader Joe's Soyaki Sauce

Pour out the packaged mix and hot water.

Classic way to wait for your noodle to be cooked. Chopsticks hold down the flap.

This is the end result I got. I didn't know what to expect. Smelled different from what I am used to but it was ok. Noodles I love...soup...not really.

TOO MUCH black pepper for me to handle...I couldn't finish the bowl only because of too much black pepper starting to bother my stomach. cough cough....

So I ended up eating something else to fill my hunger...sigh...I might try the garlic one next time but I wouldn't buy this one next time...

But that's my taste...I've seen some good ratings for this too...let me know how it was for YOU.

I give it 2 stars...

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The first Amish store I would like to share is Hayloft Candles.
The place sold homemade ice cream and candles. I didn't pay too much attention to all the stuff till I bought some ice cream, but they had pretty interesting candles. Maybe I should look through more carefully next time.


They had work area right in the store so it was interesting to see the work area.

But I was so focused on getting this ice cream cone that I just skimmed through the store and walked right to the ice cream section. I tried Raspberry and it was only $1/scoop and it was a wonderful ice cream! Not too sweet like store-bought but just right. Mmmmmmm...I want some more....Mmmmmmmmmmmm

It also had a petting zoo right beside the store. It just asks you to make a donation at the entrance.

Here are some pictures I took of some 'starving' animals. Animals seem to be ALWAYS hungry...even our Nine (our dog) is ALWAYS hungry. Sometimes it seems like our Nine seems to eat 24/7.

These animals were all so hungry too..maybe since it was lunch time? Anyhow...this one was just so eager to eat some food that it stuck its head out...I hope it went back in okay.

This peacock...suddenly walked into llama cage where EVERYONE (including the llama who suddenly woke up and paid attention to the peacock) could see it spreading its tails and simply just walked away again folding it back again (show off ...lol). I guess I got lucky with this shot.

And although it was petting zoo..I didn't pet any...looking was enough for me. Eh hehehhehe...although I had some temptation to 'poke' their nose...

And this one was doing whatever it was doing...
There were more animals so if you get to go, say hi to all~

And if I am remembering right, right across this store was small Amish market stand with bunch of homemade stuff and veggies. When we were driving around, I realized that Amish community open up small farmer's markets through out the community as well as right from their home. (You might know better than I do about all of this since it was a new stuff for me.) Anyway this particular market had one big bag of fresh spinach only for $1 something (of course we bought it) and some freshly baked cookies..etc. I regretted not taking enough cash with me. Everything looked so good that I wanted to buy some more to take home.

With all the organic and healthy stuff craze these days..Amish markets are definitely somewhere you can get budget friendly and yummy organic stuff! I'll show you other stores as well...I just wish they were closer.

Yes, there's a dutch market in Burtonsville (which has been 'planning' to move fore months to Laurel). I should go visit it again very soon. I loved their fried chicken wings. But the atmosphere is totally different and seems to be more "Amish" in PA...Let me know what you think of this place if you ever went or planning to..!

Hayloft Candle is located at:
99 South Groffdale Road
Leola, PA 17540
www.hayloftcandles.com