Richard338
Gold Member
- Joined
- May 3, 2005
- Messages
- 7,221
I sacrificed two strip streaks for this curry. It should simmer all day but it's hard to resist eating it.
-
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
What's that you're eating?
- Thread starter Lorien
- Start date
tinfoil hat timmy
Gold Member
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2014
- Messages
- 20,125
Biltong sticks.
I'm sad that I just now found out about biltong.
I'm sad that I just now found out about biltong.
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2015
- Messages
- 16,707
Steak from the back yard behind the shop, and, you guessed it, more leaves,
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2015
- Messages
- 16,707
Still hungry. I burn a lot of calories, so... more meat, more leaves, and some healthy potatoes.
- Joined
- Dec 24, 2016
- Messages
- 3,380
Tamarindo ?
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2021
- Messages
- 1,101
Nope! Nothing exotic at all. Just 50/50 random fruit juices and black tea. This one is Limeade with a splash of orange. Often I’ll add some Casamigos Anejo. Different every day. Texas tea is one of my favorites when we go out, so these are sort of like budget-brand variations.
oldmanwilly
Gold Member
- Joined
- Mar 7, 2014
- Messages
- 3,301
sgt1372
Platinum Member
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2018
- Messages
- 7,968
I eat ramen when I'm lazy and don't want to cook. Just boil it and add a few things to make a meal out of it but . . .
Who knew there was a shrimp ramen shortage?
I've been looking for shrimp flavored ramen at my local discount supermarket for months. Not there. They've got chicken & beef but no shrimp.
Shrimp is my favorite flavor because it provides a more neutral flavor than chicken or beef. Pork flavor would work too but I seldom saw any even when there wasn't a shortage.
So, I bought a case of Maruchan shrimp ramen (24 packs) via Amazon 6 weeks ago for $8.73 delivered for free to an Amazon locker. That's just 36 cents/pack but I can still remember when I could buy ramen for less than $5/case (or about 20 cents/pack) not that long ago and even less b4 that.
Must really have been in the mood for ramen this month because I'm already running out. Looked on Amazon again. Maruchan and Top Ramen are now selling for about $19/case!
That's an over 100% increase in price in just a month and 1/2. It's still "cheap" enough, so, I bought a case of Top Ramen this time because it was being "fulfilled" by Amazon and could again be deliverd free to an Amazon locker.
But, this price increase (way beyond the reported level of inflation) got me wondering.
So, I just did a little research and found the following article which blames a variety of factors including the war in Ukraine and wheat shortages in China and increasing demand in Asia for ramen due to the shortages causing availability to drop and prices to rise in the US (and elsewhere).
I found other articles on the topic as well but I found this one most interesting/informative. See: Ramen Noodle Prices Heat Up
Nothing's simple anymore . . .
----------------------------------------------
PS: Just stopped by a 99Ranch store today and saw this for sale for $1.09/pack or $26/case of 24 -- 23% more than the ramen that I juse bought from Amazon.
Who knew there was a shrimp ramen shortage?
I've been looking for shrimp flavored ramen at my local discount supermarket for months. Not there. They've got chicken & beef but no shrimp.
Shrimp is my favorite flavor because it provides a more neutral flavor than chicken or beef. Pork flavor would work too but I seldom saw any even when there wasn't a shortage.
So, I bought a case of Maruchan shrimp ramen (24 packs) via Amazon 6 weeks ago for $8.73 delivered for free to an Amazon locker. That's just 36 cents/pack but I can still remember when I could buy ramen for less than $5/case (or about 20 cents/pack) not that long ago and even less b4 that.
Must really have been in the mood for ramen this month because I'm already running out. Looked on Amazon again. Maruchan and Top Ramen are now selling for about $19/case!
That's an over 100% increase in price in just a month and 1/2. It's still "cheap" enough, so, I bought a case of Top Ramen this time because it was being "fulfilled" by Amazon and could again be deliverd free to an Amazon locker.
But, this price increase (way beyond the reported level of inflation) got me wondering.
So, I just did a little research and found the following article which blames a variety of factors including the war in Ukraine and wheat shortages in China and increasing demand in Asia for ramen due to the shortages causing availability to drop and prices to rise in the US (and elsewhere).
I found other articles on the topic as well but I found this one most interesting/informative. See: Ramen Noodle Prices Heat Up
Nothing's simple anymore . . .
----------------------------------------------
PS: Just stopped by a 99Ranch store today and saw this for sale for $1.09/pack or $26/case of 24 -- 23% more than the ramen that I juse bought from Amazon.
Last edited:
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2012
- Messages
- 9,836
That's crazy, but the wheat shortage thing is not surprising.
During Covid when we weren't going out to eat, the Better Half and I nerded out on figuring out how to make good ramen at home, with quality noodles, making our own broth, etc. We even learned how to make Ajitama eggs, which really aren't that hard and are delicious, even if you're just adding them to a ramen packet.
This book was a great help, and for many of the recipes it gives you the simple way, and then the more traditional, time-intensive way, to do a lot of things. Figuring out some of these tricks took our ramen to the next level.
During Covid when we weren't going out to eat, the Better Half and I nerded out on figuring out how to make good ramen at home, with quality noodles, making our own broth, etc. We even learned how to make Ajitama eggs, which really aren't that hard and are delicious, even if you're just adding them to a ramen packet.
This book was a great help, and for many of the recipes it gives you the simple way, and then the more traditional, time-intensive way, to do a lot of things. Figuring out some of these tricks took our ramen to the next level.
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2021
- Messages
- 1,101
Wow. Interesting. I used to virtually live on ramen when I first entered the workforce twenty years ago. They were $.10c /ea back then. Are there other brands that are tasty/available/cheap? I haven’t tried one in years. So many shortages these days but I’m not surprised. Global population has literally doubled since I was born. There are 8B people vying for resources now.I eat ramen when I'm lazy and don't want to cook. Just boil it and add a few things to make a meal out of it but . . .
Who knew there was a shrimp ramen shortage?
I've been looking for shrimp flavored ramen at my local discount supermarket for months. Not there. They've got chicken & beef but no shrimp.
Shrimp is my favorite flavor because it provides a more neutral flavor than chicken or beef. Pork flavor would work too but I seldom saw any even when there wasn't a shortage.
So, I bought a case of Maruchan shrimp ramen (24 packs) via Amazon 6 weeks ago for $8.73 delivered for free to an Amazon locker.
Must really have been in the mood for ramen this month because I'm already running out. Looked on Amazon again. Maruchan and Top Ramen are now selling for about $19/case.
That's an over 100% increase in price in just a month and 1/2. It's still "cheap" enough, so, I bought a case of Top Ramen this time because it was being "fulfilled" by Amazon and could again be deliverd free to an Amazon locker.
But, this price increase (way beyond the reported level of inflation) got me wondering.
So, I just did a little research and found the following article which blames a variety of factors including the war in Ukraine and wheat shortages in China and increasing demand in Asia for ramen due to the shortages causing availability to drop and prices to rise in the US (and elsewhere).
I found other articles on the topic as well but I found this one most interesting/informative. See: Ramen Noodle Prices Heat Up
Nothing's simple anymore . . .
oldmanwilly
Gold Member
- Joined
- Mar 7, 2014
- Messages
- 3,301
I've noticed the same re Ramen packets. I used to find a 4-pack of the Nongshim brand Shin Black Ramen (my favorite) for nearly $4. Now the same 4-pack costs $8. It's still a bargain since one pack supplemented with an egg, a dollop of miso paste, a handful of veggies, chiles and some frozen shrimp makes for an easy meal.
The 99 Ranch Asian grocer in town has an entire aisle of noodle soup packets and I like to try out a new variety each time I go. I'm livid because I found an abalone flavored vermicelli soup packet that was positively delicious and surprisingly filling. Of course they've been sold out every time I've been back and now it's all I crave.
The 99 Ranch Asian grocer in town has an entire aisle of noodle soup packets and I like to try out a new variety each time I go. I'm livid because I found an abalone flavored vermicelli soup packet that was positively delicious and surprisingly filling. Of course they've been sold out every time I've been back and now it's all I crave.
- Joined
- Dec 24, 2016
- Messages
- 3,380
Last night I cooked a few big pork steaks seasoned with Bone Suckin Sauce bbq rub, some with Jack Millers BBQ sauce some dry. Fresh mustard greens out the garden, first picking this fall. I forgot the dang cornbread when I took this quick pic, but it’s 2 Jiffy boxes a can of cream corn and a bunch of diced Rajin Cajun candied jalapeños.
