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Something many people don't know about instant noodles: You don't need to cook them. You can just soak them in cold water until they are done. They just take a

Something many people don't know about instant noodles: You don't need to cook them. You can just soak them in cold water until they are done. They just take a little longer (15 minutes). This is great for power outages or for homeless people without ability to cook. It also saves energy.

neom 3y ago
If you do this with dry pasta and then add it to hot sauce to warm it, it tastes a lot better than boiling. Usually takes about 2 hours but it’s worth it.
- CharlesW 3y ago
  In the same vein, this no-boil baked ziti recipe is also great: https://www.seriouseats.com/food-lab-no-boil-baked-ziti-recipe https://www.seriouseats.com/food-lab-no-boil-baked-ziti-reci... “But who's to say that these two phases, water absorption and protein denaturing, have to occur at the same time? […] You don't have to complete both processes simultaneously. In fact, if you leave uncooked pasta in lukewarm water for long enough, it'll absorb just as much water as boiled pasta.”
eetus 3y ago
You can eat them raw too. I used to break them up and put some (not the whole pack) on top of salad, kind of like croutons.
ryzvonusef 3y ago
I understand they'd be edible, but surely the point of noodles is to have something...warm?
- inconceivable 3y ago
  no. cold noodles with a light sauce are often eaten on hot days all over asia by billions of people. sounds weird, right? except the western equivalent is a pasta salad which you probably eat all the time. think harder about food.
  - ryzvonusef 3y ago
    (My fault for not specifying instant noodles.) I understand the concept of cold noodles and all the other varieties of noodles, but to me instant means hot, maybe the branding is just too strong. (Also I am south asian, pasta salad is rather fancy thing here)
  - user_named 3y ago
    No. The user says he wants his noodles warm. Not an autistic rendition of how another person in another country might eat them at another time.
    - inconceivable 3y ago
      no. my autism is unstoppable and will not be mediated by the likes of you.
- cubefox 3y ago
  And what if e.g. a war happens, the power goes out, and you have to survive on your stock of instant noodles? Besides, even North East Asians say they're okay. https://soranews24.com/2017/08/27/can-you-make-instant-udon-noodles-with-room-temperature-water-we-find-out/ https://soranews24.com/2017/08/27/can-you-make-instant-udon-...

neom 3y ago

If you do this with dry pasta and then add it to hot sauce to warm it, it tastes a lot better than boiling. Usually takes about 2 hours but it’s worth it.

CharlesW 3y ago
In the same vein, this no-boil baked ziti recipe is also great: https://www.seriouseats.com/food-lab-no-boil-baked-ziti-recipe https://www.seriouseats.com/food-lab-no-boil-baked-ziti-reci... “But who's to say that these two phases, water absorption and protein denaturing, have to occur at the same time? […] You don't have to complete both processes simultaneously. In fact, if you leave uncooked pasta in lukewarm water for long enough, it'll absorb just as much water as boiled pasta.”

eetus 3y ago

You can eat them raw too. I used to break them up and put some (not the whole pack) on top of salad, kind of like croutons.

ryzvonusef 3y ago

I understand they'd be edible, but surely the point of noodles is to have something...warm?

inconceivable 3y ago
no. cold noodles with a light sauce are often eaten on hot days all over asia by billions of people. sounds weird, right? except the western equivalent is a pasta salad which you probably eat all the time. think harder about food.
- ryzvonusef 3y ago
  (My fault for not specifying instant noodles.) I understand the concept of cold noodles and all the other varieties of noodles, but to me instant means hot, maybe the branding is just too strong. (Also I am south asian, pasta salad is rather fancy thing here)
- user_named 3y ago
  No. The user says he wants his noodles warm. Not an autistic rendition of how another person in another country might eat them at another time.
  - inconceivable 3y ago
    no. my autism is unstoppable and will not be mediated by the likes of you.
cubefox 3y ago
And what if e.g. a war happens, the power goes out, and you have to survive on your stock of instant noodles? Besides, even North East Asians say they're okay. https://soranews24.com/2017/08/27/can-you-make-instant-udon-noodles-with-room-temperature-water-we-find-out/ https://soranews24.com/2017/08/27/can-you-make-instant-udon-...