Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 04:22 PM

Oh, I think the recipes can stay right here. Add away!

~Susan

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: RangerSteve
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 04:17 PM

I break the noodles up, as someone described above, then boil them, toss out the water and sprinkle the seasoning mix over them, stir to distribute the seasoning, add scallions, mushrooms, leeks, shallots, garlic, green peppers, or whatever veggies I have in my fridge, maybe some tuna or leftover shicken, ham, etc.
Ramen noodles have gotten me through times of little money quite a lot. The man is a hero, but until I read the obit, I didn't know it.
RIP, Mr. Noodle. There's a special place in heaven for you.

Steve

After reading the above messages, It seems clear that we could start a thread on Ramen noodle recipes. There's so much room for creativity with the stuff.

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Wesley S
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 02:01 PM

From Sesameworkshop.com :

--I would love to know if the two Mr. Noodles are the same person?

There are two different Mr. Noodle characters and two different Mr. Noodle actors. Bill Irwin played Mr. Noodle on the first season of Elmo's World, and Michael Jeter has played Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle, from the second season on. This season, keep your eyes peeled for two Elmo's World episodes that reunite the brothers!

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: ClaireBear
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 11:58 AM

Alas, Geoff, Mr. Noodle has left us as well, several years ago now.
Mr Noodle's brother Mr Noodle, however, is thankfully still with us.

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 11:30 AM

Good News - I had assumed it was Mr. Noodle from Elmo's World.
Or perhaps even His Brother, Mr. Noodle.
Quack!!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: number 6
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 10:45 PM

There used to be a Chinese dive of a diner about a 1/2 block south of Grossman's Tavern on Spadina ave in Toronto ... served up the most magnificent bowl of noodle soup ... with some hot pepper sauce on the side ... man were they good.

biLL

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 10:43 PM

I guess ramen noodles hadn't yet caught on during my college days. I don't remember seeing them until much later. What I can remember eating while in college was instant mashed potatoes with various "Banquet Boil-in-Bag" products poured over them. I hope Mr. Noodle rests in peace, but I don't care if Mr. Banquet rots in hell.

As far as ramen goes, my favorite is mushroom flavor with a can of tuna (in water) added plus a shot of soy sauce and a dash of Sriracha hot chili sauce. Sometimes I'll do creamy chicken with a couple of scrambled eggs thrown in.

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Little Hawk
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 10:37 PM

It works better, I think, to break up the noodles some in the bag before cooking them.

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: number 6
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 10:33 PM

Yeah that's true cluin ... my daughter would crush them all up first ... then eat the noodles.

biLL

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Little Hawk
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 10:31 PM

That stuff is so cool that you would think William Shatner had invented it.

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Cluin
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 10:29 PM

Thie kids like `em uncooked right out of the package.

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Thomas the Rhymer
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 10:28 PM

Thank you Momofuku!

I enjoyed the following passage from the article...

"There are some imperfections. The fragile cellophane around the ramen brick tends to open in a rush, spilling broken noodle bits around. The silver seasoning packet does not always tear open evenly, and bits of sodium essence can be trapped in the foil hollows, leaving you always to wonder whether the broth, rich and salty as it is, is as rich and salty as it could have been. The aggressively kinked noodles form an aesthetically pleasing nest in cup or bowl, but when slurped, their sharp bends spray droplets of broth that settle uncomfortably about the lips and leave dots on your computer screen."

...Loved by all...
ttr

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: SINSULL
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 10:13 PM

My favorite is chicken with a dash of curry and a heaping spoonful of hot pepper. YUM!
RIP

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: number 6
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 10:11 PM

I throw away the ramen seasoning, too much sodium content in it ... just cook the noodles, add some Louisiana Hot sauce ... and then they're pretty good.

biLL

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Rapparee
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 09:59 PM

Ate 'em in Korea in 1969. We bought them in the village and cooked them over the oil stove used to heat our hootch as a night time snack.

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 09:51 PM

oops typo-- tamen = ramen

~S~

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 09:50 PM

Yeah, I recall seome real creative tamen efforts myself from a trip I took a few years ago on zero budget. After a daily oatmeal brekky and McDonald's dollar burger for lunch, the nightly ramen meal is practically health food. Luxury with a hotpot to boil water-- which BTW can act like a double boiler using an empty, upside-down tuna can in the base you can set an open can of hash or stew (for example) in the hotpot and the can's contents are nicely heated without dirtying the boiling pot.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: bobad
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 09:49 PM

I had a bowl for lunch today - supplemented with shitake mushrooms, broccoli, scallions, hoisin sauce, chili sauce and sesame oil - quite satisfying, tasty and nutritious too.

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: catspaw49
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 09:46 PM

My kids (and me too) like the beef, drained, then add peanut butter and soy sauce! Kinda' gives you the sesame noodle or phad thai flavor for no real effort and abut a quarter total cost!

Spaw

Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 09:42 PM

Oh!

The Cajun Chicken one is really quite good and not as salty as the others.

~Susan

Subject: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: catspaw49
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 09:40 PM

First as a college student, then as a starving and starting out young adult, and finally as a Dad, I salute the passing of a giant.

Times Obit

I don't know how we missed this one but he deserves an obit here!

Spaw