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Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle

11 Jan 07 - 09:40 PM (#1933885)
Subject: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: catspaw49

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


11 Jan 07 - 09:42 PM (#1933888)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: wysiwyg

Oh!

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

~Susan


11 Jan 07 - 09:46 PM (#1933889)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: catspaw49

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


11 Jan 07 - 09:49 PM (#1933891)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: bobad

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.


11 Jan 07 - 09:50 PM (#1933894)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: wysiwyg

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


11 Jan 07 - 09:51 PM (#1933895)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: wysiwyg

oops typo-- tamen = ramen

~S~


11 Jan 07 - 09:59 PM (#1933900)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Rapparee

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.


11 Jan 07 - 10:11 PM (#1933911)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: number 6

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


11 Jan 07 - 10:13 PM (#1933914)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: SINSULL

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


11 Jan 07 - 10:28 PM (#1933931)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Thomas the Rhymer

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


11 Jan 07 - 10:29 PM (#1933934)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Cluin

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


11 Jan 07 - 10:31 PM (#1933935)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Little Hawk

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


11 Jan 07 - 10:33 PM (#1933936)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: number 6

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

biLL


11 Jan 07 - 10:37 PM (#1933941)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Little Hawk

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


11 Jan 07 - 10:43 PM (#1933944)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Bee-dubya-ell

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.


11 Jan 07 - 10:45 PM (#1933945)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: number 6

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


12 Jan 07 - 11:30 AM (#1934421)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Geoff the Duck

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


12 Jan 07 - 11:58 AM (#1934450)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: ClaireBear

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.


12 Jan 07 - 02:01 PM (#1934536)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: Wesley S

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!


12 Jan 07 - 04:17 PM (#1934656)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: RangerSteve

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.


12 Jan 07 - 04:22 PM (#1934663)
Subject: RE: Obit: Goodbye Mr. Noodle
From: wysiwyg

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

~Susan