Hi! My name is John-san, and I handle various food reviews here on the blog.
Today, i'm gonna be reviewing a tasty ramen food.
This stuff is called MAMA. I have no idea why.
It's a little smaller than your average instant noodle packet, however.
I guess moms really like it or something.
Here's the back.
But...
It's not from Japan.
WAIT! Before you...
Deal with it! I can't get everything from Japan!
Anyway... let's cook!
Cooking!
Now... for those of you who have had instant Ramen, you know you need to boil some water.
While we wait for this, let's take a look at what's inside the MAMA packet. A flavor packet,
What I later found out was some kind of garlic butter,
And the Ramen itself.
Now that the water has boiled, I am going to let it sit.
Eating!
And finally, the product.
Taste!
Once you add all the spices, it doesn't actually taste like chicken, but more like a spicy garlic bread. That's not a bad thing, though. The spice isn't enough to make you cry, nor will you laugh at it's spiciness. This is sooooooooooo good.
The Final Verdict...
This is very good, even for it's small size. That being said, if you have a bottomless stomach like me, you may want to make two packets. For it's incredible tastiness, but the kind of small packet, this earns... 4/5 Kai Blasts! I also have my own blog here, which doesn't talk about Japanese things, but rather american things like movies and comic books. Thanks For Reading!
I was in world market buying stuff, and I got to the candy section. I was about to pick up some Mentos, and walk away satisfied, but then I thought, "Wait a second, I'm in world market! I can get another food review on the blog!"
So I found this.
Here's the back.
And for those of you who have eagle vision, you may be happy because you saw this.
And your reaction is...
There were other flavors I could have bought, but I bought the three pack for the sake of the review. Here they are when they come out of the package.
Package-Ception!?!?!?!?!?!
The flavors from top to bottom are: Strawberry Lychee and Peach. Here they are when you take them out of the package within the package.
Left to right: Strawberry Peach and Lychee Now! ON TO THE FOOD!!
Strawberry
It tastes like your average strawberry candy, but a little sweeter. Nothing Special.
3/5
Peach
It tastes like a before-ripe peach. Again, nothing special.
3/5
Lychee
This is the best one, but the taste is kinda perfume-y
4/5
Overall
Not as good as i'd have hoped, plus there is this weird sugar thing on the outside that makes your teeth feel weird. Plus they're all individually packaged, which is kinda fancy, and it keeps them from all getting stuck together. But it makes a huge waste pile when you eat them.
If you are going to get this, I recommend buying the lychee bag.
3/5 Normal Kai blasts
I have a personal blog as well, mentioned in previous posts.
The following content does not represent any of the views of the MREB team of this blog. It is just the opinion of just one person, me. (John-san)
Why Are They So Strange To Us?
I'm not the god of all japan knowledge like xavier-kun, but i'm fairly certain we all know one thing. JAPAN IS STRANGE. Before I answer this question, i'm gonna tell you some of the things that make us think they are strange.
Restuarants
Some of these may be kind of gross... you've been warned.
The first is Alacatraz E.R.
In this restaurant, you dine in a fake prison... yeah.
When you get there, fake nurses ask you what your blood type is, handcuff you, then take you to a prison cell and this is where you eat. Food is suggestively shaped, (If you know what I mean) and occasionally, a man will "break free from his cell" and run around until someone captures him. Kids must love it!
Second is... Cannibalistic Sushi
Don't worry, there is no actual cannibalism going on.
Patrons order a human shaped body that is a lot of sushi.
Whether the sushi is good or not, I cannot say.
Life!
This is a Japanese subway bridge
Enough of that... now on to commercials. Japanese commercials are so strange. Sometimes they are funny, other times, they are gross, and other times you're left questioning yourself and the world. Look at this Mcdonalds' commercial
Look at this chips commercial. (I think)
And finally, look at this banana commercial.
The Bottom Line
I don't think japan is weird as a whole, in fact, I think commercials like these appear rarely, and these weird things are probably a few people, and when these things do happen, i'm sure there are plenty of people that say, "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! What is that?!" or, "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH！！！！それは何ですか!" When this does happen. Its kinda like saying all Americans are lazy and fat. Its just a few people, not the entire country. So just remember, when you see something Japanese that makes you go,
They aren't all like that. You can see my personal blog here.
