16th September 2012
The Great Noodle Poll
By Emily Clark
We’ve been ramen in the noodles to decide which brand is best
Categories: Food & Drink
The noodle world has never seen a poll so thorough. I invited a horde of nine people to my house to blindly rate and comment on ten brands of noodle; chicken flavour if available. Results were enthralling. Pot Noodle fared an unimpressive seventh whilst Morrison’s soared to the top with an underwhelming 64%. Personally, I would choose a Curry Mile offering as the spiciness masks the inadequacies of monosodium glutamate-based flavourings. It’s worth noting the net weight before you buy – the price doesn’t always indicate maximum value for money.
Poll position | Brand | Price | Net weight before cooking | Overall percentage | Comments |
1 | Morrison’s own BBQ beef flavour | 29p | 85g | 64 | Bland but reasonably inoffensive. |
2 | Vitasia from Lidl | 18p | 108g | 60 | A nice taste but a bit slimy and sticky. |
3 | Sainsbury’s own | 28p | 85g | 57 | Carrot a bit stiff. Flavour not detestable; hints of popcorn. |
4 | Super Noodles | 68p | 100g | 52 | Homogenous gloop. |
5 | Sanwa Cup Noodle from Worldwide | 69p | 70g | 47 | Alright. |
6 | Knorr Micro Noodles | 79p | 100g | 39 | Unidentifiable flavour. |
7 | Pot Noodle | £1 | 90g | 35 | Another assault on the senses. Very salty. |
8 | Tesco’s own curry flavour | 11p | 65g | 25 | Poor imitation of curry. |
9 | Indo Mie from Worldwide | 35p | 70g | 21 | Strong taste of plastic, burning sensation. |
10 | Pot Shots | 76p | 46g | 11 | Contains alkaline cleaner. Minging. |
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