Day 12 Nissin Teriyaki Beef Flavor Chow Mein

According to Wikipedia, chow mein is a Chinese dish of stir-fried noodles. Teriyaki and Nissin are both Japanese. This is a Japanese take on a Chinese dish made in America. It doesn't get any more international than that!

Did you ever eat chow mein and wonder what the secret to chow mein's delicious flavor was? Well, Nissin Foods (USA) and I are going to let you in on a little secret. The secret is: savory sauce for premium flavor and easy mixing, restaurant quality straight noodles, and premium ingredients.

Tellingly, this secret is only revealed after you remove the shrinkwrap. Only those willing to pay $1 shall be privy to this ancient Chinese (or Japanese?) secret. Cherish the savory sauce and guard it with your life, though, we don't want just anyone knowing the secret of chow mein.








Perhaps the REAL secret to chow mein's delicious flavor is in this really long list of ingredients?

These noodles don't look straight! They look quite curly in fact. Like a bigger version of Ramen. You can also see the vegetables and "beef" bits.

 Maybe the restaurant quality straight noodles straighten after cooking?

 Nope!

 Maybe after we add the secret sauce?


















Still not straight!

It's not bad though. Tastes about like ramen but with less broth. I can't tell if the noodles really are restaurant quality because I've never ordered chow mein at a restaurant.