Indomie Mi Goreng Has A Cup Noodle Version Now — We Do A Taste Test
No washing up needed.
Indomie fans all over the world are cooking its Mi Goreng today in honour of Nunuk Nuraini, who passed away at the age of 59. While her name might not ring a bell for most, the flavour development manager has been working at Indofood, Indomie’s parent company, for over three decades.
Indonesia should have been the proudest country for a long time to acclaim Indomie as their best product to date pic.twitter.com/boL9nqsljj— gustirapi (@gustirapi) January 8, 2021
According to Indofood’s statement to Indonesian broadsheet Kompas, Nunuk was the creator of the brand’s most popular flavours, including the wildly popular Mi Goreng. It was famous for its easy-to-cook, reliably delicious formula, which includes very addictive MSG seasoning, onion oil, chilli sauce and crunchy fried shallots.
Previously, you could only get the Mi Goreng in a packet and cook it at home yourself. But 8days.sg recently discovered a cup noodle version of it at FairPrice supermarket. Each cup — adorned with the iconic Indomie branding — costs just $1.
The noodle cup contains the same stuff you’d get in a packet — seasoning, condiments and dried noodles. A handy plastic fork is included, so there’s totally no washing up involved if you’re eating this as a lazy midnight snack.
There are no cooking instructions printed on the cup except for an indication of how much water you should pour. Presumably because OG Indomie fans would know what to do. But for the uninitiated, you’re supposed to pour boiling water into the cup to cook the noodles for three minutes first, then drain the water and toss the noodles with the seasoning and condiments.
The cup noodle is made in Indomie’s origin country of Indonesia, which we find more superior than the Malaysian-made version. The seasoning is somehow not as shiok in our opinion, perhaps due to import restrictions on ingredients.
We cook the noodles without adding our usual fried egg (the cup is pretty small). The portion is about a quarter smaller than the usual noodle packet, so you’ll probably need two cups if you’re starving. Taste-wise, it’s also not as shiok — we find the seasoning sweeter than usual, and it’s not as insanely salty and umami, the qualities that make Mi Goreng so addictive.
Other than Indomie Mi Goreng in a cup, we also found a mee goreng cup from its rival, Mie Sedaap, retailing at FairPrice. It’s now selling at $2 for three.
Available at selected FairPrice supermarkets.
Click here to check out our ranking of six instant mee goreng brands, from worst to best.
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