Simply Asia - digg this
Every once in a while I'll stumble across a new food item and feel the need to blog about it. Today is one such day. A few weeks ago I saw products from Simply Asia in my local Harris Teeter. Three bucks for a shelf stable mass of noodles seemed like a bit much even if the boxes were pretty. Cut to about a week later and I come home to discover box upon box of the stuff. Apparently Aldi's had bought a truckload and was selling them half price. Thankfully they're good. I'll be eating them for a while.
So here you go-
The Goods - These meals are all natural. There isn't an -ate or a -ide in site. I don't think they claim to be organic and they are made in China but hey what isn't? Some of their meals are even Vegan. You basically get a sizable packet of par-cooked noodles, the sauce du jour, some dehydrated veggies, and an appropos crunchy topping (peanuts, sesame seeds, etc.). Throw it all in the to go style container and zap it for 90 seconds et voila. They actually taste pretty great too. The noodles are al dente if you don't over zap and no need to boil water.
The Bads - Not much bad here. The sodium is a little high. As I said, it is made in China. It's three bucks if it ain't on sale and for that you might get something with some meat (which is a draw for me). The "vegetables" are more than a little skimpy.
If you're like me and just can't see how people can eat out at every luncheon opportunity and you want something fast that doesn't require a refrigerator, then check these out. I've had three varieties and have been happy with them all. I have yet to try the Miso soup but I'll let you know what that's like.
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Total Number of Comments: 2
What a coincidence! I just finished eating one of Simply Asian's Bowls (Spice King Pao) for the first time. Agreed. Good stuff. Much more flavorful than Cup o' Noodles...
Also, is this a new variation of "nothing to write home about?"
"The meal was good, but it was nothing blog about!"
Heh, yeah. I totally need to buy a shirt I saw (on thinkgeeks I think) that says "I'm blogging this."