Look at this. It's our old pal Top Ramen noodles! Don't act like you don't know. There was a time in your life when circumstances, beyond your control or otherwise, dictated that Top Ramen was the key (only?) ingredient in your diet. And that's because you could buy a week's worth of it for about .67. There's no shame in admitting that. We're closer to that being our reality than we'd like to admit, aren't we? Sure we are. That's why I picked up this package at the store tonight. But I think they've changed their packaging because I don't remember it looking like this. It's hard to tell from this picture, but those are pieces of steak nestled on a bed of Top Ramen noodles. And it's impossible to tell from this picture, but there are tiny words to the right that say "serving suggestion".Yeah, okay.
As if they don't know the only reason anybody buys Top Ramen noodles is because they can't afford meat, let alone steak, even little pieces of it. If you have steak, you might as well splurge the extra .89 and get a potato, Mr. Trump.
No disrespect, you understand. It got me through some rough times. But Top Ramen's purpose in life is to be the cheapest edible substance on earth that doesn't emanate from your own body. There's nothing wrong with that and they should embrace it. Stop with the fancy steak pictures. Instead, there should be a picture of the noodles with a glass of Kool Aid and some 2-packs of saltine crackers you snagged from the soup and salad bar at some restaurant, maybe a ketchup packet. Now that's a "serving suggestion"!
As of late, ramen noodles have been a staple in Casa Riss. Maruchan Ramen is what's available up here in Bears country. It's all the same and a case is less than $2.00. As a matter of fact, for the last week it's about all I've been able to eat without feeling distress, if ya know what I mean.
ReplyDeleteAugust is always a tight month and "pasta" fills the hole, for sure. When I scramble and egg and throw it in, THAT is really making it fancy. Meat-shmeat!