Every year, a group of friends of mine do a food competition. We choose a type of food and a country and we have to make that dish and everyone tries it and we rate them and so on. It’s a lot of fun. Last year it was a soup theme.

This year, I have to select a noodle dish, which admittedly is not my forte in terms of cooking. I’m not a crazy good cook only own, but I can follow a recipe and make tweaks and have it turn out decent.

Anyways, I cannot pick a noodle dish from these countries, as they have already been claimed: Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, and Russia. I’d prefer not to make the most ‘standard’ thing (ie pad thai from Thailand, pho from Vietnam…. Although both are delicious).

I’m looking for any ideas and/or recipes! I live in the Denver area and have access to Asian markets, an H mart, middle eastern markets, and Eastern European markets, just off the top of my head where I’m located, as well as your run of the mill Kroger type grocery store (King Sooper’s is what it’s called out here). But I’m open to anything!

Thank you in advance!

Which one is your favorite?

Shrimp Egg Noodles with Clams, Egg, Cabbage & Seafood XO Sauce

Instant noodles and Spam may not be the healthiest ingredients, but they're popular for a reason, flavour!

Growing up, I often ate Spam with eggs, so I decided to bring back those memories and combine them with noodles and kimchi. With the help of Gochujang and a few of my go-to sauces, this dish came together beautifully.

Not only did it look fantastic, but it tasted absolutely amazing, especially considering it was made with $2 noodles.

A creamy, savory, and spicy lunch... 🤤😋

A ramen shop that serves authentic Takayama-style ramen! The soy sauce broth is perfectly balanced, making it easy to enjoy.

They offer only one type of broth—soy sauce—and you can choose from small, medium, or large sizes, plus you can add your favorite toppings.

The restaurant is clean, and the broth isn’t too rich or greasy. It has a delicious umami flavor with a fragrant hint of soy sauce and a subtle fish stock. It’s served hot, easy to sip, and refreshing, making it ideal for Takayama’s cool weather.

The chashu pork has beautiful marbling, as shown in the picture, and it’s delicious overall. If you’re searching for ramen in Takayama, this shop is definitely a great choice.

Homemade try with dried shiitake mushrooms, shrimps, miso, baby corn, soy sauce, soy, red chilli and sesame seeds.

S$5.00

Original Simon Road Hokkien Mee
11 Telok Blangah Crescent #01-107
Singapore 090011

Udon noodles with oyster and button mushrooms, edamame, spinach, spring onion, garlic and ginger. Topped it all with a soft-boiled egg, sesame seeds and chili crisp. The sauce was made with soy sauce, tahini, miso, rice vinegar, sesame oil and a little honey. Overall it was quite nice 😊