XFF Ramen

Before highbrow ramen became relatively mainstream in the States, there was instant ramen, and it was the shit. As a kid, I would eat the noodles dry, broken into bits, with the powdered seasoning sprinkled on for little bursts of umami and salt. When we moved to America, it became a nostalgic treat. Even in the “whitest” grocery stores, where there were more tomato sauce options than soy sauce, you could still scrounge up some bright orange packets of dehydrated noodles. My mom never reall