Lotus Foods Organic Millet & Brown Rice Ramen, 12 Pack (Pack of 2)

My grandson (he is 11 yrs old) has Celiac disease. Before he was diagnosed several years ago one of his favorite foods was Ramen Noodles. It was really sad that he had to give up 99% of his favorite foods, but for his health it was mandatory. Our whole family has tried to find him noodles over the years and were always disappointed. His Aunt found these at Costco and decided to try one more brand, his mom made them for him and sent us all a text of a picture of him sitting in his gaming chair in his room with a bowl of them with the biggest smile on his face!!! She said he shouted out to her "oh mom....these are so good!" We all wanted to cry! When you have celiac and your life revolves around reading labels and trusting people to prepare things safely because of accidental slip-ups of things that were supposed to be "Gluten Free" or prepaid correctly his list of what he eats was drastically reduced. So our whole family hearing this was something he loved ordered several packages or him. He is set for the next 6 months!Cooking, I found It is important not to go over the 4 minutes it says or you can make the broth starchy. I fill up a small pan with water to cover the brick of ramen, I put some 'Better that Bullion' chicken broth in the pan and once it boils I put the brick in and let it boil for 4 min gently pulling them apart as it boils. I take it off the heat let it set for 2 min then serve. I do not drain. I just scoop out the noodles and pour a little broth in the bowl and they are absolutely perfect.

Great taste, healthy, vase for many dishes. Cooking directions suck: 1 minute brisk boil and 4 minutes lowered boil!? I have to cook them 2 minutes brisk boil and 5-6 minutes lowered boil and still sometimes have to nuke them 30 seconds to get them soft enough.Update:After going through the first dozen noodle blocks, here is how I fix these.Soak two tablespoons of dehydrated, mixed vegetables and one teaspoon chopped onions for ten minutes in three tablespoons of cold water. Stir a few times during the ten minutes.Use cold water as the veggies will re-hydrate best with cold water.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XC9Z8A8Drop 1/2 Not Chick'n or Not Beef bullion cube onto top of re-hydrated veggies at the end of the ten minutes with a pinch of powdered roasted garlic and set aside.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BNUYTTSHeat 1.5 cups of water in small sauce pan until boiling briskly. Drop Ramen brick into water. Set kitchen timer for 7 minutes on water has returned to a boil. Turn noodle brick a few times.At the end of two minutes use two forks to start separating noodles a bit, no need to get them all apart as they will continue to separate during remainder of cooking time. Add veggies, bullion and garlic to sauce pan and stir a bit. Reduce heat once everything starts to boil briskly again. Continue to stir and separate noodles occasionally during the remainder of the time.While noodles are cooking, add about two tablespoons of EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) to a large bowl along with Bragg's Amino Acids to taste if a half bullion cube is not salty enough. Bragg's is a healthier, low sodium soy sauce substitute.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LMC300When the timer rings, dump the noodles into the bowl and you are good to go. I don't drain or rinse the noodles with cold water. That is unnecessary and you lose some nutrients by doing that.This method works 100% of the time.

I tried these noodles after going gluten-free and mostly plant-based. And wow. I'm so glad I took a chance on these. I literally don't miss pasta. I make dishes that mimic pho or ramen, and these noodles are amazing. You do have to cook them according to the package, because if they go over, they change texture and won't hold together on the fork. I also don't advise planning to have leftovers, because they do fall apart by the next day (so you're eating smaller bits instead of nice long noodles you can twirl around your fork).I introduced them to my mom. My picky dad (82 years old) tasted them and said he wants to replace his Asian noodles (made with flour) with this product. My 20-year old son also loves them, so that makes these a winner all around.

Unlike the foolish people complaining because these don't come with flavor packets, we knew exactly what we were buying, because we had bought these before at Costco, and loved them. Costco stopped carrying the big packs (which are half the cost of the individual packs per serving), and I wonder if it is because they have changed somehow.We still buy the individual millet & brown rice Ramen packages from Lotus in the local stores (and throw away the flavor packets because they contain things my wife can't eat), and they cook and taste exactly like we expect. For some reason, though, these bulk packs are impossible to cook right. While cooking, they stay hard and chewy right up to the point where the entire pot of noodles melts into one gooey, disgusting, inedible glob. I don't know if this is some bootleg product, or if the Chinese producer is cutting corners. I can't imagine they're stale, because they are well within the sell-by date. But these do NOT seem to be the same noodles as the individual millet & brown rice ramen packets from Lotus, and they are NOT the same as the bulk-pack noodles we bought from Costco last year. Very disappointed.

Delicious! Great texture! BEST gluten free pasta of them all! HOWEVER, it was packaged so poorly that out of the 6 'squares' in each bag about 2 were broken into little bits! Both bags was wrapped together but only in saran wrap & placed in a box with not enough cushioning! Don't know who's responsible for the poor packaging...but can't take a chance on ordering this again only to loose so much of the product.