History UsefulNotes / RamenAsDehydratedNoodles

* UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} and UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica: [[http://www.maggi.in/default.aspx Maggi's Two-Minute Noodles]] (actually from UsefulNotes/{{India}})

* In ''AceAttorney'', Dick Gumshoe frequently finds himself eating ramen... when he can afford it.

* Resident ojou of ''SeitokaiYakuindomo'' also appears to be quite fond of ramen.

* UsefulNotes/{{Indonesia}} and UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast (minus Israel): Indomie, favored for being fairly good and halal.

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* In YuGiOh5Ds, Cup Ramen is specifically stated to be Jack Atlas' TrademarkFavoriteFood. Justified, in the sense that he grew up as an poor orphan in Satellite, and he (along with Yusei and Crow) was so deprived that even eating cheap Cup Ramen is a considerable luxury for him.
** A specific brand, Red Demon's Noodle (a reference to his Signature Card) was a focal point in one episode.

Instant noodles were invented by a guy named Momofuku Ando, a naturalized Taiwanese immigrant who, among his many commercial ventures, was once a successful salt merchant and knew the food industry inside out. Once in 1947, at the height of the postwar poverty in Japan, he saw a long line to the ramen shop in Osaka, and thought that it'd be nice if the people wouldn't need to wait outside for hours to eat. He then went to experiment in his storage-shed-turned-a-lab in his backyard, and after 11 years of experiments finally found a solution: fry the freshly boiled ramen in palm oil until crisp to remove moisture, then pour concentrated chicken stock over, dry it off and sell. So in 1958 his first product, Nissin Chicken Ramen, was out. Later, he or some his employee invented a styrofoam cup, and so Nissin Cup Ramen was born. Ando died in 2007, at the ripe old age of 96 (eating his invention everyday, mind you), but Nissin Food, his company, remains the largest player on the market up to this day.

* Part of Haruhi's "commoner food" in ''Anime/OuranHighHostClub''.

* In a first-season episode of ''BreakingBad'', Walter White gives a pack of ramen to his old business partner Elliott Schwartz as a memento from their days working together as struggling graduate students.

->'''Dennis Haysbert:''' ''"Emily is just starting out--and on a budget. Like a ramen-noodle-every-night budget. She thought Allstate car insurance was out of her reach."''

->'''Dennis Haysbert:''' ''"Emily is on a budget. Like a ramen noodle every night budget. She thought she couldn't afford Allstate car insurance."''

->'''Announcer:''' ''"Emily is on a budget. Like a ramen noodle every night budget. She thought she couldn't afford Allstate car insurance."''

* Part of Haruhi's "commoner food" in ''Series/OuranHighHostClub''.

* Part of Haruhi's "commoner food" in ''OuranHighHostClub''.

* Part of Haruhi's "commoner food" in Series/OuranHighHostClub.

* Part of Haruhi's "commoner food" in SeriesOuranHighHostClub.

* Part of Haruhi's "commoner food" in OuranHighHostClub.

* Snake can eat 'instant noodles' in ''MetalGearSolid4''.

* Ramen has become an Earth delicacy in the ''{{Mass Effect}}'' universe by the time of ''Mass Effect 2''. Kasumi speaks about her grandmother preparing it, and a cook at a restaurant on the Citadel can also be overheard talking about it.
** Alternatively, the chef is trying to con some Citadel tourists into eating "genuine" Earth cuisine.
** Grunt the Krogan and ExtremeOmnivore at that dislikes ramen, because it looked like dead worms to him.

->'''Announcer:''' ''"Emily is on a budget. Like a ramen noodle every night budget. She thought she couldn't afford [sponsor's name] car insurance."''

There are dozens of companies creating literally hundreds of different sorts, with at least one representative from every Oriental country. Step into an Asian (or even a general) supermarket, and you will see an entire aisle devoted to these noodles, usually spanning both sides. Dehydrated noodles exists for Indonesian ''mi goreng'', Vietnamese ''pho'', Japanese ''udon'' and ''yakisoba'', Thai ''tom yum'' and ''pad Thai'', Korean ''jjajang'', Chinese ''wor wonton'', and so forth. ''Udon'' is an odd case in that the noodles do not dehydrate properly, so they are normally shipped undehydrated and stored refrigerated, separate from the other types of ramen. Nevertheless, preparation techniques are the same as their dehydrated kin.

But the familiar styrofoam cups are not a given: they are characteristically Japanese and in foreign markets managed to get a hold mainly in US, so in other countries cup ramen would most probably be imported. The cheaper varieties will most commonly come in bags, which are meant to be prepared at home; but some more upscale types will come in plastic/cardboard bowls or buckets, which are meant to be prepared at school or at work. Most will cook in the same way as the familiar cup noodles (immerse the noodles in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, then uncover), though you should expect to see separate packets for the soup powder, as well as the occasional packets for chili powder, hot sauce, oil, soy sauce, fried garlic, vegetables, vinegar, etc., in addition to the brick of noodles. Some require you to soak the noodles, drain, and ''then'' season them. Some brands require no preparation at all--you'd eat the dehydrated noodles as they are (actually most could be, as they're all ready to eat, rehydration just makes them more palatable). The approach depends largely on the manufacturer, rather than the type of dish.

* UnitedKingdom: [[http://www.potnoodle.co.uk/pier/ Unilever's Pot Noodles]]