It is. Ramen is one of the most awful, disgusting foods of our time.
Top Ramen is the worst offender. I'm sure you've seen the cute little
packages sitting on the grocery store shelves just begging to be
brought home and enjoyed. Resist! I urge you! Sure, they come in
nifty little flavors and claim to be easy to make and such, but they are
*evil*.
Did you know that Top Ramen comes in 13 different flavors?
Beef, Chicken, Chicken Cajun, Chicken Mushroom, Chicken Sesame,
Chicken Vegetable, Creamy Chicken, Teriyaki Chicken, Chili,
Oriental, Picante Beef, Pork, and Shrimp.
And 13.. huh. Traditionally, 13 is an *evil* number. Coincidence?
I think not.
Take note also, that Top Ramen was first introduced in 1972.
That year, the Olympics took place in Japan. That's right, Japan.
The birthplace of ramen itself.
The Top Ramen company (nameless, for the sake of the children)
claims to use a sodium carbonate, which they call
"kansui" as their secret ingredient. It allegedly "softens and
moistens the noodles... enhances viscosity..." Quite interesting.
It also is used in "allowing the dough to mix with the
proper amount of water." Shouldn't it mix with water depending
on how much water you put into it? Rather perplexing.
In conclusion, we can assume that Top Ramen, and ramen
in general is, at least, a badbadbad thing. It is
*evil*.