Favorite Noodle Soup Toppings?
My friend and I have built a noodle soup idea generator called Noodlr. I may have reached ingredient block and, in the interest of strengthening the database, would LOVE to hear people's favorite ways of dressing up instant ramen or from-scratch noodle soups. Think meats, dumplings, pickles, relishes...
Thanks!
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11 Comments:
Muhahaha
- Chinese cabbage
- shrimp
- fried Spam (must be fried crisp first)
- mustard cabbage
- choi sum
- regular cabbage
- raw egg
- bean sprouts
- wafer thin raw beef (soup cooks the meat)
- straw mushrooms
- shiitake mushrooms
- shichimi togarashi
- crushed chili peppers
- sriracha
- sesame oil
- grated yamaimo
- leftover Japanese curry
- leftover Japanese-style mabo tofu
- menma (Japanese marinated bamboo shoots)
- nametake
- Okinawan pork ribs
- grated ginger
- all incarnations of seaweed (nori, ogo, etc.)
- jalapeno pepper slices
- Thai chili pepper slices
Husband prefers (w/o duplicating what I have above):
- crepe sliced thinly
- char siu
- green onions
- white onions
- kim chi
- hoisin sauce
I've probably missed a few ingredients...honestly.
Cassaendra at 12:33PM on 10/06/08
How could I forget my favorite toppings...
- sansai (Japanese mountain vegetables)
- tenkasu (the crispies from cooking tempura)
Also:
- tempura (shrimp, vegetable, ...)
- deep fried tofu
- sliced squid
- mussels
- kamaboko
- gobo-ten (similar to kamaboko)
Cassaendra at 12:59PM on 10/06/08
Holy crap Cassaendra. haha I'm not sure I have anything to add to that..
Laurel E at 1:25PM on 10/06/08
- fried garlic w/garlic oil (BTW, it's so easy to make: throw 2-3 peeled heads - yes, HEADS - of garlic into a food processor and chop up into smaller pieces. Cook on low heat in a pan with a whole lot of olive oil. In about 20-30 mins, you have crunchy garlicky bits in a fragrant oil. I usually have a container of this stuff sitting in my fridge to put on EVERYTHING.)
- Sriracha
- Raw egg. Mnnnnn.
- Baby spinach
- Shredded carrots
- Green Onions
- Paper thin slices of sweet onions
- Cilantro
- Squeeze of lime. Or lemon, I guess
- Meats. All sorts of meats
lorelei76 at 1:35PM on 10/06/08
Thanks, this is all extremely helpful. There's some overlap with my existing database, obviously, but I'm adding tons of stuff: chopped fresh chilis, Japanese curry base, tempura, baby spinach.
I guess I screwed up when I originally posted the link, it should be NOODLR.NET
Please let me know your thoughts :)
frenetica at 1:48PM on 10/06/08
I put a dash of rice wine vinegar, a dash of worcestershire sauce, and drop an egg into my Ramen.
I also like Pandang Peanut Sauce.
juliebugsmama at 2:36PM on 10/06/08
A lightly poached egg is a favorite
Shrimp
Scallions
Onion
Chinese cabbage (not napa cabbage)
Shredded chicken
Bean sprouts
If its not ramen we're talking about, I like:
Duck
goose
char siu
fish balls
Thin strips of pork loin
Sliced beef flank steak
Chinese style beef balls
Skin on, bone in soy-sauce chicken
Wood ear mushrooms
Fresh bamboo shoots
Spicy salty Chinese preserved za cai
Salty sour Chinese pickled mustard greens
Salted mustard greens (not the same as above)
Fried shallots
Preserved daikon
Garlic chili paste
fuuchan at 12:49AM on 10/08/08
Ah...I forgot sacha barbecue sauce!
fuuchan at 12:53AM on 10/08/08
plain crumbled saltines
dearrie at 4:26PM on 10/12/08
I had pneumonia during corn season, so I heated a boatload of chicken stock, cooked chicken pieces in it (then cooled them and shredded the meat), corn on the cob (removed, cut off kernels and added back in). I cooked egg noodles separately so I could add just what I wanted in each bowl of soup, and they were never overcooked. I have loads of chives and parsley growing and sprinkled them over top. Would have added scallions if I had any. Served with saltines, I swear it helped me heal.
If I'd had more energy, I would have added more vegetables, like carrots, peas, celery - nothing exotic. Chicken and dumplings is one of my favorite comfort meals, but I never put noodles in that. Mine is more like a stew. Two starches? I don't think I ever do that. PA Dutch put very wide noodles in chicken pot pie, but no pie crust.
I love wonton egg drop soup, but all of my suggestions are pretty ordinary. I'm truly inspired by the suggestions above. You people are so innovative!
PerkyMac at 5:10PM on 10/12/08
It's popular here in Korea to put a slice of processed cheese on ramen. I'm not a huge fan lots of people love it.
smile at 7:56PM on 10/12/08