Souper Meal comes off as the Sedan DeVille of noodledom, and in keeping with the old "more pouches; more quality theme," an extra pouch labeled "Finishing Touch - Flavor Enhancer" is right on top of the lid, but under the cellophane wrapper.
There are two other pouches contained in the cup, freeze dried vegetables and soup base. Both go into the cup prior to cooking. Upon preparation, I discovered that Souper Meal takes an inordinate amount of water, which yields a large portion of soup when serving, allowing the noodles to be the sideshow, rather than the main event.
The freeze dried veggies come out very crispy and were a pleasant surprise - my favorite part. Flavor can be helped a bit with hot sauce of your preference. Finishing touch, has a taste much like Bragg's Liquid Aminos. A little yeast, a little soy, but it is probably just liquid MSG.
The noodles stay opaque, never becoming transparent like other ramen varieties, and the soup base is mild - better when eaten hot. Souper Meal is fairly satisfying for a period of time.
Now, in reviewing Souper Meal, it must be mentioned than beyond being a good value and looking like a significant amount of edible food in a paper cup, it is not memorable in the slightest. Just to write this, I had to eat Souper Meal twice. And even writing about it just hours later posed a bit of a challenge.
4/11
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I grew up eating Top Ramen only to find out later, I'm intensely allergic to MSG. *sigh 15 years of my life spent with migraines, and yet I still crave me some noodles. I think I'll pass on the Souper Meal, however. The "Finishing" packet seems a little too sketch for my taste.
I'm eating a beef flavor right now! I added hot sauce(tabasco sauce), soy, lemon and stuff... it's very tasty. Nice review :D
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