Sept 21- Why you should soak instant noodles
By peachpurple
@peachpurple (13962)
Malaysia
September 21, 2017 9:10am CST
I never thought that I was supposed to soak instant noodles before cooking them. The instructions on the packet doesn't say so, who did and why?
I had watched a documentary series about how the instant noodles were made and how to cook it to taste good. One of the crucial point is you have to soak the instant noodles, after you take it out from the packet, whether it is for soup noodles or dried noodles. Just soak it with tap water until it submerged. One minute will do , no longer than that because it will turn soggy.
Reason: instant noodles are pre-fried before packaging and seasoned with coating stuff to ensure the noodles stays the rectangular shape, crisp and last longer. So if you didn't soak the instant noodles, you will be consuming the excess oil and the coating stuff into your tummy, become obese or over weight.
Try it.
Result: A layer of white stuff and oil submerged on top of the tap water after 1 minute. Guarantee 100%!
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14 responses
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
22 Sep 17
yes i also thought that soaking the noodles will remove the salt in them. i also read on FB about throwing away the first water boiled then replace another cups of noodles. it was stated that the salt should have gone with the first water thrown away.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Sep 17
@peachpurple ahh, so that is why my son times the cooking for only 3 minutes, not more and not less.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
22 Sep 17
yes, soaking with tap water will do, if you throw away the first batch of boil water, it will take more time of cooking. Furthermore the noodles will turn soggy.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
22 Sep 17
@peachpurple I never bought instant noodles until now, but I will surely keep in mind your advice.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
21 Sep 17
oh yes please, do soak them to remove the excess oil.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
22 Sep 17
glad that this information is useful to you
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Sep 17
@peachpurple I'm on a Whole30 diet. No pasta allowed and I don't miss it.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
22 Sep 17
after soaking, first bring water to boil, add in the seasoning then put in the noodles to absorb the taste
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
22 Sep 17
1 minute soaking doesn't affect the noodles nor taste
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
21 Sep 17
me too, I watched the documentary program on tv, lots of health issues needed to be careful of.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
21 Sep 17
OK, do let me know when you see the results
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@weevee18 (2065)
• Philippines
23 Sep 17
@peachpurple hey. I just tried it and I realized you're right! :)
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@Scrapper88 (5983)
• United States
21 Sep 17
I never soak the noodles before I cook them. I just cook the noodles after I take them out of the package.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
21 Sep 17
I used to do that too but I noticed that I put on weight easily. Now with soaking it is better
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@chunchunwadaddy (284)
• Nairobi, Kenya
22 Sep 17
hmm, that's interesting to note. I have reduced my noodle consumption considerably but will try this and see.
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@Diamondzglitter (21)
• Canada
21 Sep 17
I never knew this I will have to try and remember to soak my noodles before cooking them.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
22 Sep 17
ok, it is a good habit to discard the oil first
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