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Dec 13, 2005 17:21
  • PHOENIX
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Many of us eat it at one time or another. It is life's simplest meals.

China consumes more instant noodles than the whole world combined.
Dec 13, 2005 19:04
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  • MINDY
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Here are the real facts*:

"A total of 46.4 billion packs of instant ramen are eaten per year in over 80 countries around the world. China is the biggest consumer: The Chinese eat 15.9 billion packs annually. Indonesia follows at 9.2 billion, and Japan is third, consuming 5.2 billion servings. Besides Asia, instant ramen is also popular in the United States, where 2.9 billion packs are consumed annually."

Not more than the entire world combined, but a lot...and it's more than likely because of the amount of people living there.

*Facts from the Japan Convenience Foods Industry Association
Dec 13, 2005 19:09
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Oh,Instant Noodles was too terrible for me:-(

When the SARS happened in 2003,and I had to stay at home,and eat instant noodles everyday!!!

And now,when I saw instant noodles,I felt very uncomfortable and lousy!!!

Dec 14, 2005 20:19
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I think almost everyone in China have eaten instant noodles at least once , so the total amount is prodigious .

I don't like instant noodles although it smells good .it can only stuff your stomach but has nothing to do with your health
Dec 14, 2005 20:28
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I ate instant noodles yesterday and the day before yesterday. :-(

Frankly speaking, I don't like it.
Dec 14, 2005 20:43
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In the States, a common joke about instant noodles is that they are considered "college student" food because....

1) That's all we know how to make
2) Students are a bit too lazy to make anything else
3) They are so cheap!

So, by the time we graduate from school, we can't stand the sight of a pack of ramen noodles!!!

Although they are so convenient, it is true what Connie says about them having no nutritional value. The amount of sodium in one pack alone is enough to deter most people!
Dec 14, 2005 20:44
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I can't eat any instant noodles now:-(
Dec 14, 2005 21:32
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Good ,Cali ,so you can enjoy real meals everyday :P

what about instant rice noddles and other the same packaged fast-food ?
Dec 14, 2005 21:36
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Hey,conny,

I don't like any noodles,except xinjiang noodles(La Tiao Zi)!!!
Dec 15, 2005 00:13
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In fact, many kinds of Fast Food are considered to be unhealthy by Chinese. But more and more people are eating them coz they are convenient and easy to be cook.
Dec 15, 2005 02:05
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It is not absolutely!

But usually,the "fast food" is not delicious!

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