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[Tyro1]

I've said this before and I'll say again. What's an Asian club? It's not like me and my mates are attending Arian club events.

[lotek01]

asian clubs are the worst.

[saepnirg]

shin ramyun is the bomb, could live off that shit if I had to. it's $10 for a box of 20 at the korean place near the corner of swanston and latrobe.

melon calpis is 39c a can at laguna, weird flavour compared to the other sodas though... also pepero is shit compared to pocky. :\

cooking shin ramyun the dry style is beyond awesome.

flavor explosion.

[jcotteri]

show me the way...I never eat instant noodles but I'm considering trying it with all this talk about it...

[lotek01]

cooking shin ramyun the dry style is beyond awesome.

flavor explosion.

dayum i've never tried that. been cooking homebrand oriental dry-style, with sesame oil and ketchup added along with the powder. delicious peasant concept.

[fenrost]

I've said this before and I'll say again. What's an Asian club? It's not like me and my mates are attending Arian club events.

asian clubs are the worst.

asians club are a bore.

cooking shin ramyun the dry style is beyond awesome.

flavor explosion.

oo. never tried dry style. must be friggin spicy!

[DJI]

ditto, sounds like a waste of the satchel to me haha. I use vitz or some other cheap stuff when cooking dry style.

show me the way...I never eat instant noodles but I'm considering trying it with all this talk about it...

lulz, what do aussie students eat then when money gets tight then? seriously, if you like spicy food at all you'd be surprised how flavourful shin ramyun is for something instant. I just cook it as noodle soup with some bokchoy or other greens, egg, and maybe some wontons if I'm feeling balla haha, so fucking good when you cbf cooking a proper meal.

agree about the asian clubs, although I haven't been to one since way back when P1 had azn nights...

[melvin7]

wait wtf how do you cook shim ramyun dry style?!

I remember 2 xmas ago when my whole family went on holidays I ate 2 boxes worth of indomie and shin ramyun + corned beef... that was baaaad

[034936]

i can understand how you cook it. but shin ramyun without the soup just couldnt be the same...

[DJI]

maybe you could have it beggar's noodles style with super concentrated soup on the side? that stuff would clear the sinuses haha.

[jcotteri]

haha peasant status usually just equals vegetarian pasta, like with lentils or chick peas and penne.. Takes like 10 mins to throw together or even just rice + tomato + Tuna + olive oil and ground salt and pepper.. I don't eat that anymore though.. I'm strange, probably the only person in my entire old college who didn't eat instant noodles. Mi Goreng was generally the weapon of choice though.

[DJI]

speaking of tuna, any recommendations for fresh sushi and sashimi in melbourne (preferably the cbd) that's reasonably priced?

[jcotteri]

Don Don Don Don Don Don!?!?!?

[notsicknorwell]

Don Don Don Don Don Don!?!?!?

Don Don? Uhhhh >.<

[DJI]

haha, nothing wrong with don don if you want something decent and cheap but only have 5 seconds to get it. btw has anyone been to dontoo further along lt lonsdale? not sure if they only have the same meals.

[jcotteri]

Don Don? Uhhhh >.<

heeeeeey what's wrong with Don Don?

[saepnirg]

sushi ten in the Port Phillip arcade D.

and for those asking about dry style, its really just about drastically reducing the amount of water when you make the soup. its abit fiddly and really depends on personal taste imo.

and dry style is def on that sinus-clearin level.

[034936]

i generally reduce the amount of water i use a fair amount, but dryyyy. it would be like eating flames.

[Tyro1]

haha, nothing wrong with don don if you want something decent and cheap but only have 5 seconds to get it. btw has anyone been to dontoo further along lt lonsdale? not sure if they only have the same meals.

havent been to don too, but don tojo in carlton has the exact same menu.

[pandaeatbamboo]

x2 on sushi ten, the food there's pretty good. and don too used to have tuna salad on their menu but i think they stopped it for some reason, was the best food they had imo.

[Raw Selvedge]

speaking of tuna, any recommendations for fresh sushi and sashimi in melbourne (preferably the cbd) that's reasonably priced?

Kenzan at GPO have the best handrolls imo, kinda pricey but its worth it

[Chin]

Second.sushi ten is dddddd best,their prawn roll is yummm

[notsicknorwell]

heeeeeey what's wrong with Don Don?

Friend's little brother used to work (still works?) at one of the Don Dons and used to bring home free stuff. Its OK if you're really hurting for sushi but I can think of better ways to spend the money haha.

[jcotteri]

Friend's little brother used to work (still works?) at one of the Don Dons and used to bring home free stuff. Its OK if you're really hurting for sushi but I can think of better ways to spend the money haha.

this is true.. I don't eat sushi there. I only eat lunch sets.. Yum!

[notsicknorwell]

Kenzan at GPO have the best handrolls imo, kinda pricey but its worth it

Seconded for Kenzan @ GPO. It really depends on whether you want cheap and cheerful or this is some kind of dinner date D.

Speaking of food... stay away from Yeo's kaya. Shit's filling up my local azn grocer.

[wept]

jcotteri, ur avatar brought back fond childhood memories.

[jcotteri]

jcotteri, ur avatar brought back fond childhood memories.

WERD..... I was reminiscing as well.

[lotek01]

co sign sushi ten. their mixed don is fucking awesome, and if you're lucky there's a $4 salmon head soup/stew that they make that is the fucking best.

i used to buy japanese porn rags for the owner though, but don't mention that in the store, he's all business when there are customers haha.

my fav jap place in melbourne is toki, which is along grattan st opposite eastern market. their stuff has a really home cooked feel and the sushi is better than even like kenzan (the higher end one) personally. they have a new half-jap waitress there that is absolutely jizz in my pants hot.

edit: for those who don't know, sushi ten's mixed don has salmon and tuna sashimi, marinated cooked salmon bits, avocado, TONS of ebiko (prawn eggs) and a special sauce on top of rice. FUCK i need some now.

[jcotteri]

bookmarking this page for future reference thanks everyone:D

[pandaeatbamboo]

damn this thread makes me hungry..never been to toki b4 but might have to try soon since it's so close to uni. yuu in flinders lane used to be really good with the random menu n stuff but they raised the price and served classic set menus instead that made it less interesting imo..