immi Ramen Variety Pack – Bold Flavors, Better Noodles – High Protein, Low Carb, Plant Based – Spicy Beef, Black Garlic Chicken, Tom Yum Shrimp – Keto & Plant-Based Comfort Food

I made IMMI ramen chicken/black sesame for dinner yesterday and will contribute the following comments. Read the directions on the package. Have green scallions, hard boiled egg, shrimp, mushrooms, or another garnish or two ready to add to it. Eaten plain, the taste is good, but definitely is different from grocery store ramen. It is very bland and really takes on the flavors of whatever you add to it in the way of garnishes. It is not salty. It tastes like "whole food" or "food with substance". I ate half of mine al dente, the rest cooked until it softened. I will buy it again because of the nutritional benefits, but I will be better prepared next time I cook it. Read the suggested condiments. This product has potential and, hopefully, will be available at a lower price so that more people can take advantage of the nutrition it affords those who eat it. It would be difficult for elderly people to afford and even for the college students who are notorious for eating ramen as a penny pinching measure. Try it. Visit the Immi Website and you will get a personal video email from one of the founders. Immi has a place in healthy eating.

Even doctored up, this was barely eatable.Added roasted meat, tofu, spicy chili crunch oil, steamed veggies, soy sauce, sesame oil, eggs, literally anything I could think of.The seasoning just ain’t there. It’s so bland it borders on gross, like old water.After making my own broth, re-adding my ingredients, then transferring the noodles from the broth it comes with to mine, it was “good”. The noodles still have an aftertaste. The texture, I’ll give it, is spot on.I made another noodle packet completely plain, then made a lemon cream sauce and sautéed the noodles in that and they were freaking amazing. But at this point I paid $6 a serving plus all the other stuff I had to buy / add just to be able to eat the noodles. And the cream sauce took away any low calorie dreams.Overall very expensive and not good enough to cost this much. Is it healthy? I mean, not healthy but healthierrrr. Fiber and protein is higher than most pasta, but regular pasta has 9 grams of protein a serving, so just eat that instead. Or if you want ramen, add a protein source, make your own broth, and it’s the same healthierrrrr stats as this garbage.

Okay. The FB ads got me on this one. I kept seeing this stuff over and over. I read a lot of reviews. The cost stopped me more than once and then I finally gave in. I got the variety pack. 2 Spicy Beef, 2 Tom Yum Shrimp, and 2 Black Garlic Chicken. The noodles themselves are as close to actual Ramen as possible without being ramen. They don't have much of a flavor themselves and do take a little longer than normal ramen to absorb the flavors of the broth but the texture is good with both stovetop and microwave methods. There's no need to be critical here. It's a healthy noodle. My inner-carb-lover is satisfied and they are super filling portions that keep you full. Now for the flavorsBeef: It's good. Imagine a slightly muted version of regular beef flavored ramen. I'm okay with it. It's less sodium. It's a good flavor, just not strong.Black garlic chicken: For sure my favorite of the three. Great flavor. Same as above as far as being kind of muted flavor but it's not in a bad way. I do recommend letting the noodles sit for a bit in the broth before diving in. You can always add in your own toppings for more flavor, which I did my second go around but my review is for the product on it's own.Tom Yum Shrimp: It's a solid no for me. This one honestly tasted like how I imagine cleaning products taste. It's weird and I do usually like shrimp-flavored things.Conclusion: Overall I'm not mad about the purchase. It was good. If you are keto and miss ramen, this will hit for you. For me, it's way too expensive for what it is. There are many positive elements about this when looking at it as a meal because it is healthy. Unfortunately, the cost will keep me from buying it in the future. It's worth maybe $4 a package and I'd consider at that price for a regular lunch item but definitely not $6.50.

So I teeter tottered on giving this a 4 or 5 star rating. I found this ramen to be enjoyable. Is this exactly like regular ramen? No. Is it close enough to satisfy the ramen craving? Absolutely! The noodles were soft enough for me a 5 min of boiling. The texture is not identical to traditional ramen and it’s unrealistic to think it would be. That said, it’s far better than any other ramen noodle substitute I’ve tried. The flavor of the broth is really good, doesn’t just taste like bullion powder overloaded with salt. When I prepared for the first time, I didn’t add any mix-ins like an egg, meat, or veggies because I wanted to taste the ramen as-is. I can’t wait to dress it up a bit the next time I make it! I would absolutely purchase again but not as often as I would actually like. The price point is just a bit too high. I wish this company would go on the shark tank tv show and get some investors to help bring the price down haha!