We Tried the Pringles Instant Noodles & Concluded That They’re For Pringles Lovers

A while back, I wrote about how Pringles Instant Cup Noodles aren’t just a distant dream, but very much a thing. Incidentally, if you’re interested, you can read that article here.

Although I gotta be honest; at the time of writing, I was nothing short of stoked for it. Like Pringles with ramen?

Sign me up!

So imagine my disbelief (and ill-disguised joy) when I found out that the kind people at Airfrov had somehow procured the magical products in question…

And mailed it to us.

Who says that good things don’t happen to those who don’t deserve it?

Presentation

At first glance, the covers look pretty inviting. But hey what else do you expect from a collaboration between Pringles and Acecook, honestly?  

But I’m sure you guys have seen enough of Mr Pringles’ handsome face, and so I set about detaching the covers because like a wise old man once said, “It’s really the inside that counts.”

Ripping the plastic and cover away from the base, I scanned the top of the Yakisoba packet. On it were a series of instructions, but that wasn’t what I was looking for. After all, love might involve numbers, but it sure as hell isn’t just about numbers.

Carefully prying open the lid, I leaned in for a closer look. There were two seasoning packets on top of a bed of noodles, and in all honesty, it just looked like a meal for two.

Yes, it was that big.

I then took a look at the other packet; and proceeded to rip it apart like Michael Myers to an adult woman on Halloween night.

Well, that looked distinctly normal. But then again, it’s really about the…

Smell

You know what they say; if someone looks really good but smells like they’ve been stuck in a Sembcorp waste truck for 69 days, you’re not really gonna get turned on by that, so to speak.

Thankfully, that’s not quite the case for this particular pair.

Upon prying open the cover of the Jalapeno and onion instant noodles pack, I realised that there was a pleasant smell in the air. No stench of rotting flesh, that’s a good start. But hey, what happens if we add all the seasoning packets and whatnot to the mix?

Would it still smell alright?

Eager to find out more, I dumped all the required ingredients into the package, loaded it all with hot, steaming water, slapped the cover back on and waited for it to cool. 15 minutes later, I pried open the same cover, and slowly lowered my head to eye level with it. And then oh so gently…

I took a small sniff.

Right off the bat, I felt this familiar sensation hitting my nostrils. And rest assured, it wasn’t the dreaded kickback of wasabi but…

The scent of Jalapeno chips

Indeed, if I had my eyes closed, I could easily envisage a tin can of Pringles chips in front of me and I wouldn’t smell a rat.

Bliss.

Intrigued, I then moved onto my second victim- packet. This time around it was the intimidating, squarish pack of Sour cream and onion Yakisoba, which I knew that was like my old Uncle Tom:

Menacing on the outside, but gentle and appealing on the inside.

Before I could crack into it, however, my colleague stole it and announced that he was going to do his part for society. Smuggling it away, he set about the preparation process, and within twenty minutes handed me a plate with a steaming pile of flavourful looking noodles on it.

“What’s this?” I asked.

“Sour cream and onion Yakisoba, boon-ified,” he announced proudly.

Staring at him sceptically, I then took a sniff.

Damn.

The moment the scent infiltrated my nostrils, I knew it.

Pringles was calling for me.

Indeed, the sour cream and onion Pringles chips that have for so long enraptured my attention, have now been fused into this steaming pile of noodles. I don’t know how, but I’m not gonna investigate, because I only know one thing:

It’s time to tuck in.

Taste

The noodles knew it, but there was no escaping their impending fate. And I, unfortunately, wasn’t so kind as to let such a helpless victim escape my grasp. And so without any hesitation whatsoever…

I feasted.

Having been really tempted by the yakisoba, I went on to try it first. And honestly…

I couldn’t have made a better choice.

The noodles itself was pretty alright; springy and flavourful, with that distinct taste that comes with Acecook instant noodles. But boy, the seasoning…

That was the shit.

With every ounce of my strength, I tried to resist against that sensation that felt all too familiar:

Sour cream and onion, betches.

Indeed, as I swooped in for my second bite, I couldn’t help but wonder how they came up with this concoction…

And how it worked so well.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t get anything past three bites, because my colleague was upright raging and demanding his ‘food’ back. And because I was such a nice colleague (and I was getting kind of full), I passed it back to him, unwilling as I was.

But my appetite wasn’t to be satisfied. Inside my body, it was speaking clearly:

“I want more.”

And I gave it more. Tucking into the soup version of Jalapeno and onion instant noodles, I made a noisy slurp as the noodles came streaming into my mouth.

I chewed. And chewed.

And chewed.

Hmm…

And then it came in.

Not the flavour.

But the salt.

Damn this is salty.

And at that moment my colleague came in like a hawk, demanding a bite. And this time…

I was quite willing to give it up to him.

Final verdict

As I sit back on my chair, comfortably reeling from my impromptu meal of the day, I set about typing my final review of these two products:

Sour cream and onion Yakisoba and Jalapeno and onion instant noodles.

Honestly speaking, it wasn’t a hard one. It’s pretty clear-cut actually, because one clearly appealed to me, but the other didn’t.

However, keep in mind that my fellow colleagues in the office, who somehow sneaked in bites while I was brawling with my booni-fying colleague, felt otherwise. Contrary to my perspective, they felt that the soup version was actually better than the Yakisoba, and so really…

This final review is just my personal take on things.

Sour cream and onion Yakisoba: 3.5/5

Jalapeno and onion instant noodles: 2/5

Not that I didn’t like the latter, but it’s just that…it’s salty. But hey, Pringles, actually all snacks in general, are salty so that’s pretty understandable.

But, not for me.

And honestly…

I’m salty enough as it is, thank you very much. 🙂

If you want to try these instant noodles for yourself, you can get them from AirFrov, because they’re currently not available in any supermarket.

But hey, usually after we publish something like that, they’ll magically appear in supermarket after a week or so. Anyone else crossing your toes?

**All images taken by Xing Xing unless otherwise stated. Xing Xing is Goody Feed’s resident gorilla that likes to eat watermelons.