Canned Noodles

In May a new and strange sounding new food item from Japanese vending machine manufacturer Fujitaka: canned noodles.
Though they were initially released as an emergency food item, they started selling almost as quickly as they could be stocked on store shelves. Following their initial offering of Sapporo-style ramen, Fujitaka later hiyashi-men (cold noodles).
When we first heard about this, the first question everyone asked was how do they keep the noodles from becoming soggy, which is what happens if you leave them sitting around in their soup too long. Fujitaka solved this problem by developing a new type of noodle made of konnyaku.
Fujitaka still is having trouble keeping up with demand for their canned noodles, which can be stored for about three years at room temperature.

 

only in japan will you ever find canned noodles haha

 

It'd be weird to eat noodles out of a can, how long have they been in there. It would be so soggy.

 

All I can think of is the possibility of bacteria growing inside the can *ugh*

 

I'd love to have canned noodles hell I'd keep 5 cans with me at all times. Immediate full stomach instead of waiting 10 - 15 minutes for the boiling water..

 

ewww... I wonder how long has the noodles been in the can. It makes me think would I get stomache out of this.

 

there is canned noodles in Australia. they are Hienz spaghetti or something.

 

canned noodles? lol, i wonder about the freshness of those noodles.

 

well... if there's no air inside the can then bacteria shouldn't b able to survive...

i've heard of canned bread a few yrs ago... i'm not surprised to c canned noodles... but i prefer my noodles to b hot but i don't think i can hold on to a heated can for a very long period

 

dont understand what's the diff of that stuff and

 

yeah canned noodles arent exactly a new concept... i suppose the only novelty would be how they are served from a vending machine

 

But if it's served hot straight from a vending machine, THAT is a gimmick...

 

how do you heat up a can without it being to hot to hold?

 

I don´t know how, but the german military can keeps their "in action" food in good condition up to 10 years ^^
When I joined the army and went for an international excercise in France, we ate 9 year old food, which was dilicious. It´s like in a box where u can find the survival food. Dry biscuits, chewin gum, coffee, tea, sugar, salt, sweets, canned noodles, canned rice, orange juice, water.... soooo nice the food...my pack was 9 years old ^^

 

It involves storing the cans in a heated environment inside the vending machine, when someone make a purchase, the can goes through a blast of cold air (or a cooled path), since metal has a lower heat capacity than water/protein/oil (ingredients of the noodles), the can itself wouldn't be TOO hot to handle.

Or even better, serve with a plastic holder (sold separately)

 

^ wow...I'm impressed. How'd you know that? But wouldn't the heat eventually be transferred back to the can eventually?

 

Guess work.

Thus the notion of plastic holders (sold separately)

 

Canned noodles don't sound very good lol

 

i dont understand why under the list of survival foods they would include chewing gum

 

japanese are so talented. btw i wanted to try em. i love noodles and i'm sure it'll be really NICE.