Dry Noodles as Maman Noodles Safe or Not ? Why Local People Always Say No ?

[ThaiSmarterThanYou]

Dry Noodles as Maman Noodles Safe or Not ? Why Local People Always Say No ?

Hi,

What do you think about dry noodles as Mama ?

Why Thai seem to try to avoid them ?

It's true that they sometimes smell like candle, but why ?

Thank you.

[Thongkorn]

Most Thai people i know in the UK and Thailand like them , they are always eating them.

[farang000999]

Thai people avoid them, only consuming ~6,000,000 a day.

[Kitsune]

pssst : Have you heard of something called "sodium"?

[chickenslegs]

Thai people avoid them, only consuming ~6,000,000 a day.

And that's just in our house.

[crazygreg44]

the noodles are WAXED . . .

nothing wrong and this explains why you smell candles

[BKKdreaming]

its wheat , just like pasta , ohhh yeah and then all those additives I cannot understand,,,,,

[garyinhuahin]

Years ago, an older 1st gen Chinese-American gentleman of my acquaintance mentioned to me that 'most' of his old friends in China had liver cancer from eating instant noodles.

Never heard more about it, and I've enjoyed some myself. But I always thought best not to make it a staple.

[recycler]

the noodles are WAXED . . .

nothing wrong and this explains why you smell candles

This wax is added to prevent the noodles from sticking together, the problem is it that takes about 3 days to digest the wax, so not very healthy to eat instant noodles every day. This is apart form the MSG that is generally added to most foods here.

[misterphil]

My Thai wife lived on Mama noodles for 2 weeks in the UK.

[Robert24]

safe. thais love them. never seen one avoiding mama noodles. where did you pick this up?

[mike324]

local people love mama noodles, I think the middle income and up don't eat it as much because they know its unhealthy due to amount of sodium and msg there are.

[BKKdreaming]

seems like another internet rumor

put " ramen noodles wax" in google search

http://factsfromfiction.blogspot.com/2012/08/instant-noodles-contain-wax.html

Edited November 12, 2014 by BKKdreaming

[attrayant]

Oh the wax-noodle hoax is back. I thought that one had been put to sleep a long time ago. I guess nothing ever dies on the Internet.

It's hard to believe that a myth that's so easy to disprove can hang around so long. Pick up a noodle and look at it. See any wax? No. Scratch it with your fingernail. Does any wax come off? No. Pour some boiling water on them. See any liquefied wax floating around in the cup? No.

And no they don't smell like a candle, unless you have some beef or chicken-scented candles in your house.

They are high in sodium - some brands contain about a third of your RDA of sodium. So if you're in a sodium-affected risk group, it might be a good idea to limit your sodium intake (not just from noodles, but from all sources).

http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/noodles.asp

[Strangebrew]

I just light them when power out. Guess you never been to 8 huh?

[BKKdreaming]

They are high in sodium - some brands contain about a third of your RDA of sodium. So if you're in a sodium-affected risk group, it might be a good idea to limit your sodium intake (not just from noodles, but from all sources).

http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/noodles.asp

I think most of the sodium is in the flavor pouch , so only use half of it !

and then there are the special ramen noodle cooking bowls to microwave in

http://rapidramen.com

they actually work real good !

[aboctok]

Oh the wax-noodle hoax is back. I thought that one had been put to sleep a long time ago. I guess nothing ever dies on the Internet.

It's hard to believe that a myth that's so easy to disprove can hang around so long. Pick up a noodle and look at it. See any wax? No. Scratch it with your fingernail. Does any wax come off? No. Pour some boiling water on them. See any liquefied wax floating around in the cup? No.

And no they don't smell like a candle, unless you have some beef or chicken-scented candles in your house.

They are high in sodium - some brands contain about a third of your RDA of sodium. So if you're in a sodium-affected risk group, it might be a good idea to limit your sodium intake (not just from noodles, but from all sources).

http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/noodles.asp

Ah, the welcome aroma of a chicken-scented candle. The wax coating (on the better brands of Mama) is there is to protect people from ghosts during cooking and eating. Nothing more irritating than supernatural entities subverting your born right to eat in peace.