The Japanese Care Package

Just yesterday, we received a care package from our overseas friends halfway around the world. These packages are always fun. Lisa, PC, and Nathan are always sending us back the best goodies. They often include some fun things for Marielle from the 100Yen store, Marielle's favorite potato crisps, sweets for me, and some sort of entree that Viv will like. Last time, the entree was Taco Rice (you all may remember that post). This time it was ramen. Did you all know that the Japanese are huge fans of ramen? Oh yes, it's not just popular in China. There's even a ramen museum and theme park in Tokyo ;)

Viv had been excited about the ramen since Lisa had mentioned it a few days ago. She anxiously checked the mailbox all week. On Thursday, we ate ramen! ... after a little bit of confusion.


As you can see on the box, there were no English directions. This wouldn't have been a problem if Vivian and I hadn't both failed to take Japanese during our time at CU.

Viv puzzled over the box's diagrams for a few minutes ...










I even tried checking the internet ...










In the end, it came down to taste and Lisa's guess at the directions. By the way Lisa, 1.8 liters is about 7.6 cups of water :)


All in all, the ramen was a success, and we had a lot of fun trying to decipher the packaging.