I remember, when i was small, i used to eat 3 packets of Mi Goreng at one time.... We were such a big eaters that my mum always bought boxes of mi goreng to put at home so she didn't have to go to the supermarket too often. Instant noodle is a life savers especially during lazy moments or due to sudden hunger. It's so easy and fast to cook... just the thing I like :P
Some of the cafes here have instant noodle as one of their dishes. My colleague once paid maggie mee + one egg for $2.50. Some cafes even have upgraded version. They put in more ingredients, take a nice picture of it and display it in their menus to tempt people like Datuk Heng hehe...... And yeah, it does really look kinda tempting! *心动*
I've been wanting to try it but every time I wanted to order, , my brain would stop me... I would start to go through the calculations in my mind ahahahaha ~~ For $7.90, the cafe version of instant noodle comes with 1 hot dog, 1 string of vege, 1 egg and 1 packet of instant noodle. If i were to cook it at home, my version would be 1 Grade A egg 50 cents + 1 string of vege 30 cents + 1 hot dog 50 cents + 1 packet of instant noodles 70 cents. Total cost is only $2! I know, I know, we have to pay for the ambiance and services too...
I won't mind paying that kind of price if it is something too complicated to make at home... And u know, the cafe version of instant noodle is really not a complicated one. It doesn't come with special soup made with secret recipe nor is the noodle handmade or something. Like me, they also take 2 minutes to cook...I really find it difficult to convince myself to pay $5.90 more to eat something I can make better at home... I bet the cafes hate customers like me who always try to calculate their costs before ordering.. oh well, money isn't easy to earn... ahahahaha... And i blame my occupation for my calculative habit! :P
This morning, I had my version of quick & yummy noodles as breakfast... It only took me 2 minutes to assemble everything...
All i did was ~ cooked the Japanese noodles like how u cook maggie mee, then throw in some vegetable from the garden, then one Grade A egg. I didn't have hot dog at home so, I topped it with the leftover pork from last night's dinner instead.
Jenn, the lazy chef cooked this :P
It's definitely much healthier than the cafe version and bigger portion too :P
What's more, this is a good way to ensure that no food gets wasted at home~~~ I'm sure my mum is proud to have a good daughter like me... y(^_^)y
2 comments:
ha! i'll do the same costing when looking at the instant noodle price at cafe. but i did ordered once in a kopitiam for RM2.50 (with an egg), blamed it on the tempting smell when my friend had his served.
your version looked better n healthier, i would suggest u store up some pre fried shallot n garlic oil, they can last for so long, n add so much flavour into your noodle,sesame oil would be a gd choice too!
wah.. fried shallot! my favourite! i sometimes eat it like snack.. :P yum yum...
ahaha.. i feel relieved that am not the only 'calculative' person :P
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