So I am pretty much over ramen — pretty much. I now know the secret to an excellent bowl of chinese noodles any time. its called, look in the refrigerator and put what ever you find into the pot. Check out these babies: a beef broth with garlic, onion, carrot, peanut oil, some chow fun noodles, some spare ribs tips with black bean sauce from dinner 2 nights ago, spinach, pea shoots, scallion, cilantro, basil, and top it with a fried egg and voila! no need to go out for asian soup ever again. Cheap, and a lot less greasy and salty.