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THE RAMEN RATER
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THE RAMEN RATER is a personal blog at theramenrater.com about culture. Since 2013, 9 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times, most often “Ramen Rater”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-31, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (7) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link THE RAMEN RATER as a long-running site of instant noodle reviews. It is cited as an example of a niche site that search engines surface only deep in results, and as a reference for ramen.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 7 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Over 5,000 Instant Ramen Noodle Reviews Since 2002
Most-linked posts?
- Ramen Rater4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2020-08-20
What Hacker News says?
> But a directory topic "instant noodles" would find sites about instant noodles. And sure enough, if you hunt through search results, you can find things like https://www.theramenrater.com/ which definitely fits the bill, but it takes some hunting. It's a "page four" type of result (in reality, it was on page five). Your example of Ramen Rater is the #1 result for the query [instant noodle reviews]. The more broad…
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on “The web starts on page four”Submitted The Ramen Rater – The Big List [pdf] as a story · 2 points
HN discussion"Instant noodles" Consider the difference in results between Google and what you might expect if directories rather than search had remained the primary way of finding things on the web. A search for "instant noodles" assumes you either want to buy them, find recipes for them, or read about whether they are healthy. But a directory topic "instant noodles" would find sites about instant noodles. And sure enough, if y…
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on “The web starts on page four”Submitted Ramen Rater as a story · 1 points
HN discussionMay I urge you with some force, to upgrade from Pot Noodles to a superior brand of instant noodles? There are many blogs devoted to reviewing the many variants of this versatile form of nourishment. e.g.: http://www.theramenrater.com/tag/ramen-review/ My current personal favourites are the Indomie 'Hot and Spicy' or 'Spicy Beef Rendang' or the Mama 'Pork Tom Yum'. I also hear good things about Sapporo Ichiban if you…
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on “Toast Sandwich”this is a very popular south korean snack! https://www.theramenrater.com/tag/ppushu-ppushu/
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on “I wanted to punish my daughter with a no-frills phone but it didn't go to plan”This site: https://www.theramenrater.com/2018/07/18/2898-saikebon-yakis... Looks like a good reference. The link leads to a review of an Italian brand of noodles that are probably pretty rare outside of this country.
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on “The Eternal Life of the Instant Noodle”About a year ago I got really into Ramen for a couple months and sampled as much as I could. There is a tremendous amount of variety and fun in those packets and bowls. I spent lots of time on this site: http://www.theramenrater.com/ Beware - it is not the healthiest habit to get into :) My go-to favorite was the Nongshim brand for noodle quality...but I've since given it up.
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on “An Unexpected Lesson on Entrepreneurship from a Cup Noodle Museum”Nongshim Kimchi — it's spicy but not overwhelmingly so, just the right level, and it's a hearty, brothy kind. Excellent in cold weather. Also been following some of the noodles on these lists for more ideas: https://noodles.mendhak.com/ https://www.theramenrater.com/
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on “Ask HN: Which is your favourite instant noodle?”
