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I've Reviewed More Than 5,000 Packages of Instant Noodles—These Are My All-Time Favorites
Editor's Note This is an update to an article we published in 2012, which now includes a completely new set of rankings. We've kept Hans' original 2012 Serious Eats review for posterity's sake, visible below this updated article. Back in …