I found this at the 99 Ranch on Culver in Irvine.
First of all, I had no idea that Ajisen Ramen, the ramen chain, had diversified into making packaged ramen. Second of all, at upwards of $4, this is possibly the most expensive packaged ramen I've ever encountered (admittedly, the noodles don't come freeze dried but wet-looking and freshly packed in bundles).
But these are not reasons for this post. See the real reason after the jump.
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Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias “elmomonster” on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.