Replied to Cup Noodle unveils first-ever cold-water instant ramen in Japan by Oona McGee (soranews24.com)
The new noodles were in development for five years, with Nissin adopting a new noodle-making technology that allows the noodles to rehydrate using chilled water. The patented “Cold Rehydrate” process was developed specifically for the chilled Cup Noodle range.

SoraNews24, which covers news from Japan, is a long-time member of my feed collection and a regular article contributor to the “Around the Web” secution of my weekly newsletter. They cover some “news” news, see for example an article I wrote based in significant part on a SoraNews24 report about dress code rules in Japanese schools. But they also cover less serious matters such as food and snack trends in Japan. I recently read an article about Nissan introducing code Cup Noddle instant noodles which are prepared with cold water and eaten cold. I like the idea. While the kimchi flavored offering did not strike me as inspiring, I was intrigued by the second flavor described by SoraNews24:

Chicken Salt Lemon offers a lighter option, combining chicken, bonito, dried sardines and lemon in the broth for a refreshing finish. The topping contains steamed chicken, egg, green onions and red bell peppers.

While I doubt that the opportunity will present itself, I will keep an eye out for the Chicken Salt Lemon for a potential article to go with what would probably be a month’s worth of sodium in a small cup of cold noddles.