Making (Not So) Instant Ramen

I tried making homemade instant ramen from scratch...including baking my own kansui, using a tofu press, dehydrating overnight, and even steaming and frying the noodles like the factories do. One method genuinely surprised me… and the other turned into something oddly squid-like. In this video, I test two different ways to make instant noodles at home to see if they can actually beat a cheap supermarket packet. Is it worth the effort? Or is convenience king? Full blog post: https://barrylewis.net/recipe/homemade-instant-ramen/ Subscribe for more food experiments: https://www.youtube.com/@mrbarrylewis?sub_confirmation=1 More from me: https://linktr.ee/barrylewis Thanks as always to my Patreon supporters (& YouTube members soon) your support genuinely helps make these videos possible. 00:00 Can You Make Homemade Instant Ramen? 01:03 Making Homemade Kansui powder 03:17 The Ramen Dough (No Egg!) 08:02 Tofu Press + Dehydrator Method 11:36 Dehydrator results! 12:11 More ramen dough 12:45 Steam + Fry Method 13:34 Homemade Ramen Seasoning 14:53 Steam away 16:26 Fry time 16:46 A line-up of ramen! 17:14 Cooking and comparison #InstantRamen #FoodExperiment #BarryLewis