6 of those dollars for the sliced yakiniku.

Lotte Grosir supermarket In Yogya, Indonesia. I figured I’d get some fresh fruit, make some beef jerky and then eat all of the snacks I hadn’t tried yet.

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      Haha, yea, the instant noodle aisle here is ridiculous, so I thought I’d try a few since I never eat instant noodles, and then I figured I’d just get all the other terrible snacks I never eat.

      It’s been fun.

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    All sweet shit, is that how they eat?

    Do they have increasing obesity like India which is giving the us and uk a run for the fattest country title? US it is over 50 percent overweight or obese. About 50 pc for whites, other races woman have way higher rates and men less so but still over 50 pc. Except east asians which stay healthy weight.

    It takes an immigrant to the us 7 years on average to become as overweight as the rest. From the nih that breaks it down by demographics.

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      Nah, this was a deliberate effort of mine to try all the junky crap I basically never eat, so this haul is entirely representative of me trying to eat crappy and basically the opposite of the local diet that I’ve been enjoying so far.

      I only ever see Indonesians eating freshly prepared, unprocessed food, and their produce/meat sections have very fresh, varied ingredients.

      Everyone is pretty thin here, I don’t actually think I’ve seen an overweight Indonesian yet now that you mention it.

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      Thanks, there are an absurd selection of instant noodles, so I got three, and then my friend instantly told me I should have gotten a different brand haha, so I guess I’ll have to try them also.

      You know what’s really interesting though? Indonesians put the boiling water into the cup of noodles for 3 minutes but then they poke a small hole at the top and drain out the water and then mix in the seasoning, so you get a much stronger flavor and the noodles don’t go crazy mushy after one extra minute in the soup.

      I don’t think I’ve ever come across that practice before, and I eat instant noodles very rarely, but I definitely like this preparation method much more than leaving the water in after the noodles are boiled.

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        I used to make “free” lunch at work from the frees snacks. Shin noodles, cheese sticks, and some eggs dropped into the hot water with the noodles. You unlocked one of my core memories. Good times

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          Ha nice. I didn’t get any vegetables or eggs, but I did throw in some of the yakiniku I marinated in each cup. Makes it taste a little more real.

          A little.

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        The noodle cups, the pfas coating that leeches into it really makes the taste pop I am sure.