YUHO Shirataki Konjac Angle Hair Tom Yum 6 Pack, Gluten Free, Fat-Free, Keto Friendly, Low Carbs Noodles, Ready to Eat, Instant Cup Soup 55.02 Oz

Smell was not even noticeable! The texture was chewy but not impossible to eat, much more similar to al dente Top Ramen, if anything. For instructions, 1) drain the package of noodles of the prepackaged liquid. 2) place the noodles in their original container and rinse with cool water, once or twice. Tip: use scissors to cut the noodles into smaller pieces, as it appears that the noodles come in one large pre-cooked block! 3) add the sauce and mix. 4) optional: to make sure the sauce was distributed evenly, I added about 2 oz of hot water and mixed. It also helped out because I personally enjoy warm/hot noodles over cold and enjoy a more broth like liquid texture. No need to microwave unless you'd prefer to! Overall, my first impression is great option/addition for office snacking and weight loss.

I got the instant Tom Yum cup, not the plain noodles which are confusingly part of the same Amazon listing. This makes the reviews hard to read. This soup rocks! It has a really good Tom Yum flavor, complete with expected aromatics like lemongrass, galangal, etc. It also has the perfect level of spice that really fills the mouth but never approaches being uncomfortable. I was surprised that the instructions didn't include adding water, meaning this meant to be a pasta, not a noodle soup like I was expecting (I'm sure you could add water if you wanted to). They actually don't even say to heat it up. It really does work well as a cold pasta. I do wish it was a bit cheaper, but it's not too overpriced for how much I enjoy it.

The listing (though not the box) describes this as vegan, but the ingredient list includes fish - I'm not vegan, but this meant that I couldn't give it to my friends and it's frustrating that the listing says "vegan" when the food isn't vegan. Ingredients also include "fermented soy sauce" but doesn't list the ingredients of the soy sauce. Since most soy sauce includes wheat, I'm not actually sure this is safe to eat because I have celiac disease. Normally I'd trust it enough to try it, but since the listing lies about being vegan I'm not sure i can trust the soy sauce, and i can't even return these very expensive noodles.

Only 6g net carbs, so keto friendly. And unlike most konjac noodles these do not have the 'fishy' smell associated. The directions suggest rinsing the noodles, but I would say its optional. They don't need to be refridgerated or heated. Just open the packs, mix them together and eat, comes with a fork. The noodles actually have a much better texture if you dont heat them. The sauce is slightly spicy and sour, very unique flavor. If they were cheaper or larger, I would buy more but at $3.33 each, its not really worth the price. Still I will buy again.

I couldn't find any description of what's actually inside. It's just a pouch of noodles and a pouch of sauce, as well as a fork. Honestly, the folding fork is the most impressive part, because it's the best folding disposable fork I've seen, but that's not what I wanted to be impressed by. Noodles are ok. They're not chewy, but rather have a very slight crunch like glass noodles. The sauce tastes very lime-forward, as Tom yum often is. Not a particularly complex flavor, but it's not gross. For $3.83 a serving (including shipping, not including tax), I kinda expected more. It's not a tiny serving, just compared to a 25-50 cent traditional cheap package of noodles, I expected a little bit more. I'm doing keto so, I don't regret the purchase, but if I could eat anything, I would go cheaper or more complex than this particular product.