Just Add Water
So I made a very satisfying discovery in my kitchen earlier. Tucked away at the bottom of my dry foods drawer were these neat, little packages with Japanese writing all over them. Dried miso soup! I'd forgotten all about them, but with great delight, I emptied one into a mug and added hot water. In an instant, this dusty little brown cake was transformed! I now had steaming, tasty soup with bits of seaweed and even tiny little clams to round it out! Heaven!
Awhile back, my mom had given me a handful of these in various flavors after someone gave her a whole box full, and this was the last of the lot. I only wish I had more of them. The flavor and convenience of this wonderful snack only made me lament the fact you can't really find these packets in the U.S. With a variety of different ingredients instead of a flavor packet to make up the tasty-tasty goodness, they beat the hell out of Top Ramen, let me tell you.
Anyway, it got me to thinking about what kinds of "just add water" treats there are out there. I mean, there's Top Ramen, of course, but unless you've got other ingredients on hand to gussy it up, it's not going to be very satisfying. Jello? That's usually decent, if a trifle pedestrian. Instant oatmeal? Less satisfying that Jello, but I can live with it. Anybody else got a favorite "just add water" treat?
Awhile back, my mom had given me a handful of these in various flavors after someone gave her a whole box full, and this was the last of the lot. I only wish I had more of them. The flavor and convenience of this wonderful snack only made me lament the fact you can't really find these packets in the U.S. With a variety of different ingredients instead of a flavor packet to make up the tasty-tasty goodness, they beat the hell out of Top Ramen, let me tell you.
Anyway, it got me to thinking about what kinds of "just add water" treats there are out there. I mean, there's Top Ramen, of course, but unless you've got other ingredients on hand to gussy it up, it's not going to be very satisfying. Jello? That's usually decent, if a trifle pedestrian. Instant oatmeal? Less satisfying that Jello, but I can live with it. Anybody else got a favorite "just add water" treat?