The Ramen Rater's Cheeseburger

K1 ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT / LOS ANGELES TIMES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Tel: 213.487.0100 www.heraldk.com COVER STORY The Ramen Rater’s Cheeseburger “Recently, I came up with the ramyun slider. I thought since I’ve got some Shin Black on hand, why not a full-fledged ramyun burger? This recipe came out great and really wasn’t that hard to do,” said Hans Lienesch Hans Lienesch. Photography by his wife, Christine Lienesch Shin Ramyun Cheeseburger. Photography by The Ramen Rater. scuffed elbows with opportunity to taste Making the cheeseburger: little bowl and add some Taiwan, as their prod - the different flavors of The Ramen Rat- hot water. Let sit for a ucts did not satisfy the world through each er’s Shin Ramyun Buns out of noodles minute or so which lets Hans Lienesch’s taste countries’ instant noo- Black Burger 1) Boil a pot of water. the veggies and other bits buds as well as other dles gave him a chance 2) Add the noodle block hydrate. instant noodles such to do something he and cook for 4 minutes. 3) Drain. as Nongshim’s Jjin jia: was not able to do be - “In this recipe, everything 3) Drain well. 4) Add ketchup and may- in the package is used. I’ve 4) Return to pot and crack onnaise – I used a little Flamin’ Hot & Nutty fore- to travel. He was seen so many recipes for egg into it – combine with more mayo than ketchup – Noodle Soup, which given the chance to ramen burgers where the noodles. and combine. This will be made #1 on the list, try the different fla - flavorings are discarded. 5) Split noodle/egg mix- the fry sauce as well as the and Sapporo Ichiban: vors and learn about Why waste?” said Hans ture into two bowls. sauce for the burger. Japanese Style Noo - the different cultures Lienesch. 6) I used one with a round- MICHELLE Y. CHO dles Chow Mein, which through taste. Another ed bottom for the bun and Making the Patty! K-Herald made #2 on the list. reason why he loves Ingredients one with a flat bottom for 1) For the patty, add the f you don’t know Hans' love for instant instant noodles is the the lower bun (actually, the entire red packet to the the name Hans noodles started when fact that they are deli- • 1 Package Nongshim top part of a bun is called ground beef and combine Lienesch then he was a small child. “I cious, cheap and easy Shin Ramyun Black the ‘crown’ and the bottom well. • Ground beef the ‘heel!) 2) Form into a patty and perhaps you started out with what to make. • 1 Egg 7) Press the noodles down cook. Iwould know Thera- every other kid in the • 2 Slices processed cheese a little and then put in the 3) Put the buns and burger menrater.com! Known USA has – Top Ramen. More Info on The Ramen • Frozen french fries fridge for a couple hours to together globally as the man Then, they came out Rater: • Cooking spray set. 4) Add processed cheese who eats and reviews with something called • Ketchup and mayonnaise 8) Spray pan and cook and sauce. instant noodles from Roasted Ramen, noo- Since 1998, Hans has both sides of your buns Extra notes from Hans: all over the world, dles that already had been eating instant noo- until done as you like. (A “The burger has a really Hans Lienesch’s opin- the seasoning within dles, reviewing them and nice crispness is really en- great flavor from the red ions on everything them – no packet!” said even sharing informa- joyable, but burnt isn’t so packet. I think you could there is about ramen is Hans. It was when he tion such as where to get great so just keep and eye switch it as well – use the on them and don’t flip too red packet on the fried and held dearly by instant was introduced to the the instant noodles and much – they are a little the gold packet with the noodle companies and first ever Asian super - on the company that cre- delicate.) beef. Either way, this was ramen enthusiasts market at the age of ated the products. Thus really good .” everywhere. Instant 12, and when he found far he has reviewed 715 Making the fries For more information on noodle companies are himself at the instant unique varieties of instant 1) Use a little cooking Hans Lienesch and his ra- known to send Hans noodle aisle that he noodles from all over the spray on them and sprin- men blog: Lienesch their lastest was amazed. He was globe. Currently, he eats kle liberally with the gold www.theramenrater.com ramen product to be amazed with the wide ramen once a day and his Sul-Long-Tang powder www.facebook.com/thera- reviewed and hope- array of different kinds upcoming project is to packet and cook. menrater fully to be listed in his and flavors there were create a Taiwan’s Top Ten 2) Empty the contents of the green package into a Top Ten Ramen list. of instant noodles. Ramen List. Recently, he has even Born legally blind, the .

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