I stopped eating noodles for a while since I ate far too many during festival season a few years back. I was sick of them and even looking at a packet made me a little sick.

I digress...
Recently I have got my own place and with all the unexpected bills and costs of moving we have been a little short on cash and therefore did one of our amazing 'basic' shops. This consists of buying as much food for the week as you can with as little money possible..

Whilst looking around the shelves in Sainsbury's we came across these 11p noodles. They are plain in packaging which is white and orange, simple, but says what it is and thats all that is needed really. The nutritional information is on the front so you know what you are eating.

I decided to give them ago, although I was a little hesitant. There are various ways of cooking them and at the end of the day it is down to personal preference as to how you do cook them. I prefer to open the packet and break them up into a bowl as much as I can. May I warn you though that they do seem to ping all over the place because of how dry they initially are... I then boil the kettle and pour a small amount in the bowl, maybe 200ml, if that. I then add the sachet of dried flavour, in this case - chicken (Although the chicken curry ones are good too!) and then pop them in the microwave for one minute.
After the minute is up, I use a fork to stir them round a bit so that they don't dry out, and then pop them in for another minute. It doesn't need to be this long, but I do this so that they have time to soak up all the excess water as I don't like it when they are watery, besides, they are easier to eat when dryer.

Once they are cooked, I usually leave them for about 2 minutes or so to cool down a bit before eating.

The taste is good, admittedly not as strong as branded competitors, but the chicken taste is there and is pleasant. Based on the size of a standard cereal bowl, they come up to about half way. I would advise to maybe add things like vegetables and maybe shredded chicken if you want a more balanced meal and more filling, as although I am not left too hungry after, I do feel that they are not as filling as other brands.

For 11p, you can't really go wrong and many people dismiss supermarket own brands because of how they look. Seriously though, give them a try.

The only downside to these noodles is that there are only two flavours- in my store at least. Those are chicken and chicken curry. I feel it would be better if they had others, but I suppose they are basics range and therefore that means less choice.

I hope that I have converted even just one person to try these, if so, let me know how you find them!