"Instant" Ramen powder workshop ccc2023

When, where

Day 2 (Wednesday 16.8.23) - 14:00 at Foodhackingbase

Please bring to Workshop

- Please bring your own pen

- Please bring your own container. to take your spice powder home with you. As a backup we will likely have small bags.

- Bring whatever fancy ingredient you would like to add yourself and/or share.

Motivation

I am a person who is sensitive to elevated levels of monosodium glutamate (MSG), especially if they're added via pure MSG powder or yeast extracts. Furthermore, I wanted to make powders I can use both like vegetarian stock powders and for instant ramen that are safe for me, quick to make and don't have any added aroma.

Ingredients / Allergies

I am bringing the following ingredients: [Note for anyone who's allergic to any of those, that they can be airborne - Notify me before to not get them on the table]

- onion powder

- tomato powder

- garlic powder

- smoked paprica powder

- spinach powder

- madras curry powder

- mushroom powders

- fenugreek

- blue fenugreek

- macis powder

- peanut butter

- cashew butter

- unrefined sugar

and many more from my spice rack.

For people who cannot eat gluten, please bring your own noodles.

Workshop

In this workshop, I am going to show you how to make stock and 'instant' ramen powders yourself and cook some "instant" ramen. I am putting instant in quotes because we're not making the pasta, we're using store-bought mie or ramen noodles that need to cook for just a few minutes.

Workshop layout:

0. Setup, make everyone have a container, each spice have a spoon and everyone have their own mixing spoon

1. Discuss motivation, dietary requirements and goal of each participant

2. Base flavors (onion, garlic, paprica, curry, tomato powder)

3. Umami/natural MSG components (tomato powder, mushroom powders)

4. The salt component (salt, sugar)

5. Make it your own (add other spices), taste it, with hot water

6. Oil component (not included in the spice mix) [sesame oil, hard cheeses, peanut butter]

7. Ideas to to make a quick meal with: mushrooms, eggs, beans

8. Make an "instant ramen" dish [this may take a while, participants may need to wait for the burner to free up]

FHB equipment needed

A4 paper, pens, wide cups, lots of spoons, electric kettle, 2 burners, donation jar