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I randomly came across this at Daiso in Flushing, Queens. The last time I had one of these instant yakisobas was like 30 years ago. It’s basically like one of those science experiment kits for kids. You buy it because you are curious how just adding hot water could produce stir-fried noodles. You add the hot water, seal it, wait 3 minutes, drain the water through the built-in strainer, add the chemicals in the packets, and stir vigorously. Sure enough, you have not-so-bad yakisoba. Your curiosity is satisfied until 3 decades later when you completely forget about it again. The next time, I’ll be either dead or nearly dead, with a grand total of 3 instant yakisobas in my whole life. which reminds me; maybe it’s about time I watch Touch of Evil by Orson Welles again as I have completely forgotten how it goes. I remember watching it like 20 years ago in one of those art-house cinemas. I don’t remember which. Sort of like instant yakisoba, I forget the plot but remember the feelings. I rea

I randomly came across this at Daiso in Flushing, Queens. The last time I had one of these instant yakisobas was like 30 years ago. It’s basically like one of those science experiment kits for kids. You buy it because you are curious how just adding hot water could produce stir-fried noodles. You add the hot water, seal it, wait 3 minutes, drain the water through the built-in strainer, add the chemicals in the packets, and stir vigorously. Sure enough, you have not-so-bad yakisoba. Your curiosity is satisfied until 3 decades later when you completely forget about it again. The next time,…

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