How do you like yours? I start off with very little water. I boil it till there is very little liquid left. I don't like it soupy and I never boil the water first. I just throw it in. Sometimes I like to just boil the noodles and stir fry it for a quick meal. Who here actually prepares it according to the package?
Not me man...of course I donh't quite have a regular pay check yet of course...but I usually just dump the noodles in some water, boil the water, let it boil for a few minutes, then drain almost all the water and then eat it
For me it's almost always about how easy and fast it is. Like at work, I'm on the phone so much its hard to get away and have a proper sit down lunch. It's almost always a quick 5 mins then back to work.
Ramen is so bad for you, fried noodles and uber salted seasoning packets. Straight dope and history here: http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mramen.html K