Middle-class consumers around the world – including in countries with no tradition of eating noodles – are turning to instant ramen in droves
  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
    353·
    1 year ago

    True story. The instant noodle aisles in my two closest grocery stores are always picked clean as of the last several months.

    LPT: Egg noodles are still fairly cheap and just as versatile if not more so.

    • tburkhol@lemmy.world
      23·
      1 year ago

      At my store, a 12-pack of Maruchan is $6 - $3.57/pound. Store brand spaghetti is $0.90/pound and chicken bouillon is $2.50 for a half pound. Ramen is convenient and fast, not cheap.

      • interceder270@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        I did the math, and Maruchan cup noodles scaled perfectly with inflation.

        They used to be $0.33 back in ~2005, now they’re $0.52.

        https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

        $0.33 in 2005 is $0.53 in 2023.

        Inflation is how the ruling class recoups any gains the working class has made, with interest. The answer is not to make more; it’s to spend less.