"Abe" > wrote in message
...
>I went to tradekey, an import/export website, set up a free account,
> and made inquries to a couple of companies in China that sell
> non-fried Chinese instant noodles. They also offer samples to try.
>
> I'll follow up here with any results I get.

Pardon these empty posts. Just got back on line. This damn storm has been
screwing my internet and computer up for the last two frigging days, surely
it cannot be all a Windows issue although it has recovered 3 times today
from a serious system failure. Once today Outlook corrupted and I had to
reinstall it but it still is locking up and not minding very well. Boy,
Mac certainly is looking better all the time.

Anyway, I would like to hear how this goes for you.

I have ordered small quantities of excess stuff, kinda like stuff
Overstock.com wants to claim as real. Been ok but the shipping times have
been long if it went surface. Air has been comparable to European shipping
times but if you have a FedEx account and charge it to your account you can
save some S/H. Seems like they try to make that up like some eBayers do. A
Commercial FedEx account is not a big deal to get

I wanted to say Food Network did a piece tonight on Good Eats about RAMEN
NOODLES. I have eaten Ramen noodle style dishes in Japan and Korea when I
lived there and never heard half the stuff I heard here. The Maruchan
Ramen brand is made in Irvine, CA but it didn't look like they could
interrupt their automation process to make it in nonpackaged bulk. you
might send them an email also. S/H might be cheaper if they can pull it out.
but you might inquire about their seconds or QA rejects.

Anyway good luck in your project