An Assortment of Packaged Goods Like Haichijia Noodles

For some reason, this Haichijia brand of spicy instant noodles fron China has been all the rage lately, particularly for their suan la fen. Sure, it was very peppery, but not anything to go nuts over. There was another one that featured meatballs, as well as a milder huajia jianghu one featuring seafood. But I liked the one on the bottom right the best, as it had a more unique noodle quality plus a beefy broth that didn't overdo the spices.



We've also been able to secure other competing brands of instant noodles, although admittedly I haven't had the chance to try all of them yet. Some of them were quite spicy though, and it was just interesting to see how elaborate some of these could get, featuring literally like seven different plastic packages inside to unwrap and assemble. That's quite a bit of work for instant noodles!



Finally, here were some pickled mangoes from Thailand. These mildly sweet and spicy things were surprisingly firm and unripe. I wasn't expecting it to be crunchy, although I guess it does make sense for a pickle.