Am I the only one who was kinda hoping that Ben just got a package of the noodles and makes that gourmet? That would be something I would want to make myself.

Can we have a series called “Normals, make it simple” where they take fancy dishes and make them simple?

This doesn't feel like instant noodles made gourmet, but rather a gourmet noodle dish. For me, instant noodles are something dehydrated you can keep for ages in the cupboard, and then rehydrate in 2-3 minutes. Would have liked to see them go outside their comfort zone dehydrating food to later rehydrate as an instant food.

I’m so glad to see instant means 45 steps and several hours in Ebbers’ mind.

I’ll have to agree with everyone here, this isn’t making instant noodles gourmet it’s just making gourmet noodles. I feel like they should give him the actual package of instant noodles.

The problem is he's not making instant noodles gourmet he's just making gourmet noodles

I love how funny ebbers can be when he's being stern. "... we haven't got all day it's fennel" something so amusing about it.

When I read the title, I thought they were literally going to make instant noodles gourmet. All they did was make gourmet noodles. Still awesome and looks amazing, just not what I was expecting. Hope they explore instant noodles more.

"I couldn't find them. So, ten weeks ago, I grew them myself." Brilliant, Ben. It reminds me of how I got into baking. There were no bakeries that did cookies like I wanted them to/saw on TV.

Jamie's face when Ben said just oil up and go for it 😅

As my go-to quick treat meal, I'd love to see Ebbers make nachos gourmet.

What I want to see is him doing this with a store bought pouch of cheap instant noodles and canned ingredients. How to make it amazing for the average consumer on a budget who wants a quick really good dinner.

Wait! What?!? Ben was deported out of China? (And got back in again.) Please… tell us that story!

I think it's safe to say: everyone wanted you to take a pack of instant noodles and do something with them... not just make a generic (albeit tasty looking) noodle dish

this isnt "A Chef makes INSTANT NOODLES Gourmet!!", its "A Chef makes Gourmet NOODLES!!!", ebbers you need to ACTUALLY make instant noodles, gourmet. my favorite way to upscale packlaged ramen is to forego the soup, and instead make a thickend yakisoba sauce, its approximately 1 part soy sauce, 1/4-1/2 part rice vinegar, 1 part oyster sauce, and a few dashes of warchestershire sauce, and a touch of sweetness whatever you fancy (i use a combo of molasses, and agave nectar, as together they have a kind of similar flavor to a japanese brown sugar syurip, due to the really dark kind of sugar they like to use over there, and molasis having similar bitter notes, with the honey like agave nectar giving it the sweetness), you can also add whatever seasonings you want at this stage, to the sauce, i like garlic powder, ginger powder, and about 1/4-the whole packet (depending on how salty you like it really) of the ramen seasoning that the noodles come with. you cook the noodles as normal, and then add a bit of the starchy ramen water to the sauce you made, to both help it thicken later (a starch slurry can also be used to finish it if its not thickened to your likening), and warm up to allow the sauce to mix properly, drain the rest of the liquid off the noodles, give the now warm sauce a good mix, and add it to the noodles, put the pan back on the heat and keep mixing until thick (or microwave in 30 second increments then mix it up again until thickened), garnish as you wish, i like a few pieces of meat (bacon is good, as is sausage, and fried chicken) , some seaweed pieces, fried garlic, and sesame seeds, a few chopped roasted nuts, like cashews or peanuts is also good for a nice texture change, and maybe some sriracha on top if im feeling spicy. all in all if you have your kitchen orginised, it takes MAYBE 30 seconds-a minute longer to make, than regular instant noodles, just make the sauce while the noodles are cooking to save time.

Sorry, Ebbers, have to call “FOUL”! on this one. You made an incredible noodle dish, just feel the ‘instant’ part was sidestepped. Maybe a second go at some point with actual instant noodles? I know you can gourmet-fy real packet noodles 🍜

works great. i love that it has stainless steal pot inside kzfaq.infoUgkxG-7WiT7ocumjytOpHDFt632PL0pxXRAg and not the one with coating. we used to have a coated pot before, and the coating slowly peels, and i am sure went into the food that we cooked. Absolutely love stainless steel, and will not use a coated product again.This pot has many settings and many buttons, and i need to sit down with a manual to figure out which setting to use. I used the basic functions, and even though i am not technologically skilled, i turned it on and assembled it without any help.Very satisfied with this product overall.

Jamie’s face when Ebbers says “Oil up and go for it” 😁

It may not be “instant” but damn! That looks fantastic! P.S Ben did say the guys deserve their noodle badge… So Ebbers, where is it?!

That looks amazing! Love watching Ben be cheffy. While I agree that this isn't quite what I expected by "instant noodles", it seems this series is more about the flavor of the original dish than snazzying up something routine.

Barry getting quizzed on the contents of five spice and then giving him the lavender burn made me laugh way too loud. 😂

What happened to "INSTANT NOODLES"? Ebbers making noodles from scratch is anything but instant.

You've just made ramen though? I feel like this series should be more like your old Level Up series (or Make it Fancy from Tasty) where you actually have to use the instant noodles or whatever it is in the recipe, then it's more likely to resonate with your audience and be something we can actually make.

I think the title should be “Chef makes gourmet noodles”. Instant noodles weren’t really involved at all. 😅 But the end result looked absolutely delicious!

"It's so easy even Barry can make them" says the guy who almost caught his kitchen on fire making gourmet noodles.

Expects instant noodles being added on/modified a bit. GETS THE LEAST INSTANT NOODLES EVER Like, least instant than that Ebbers raises his own lamb.

Leveling up simple store-bought food is the way I learned to cook. Ramen teaches you to follow instructions, and the fact that it's so cheap, means you can afford to play with it and learn what works and what doesn't. Thanks for reinforcing the concept!

They looked great Ebbers! We need an allotment tour!

Ben: "Just oil up and go for it." Jamie: *What have I heard just now blinking* P.S. To see Jamie's reaction go to 9:17

Woah now, you can't just drop the bombshell of Ebbers getting deported without saying why!

guys.... this wasn't a "chef makes __________ gourmet", this was just chef making a recipe. in order for it to be in the right context Ebbers would have to use the actual product you are turning gourmet. Meaning using the noodles and/or the spice packet and flipping it into a gourmet dish. I also still say - spaghetti and meatballs - Ebbers make it gourmet!

Ben is really an absolute dream man. Grows his own vegs and herbs, endearingly very geeky, and is a wizard in the kitchen!

For me it’s somewhat of a fail because as good as it looks it fails on the instant part. I think at most to gourmet this there should be a time limit of 15-20 minutes.

When I saw "INSTANT NOODLES" I was expecting something more in the style of what Alex(French guy) did with his ramen series where he made actual instant noodles... Slightly disappointed, but this looks delicious nonetheless

4:44 Uncle Roger in the distance *MOANS LOUDLY*

I am so happy i found this channel years ago. I am learning and being entertained at the same time! I always look forward to your posts!

I loved this episode because the noodles were super interesting and the whole thing was fascinating, but isn’t cheffy instant noodles just cheffy noodles? 😂 I think you could have gone with an instant ramen packet and tried to use it to make a cheffy version and been closer to the prompt…but I do like this as an education video!

Mike saying everyone loves some noods absolutley needs to be a tshirt with a steamy bowl of partially censored noodles

If Ebbers had just handed them some Nongshim Shin Ramyun with fresh vegetables cut into it, it would have been an instant win in my book.

I'd love to see a video about: Normals try to make something gourmet with no restrictions VS Chefs make something with some restrictions. Loving your content!

I’m confused. How is it gourmet when your making everything from scratch…it’s just bang bang noodles. If it was instant noodles wouldn’t you use the packaged noodles?

"Told off for rescinding his badge" Im sorry but am I the only one that is all for the boys losing the badges if they dont stay on top of the skills they "learn" ? :P

That looked amazing! Loving this series!

I imagine myself being Ben and the rest of the four being my dogs, observing me when preparing food. agreeing with everything I do and going "Oh yeah" whenever I work with meat.

*sees “instant” in the brief* *also sees marinated lamb and hand-made noodles* Looks delish, but I think you missed the mark here, Ben.

Thumbnail: "Ramen" Title: "Instant Noodles" Think they're trying to hide from Uncle Roger.

Gotta say, I really appreciate how jelly that lamb broth was.

9:18 Jamie’s reaction to, “oil up & go for it” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Didn't Ben already make his version of ramen already? I thought he was going to "gourmet" a packet of instant noodle (aka instant ramen/ramyun).

I feel like they completely lost the point in this video, he's just making a noodle dish, those are anything but instant.

Barry’s laugh is just the best.

I love how Barry spent the entire end of the video trying to get a fork full.

I am so impressed when Ben pull out the dandelion leaves, this is really a person that had research on Chinese food! I still remember when I were young, we literally will go to any hill nearby and dig for dandelion leaves, it tastes very good in salad and my mother will make it into dandelion stuffed bun.

Alright... I just gotta say to defend Barry here, that his spiceology badge is because he was able to pick out the spices in a blend that he could smell, taste, and see; not remember off of his memory! It's not a "Recipe remembering badge" it's a differentiate the spices before you badge!

Loved that he grew the daisies. One of my fav veg ever!

9:16 LMFAOOO JUST JAMIE REACTING AND NO ONE ELSE IS SO FUNNY

I've been using Nissin chilli instant noodles to make my own take noodles. Usually a spring onion, a chopped tomato, mustard seeds, and some soy sauce with the flavour packet, frying off, adding the noodles towards the end, and then frying an egg in the same pan after taking everything out to put on top. A really simple and tasty dinner.

(Barry gets a Spiceology Badge) Ben: “Imma destroy this whole man’s career.” Episode 1467 of me enjoying the OG workplace sitcom 😂

MSG is so important for Asian food. I'm a white guy in California USA, and MSG changed everything. It's such an amazing addition to all Asian cooking, hell I even get cheeky and add it to Thai curries!

Love Ben testing the guys for consistency having the badges

I still think "Chef it up!" sounds like a better title. Make it Gourmet sounds a lot similar to Tasty's Make it Fancy

I need to hear THAT travel story now, Ebbers being deportet and getting back into China, that sounds like a journey.

I love this series.

Looks very tasty buy I think it left out the instant part... I think ROUND 2! Making your own INSTANT NOODLE GORMET CUPS prepped and fridged just add boiling water or add a mix to boiling water. He already made it gourmet so....Make it instant Ebbers!

What I love about instant noodles?………The feeling of making genuine Ramen without any knowledge of a recipe is euphoric. Just add all ingredients into Rice cooker and Voilà. Jerk Chicken and mango ramen.

Shouldn't he technically need to use the instant noodles it self if not it's simply just make a fancy noodle dish and not instant noodles

Once again, Ebbers makes it gourmet! Wow - what an amazing recipe! Wish I was there in the studio to get a taste - looks amazing

As we say in the US "Walk off GRAND SLAM!" great job Ben, and through the magic of cooking skill and good editing, you all made it look easy. Grats! Well done.

Ben grating ginger whilst talking to the guys without paying attention to his fingers made me so anxious!! Jamie's face is my innuendo radar xD

Nothing about this was instant except the burn on Barry

I’ve always wanted to make my instant noodles one noodle at a time… (but seriously, fun recipe to see in action).

I would've died laughing if, right off the bat, Barry got his spice badge revoked (again)

I love 'chef it up'! There is no way in hell I'd be able to make this dish, but I can use all the ideas and techniques. Well done, Ebbers!

This is a great video but all I want now is to hear the Ebbers deported from China and then getting back in on an emergency visa story. Chefs travel stories would make a good series lol

Instant noodles are better if you change the order you do things in. Cook the plain noodles first. Then drain them. _Then_ add the flavour packet + mix to coat everything. The starch from the wet noodles combines with the seasoning powder to create a sticky coating which isn't diluted by water, so the taste of whatever is in your packet is noticeably stronger.

I'm loving this series, whenever ebbers gets to show off his chef-y skills i like it hahaaaa. It's like a return to the old early videos. Normals helping out here and there :) like any street snack, biang biang noodles is almost instant-served for the consumer but not for the chef/culinary team behind it! Same goes for packet instant noodles, it's all a process!! With lots of prep! I much prefer this version bc you get even better flavours without the preservatives. The only critique I'd add is that the noodles look "mixed in" rather than proper "wok-fried" but, as someone with a Canton Chinese background, my expectation with wheat flat noodles is to wok-fry so some edges are slightly burnt and the flavours incorporate more thoroughly. Not sure how Xi'an does it. GOOD JOB EBBERS AND NORMALS TEAM! and to Barry for getting MOST of the spices right!

Damn, I was really hoping that he would make something that would be shelf stable, and could therefore be used exactly like instant noodles. You could definitely draw some inspiration from @alex (french guy cooking) who has done that through an entire series

I thought Ben was going to get some instant Ramen and chefeyfy it That would be a challenge he just from scratch cooked a good Chinese noodle dish, taking days to do it. Sorely disappointed.

I love watching how Ben plans ahead in all his videos and finds creative uses for nearly every part of every ingredient. (e.g. using lamb fat instead of oil.)

Honestly, like rest of the comments ... I was expecting, things you can do to raise instant noodles to Gourmet levels!! But this is a awesome recipe!!! 11:07 : Ebbers being Ebbers !!! Market Place: Dont have the produce you want. Ebbers: Ok, I will grow them myself!!!

Okay boys, this is no longer “instant” 😅

Didn’t really feel like gourmet instant noodles but his own noodle dish.

im sitting here drooling over instant noodle prep. Looks delicious

Are we just ignoring the fact that the utensil rack behind Mike kind of looks ✨spicy✨

This is like saying 'level up a ready meal' and then making a lasagne from scratch with homemade pasta. Its not technically incorrect but its not what i was expecting.

I would love to see you guys try out dishes using shiritaki noodles (also know as miracle noodles or konjac). Make them the star. The challenge being they taste like nothing/nasty unless you know how to work them 😏

There’s a noodle shop down the round just like that and I’ve been wanting to learn how to make these, so cool that all the guys gave it a try shaping the noodles

Love how they keep bringing back Barry's spice badge incident haha

For a brief second I was like why is a sorted episode dropping on a Saturday.. turns out it's Sunday and I need to work tomorrow. Oh well on the plus side it's sorted day!

I hope there’s a callback to the boys’ Level Up of instant noodles!

You KNOW it’s a delicious broth when it’s solid at fridge temp 😍

I was thinking he would cook some plain instant noodles and do something from there... This is just straight gourmet....

"We heard what everyone said about instant noodles, about how easy they are, they store for ages, and anyone can make them. So anyway, I'm going to make something else." Just make a recipe video at that point, I think.

i love this series of eps! if i could say one thing? i think it would be interesting if the chef did 2 versions; one where ben gets to show off all of his skills and make it from scratch to make it gourmet like what hes currently doing and another version where he has the item, in this case a pot/packet of instant noodles, and has to make that gourmet somehow, kinda like when the normals did a level up. i think that would be really cool because while i love watching you show off your skills ben, im just not going to spend my whole weekend to make a single dish, but if i could take my instant noodles and make them more interesting quickly... well im still not going to do it EVERY time but id be more likely to do it! honest!!! ^.^

You could just tell Barry was sweating mad when Ben brought up the Spiceology badge again.

My mom's go-to night snack is to just use the noodles from the packet and boil them in a quick broth made using bullion you can toss some spices into with some veg. Tastes loads better and avoids preservatives plus less sodium. If your local China market sells fresh(uncooked) handmade noodles they keep pretty decent in the freezer.

The Noodles were indeed ‘Byang’ on. Nice one, Ben!

Please tell me that cheese toasties will be next…

This isn't making instant noodles gourmet, this is making gourmet noodles.

Why are people always picking on Barry? He has skills. I feel like he doesn’t get much credit! All the “normals” are improving and I enjoy watching them get better!