James > wrote:
>I assume that up till now we've been talking about the cheap brands.
>Are the high end brands costing up to a buck worth it. Some of the
>packages might be bigger and much wider choice of flavors. I used to
>buy a spicy seafood flavor till it got out of my price range. Perhaps
>some are not Ramen but Udon or some other type of noodles.

The big asian markets have a whole 'nother aisle for soba
and udon and that sort of thing. They're much more expensive,
and packaged like it. The soba noodles, for instance, are
collected into perfect bundles and wrapped with a decorative
paper band before being packed into presentation-type boxes.

--Blair