I miss Maggi noodles. It is one of those things that you could quickly make and munch on, especially on rainy days. Its been a couple of weeks since I went to Patel Bro’s and stocked up my kitchen with Maggi Noodles. Its cold and raining here and all I can think of is Maggi Noodles.
So many memories are tied with Maggi… from their soups to the fairly new ‘daal sambhar atta noodle’ variety.
But I have to say, their ‘rice noodle mania’ definitely did not work for me. I am happy with their originial flavor and fell in love with the ‘daal sambhar’ and still can’t get enough.
Let me try and list a couple of fond associations I have with Maggi noodles… maybe reminiscing over them just might console my heart.
- cooking my own maggi noodles as a kid for an evening snack
- trading tiffin boxes in primary/high school so I could eat the maggi noodles they got from home as lunch
- cooking and eating maggi noodles late at night among friends in the hostel in during exams ( Med school)
- cooking maggi noodles over burning wood on so many treks in the Western Ghats
- eating maggi noodles at my cousin’s place… she made it reaaally well
- eating maggi noodles early in the morning at the restaurant on top of Nandi Hills
- watching a canteen chef on the show MTV Campus reply ‘maggi noodles’ to Cyrus Brocha when asked ‘what his best dish was?’
- introducing my wife to maggi noodles and cooking it a gazillion times as a quick lunch/dinner option during our stay in India
I think I can go at this all day. Sigh!
#1 by trupti on January 13, 2009 - 9:16 am
I love Maggi…..I miss the old flavors from the 80s….i loved it as a kid and even now!
#2 by Karina on January 29, 2009 - 12:55 am
Hi,
I am glad to bump into your blog. I have read about 3 posts and I enjoy and appreciate the personal tone that you have here. It’s a wonderful gift, one I aspire for when I write, but do not have.
I am also studying for the USMLE.
Best regards to you and your family!
Oh and yes, I love Maggi Noodles too!
#3 by Kishore on January 29, 2009 - 1:55 pm
@Karina: Thank you for your words of appreciation. I wish you all the best for your USMLE.
Your blog is and I think what you are doing is extremely interesting. I am blogrolling you right away so I can drop by every now and then and read.
#4 by Dominique on April 17, 2009 - 7:27 am
I couldnt agree more, growing up in a hostel Magi has been a major part of my life. I was just goin through their site http://www.meandmeri.in and wat took me by surprise was how Maggi has been part of soo many lives, people from the remotest parts of India have shared stories on this site, i feel that Maggi is the one thing that connects all Indians.
#5 by anil singh on June 14, 2009 - 1:20 am
i instead go to patel bros and buy loads of Chings instant noodles. they are available in hot garlic, schezwan, manchurian and roasted chicken garlic flavors. my fav is manchurian flavor. they have also got lots of receipes around it at http://www.chingssecret.com
#6 by divya on June 25, 2009 - 7:45 am
i love magi i never miss my maggi from my childhood.
#7 by bshrestha on January 6, 2010 - 11:50 am
If you feeling nostalgic about Maggi, try this easy recipe at http://desigrub.com/2009/12/maggi-microwave-medley/ . All you need is Maggi microwave and 2 minutes