Ramen donut We may have to stage an intervention for the dude over at the blog Culinary Bro-Down. Months after masterminding ramen poutine, this guy whipped up a custard-filled, frosting-topped ramen donut, which has been ever-so-eloquently dubbed the “ramnut.” The recipe includes 6 packs of instant ramen, 3 whole eggs, and 64 oz of prepared horchata, and produces something the chef describes as “starchy” and “crispy.” Sounds…delicious? Ramen burger If you’re a resident of Los Angeles or New York City, there’s a good chance you’ve come face to face with a ramen burger—a beef patty sandwiched between two buns made from noodles, topped with a soy sauce and “choice market fresh vegetables” (which appear to be just sliced green onions). Yes, it was voted one of “The 17 Most Influential Burgers of All Time” by Time, and yes, it is made with fresh USDA Prime ground chuck, but sinking our teeth into two discs of gooey noodles? Pass. Ramen pizza Looks like the folks over at the food blog Serious Eats have taken a stab at Japanese-Italian fusion. Noodles are boiled, then cooked in a cast-iron skillet to form a pizza “crust,” then topped with the standard sauce and cheese. The recipe is so easy you could probably make it at home—but really, why would you want to? Ramen ice cream sandwiches Have you ever tried biting into a dehydrated brick of ramen? Neither have we—which is why the chocolate Top Ramen ice cream sandwiches on the blog Full-Thyme Student has us scratching our heads. Basically, two ramen blocks are dunked in melted chocolate chips, and then ice cream is sandwiched between them. Our teeth (and stomachs) hurt just thinking about it. Ramen omelet Et tu, David Chang? The Momofuku chef recently put his own twist on the instant noodle trend—by ditching the noodles and making an omelet flavored with a ramen seasoning packet. (The chef even acknowledges the packet is “basically just salt.”) The ramen-packet-seasoned omelet (aka ramlet) is then stuffed with ramen-packet-seasoned scrambled eggs. This should really only be attempted by professionals, and never ingested by any human—even one with a vicious hangover.MORE: The Five Best Sit-Down Restaurants for Real Food Cheesy bacon ramen pops With a name like The Vulgar Chef and a tagline like #eatlikeshit, anything is possible. Case in point: these cheesy bacon ramen pops. We don’t have recipe specifics for this one, but it looks like ramen, cheese, and bacon are rolled up inside a piece of flattened bread, coated in egg wash and bread crumbs, and then fried (obviously). These things should come with a defibrillator—just in case. MORE: Nine Ridiculously Cheap Organic Dinners Ramen potpie The mention of potpie usually brings up warm and fuzzy memories of Sunday night dinners at home—but frankly, this one scares us. It’s by far the most elaborate on our list of the worst ramen foods, combining a total of 10 ingredients, like frozen pork belly, cream of chicken soup, pastry crust, and of course, instant ramen. Talk about carbs on carbs on carbs.
