Talk:Pot Noodle

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Sausage Roll flavour?

The current page lists "Sausage Roll" amongst the discontinued flavours. I've never heard of this, though, and the only reference I can find is one Ciao.co.uk review. Is it a joke? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.56.106.125 (talk) 11:54, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It is a joke. I've removed it (and some of the other joke flavours) :-) ThanksForLettingAllUsernamesBeTaken (talk) 11:57, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pot Noodle Company?

As I understand it, Pot Noodle is made by Unilever. However the article refers to the Pot Noodle Company. What is the realtion between these companies? (I believe the packaging says something like "Pot Noodle is a registered trademark of the Pot Noodle Company and Bestfoods UK (Part of Unilever)". Any ideas?

In reply, my scrumtious Pot Noodle chicken and mushroom says:

Pot [WTF!?], Pot Noodle and The Pot Noodle Snack Company are trademarks. Unilever Bestfood UK, Brooke House, Crawley, RH10 9RQ UK.

Why don't u make Curry poyt rice no moe x Tillymeggitt1973 (talk) 10:16, 11 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion

This article is coming along nicely. Do you think we should push for it to become the Featured Article (of course needs more expansion) ? In the next couple of days i'll be adding lots more content and i hope other can too --Benbread 13:29, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I've done an expansion of the varieties section to include information of each type of noodle (standard, king pot, etc) - It's a little messy so if anyone can clean it i'd appreciate it :) --Benbread 14:08, 21 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Pots of the World?

I see no mention of the short lived Pots of the World editions. I can't remember enough about them to contribute but I remember the delicious szechaun chicken flavour!

Hot Chicken Curry?

Its been a long time since I've seen the Hot Chicken Curry flavour in the shops, any idea if it still exists? --U4dandy 14:04, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

— Yeah, my favorite flavor back when it was around. I have not seen it availbe for for many years... so sad ;_; --Anon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.196.137 (talk) 12:34, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Public Acceptance

Where is the obligatory [citation needed] tag for the claim that is has become any sort of favourite?

Similarly, the 44.6% statistic is lifted directly from Unilever's own site, and is analogous to original research.

The overall tone of the article is commercial --Princess Tiswas 12:43, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tagged for cleanup to remove overtly commercial tone --Princess Tiswas 17:27, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And here I am, to attempt just that.

Resonanteye 22:49, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've done as much as I can for the moment. I will check back in a day or two and if there are no cited sources for the lists of ads and their notability, or the popular culture and "social stigma of pot noodle" then I will hack those out. If anyone has sources,please cite them. I hope this edit helps it along a bit. I lived on Ramen (the US equivalent) for quite a few years during my apprenticeship, and I now absolutely can't even smell the stuff without feeling sick. Resonanteye 23:08, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stay Hungry!

I am correcting this part, as the "original" ad was in fact first shown in January 1993, I do remember the media controversy surrounding it which led to it being withdrawn. Willirennen 19.00, 9 December 2006 (utc)

Nothing like a Nissin Cup Noodle

Is it really accurate to say that Pot Noodle is a brand of "cup noodles (ramen-style snack)"?

A Nissin Cup Noodle (or similar), from what I've seen of them, is a sort of noodle soup, where the noodles are swimming around in liquid; you evidently have to eat the noodles with a fork then drink the rest. A Pot Noodle, on the other hand, is semi-solid in consistency, and can be eaten entirely using a fork with no liquid left over. The flavourings and noodle types are also very different.

A Pot Noodle looks absolutely nothing like what is shown on the ramen page, whereas a Cup Noodle does.

The only things these snacks really have in common is that (a) they contain noodles and (b) they are prepared by pouring boiling water over them. 217.155.20.163 21:47, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I second that. In other countries such as the US it's hard to find anything like a pot noodle, cup noodles typically tend to be noodles in a watery soup. This was reflected in a news.bbc.co.uk article a while ago talking about home sick British ex-pats buying flown in pot noodle. 80.195.28.120 00:25, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. Pot noodles are a category unto themselves texture wise. They are in fact, completely disgusting and nothing like decent ramen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.105.209.189 (talk) 20:47, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

UK Market Entry

Not Crumlin - it was Croespenmaen (near Crumlin) - and the UK tailoring was conducted by Crown Noodle Co. in Croespenmaen (then run by Bombay Emporium). Crown Noodle had been making packet noodles for some time prior to their involvement with Pot Noodles. Source: my wife - she was the Quality Controller at Crown Noodle then and now lives in secret in Thame in Lord Williams' School.

Scares and Recalls?

Is it worth mentioning that Pot Noodle (albeit only one flavour) was involved in the Sudan I scare^[1], and also there was a recall due to faulty packaging in 2003?

What about a mention of when a shipment was refused entry into france (Beef and Tomatoe Falvour) due to foot and mouth fears, when there is no beef in a Pot noodle? might fall under trivia but if we're going to have a scares and recall section...

^ http://www.unilever.com/ourcompany/newsandmedia/Sudan_1_Dye.asp

Needed Improvements

I've gone over the article a bit with some additions, including a variations section. Here's what i think needs doing to improve the article further, if anyone has time:

references for flavours/variations (the info i got was just from other articles)
dates of introduction/discontinuation for the different flavours
information on their marketing campaigns - Not Poodle, the horn, fuel of Britain
info on the recent reduction in fat and salt
changing from lists to being more prose

81.137.203.168 (talk) 14:32, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also the statement that 'all varieties contain Monosodium Glutamate in the ingredients list' is plainly wrong - just look at the ingredients next time you're in the supermarket. (some do, sure, but not all). joemattinson, 17:21 UTC January 15th 2009

Different Picture?

Perhaps a picture of an original variety, not of the hot noodle? Maybe more appropriate? --Coqueáujizz (talk) 23:43, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, personally I feel the chicken and mushroom Pot Noodle sums up the whole brand, but anyway I wouldn't know where/how to get a pic, I hate that flavour! :P londonsista | ^Prod 20:21, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

TV appearances?

red dwarf series 5 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.151.219.252 (talk) 11:03, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

safety / cancer / etc

I reached this article because I wondered if it is really safe to put hot water in a plastic cup. Will harmful chemicals leach into the water? Has there been any study on this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.106.193.60 (talk) 17:12, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Why do u nt make. Ot rice no. Moe? Vv Tillymeggitt1973 (talk) 10:14, 11 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Rework of the flavours list?

The list of current flavours should perhaps be updated to not separate the King versions but instead refer to them as variants of existing flavours (either to the side or indented below the non-king version of the flavour. Maybe the list needs a big rework entirely to include more relevant information (e.g. release date, if it's vegan(?), and of course if there is a king variant) as well as discontinued/past flavours. Maybe the list should indicate the entire date range for each flavour? Bailey's Wiki Editing Account (talk) 18:52, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://www.unilever.com/ourcompany/newsandmedia/Sudan_1_Dye.asp

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