Lunch

On the rare occasions that I don't bring my own lunch to school, I stroll around the overcrowded 7/11 at 12:45 to fill my growling stomach. Having always been the indecisive type, I spend ages going back and forth from one isle to the other. On average I probably spend around 10 minutes staring at all the food packages, just to come back to the first item that caught my eye. 

On this particular day, a certain noodle packaging stood out to me. Its name was 糖質0g麺ジャージャー麺風. I mean, I had other contestants too. I could always go the classic rice ball route. A 540 yen bibimbap also sounded really nice. Yet soon, it became clear that the noodles were the winner for the day. It met all my criterias; it was only 198 yen, which meant I had room for additional side dishes. I was also obviously drawn into the fact that it had no carbs. The picture on the front looked pretty promising as well, might I add. 

At this moment, I was unaware of how betrayed I would feel at the end of the meal. As it turned out, the noodles were the most watery, soggy mess I've ever seen. Not to mention, it had absolutely zero taste. The portion was unbelievably tiny. (which is partially my fault, since I could see how tiny the packaging was. The entire thing fit inside the palm of my hands.) It was not filling whatsoever. (This is also my fault. I should have known that 0g carbs meant you are eating virtually nothing.) Needless to say, I was left unsatisfied, and I've never regretted my purchase more.

Here's the moral of the story. For the love of god, do not EVER purchase one of these. I am warning you. I do not care how curious this review makes you feel, please don't get your hands on them. You will thank me later. 

Now for those of you who have tried it before and have happened to like them, I cannot help but heavily judge your poor taste. I refuse to believe that there are people out there who will voluntarily purchase it and ENJOY this bland meal. Not that it could ever be considered a meal. While it was impressive to find out that its main ingredient was konjac, you can not pay me to eat it again. 

I'm usually never this dramatic, but pretending to be Gordon Ramsay for a minute was pretty fun. I hope everybody had a better lunch than I did. :)