Quantum Sapporo Ichiban

Quantum Sapporo Ichiban
量子札幌市一番町

Talk about my All-Time Favourite Lunch - Soup In A Bag!

I grew up with Sapporo Ichiban as my soup du jour!


Standard fare while attending University! What could be simpler than boiling some water and ripping open a bag - basically in that order! BUT there ARE techniques to improve the entire Ichiban Experience though.....

1. You MUST crush the noodles prior to opening the bag. This is mandatory. Adds flavour.
2. You MUST use more water than what is recommended. Why? 'Cause crackers soak up the water!
3. You MUST use crackers. See above.
4. You MUST think about using sliced green onions. Mmmm......sliced green onions! Adds some more flavour! Flavour good! More flavour, more gooder!
5. You MUST think about using diced radishes (radishii?) Adds flavour and crunch! More cruncher!
6. You MUST think about using chopped up celery. Adds even MORE-ER CRUNCHER-ER! But this does not add flavour. Never has. Never will. Have you ever heard anyone ever say ....... "This tastes like celery"? Didn't think so! And if something ever DOES taste like celery- let's not ever go there!
7. Mix, boil, eat. Repeat about every week or so. Or when affordable on a student budget.

NOW you have a meal! Or a lifestyle. Actually, both.

And the scan above is INCREDIBLY RARE! It is the only known scan of an English and French Sapporo Ichiban Original Flavour, on the entire Internest!!!

Japanese Noodles with English and French Cooking Instructions! Only in Canada!

C'est très magnifique!

それは非常に美しいです！

Thai Ginger

Bangkok Curry

But the times, they are a changin' and there is a new kid on the block! The newest delicacy in the Soup In A Bag repertoire is.....Thai Kitchen!!

These are great with green onions, radishii and stuff that tastes like celery! Crackers don't really cut it here. Something to do with the texture of the rice noodles. Avoid crackers. Avoid stuff that tastes like crackers too. My favourite (and only available) flavours are all around here!

Garlic & Vegetable

Lemongrass & Chili

Spring Onion

Hubble times Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy pile-up

Break out the Popcorn! Galaxies Colliding! Ring Side Seat!

And as Ford Prefect once said, 'Don't Panic!' We are ALL in for a glorious ring-side seat to an amazing spectacle! TWO GALAXIES COLLIDING! The easiest way to see this is to ... be a Time Lord like I am. Just use your Tardis. But if for some reason, those pesky Daleks are queuing up ahead of you, then just eat Cheezies and Sapporo  Ichiban each and every day for a few billion years. Life Extenders BOTH! And then, sit back, and watch the fireworks .. .literally!

Last Day of Paper Route

And the last day of delivering newspapers with my XX chromosome progeny on Wednesday. The route included many regular denizens of eagles, hummingbirds, quail, peacocks, cats, dogs (Herbie!), deer, river otters and even ...A COUGAR!

Best.Route.Ever.

I liked it best in winter, under a full moon, with a fresh snowfall. And we don't get that many snowfalls here!

And I will miss the walk, the talk, the view, the steps and bumping into CoGG and GUS!!!

But I work with CoGG and Bliss3 so Gus will still be patrolling our streets, keeping them safe from deer!!!! And Holly looks after everything north of UVIC!

And it is only down the street too! As my aunt says, 'Gawrsh!"

The Doctor: People don't understand time. It's not what you think it is. 

Sally: Then what is it? 

The Doctor: Complicated.

Sally: Tell me.

The Doctor:Very complicated.

Sally: I'm clever, and I'm listening, and don't patronize me because people have died and I'm not happy. Tell me.

The Doctor: People assume that time is a strict progression of cause-of-effect...but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly...timey-wimey...stuff.