Cheesy Noods

2020 was rough, yes. Kobe died, Chadwick Boseman died, Australia burned to the ground, we got doused in hand sanitizer and the pandemic raged. We all wanted, still want 2021 to be bearable. So, I come to you with both good news and bad news. 

The Bad News 
On January 27, Nunuk Nuraini passed away. I know what you may be thinking – who is she? Well, you’d better take a seat if you’re standing because Nuraini has had a huge impact on your life. She invented the Indomie Mi Goreng. She is the unsung hero that has kept our withering diets afloat, kept our mouths aflame, and bellies warm. May she rest in peace and her creation rest in pantries forever.  
 
The Good News 
Upon hearing of her death, I immediately cooked up the three remaining packs from my ten-packer stacker and slapped ‘em in the biggest pot I had. I tossed in two eggs, and watched those bad boys poach and foam as the water tickled those stiff noods into the slippery deliciousness we all know and love. I’m a standard gal, so you can imagine how I cook my noods. Flavouring separate to the boiling pot, paste created at the bottom. Majority of water strained, with enough left over for a good lubrication and mix of flavour throughout. With my combo in my custom mega bowl, I was ready to dig in. Something stopped me. Something didn’t feel….right. 
 
 I was trying to make a tribute to Nuraini, but from the research I had done upon hearing of her passing I learnt perhaps the greatest lesson of all: Be creative with your nudes.  
 
All across the world people were posting tribute bowls of Indomie – they featured some extras ranging from the simplistic fried egg, to thick slices of gherkin, in your face meatballs, tantalizing tuna and perhaps most startling, massive wads of peanut butter! The options were endless, and I wanted to follow suit – I wanted to be the gal to pave the way to new territory, I wanted to be that trailblazer and discover something astonishing. Let’s just say you don’t realise how useless and poor you are until you have to think on your feet whilst your noodles and only remaining food is rapidly cooling on the benchtop. True to my rural roots, I grated an enormous amount of that Edam excellence all over that slutty slipperiness. Result: heavy breathing and heart palpitations.  
 
I encourage you, urge you, beg you to try it. If you’re lack-toes-in-taller-ant then don’t obviously, but take a look at the other creations across the internet. Noods can be creative, nudes can be exciting.  

Ingredients: 
1 pack of Mi Goreng (2 if you’re feeling cute) 
A truck-load of edam cheese. 

Directions: 
Cook your Mi Goreng, add the grated cheese. Say grace and r-amen.