Top Ramen, much like beer pong and that roommate who refused to turn down his Limp Bizkit CDs, is an undergraduate rite of passage. But for too many of us, it disappears from our lives, replaced by a diploma and a paycheck. This should not be so.
And it no longer has to be, thanks to the 1st Annual Portland Top Ramen-Off, hosted this weekend at The Matador (1967 W Burnside St., 222-5822). Yes, it’s a ramen-cooking competition. Yes, contestants will be provided with one complimentary package of Oriental Flavor Top Ramen, along with salt, pepper, and soy sauce. No, they cannot spend more than $5 in additional ingredients. (The Ramen-Off is very serious about its rules: “Contestants who fail to provide receipts or exceed the $5.00 spending limit will be disqualified without review.” So there.) And yes, the flavor packet must be used.
Event coordinator Christian Johnson (myspace.com/topramenoff) told WW today that the Ramen-Off began in a phone chat with friend and ramen connoisseur Corey Nelson. “I just got off the phone with Corey and he said that one day, while ‘enhancing’ his bowl of ramen with other ingredients, he got to wondering what other people do to their ramen,” Johnson said. “He envisioned a competition, but to make it challenging, it needed to have a catch. Hence the $5.00 limit.”
The contest begins at 2 pm this Sunday. Please pre-register by emailing Johnson at topramenoff@yahoo.com. The entry fee is one dollar, and the winner will receive … more Top Ramen. It’s a cyclical thing, this Ramen-Off.
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