Lists from 2012 to 2016

First, let’s have a look on the top 10 ramens for each year from 2012-2016!

2016

rank brand variety style country
1 Prima Taste Singapore Laksa Wholegrain La Mian Pack Singapore
5 Prima Taste Singapore Curry Wholegrain La Mian Pack Singapore
7 Wugudaochang Tomato Beef Brisket Flavor Purple Potato Noodle Pack China
8 Prima Juzz’s Mee Creamy Chicken Flavour Pack Singapore
9 Tseng Noodles Scallion With Sichuan Pepper Flavor Pack China
10 MAMA Instant Noodles Coconut Milk Flavour Pack Myanmar

2015

rank brand variety style country
1 MyKuali Penang Red Tom Yum Goong Noodle Pack Malaysia
4 CarJEN Nyonya Curry Laksa Pack Malaysia
6 Mamee Chef Gold Recipe Mi Kari Seribu Rasa Pack Malaysia
7 MyKuali Penang Hokkien Prawn Noodle (New Improved Taste) Pack Malaysia
8 Mama Oriental Style Instant Noodles Green Curry Flavour Jumbo Pack Pack Thailand
9 Maruchan Gotsumori Sauce Yakisoba Tray Japan
10 A-Sha Dry Noodle Veggie Noodle Tomato Noodle With Vine Ripened Tomato Sauce Pack China

2014

rank brand variety style country
1 MyKuali Penang White Curry Noodle Pack Malaysia
4 Sapporo Ichiban Otafuku Okonomi Sauce Yakisoba Tray Japan
5 Samyang Foods Maesaengyitangmyun Baked Noodle Pack South Korea
6 Paldo Cheese Noodle Pack South Korea
7 Mamee Chef Curry Laksa Flavour Pack Malaysia
8 Prima Taste Singapore Chilli Crab La Mian Pack Singapore
9 Nongshim Soon Veggie Noodle Soup Pack South Korea
10 Mama Instant Noodles Yentafo Tom Yum Mohfai Flavour Pack Thailand

2013

rank brand variety style country
1 Prima Taste Singapore Laksa La Mian Pack Singapore
2 Prima Taste Singapore Curry La Mian Pack Singapore
3 Indomie Mi Goreng Rendang (Import) Pack Indonesia
4 Nongshim Jinjja Jinjja Flamin’ Hot & Nutty Pack USA
6 Myojo Ippeichan Yakisoba Tray Japan
9 Paldo Kokomen Spicy Chicken Pack South Korea
10 Mama Instant Noodles Shrimp Creamy Tom Yum Flavour Jumbo Pack Pack Thailand

2012

rank brand variety style country
1 Indomie Special Fried Curly Noodle Pack Indonesia
2 Indomie Mi Goreng Jumbo Barbecue Chicken Pack Indonesia
3 Nissin Yakisoba Noodles Karashi Tray Japan
4 Sapporo Ichiban Chow Mein Pack Japan
5 Mi Sedaap Kari Spesial Pack Indonesia
6 Myojo Hyoubanya No Chukasoba Oriental Pack Japan
7 Nongshim Shin Ramyun Black Pack South Korea
9 Doll Artificial Chicken Pack China
10 Koka Spicy Black Pepper Pack Singapore

Of course, you can find that all the lists above are not complete. The reason might be Alexsey didn’t complete the data entry. However, after checking the original Top 10 lists and comparing them with what we have in the dataset, we found that only one year and rank could be recorded for those ramens which were listed for multiple times in the top 10 lists for different years in the raw dataset.
Anyway, we could only use this page for practice purpose. If you really want to know the complete top 10 lists, you can go directly to The Ramen Rater and find more complete and updated information.

By Country

Next, let’s see the number of top 10 ramen varieties produced by each country.

We can see that Singapore was the country that had the most top 10 ramen varieties (7), followed by Japan (6) and Malaysia (6).

By Brand

Finally, let’s see the number of top 10 ramen varieties produced by each brand.

We can see that Prima Taste was the brand that had the most top 10 ramen varieties (5), followed by Indomie (3), Mama (3), MyKuali (3), and Nongshim (3).

Conclusion

From the tables and graphs above, we can see that:
  • Singapore was really good at producing instant noodles (Prima Taste is also a Singapore brand);
  • OR, Hans Lienesch, the ramen rater, had a strong preference for instant noodles with Singapore, or more generally, Southeast Asia taste from 2012 to 2016.

Anyway, if you have the same preference, you can use the information above or the original Top 10 lists for reference when purchasing instant noodles.