Slow-roasted black garlic in a rich savory broth with ginger, onion and black pepper. Finish with the included black garlic oil for an extra layer of depth.
The lid contains foil. Peel the lid off completely before microwaving. Boiling water from a kettle needs no microwave at all.
The story
Black Garlic
The richest bowl I ever loved was in Taiwan: a broth that had been going since morning, greens on top, black garlic oil stirred in last until it shone. This is that bowl in five minutes. Garlic, soy, ginger, pepper, cabbage and bok choy. Stir the oil in last. Savor it.
Ramen rebuilt for real life.
I started NOMI in a convenience store at 2am, holding the cup of instant ramen I loved, the one that got me through the night and kept me at 312 pounds. I tracked every meal, all the way down to 178. I never stopped missing that warmth. So I rebuilt it: 32g of protein in the noodle, air-dried, never fried, ready in five minutes. Same comfort. No crash.
Alain, founder
Why I built this one
The richest bowl I have ever eaten was in Taiwan. Not in a restaurant with a name I could give you. A small place with a pot that had been going since morning, a broth so dark and glossy it coated the spoon, a soft cabbage leaf and a few greens sitting on top, and a spoonful of black garlic oil dropped in at the very end, so the whole surface bloomed. I sat there longer than I needed to. I went back on every visit, the way you go back to see a friend. Every trip home from that bowl, the cup on the shelf tasted like water.
Black Garlic is my try at getting that bowl into five minutes. Black garlic isn't a different plant. It's ordinary garlic held at low heat for weeks until it turns dark, soft and almost sweet, with the sharpness gone and something deeper and kinder left in its place. Nothing is added. It just takes time, and it's what gives a Taiwanese broth that depth you can't get from salt alone. The broth here is built on garlic, soy sauce, ginger and black pepper, with a touch of coconut for body, plus napa cabbage and bok choy, the vegetables that were actually in the bowl. Then the packet. Stir in the black garlic oil last and watch the cup go dark and glossy, the way the pot did. That's the moment. That's the one I wanted to give you.
Beef is where I started. Curry is my favorite. Black Garlic is the one I'd serve you if you came to my house, because it's the closest I've come to a bowl I still think about with real affection. 32 grams of protein in the noodle so it holds you up like the real one did.
Ramen (Vital Wheat Gluten, Pea Protein, Wheat Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Pea Fiber, Tapioca Starch, Salt, Xanthan Gum (Stabilizer), Konjac Flour, Sodium Carbonate (Acidity Regulator)). Seasoning (Salt, Garlic Powder, Maltodextrin, Soy Sauce Powder, Sugar, Coconut Powder, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Ginger Powder). Black Garlic Oil Packet (Soybean Oil, Black Garlic Oil, Garlic). Vegetables (Dried Carrot, Dried Napa Cabbage, Dried Bok Choy, Dried Chili Pepper, Dried Green Onion).
Contains wheat, soy.
How to make it
1. Open: Peel the lid halfway. Take out the three packets. 2. Add: Pour in the seasoning and vegetables, then boiling water to the inside line. 3. Cover: Close the lid and wait 5 minutes. 4. Finish: Stir in the black garlic oil. Add what you love.
Microwaving? The lid contains foil. Peel it off completely first.
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32g
plant protein per cup
260
calories
5g
fiber
0g
trans fat
5min
hot water, lid on, done
Read the cup · per serving
Every number. Right here.
Wheat and pea protein are worked into the dough, not sprinkled on top. Divide protein by calories and a NOMI cup is not close to a typical cup ramen.
Protein per 100 calories
NOMI Black Garlic
12.3g
32g protein · 260 cal · 1,183mg sodium
Typical cup ramen
2.1g
6g protein · 290 cal · 1,160mg sodium
Typical cup ramen figure from a leading US chicken-flavor cup, 64g serving. Contains wheat and soy. Figures from the printed cup panel. Check the label on your cup.
Nutrition Facts
1 serving per container
Serving size1 cup (65g)
Amount per serving
Calories
260
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.2g5%
Saturated Fat 0.7g4%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 1,183mg51%
Total Carbohydrate 25.5g9%
Dietary Fiber 4.9g18%
Total Sugars 0.7g
Includes 0.6g Added Sugars 1%
Protein 32g64%
Vitamin D 0mcg0%
Calcium 50mg4%
Iron 2mg10%
Potassium 210mg4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
What goes in.
Full statement from the cup label above. Contains wheat and soy. No frying oil to carry, so the calories come from the recipe, not the process.
“Completely blew me away. The broth was so rich and savory that I couldn’t tell the difference from traditional options, and this actually delivers a solid hit of protein.”
Verified buyer
“I LOVE the macros. I eat over 200g of protein a day and this helps me get there without eating meat at every meal. The spice is just right.”
Verified buyer
“Similar to a soba texture but with more bounce, like traditional ramen. Savory and not too salty. Definitely will be buying another box.”
