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A nice selection of recipes and some very imaginative ones as well.
All recipes come with clear instructions and photos.
If you're new to Ramen or you've had loads of it before I think you will find at least a couple of recipes you might like

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I was a little skeptical, but also intrigued, so I had to have a look through this book. I was pleasantly surprised to find it entirely usable in the sense that the reader will either find a few recipes that interest them or be inspired by McCombs to create their own recipes. The format is logical and the photos and explanations are very reader friendly.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. Excuse me while I now wander off to cook up a pot of ramen!

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Insanely Good Ramen Meals is certainly an interesting and unique cookbook and if you're a very adventurous eater who likes to eat some really bizarre foods then this is the cookbook for you. While there were a few tasty-looking recipes that I'd try - like Zesty Ramen and Ramen Turkey Chili - for the most part, the recipes were weird and not too appealing. I just can't imagine ramen and watermelon being all that great of a combination....or using a pixy stick as seasoning either. It was a fun read though.

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Insanely Good Ramen Meals lives up to its promise of ramen recipes with relatively short ingredient lists. It starts off with the most basic ramen recipe--the one on the Ramen package--to recipes with more, but not elaborate or obscure, ingredients. I'd easily and happily make several of these recipes based on the photos and pantry basics called for in the ingredient list, however, some recipes, such as the Chicken Dumpling and Watermelon Ramen and Blood on the Floor, were. a bit of a stretch for a creative and harmonious use of ramen. 3.5 stars, rounded to 4 stars.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of Insanely Good Ramen Meals in exchange for my honest review.

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I don't usually review cookbooks and wasn't familiar with the author before I grabbed this, but I do love to cook, and ramen is a favorite, so I had to give this a try. The pictures in this book are fantastic; they are bright, colorful, and fit the theme of the book perfectly. I think this book overall is very approachable for new and inexperienced chefs, but also interesting and unique for those more experienced. Many of the recipes are out there and broach the definition of ramen, but since this happens in the author's content normally, I think it makes sense to include it. I wouldn't go into this thinking it is a traditional ramen cookbook, but ramen lovers will still love this. 

I will for sure be giving a few of these recipes a try.

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This is such a helpful, fantastic book that will assist you in making the best ramen everrrr! There are so many recipes I'm ridiculously excited to try. Insanely Good Ramen Meals is precisely what it advertises. I’d pick this book up and will be handselling it like crazy.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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