As much as I love the ramen shops around me, I don't have the time or the money to eat out all the time. While I need to look in to both of those things, there is a fairly competitive store bought ramen scene. Mitsuwa in NJ
recently hosted a shoot out of their tops sellers: 
Let the sampling begin!
First up Yamachan Ramen:
Made in California, I sampled the pork and miso flavors. By far the most expensive ramen at almost $6 per package but the flavor was excellent and the noodles held up.
They also have a very wide variety of flavors. It was a Saturday and too crowded to go shopping, but it's on my list for next time.
Next up, Myojo.
Unfortunately they only had the seafood/tonkotsu broth. It was pretty odd, a pork with a slight fish taste. I like "seafood" and I like pork. I'm not sure they are they are the new chocolate & peanut butter.
And Sun Noodles
I normally love Sun Noodles. My fridge is stocked with their tonkotsu ramen, at less than $4 a box (serve two) they are piced well. They were sampling other flavors (miso & shoyu) which were just ok, but...
dixie cup size samples probably isn't the best way to sample ramen.
All in all, nothing blew my socks off, but I'll give Yamachan a try.
