(meat is in the image on the packaging, and there is chicken bouillon in the flavour packet)
Context: {北京|Běi jīng} Mala Instant Noodles is a Chinese instant noodle made in {南街村|Nán jiē cūn}, a Maoist village in Henan that refused to follow Deng's liberal reforms and remained communist to this day. The villagers collectively own the Nanjie group that guarantees employment and runs over 20 different enterprises, largest of which produce foodstuffs such as beer, flour, and noodles amongst other things. The workers are paid 30% of the profits as cash and 70% is re-invested into public works. Villagers enjoy free housing, electricity, gas, healthcare, transport and education from kindergarten to university/vocational school. Furniture and essential electronics are also provided to every household for free.
Back when these were sub ¥0.80, you'd just get a pack, carefully break up the noodle brick, open up one side of the packet, pour the flavour packet into the dry crushed noodles, pinch the opening shut, shake then eat the seasoned carbs
Not sure if kids these days still do this.
Shit we did that in college in America lol
I still do this occasionally for a nostalgic snack.
Yeh they sell them as their own thing mamee noodles. Magi were better too large for a snack