My gf doesn't like that I added tomatoes and cabbage to my ramen

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BumblebeeSpecial7444@reddit

I don’t like that you added tomatoes okay

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snuggly_cobra@reddit

Is she eating the ramen? Is it her place where you’re eating? If those answers are both “no”, time to upgrade the GF.

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snuggly_cobra@reddit

Exactly why? OP made a culinary choice. GF doesn’t like it. She doesn’t have to like it. And if it’s central to the OP’s post, then it’s not the food that is the problem; it’s the GF.

I like my steaks rare to medium rare. But I don’t post pictures of them and say my GF/Wife doesn’t like it, because any woman that doesn’t like their steaks rare to medium rare is an EX.

It wasn’t like OP added kimchi or durian to this.

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Anubis-Hound@reddit

Cabbages make for a great stir fry I love them

I also love tomatoes, but not in a stir fry

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WinifredZachery@reddit

Have you never had Chinese tomato and egg stir fry? It is absolutely amazing and popular all over the country.

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WinifredZachery@reddit

https://thewoksoflife.com/stir-fried-tomato-and-egg/

There you go, knock yourself out.

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Dontfeedthebears@reddit

Ooh, looks good. I need to use up my Just Egg!

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izyshoroo@reddit

https://youtu.be/3gF44PXZXNc?si=jGmbvlftWfKz4tQ2 If you want something very legit with a lot of options ^ https://youtu.be/jRspAjKVZFo?si=oPAyC4VcdrolOz8l or something more straight forward

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

I love cabbage so much, I'll try a stir fry next haha

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uiouyug@reddit

Cabbage is so food. I should get some more. I don't about farting

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I literally eat a quarter of a head of cabbage as a meal every other week. Roasted until crispy on the outside and soft in the center. Topped with romesco sauce and a drizzle of nice evoo. Side of cous cous and it’s heaven.

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Anubis-Hound@reddit

Cabbage has never let me down. Go cabbage!

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

I have like 70% of the cabbage head left so I'll try that!!

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Terrible-Handle@reddit

Slice it up and caramelize with some onions after braising in Guinness!

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No_Needleworker215@reddit

I will definitely be trying that

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Cyanide-Kid@reddit

Don't listen to her. Tomatoes and cabbage are awesome

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MadamVoid@reddit

Idk, it’s like a Chinese breakfast sort of

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

Yea my flatmate is Vietnamese and showed me the tomato part, culinary highlight this year

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Traditional_Gap_2491@reddit

Canned tomatoes actually go really well with ramen. Good struggle meal.

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Dontfeedthebears@reddit

I like corn in mine, too.

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Traditional_Gap_2491@reddit

They do that with ramen in Sapporo japan

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Main_Cauliflower5479@reddit

Fresh ones, diced, do, too.

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jyuunbug@reddit

I'm chinese and I approve of this lol you can refine the method a bit more by heating some oil in the pot first and throwing the tomatoes in there (I prefer also throwing shallots and garlic in too) for a bit before adding water for the soup. Depending on how done you like your noodles/cabbage, throw em in in whichever order. I also would do napa cabbage instead.

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

Thank you, that sounds delicious!!!

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ihatetheplaceilive@reddit

Why? She doesn't have to eat it.

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Zerostar39@reddit

Good thing it’s YOUR ramen and not hers

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greatwood@reddit

I add hot dogs ketchup and Velveeta to mine so she can like what she likes I guess

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Ancient-Chinglish@reddit

get some egg in there too buddy

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

There is an egg in there! It's stirred in :)

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novian14@reddit

Personally, i'd be ok with fried noodle with tomato but not noodle with soup like ramen with tomato. Because overall i don't like soup with tomatoes unless the tomatoes is crushed into the soup like tomato soup.

Yeah it's weird i know but that's just how it is.

Cabbage is, well i sometimes put cabage on my bolognese sauce, it adds more crunchy texture without changing the taste at all XD

As long as cabbage is put at the end of cooking of the soup, i like it so it still has crunch on it.

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Complex-Reindeer-232@reddit

add whatever you want sweetheart 🌟

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Jld114@reddit

Oooooh I forgot how much I liked tomatoes in my ramen

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Dontfeedthebears@reddit

YOUR ramen. Not hers.

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Level9_CPU@reddit

Cabbage good

Tomatoes...not good in ramen

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Next-Drink8593@reddit

Looks like pasta salad. Hahah

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Separate-Fly5165@reddit

It's your Raman. Eat what you like.

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Main_Cauliflower5479@reddit

I love cabbage or broccoli slaw in my ramen. You make your ramen the way you want it. She can make hers the way she wants it.

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Jerry-Beans@reddit

For me The tomato just gives it a Pilipino vibe! Yum!

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vrymonotonous@reddit

I’m intrigued. Maybe not tomatoes but the cabbage actually sounds good

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the_ammar@reddit

tomato is new but cabbage is super common

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DonkeyTron42@reddit

I add kimchi to ramen. That’s technically cabbage.

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Hot-Influence652@reddit

Shit looks bomb

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CreativeHoliday1557@reddit

DUMP HERRRR

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Majestic_Parsley9156@reddit

It belongs. No doubt

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espr-the-vr-lib@reddit

Looks like noodles was added to cabbage and tomatoes, not the other way around

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

Lmaoo I cooked it all together in the pot and the vegs ended up on the bottom when i poured it into the bowl, it looked better before that!

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espr-the-vr-lib@reddit

I would've stir fried the cabbage separately with the tomatoes them added it to the bowl of 🍜

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espr-the-vr-lib@reddit

Regardless, I would "smash" with pepper sauce

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ThePsychoKnot@reddit

I wouldn't like it if you added it to my ramen, but you do you boo

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InSearchOfTyrael@reddit

It sounds good. Tell your gf she won't get it no matter how much she begs

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ratafia4444@reddit

Not a fan of cooked tomatoes (unless it's sauce) but hey you do you. I love my ramen with sauerkraut on the side tho, the crunch goes hard. Often throw corn and peas in the ramen itself bc it doesn't lose the texture.

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Lizrael48@reddit

Put a cut up hot dog in it to really upset her!! Hahaha

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

Sometimes I add a whole crab stick or two for protein haha

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Maleficent-Fennel839@reddit

I actually love cabbage in ramen.

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Hungover994@reddit

Good way to had some sort of nutrition other than carbs

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ElLoboNeverDies@reddit

You do you OP food is our fuel and we just livin life

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Solinty@reddit

Maybe she prefers things exactly as she's used to them. Or, she doesn't like vegetables much?

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

She doesn't like tomatoes much if they are too prominent! She usually adds green onions and mushrooms to her ramen :)

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DeeJay_AM@reddit

That looks dope! A few peas or green beans would be a nice touch

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brodielos@reddit

What the fuck?

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SouthPawArt@reddit

Peas, yes, green beans no... Beans sprouts?! Yes

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Boogy-Fever@reddit

Why not green beans? They fit with the Asian theme going on here. Ever had those stir fried green beans that are wrinkly on the outside and still a bit crisp that are often made with ground pork and garlic in the pan? One of my favorite Chinese dishes.

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servingpanicattacks@reddit

yumm bean sprouts for the win

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

Ohh or edamame!

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Mister_Green2021@reddit

Did she give it a try?

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senpaistealerx@reddit

if y’all like cabbage, try putting it in your ramen. there are instant noodles that even come with dehydrated cabbage.

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BrainDivots@reddit

I love that cabbage doesn’t get all soggy and gross so quick. Love it in my wonton or pho, never tried it in ramen but that’s gonna change asap!

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

This one has dehydrated cabbage sort of!! It has kimchi and I figured more cabbage = more happiness

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senpaistealerx@reddit

my siblings and i call it “gourmet ramen” when we actually put effort into our instant noodles and i always put cabbage in mine. i love cooked cabbage.

lost me on the tomatoes but i also just hate them.

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

Aww my sister always just puts a ton of cheese and oat cream in hers!

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juniebee_jones@reddit

I don’t like it either

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Junior-Ad-2207@reddit

Struggle chow mein

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BrainDivots@reddit

She doesn’t like that you added it to yours? Did you add it to hers as well? Cause if not I’ve got great news! She can eat her own made the way sheeeee enjoys!

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MrCrazyJay@reddit

Im not a fan of tomatoes but to each is own you eat your ramen the way you like it but the cabbage looks good though

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Brynhild@reddit

Pretty common here in my area in south east asia. There is a dish called “maggi goreng” which is basically just ramen cooked normally and added with tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, onions and chicken/beef.

And in the end, ramen are just noodles. Noodles of many varieties in east Asia and south east Asia are just stir fried with veggies and meat.

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

Oooh I need to try that!!

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Amberlux@reddit

I believe she is mistaken.

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spaceporter@reddit

In Japan, trends come and go quickly, but they come really hard when they do. I remember travelling to Osaka around 2014 right in the heart of a tomato craze. There were tomatoes on top of okonomiyaki (added on top of that end before the sauce and mayo; amazingly good), takoyaki, added to ramen (both tomato soups as the base and tomatoes just floating in whichever broth you chose), some tomato sushi, grape tomato kushiyaki (maybe my favourite)....

Anyways, all I'm saying is that you might be out of date, but you aren't totally off base.

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Intrepid_Kick2659@reddit (OP)

Aww good to know! I was at a little Japanese restaurant last month that had a soup with glass noodles, broth, tomatoes, cabbage and egg.

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