Word: ramen
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...than luxury with its two towels and copious quantities of Kleenex: This was a place where you were meant to get better and get out so that the next sickly sophomore could take your place. Standard fare consisted of an abundance of easily ingested foods like bananas, tea, pseudo-ramen, and Jell-o: a far cry from gourmet cuisine, but decent enough to get you healthy before you tired...
It’s an established cliché that throughout their four years in college the majority of students will subsist on instant Ramen noodles and peanut butter sandwiches. But a new cookbook sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals encourages undergraduates to channel their inner Julia Child. “PETA’s Vegan College Cookbook” offers a slew of recipes that reinvent basic survival items—such as the aforementioned instant pasta or peanut butter—in the form of quick-fix dishes appropriate for any meal...
...Heller Boragine was a graduate student at Syracuse University when she realized how much colleges throw out unnecessarily. In 1995, ?Boragine ventured into a Dumpster in search of a lost ring. "I was floored by what was in there," she says. "There were TV sets, an unopened case of ramen noodles and a cigar box full of rare stamps." She went on to found Dump & Run, a nonprofit that has advised more than 30 institutions on how to salvage what students jettison, including some truly trashy items. "Someone at one school brought in a 3-ft.-tall in?flat?able...
...trained for six years at Le Benardin julienning carrots and perfecting his flambé. What was that? No, unfortunately, at the present time we do not prepare beef tacos, though high demand may necessitate a reconsideration of our current bill of fare. It is possible, however, that ramen noodles al dente—a staple of your demographic, we hear—are currently available, though naturally an 18-percent surcharge will apply...
...It’s going to very inconvenient for us,” said Sapporo Ramen employee Ori Tanaka. “We’re probably going to lose customers. Many people go to Kotobukiya to shop and [then] dine in here...