[RWebb]

are we talking about the best dried noodles in a plastic pac?

if not, then I'd say the fresh, refrigerated pac noodles are better than the dried ones

but... the fresh noodles in eateries are better still

and.. in Japan there are certain villages known for the very best noodles of certain types (buckwheat soba) for example

a friend was in China recently and tried a bunch of noodle places with his Chinese hosts (he's a pho-a-phile) and said the best noodles were in a small eatery where they tossed them across the room from the noodle making table to the cooks...