A perfect bowl of ramen explained

The market for ramen knows no bound, and with advances in culinary science, there is a myriad instant ramen offerings that imitate the entire range of noodle-based dishes; hot, cold, spicy, sweet, black, green, if you can name it, you can bet there's a ramen that fits thatcombination profile.

The direction in the back of the packet -- usually one that involves 450 cc of water (or less precisely, 'about three glasses of water' as typical package instruction will say) and 4-5 minutes of cooking time -- is simple enough; however, in the roughly ten minutes of elapsed time between you pondering, 'mmmm... ramen?' and a steaming bowl of ramen in your hands, MANY things can happen that will greatly alter the quality of the ramen you're about to enjoy. My brother goes into the gory depth behind the magic. (link)