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Instant Noodle Store Is Popular among Young Thais

Thailand is known for its spicy¹, complex foods. So, something as simple as instant noodles might seem unlikely² to be a favorite among Thais.

But for young Thais like Ratchadaporn Krongngam, a new store with more than 70 kinds of instant noodles from across Asia is a popular place to visit.

Good Noodle opened in a Bangkok shopping center last October. It has already welcomed thousands of customers. The store offers noodles from places like Indonesia, South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Ratchadaporn, who is 18, has visited Good Noodle three times already. "I love it here because I wanted to try out new and different kinds of instant noodles as I want to know how all of them taste," he said.

People often eat the noodles in the store, where they can cook their own three-minute meal. Sirayakorn Charoenthat, another 18-year-old, said the prices were reasonable for students compared to eating at restaurants.

Instant noodles are hugely popular in many Asian countries because of their taste, simplicity³, and low price. Health experts warn against eating too much of the highly⁴ processed food because it lacks important nutrients⁵.

Ungkool Wongkolthoot runs the store. He said he searched through Bangkok's food stores during the pandemic for all the different kinds of instant noodles. He discovered more than 350 of them.

This gave him the idea to open Good Noodle.

"I wanted to give the customers an instant experience with the noodles," he said. "Not just buying the noodles from other convenience stores or supermarkets, then forgetting about them at home."

Words in This Story

shopping - n. the activity of visiting places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things (such as food, clothing, etc.)

customer - n. someone who buys goods or services from a business

convenience - adj. a quality or situation that makes something easy or useful for someone by reducing the amount of work or time required to do something

1 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

2 unlikely   

adj.未必的，多半不可能的；不大可能发生的

参考例句：

• It was very unlikely that he would do that.他不见得会做那种事。
• It is unlikely that she will come. 她不大可能来了。

3 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。

4 highly   

adv.高度地，极，非常；非常赞许地

参考例句：

• It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
• The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。

5 nutrients   

n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
• Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》