Lucky Me! is a

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brand introduced in 1989 by

Monde Nissin Monde Nissin Corporation is a Philippine food and beverage company with a portfolio of brands across instant noodles, biscuits, baked goods, culinary aids and alternative meat products categories, including Lucky Me!, SkyFlakes, Fita, M.Y. San ...

History

In November 1989, Monde Nissin entered the instant noodle segment with Lucky Me!. It launched Instant Mami, noodle with soup in pouches, in Beef and Chicken variants. Eventually, these became the fastest-selling products like beef and chicken flavor. 1991 saw the introduction of Lucky Me! Pancit Canton, the first dry

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pouched noodles in the Philippine market. It was then followed in 1995 by Lucky Me! Supreme in La Paz Batchoy flavor, marketed as the first Filipino dish-flavored no-cook cup noodles, and Lucky Me! Special in 2009, which consists of noodles based on local and international flavors such as

Lomi Lomi or pancit lomi (Hokkien: /便食滷麵; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló͘-mī/piān-si̍t ló͘-mī) is a Filipino dish made with a variety of thick fresh egg noodles of about a quarter of an inch in diameter, soaked in lye water to give it more texture. ...

(egg noodles in seafood flavor),

Jjamppong ''Jjamppong'' () is a Korean Chinese noodle soup with red, spicy seafood- or pork-based broth flavored with ''gochugaru'' (chili powder). Common ingredients include onions, garlic, Korean zucchini, carrots, cabbages, squid, mussels, and pork. ...

(spicy Korean noodles), Curly Spaghetti, Baked Mac, Mac & Cheez, and Cheese Ramyun. Kantar Worldpanel cited Lucky Me! in their 2014 Brand Footprint Report as the most chosen and purchased consumer brand in the Philippines, reaching almost all Filipino households. On July 8, 2022, numerous countries issued a health warning regarding Lucky Me! products due to the reported presence of

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, although Monde Nissin denied the claims, stating that the products are FDA registered and comply with

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standards.

Lucky Me Products

Lucky Me Instant Mami

*Chicken *Beef

Lucky Me Spicy Hot Mami

*Spicy Chicken *Spicy Beef *Spicy Pork

Lucky Me Pancit Canton

Current flavors

*Original (introduced in 1991) *Calamansi (introduced in 1999) *Hot Chili (introduced in 2000) *Chilimansi (introduced in 2001) *Sweet & Spicy (introduced in 2007)

Former flavors

*Adobo (introduced in early 2000s, discontinued in 2007) *Garlic and Shrimp (introduced in early 2000s, discontinued in 2007) *Grilled spareribs (introduced in early 2000s, discontinued in 2007)

Lucky Me Go Cup (formerly Lucky Me Supreme)

* Chicken Mami *Beef Mami * Chicken Sotanghon *

La Paz Batchoy Batchoy, less commonly spelled batsoy, is a noodle soup made with pork offal, crushed pork cracklings, chicken stock, beef loin and round noodles. Its origins can be traced to the district of La Paz, Iloilo City in the Philippines, hence it is o ...

Bulalo ''Bulalô'' is a beef dish from the Philippines. It is a light colored soup that is made by cooking beef shanks and bone marrow until the collagen and fat has been melted into the clear broth. It typically includes leafy vegetables (like pechay ...

*Lomi *Spicy La Paz Batchoy *Spicy Bulalo *Jjamppong *Seafood *Hot Cheese Ramyun *Pancit Canton Calamansi *Pancit Canton Hot Chili *Pancit Canton Chilimansi

Lucky Me Pouches (formerly Lucky Me Special)

*Itnok (Chicken & Egg) *La Paz Batchoy *Bulalo *Curly Spaghetti *Baked Mac *Mac and Cheese *Lomi *Jjamppong

References

{{Noodle Instant noodle brands Food brands of the Philippines Products introduced in 1989