Author: Steve

Nongshim Budae Jjigae Noodle Soup Korean Spicy Flavour With Real Kimchi

In your bowls ready set let's go Ramen review pro I know you know I go psycho when my new MSG hit Just can't sit Got to get Jjigae wit it, thats it Now honey honey come taste Nongshim all up in my eye You gotta Sachet bag with a lot a stuff in it Put it in the bowl let's spin Everybody lookin' at me Glancin' ...

Ching’s Secret Schezwan Instant Noodles

Ahh, Ching's 'instant' noodles that you're meant to boil for like a million years. I think I was actually dehydrated after this, the noodles seemed to keep swelling in my stomach, absorbing the moisture from my very body. Would recommend you actually follow the instructions on this one to avoid injury, and get the full taste. Apart from ...

Indo Mie Mi Goreng Rendang Spicy Beef Flavour Stir Fry Noodles

Aww yisss, rendang and ramen together at last! This delicious combination is brought to you by that old favourite of students everywhere - Indomie, and it certainly lives up to the high-but-not-inaccessibly-bourgeoisie-high bar that they set themselves. The same great nood cake of Indomie standard mixes well with the rendang sauce ...

Sichuan Baijia Chongqing Noodles Hot and Sour Flavor

In a welcome change from our previous dish, we encounter an explosion of flavour in this bad boy. Plenty of additions! Check 'em, we have a total of 4 goddamn flavour packets for quite a small noodle cake, which would explain why you're supposed to use quite a bit of water for this - around 600ml. The dish looks great when mixed; a deep blood ...

Paldo Bibim Men Oriental Style Noodle Mi Kho Dai Han

These were the second cold noodle we've had on our journey I think, and they are an interesting divergence from standard noodle flavours. These have an apple hit to help cool the mouth while also giving a wee nip to the tongue with the spicy profile in the sauce. Now these definitely aren't a spicy noodle, so ...

Nongshim Shin Cup

More of a snack than a meal, these pack a lot of flavour in a small package that's what she said for the ramenite who is chasing a light(er) lunch, all in the convenience of a cup shaped......cup. Although the great flavour should have been unsurprising, these are brought to you by the makers of Shin Ramyun. So the dish is a ...

Master Kong Old Mature Vinegar Sour and Spicy Beef Noodle

Aww yiss, round cakes. Really enjoyed this one, it had an interesting taste! Opening the package reveals a soup base packet, sauce packet and a sachet of straight vinegar. The soup package has some dried beef, onions and..... something.... round, like a pea but different. Kinda looks like a legume of some sort. Will ...

Samyang Curry Buldak Bokkeummyeon (Curry Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen)

This was a fusion dish we were all looking forward to. Those rockstars of instant ramen, Samyang, have offered up an interesting stir-fry nood this time. Mixing their seal of approval winning Hot Chicken Flavour sauce with a fragrant curry, and some dried bits of..... Potato? Lentils? I'm not really sure, but ...

Samyang Buldak Bokkeummyeon (Bowl Version)

Ahh, the return of the fire noodle in a convenient pot. I felt a twinge of nostalgia looking at these, thinking of those early days when we were but children in the playground of ramen instead of the bitter, cynical reviewers we now are. Thinner noods than usual This is pretty much same-same but different - ...

JML (JinMaiLang) Emperor Big Bowl Spicy Chicken

This nood gives a great first impression upon opening the packet; 3 packets of flavour and a good-sized noodcake in a large bowl. Mixing is simple; dump everything in and add hot water! The noodles cook really quickly so you're off to a flying start. All good things come in threes The ...

Maggi Perencah Kari Mi Segera

It came, it glorped, it disappointed. Ahh Maggi, I fucking hate you. The noodles seem to taste how poverty feels - listless and uneducated, if you had it every day you would be filled with a depression that blots out everything good, and drives you to drink to escape your own life. The block is an  uninspiring, lumpy, ...

Paldo Bolkeino Kkokko Bokkeummyeon (Volcano Chicken Fried Noodles)

This dish evokes some great memories of eating tinned spaghetti, it just tastes like burnies as well. As soon as I opened the sauce packet for this, I was hit with the familiar pungent scent of some hot,hot sauce. Dark memories of the 2x noodles filled me, and I was filled with an almost instinctual level ...

Yum Yum Thai Spicy Seafood Flavour

More great tasting offerings from the Thai company YumYum! The overall flavour for this dish was seafood, but not seafood. You could taste a hint of shrimp, a tiny bit of seaweed, and there were some actual chilli seeds in here. This definitely contributed to the heat - a fiery little nood that saved the main ...

Ve Wong Fried Noodles with Mexican Chilli Flavor (And “Pork Composite Materials”)

I suppose Mexico and Taiwan have a bit in common - both having large neighbours that are kind of dicks to them. So having a fusion dish kind of makes sense, but the execution definitely needs some polish. All the right ingredients are there: black bean, spices, chilli, pork composite materials(?) for the Mexican taste, ...

Samyang Sogokimyun Noodle Soup

Hannibal the Cownibal strikes! This was quite a tasty dish, if a bit light on chunks of goodness. This nood goes back to tried and true ramen basics:  a hearty beef broth with a bit of peppery spice to round out the flavour. But I do feel the dish was a little too basic, it really struggles to stand out from a crowd ...

Samyang Stew Buldak Bokkeummyeon (Hot Chicken Stew Flavour)

Dundun.....dundun..........dundundundundundun *violin screech* 'Sometimes that noodle, he looks right into ya, right into your eyes. Y’know, the thing about a spicy noodle, he’s got lifeless sauce, black sauce, like a doll’s eyes. When he comes after ya, he doesn’t seem to be livin’ until he softens up, and that noodle cake rolls ...

Nissin Gekikara Ramen Ramen Goreng Rasa Pedas

Look at this fancy nood, tramping round here with all its packets and such. There is a LOT of seasoning with this one - dried veg, chilli/soy oil, flavouring powder and more chilli powder, all bringing you a sodium sensation that dances about your mouth like a hungry stripper. 4 sachets total; this is generous of them The taste is delicious - ...

Ottogi Yeul Ramen

Happy Yeultide everyone, this is our christmas special and last ramen for the year! We're closing out the year with a classic ramen - beef broth and mushroom. Like an old prostitute friend, this dish is welcoming and easy to slip into, with a little fire left to keep you interested. Some tasty dried veggies A familiar look; and ...

Samyang Cheese Buldak Bokkeummyeon (Hot Chicken Flavour with Cheese)

If Mac'N'Cheese had a violent, sociopath brother, this would be it. Much like a sociopath this ramen knows how to charm you, with a thick, glorious looking noodle cake and appetising smell, it winds its way into your senses until you take the first bite - then the heat kicks in, and you can almost hear crazed laughter as your mouth goes ...

Yum Yum Tom Yum Kung Creamy Flavour

At first I thought I'd f**ked the cooking of this ramen, the packet is.... esoteric in its instructions, and light on friendly pictures for the silly farang. Preparing this is a bit nerve wracking, as the flavour sachets do not appear to be mixing well with the water so you could be excused for thinking this is a 'dry' noodle. However further perusal ...