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Review: Maruchan Yakisoba Cheddar Cheese Flavor

Hey everyone, it’s time to get into the very first site-exclusive Noodle Journey review! If you’re confused about why this is a bunch of text with no video, check out the recent blog post explaining my decision to split up my reviews between the channel and this site.

Anyway… cheesy instant noodles. I think cheese may be the most divisive ingredient I’ve ever encountered in instant noodles (aside from all the stuff in the gimmick flavors out there). Here we have Maruchan combining a cheese sauce with their yakisoba noodles into what I’m imagining is going to be a glorified mac and cheese with minimal-to-no Asian flavors.

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Noodle Journey Site-Exclusive Reviews Are Coming!

If you made your way here from my YouTube channel, chances are you’ve wondered what else this site can do besides just providing a searchable index of all of my reviews. To that end, I’ve decided to take advantage of the medium that is WordPress and publish some reviews on here that won’t be featured on the YouTube channel.

Read more: Noodle Journey Site-Exclusive Reviews Are Coming!
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Noodle Journey Episode 195: Myojo Ippei-Chan Yakisoba Strawberry Shortcake Flavor

Original video description:

Myojo’s doing some sort of 30th anniversary celebration this year, and as part of that celebration, they’ve brought back one of the most divisive yakisoba flavors ever made. Yes, this is a real product: Myojo Ippei-Chan Yakisoba Strawberry Shortcake flavor. If you want to know what this unholy combination of noodles and dessert tastes like, check out the video.

Scores:

  • Noodles: Ungraded. They’re really good on their own but absolutely terrible in this context.
  • Spiciness: 0/10
  • Overall: 1/10
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Noodle Journey Supplemental Review: Ramen Toppers Black Garlic Chicken for Noodles

Original video description:

I don’t think anything else like this exists on the market! This is a new variety from Ramen Toppers, Black Garlic Chicken for Noodles, containing actual dried pieces of marinated, grilled chicken meat with quality narutomaki fish cake and a hearty blend of vegetables. If you’re looking for something substantial to add to your instant ramen, you do not want to miss this review.

Link to purchase:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJZN6LYS

Score:

  • Overall: 9.5/10
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Noodle Journey Episode 194: Tapatio Ramen Mega-Review

Original video description:

This is the biggest mega-review on this channel to date, and it is all eight ramen products made (as of the time of filming) by the hot sauce company Tapatio! If you’re a fan of hot sauce and spicy ramen, you will want to watch this review for a complete breakdown of the entire product line.

Check out your local supermarkets, Walmarts, Amazon, or TapatioRamen.com to buy these.

Scores:

Original Flavor:

  • Noodles: 6.5/10
  • Spiciness: 4/10
  • Overall: 7/10

Beef Flavor:

  • Noodles: 6.5/10
  • Spiciness: 4/10
  • Overall: 7.5/10

Birria Flavor:

  • Noodles: 6.5/10
  • Spiciness: 4/10
  • Overall: 8/10

Carne Asada with Lime Flavor:

  • Noodles: 6.5/10
  • Spiciness: 4/10
  • Overall: 2.5/10

Chicken Flavor:

  • Noodles: 6.5/10
  • Spiciness: 4/10
  • Overall: 7.5/10

Shrimp Flavor:

  • Noodles: 6.5/10
  • Spiciness: 4/10
  • Overall: 7.5/10

Chili Lime with Shrimp Flavor:

  • Noodles: 6.5/10
  • Spiciness: 4/10
  • Overall: 6/10

Extra Spicy Flavor:

  • Noodles: 6.5/10
  • Spiciness: 4/10
  • Overall: 7/10