Here's all the noteworthy noodle news you may have missed in October 2025! While last month's news post was pretty substantial, October has been more of a quiet month. There's a new Canadian noodle company that just launched their first product, a new American noodle company dominating social media, and some news and speculation about the future of the brand Chef Woo.
Author: Noodle Journey
Nissin Cup Noodle Spicy Review | Noodle Journey
I've found that a lot of Japanese products that promise spice don't always deliver on the spice, even though they taste good. Hopefully this Nissin Cup Noodle Spicy variety brings the heat and the flavor in equal amounts. This is the second-to-last item brought back for me from Guam at Don Don Donki, so we're getting very close to the end of that assortment of noodles. Nissin's official product description touts this cup as being loaded with the largest amount of roasted chili peppers ever in a Cup Noodle product, plus the sourness of kimchi, flavor of garlic, and richness of miso. Sounds like a fantastic combination!
Yamadai New Touch Original Kimchi Ramen Review | Noodle Journey
This Yamadai New Touch Original Kimchi Ramen is the fifth product from my Guam review pile, and is certainly one of the more interesting ones. This is, I think, a first for me: a Japanese manufacturer making a Korean kimchi stew instant noodle. And not just any Japanese manufacturer... Yamadai is one of the premier Japanese instant noodle brands, with a few dozen premium bowl products spread out across its various product lines. Read on for more info and the review!
Nissin Jonetz Shrimp and Salt Flavour Ramen Bowl Review | Noodle Journey
This Nissin Jonetz Shrimp and Salt Flavour Ramen Bowl is the fourth item from Guam in my review pile, and like the Acecook product that preceded it, it is another Don Don Donki store-exclusive product under the Jonetz brand (check out the previous review for a little info on the Jonetz branding). Now on its own, the name of this bowl doesn't exactly scream "appetizing" to me - who cares about salty shrimp, right? Well, it turns out the ingredients are a little more complex and interesting than just salty shrimp. Will this turn out to be a good bowl of noodles? Read on to find out!
Acecook Jonetz Rich Tonkotsu Flavor Noodles Review | Noodle Journey
Here's another product found in Guam that I never knew existed: Acecook Jonetz Rich Tonkotsu Flavor Noodles. A little explanation here is probably warranted. In Japan, there's a chain of convenience stores called Don Quijote, affectionately called "Donki" for short. There are other Donki locations in other countries, and those international locations are under the name "Don Don Donki," like the one in Guam where this cup was purchased. The official original store brand for Donki is "Jonetz." So this tonkotsu cup is made by Acecook with the Jonetz branding for exclusive sale in Donki convenience stores. Hope that all made sense, since I've got one more product besides this one with the Jonetz branding on it to review next time. Let's get onto this one though!
Nissin Cup Noodles Tom Yum Kung Review | Noodle Journey
Here's another flavor I got from my coworker on his trip to Guam: Nissin Cup Noodles Tom Yum Kung. Prior to this write-up, I thought I vaguely remembered seeing this one advertised as a limited-time offering from Nisisn being sold in Japan several years back, but I also see other mentions of it going back nearly a decade, so either I'm wrong and it was always a permanent part of the Cup Noodles product line, or it was one of those flavors that was so popular that Nissin decided to bring it back and keep it around. Either way, I'm excited to give this a try in light of that trainwreck of a tom yum from my last review.
Interfresh Instant Rice Noodle Pho Tomyum Flavor Review | Noodle Journey
One of my coworkers recently returned from a trip to Guam and brought me quite an assortment of noodles cups & bowls that I'm going to be reviewing over the next little while, starting with this Interfresh Instant Rice Noodle Pho Tomyum Flavor. I'm starting with this particular flavor because it's the most interesting to me - it's a Japanese brand I've never reviewed before, and I've never seen something that touts itself as both pho and tom yum before, so this should be quite a ride. Read on for more info!
Nissin Cup Noodle Tropical Seafood Review | Noodle Journey
Given that we're coming out of a massive summer heatwave, I thought maybe it was time to review this Nissin Cup Noodle Tropical Seafood flavor. This is a limited-edition Japan-only variety from Nissin that pops back into existence every once in a while, and this particular instance of it is the "BIG" cup, meaning it's much larger than a standard Cup Noodle size. I snagged this one last year and didn't get a chance to review it until now, so the next time this comes around, you'll be able to refer back to this review. This cup takes the massively popular Cup Noodle Seafood flavor and adds some extra flavors like coconut milk and mild chili pepper. Sounds interesting!
Noodle News Roundup: September 2025 | Noodle Journey
Here's all the noteworthy noodle news you may have missed in September 2025! Samyang's newest export product line makes some big changes, Nissin and Maruchan both desperately want to be Buldak, Momofuku teases a new flavor announcement that Target has already spoiled, an update on the shady instant noodle site I reported on a couple months ago, and KPop Demon Hunters noodles are finally available in the US.... sort of! Read on for more details.
Nongshim Soon Tofu Noodles Review | Noodle Journey
Like a lot of my recent noodle purchases, I found this bowl of Nongshim Soon Tofu Noodles at my local Grocery Outlet and grabbed it right away. I've tried Nongshim Soon before and found it to be a very good vegan option, delivering some light spice and solid vegetable-forward umami flavor, kind of like a toned-down version of the classic Nongshim Shin. While I've found better vegan options from both Nongshim and Samyang, Soon is certainly easy to find and scratches a certain kind of itch. This one, by all appearances, appears to be the standard Soon formula with an added block of tofu in the bowl. Let's see how it all comes together!