Ramen Toppers Black Garlic Chicken for Noodles Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode
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Ramen Toppers Black Garlic Chicken for Noodles Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode

I don't use the term "game changer" lightly, but what I have here for review today might just be that: Ramen Toppers Black Garlic Chicken for Noodles. If you haven't seen Ramen Toppers before, this is an American-made dried Ramen topping brand, and their revamped Pork and Fish Cake mix is legitimately one of my favorite products. It's something I use frequently when I make Japanese instant ramen. When I saw that this new Black Garlic Chicken mix had started to pop up on Amazon recently, I got in touch with my contact over there and asked if I could have a canister to review, and so they obliged, and I am beyond excited to try this.

Ramen Toppers Vegetable Mix for Noodles Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode
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Ramen Toppers Vegetable Mix for Noodles Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode

After re-reviewing Ramen Toppers’ Chashu Pork, Fish Cake, and Vegetable Mix and awarding it a perfect score, I was excited to try their other major product: the Ramen Toppers Vegetable Mix for Noodles. This mix contains the same vegetables found in the Chashu blend - peas, corn, cabbage, carrots, and green onion - but without the meat or fish elements, making it completely vegan. Ramen Toppers sent me this canister at the same time as the Chashu sample so I could evaluate both.

Ramen Toppers Chashu Pork, Fish Cake, & Vegetable Mix (2024 Recipe) Re-Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode
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Ramen Toppers Chashu Pork, Fish Cake, & Vegetable Mix (2024 Recipe) Re-Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode

I’m doing something I’ve never done before: a full re-review of a product that I didn't love originally. Back in September 2023, I covered Ramen Toppers Chashu Pork, Fish Cake & Vegetable Mix and walked away unimpressed. I found the pork to be tough and flavorless, the vegetables pale and unappealing, and at nearly twenty-five dollars a jar, I couldn’t justify recommending it. Fast-forward nine months, and the company themselves reached out to me to say they’d completely overhauled the recipe and wanted me to give it another shot. I respect any business that takes constructive feedback seriously, so when they offered to send me the updated version, I said yes without hesitation. If you watch the video above, you can see a comparison of the old recipe's contents to the new.

Ramen Toppers Chashu Pork and Vegetables Mix Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode
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Ramen Toppers Chashu Pork and Vegetables Mix Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode

Note: This product underwent a drastic overhaul several months after I reviewed it and earned a much better score! Check out the updated review for more info. I’m checking out another dried topping meant to dress up instant noodles, this time from a brand simply called Ramen Toppers. The thing that makes them unique among other dried topping manufacturers is clear: chashu pork and full-size narutomaki fish cake in the same jar, plus a pile of vegetables. It’s a neat idea if the proteins and textures hold up after rehydrating.