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As I get closer to the bottom of my Buldak review pile, today I’m reviewing one of the more sought-after flavors you can only find in Asia: Samyang Buldak Thai Crab Curry Spicy Ramen, also called Pu Pad Pong Karee Flavor. A special thanks to my friend The Fat Hipster for sending me this flavor, along with the next Buldak flavor in my queue.
The Buldak releases just never seem to stop! Samyang Buldak Truffle Spicy Ramen is a brand-new US release that started rolling out to Walmart stores shortly before I filmed this review. It sells for $7.48 per five-pack, although it may not have reached every local Walmart yet. Samyang has been dropping new Buldak flavors without much fanfare lately, which feels a little strange for one of the biggest instant noodle product lines in the world. I have no idea whether this will eventually show up in other supermarket chains or Asian grocery stores, so check around if it interests you.
Today’s review is a bit of a follow-up to my last Buldak review as I work my way through the remaining Buldak products in my queue. This is Samyang Buldak Rosé with Wide Glass Noodles.
Today’s review is kind of an update to the review all the way back in episode 90 where I reviewed the version of Samyang Buldak Rosé sold in South Korea. It’s no longer necessary to jump through hoops to import Buldak Rosé, but is it the same recipe? Today I’m reviewing this pack of Samyang Buldak Rosé, the version specifically exported to the US from South Korea.
Today's review is Samyang Buldak Jjajang Spicy Ramen, but not the one I reviewed a long time ago. There’s no official English name for this product. The internet has been calling it "fried jjajang", but I’m just going to call it what it actually is for this review: a new recipe of Buldak Jjajang made for the Chinese market.
Today’s review is not technically an instant noodle, but it is certainly part of the instant noodle universe. These are brand new from Samyang: Buldak Mac n' Cheese Sweet Corn Flavor and Carbonara Flavor.
Today's entry in my big pile of Buldak noodles is a newer, limited-time bowl product with one of the weirdest names that I've ever seen: Samyang Buldak Hotter Than My Ex. Maybe this has caught your attention if you've seen it online; there seems to be a lot of confusion as to what this product is supposed to be, so I figured, why not? Let's do a review of it.
Working my way through my big backlog of Buldak (the bi-weekly Buldak big backlog binge, if you will) today's review is one of the newer flavors that I teased a while back. This is Samyang Buldak Swicy Sweet & Spicy Ramen.
Samyang is really embracing the Mexican-Korean fusion trend lately. In the past, we've seen the brand release flavors like Corn, Habanero Lime, and Taco. Now, the company has finally released a flavor that many viewers have been asking me to review: Samyang Buldak Birria Spicy Ramen. If you aren't familiar with birria, it is a Mexican stew traditionally made with goat and slowly simmered in a rich consommé broth, though more commonly (especially in the US), it is often made with beef or sometimes chicken. While birria tacos have been around for a long time, birria went viral in the last few years because of people making "birria ramen" by mixing the meat and consommé with ramen noodles. I live near a phenomenal Asian-Mexican fusion restaurant, and I thought the Tapatio Birria Ramen was excellent, so I have a bit of a bias and high expectations for how an instant version should taste.
Samyang Buldak Sweet Ramen is a bowl-only (currently) Buldak product aimed squarely at people who like the flavor of Buldak sauce but find the original versions a little too intense. This bowl released around the same time as the Taco flavor and not long before Samyang introduced “Swicy,” a very similar-looking but still distinct product. Sweet is positioned as a toned-down, slightly sweeter take on the classic hot chicken sauce rather than a major departure from the formula.