Nissin Cup Noodles Ramen Bistro Japanese Miso Flavor Review | Noodle Journey
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Nissin Cup Noodles Ramen Bistro Japanese Miso Flavor Review | Noodle Journey

Nissin Cup Noodles Ramen Bistro Japanese Miso Flavor is the first review I’m doing of this Ramen Bistro product line, which was launched back in 2024. I was hoping to do a video mega-review of the whole product line, but you know how it goes, other things have taken priority. There are currently three products in this line, all of them featuring chili-infused noodles with what Nissin promises are “bold flavors” and “hearty vegetables.” Don’t worry, I will be reviewing all three products in this line, but let’s start with this one first.

Nongshim Neoguri Spicy Seafood Stir-Fry Noodles Review | Noodle Journey
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Nongshim Neoguri Spicy Seafood Stir-Fry Noodles Review | Noodle Journey

Here's one I should have reviewed a long time ago: Nongshim Neoguri Spicy Seafood Stir-Fry Noodles. If you never watched my 25th episode spectacular from way back when, I pitted the soup versions of Neoguri against each other, Korean export vs. American manufactured, and it was a pretty interesting experiment and it gives you an idea as to what Neoguri's all about. Basically, it's a thick-noodled spicy beef and seafood broth concoction not too dissimilar from jjambbong, and it's also available in this stir-fry form if you prefer something brothless.

Maggi Classic Masala Noodles Review | Noodle Journey
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Maggi Classic Masala Noodles Review | Noodle Journey

It has been quite a while since I touched Maggi noodles, so when I saw these Maggi Classic Masala Noodles in my local Grocery Outlet (along with a couple other flavors that I'll get to eventually), I thought it was high time to revisit the brand. Now, just as before, this comes with the standard warning: Maggi is owned by Nestle, and Nestle has done enough terrible things to warrant a #fucknestle hashtag on social media, so you are well within your rights to not want to support the company. Having purchased these from an outlet store, the minimum amount of money possible was exchanged between me and Nestle for the purposes of this review. With all that said up front, read on for the review.

Kang Shi Fu Hot & Spicy Artificial Beef Review | Noodle Journey
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Kang Shi Fu Hot & Spicy Artificial Beef Flavor Noodles Review | Noodle Journey

A few weeks back, I had my first taste of Kang Shi Fu with their Braised Beef flavor, so now I'm moving onto the next bowl of theirs in my pile: Kang Shi Fu Hot & Spicy Artificial Beef Flavor Noodles. I'm not entirely sure as I write this introduction if this is simply a spicy version of the braised beef flavor or something more removed from that flavor profile, but either way this seems to be a pretty popular flavor of theirs.

Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor with Bachan's Roasted Garlic Barbecue Sauce Review | Noodle Journey
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Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor with Bachan’s Roasted Garlic Barbecue Sauce Review | Noodle Journey

I did not enjoy that last Nissin x Bachan's flavor very much. Is it possible I've saved the best for last? Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor with Bachan's Roasted Garlic Barbecue Sauce is the flavor that appeals to me most of these three Nissin x Bachan's collaborations, mainly because I love garlic so, so much. Despite that, I've never bought this roasted garlic sauce flavor from Bachan's before, mainly because I've never seen it in any of my nearby grocery stores. I do love a new experience with garlic, so let's see how this goes.

Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor with Bachan's Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce Review | Noodle Journey
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Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor with Bachan’s Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce Review | Noodle Journey

Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor with Bachan's Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce is the second of three collaboration products between Nissin and Bachan's Japanese Barbecue Sauce that I'm reviewing, and for me I am now out of the familiar territory that I was in with the Original flavor, because I've never had the Sweet & Spicy sauce on its own before. The Original flavor paired very well with the beef broth, but my chief complaint about Bachan's Original has always been how sweet it leans. Is the "Sweet" in "Sweet & Spicy" going to be overkill for me? Read on and find out.

Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor with Bachan's Original Barbecue Sauce Review | Noodle Journey
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Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor with Bachan’s Original Barbecue Sauce Review | Noodle Journey

Today begins a trio of reviews of collaboration products between Nissin and Japanese barbecue sauce maker Bachan's. I figured I'd start with Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor with Bachan's Original Barbecue Sauce because it is the only flavor of Bachan's that Nissin is using that I've tried before. So thankfully I've got some familiarity with the special add-on sauce here and am not going into this totally blind. This is also the reason I gave the Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor Bowl a try in the last review - using that flavor as a baseline, hopefully I can explain a little better how the addition of Bachan's instead of Nissin's normal sauce packet changes the end result.

Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor Bowl Review | Noodle Journey
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Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor Bowl Review | Noodle Journey

I know what you're thinking: why am I reviewing something as pedestrian as the Nissin Top Ramen Beef Flavor Bowl? Well, I have my reasons, and they involve getting a proper baseline for the product before I review the Nissin x Bachan's Top Ramen bowls I mentioned in last month's news post. I've had the pack version of this flavor countless times in the past prior to starting the channel, but I've never had the bowl before. Imagine my surprise that this comes with an additional sauce packet, which is completely absent from the pack version.