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I spotted this Roland Beef Flavor Noodles Cup in my local Grocery Outlet a couple months ago and decided to pick one up. I’d never heard of Roland Foods before and I’d never seen this in my life, but let’s check it out and see if it’s worth your while!
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Here’s a Japanese variety from Maruchan that I stumbled upon online totally by accident several months back: Maruchan QTTA Green Smoky Mayonnaise Ramen. Direct from the translation of Maruchan’s press release about this flavor, it is a “creamy soup based on the delicious flavor of chicken, with a moderate amount of smoked flavor and green chili peppers, and the sour and rich flavor of mayonnaise.” Sounds really promising! This was released alongside a red garlic mayonnaise flavor that was a red chili/pork/garlic/mayo combination, but sadly I was unable to find that particular variety for review.
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This Nissin Cup Noodles Protein Rich & Savory Beef Flavor is the final one of Nissin’s currently-available Cup Noodles Protein products, and I haven’t been overly impressed with the line thus far. Although the added bone broth protein does its job in making you feel fuller, the flavor has been a little lacking all-told. Maybe this beef cup will end on a higher note? Let’s find out.
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Time for the second of three entries in this new Cup Noodles offshoot product line, with this Nissin Cup Noodles Protein Hot & Spicy Chicken Flavor. Check out the Rich & Savory Chicken Flavor review if you’d like to see how the first one went. This one is the only spicy entry in the line, and because it’s got a little spice, my suspicion is that I’ll like this one a little more than the agreeable but generally unremarkable base Chicken flavor.
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This Nissin Cup Noodles Protein Rich & Savory Chicken Flavor the first review (of three) of a small new product line from Nissin that just started popping up in July 2025. These are protein-enhanced Cup Noodles flavors, containing 16g of protein per serving, which is a 10g increase over the standard 6g included in the normal Chicken flavor. The announcement page on nissinfoods.com implies that this twofold increase in protein is due to the use of bone broth in the ingredients and not necessarily an overhaul of the noodle itself like so many other manufacturers do (with varying degrees of success).
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A while back I had my first taste of Nissin’s U.F.O. noodles in the form of the Hong Kong export version, which I was lucky enough to find at a local Asian convenience store. The other variety I picked up from that store around the same time is this Nissin U.F.O. Super Hot Chilli Flavor, which is another Hong Kong export variety that claims to be a “super hot” yakisoba flavor.
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This Myojo Charumera Cup Barikata Tonkotsu Ramen is a variety that came out of last year’s final ZenPop Ramen subscription box, and it’s something I’ve been keen to try for a while. The bagged version of this product used to pop up over on Yami every once in a while and I always missed grabbing it when it was in stock. Now, I’m excited that I finally get to try it, albeit in cup form rather than pack form.
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I’ve been wanting to try this variety ever since I first reviewed Myojo Ippei-Chan Yakisoba with Mustard Mayonnaise a while back. That one still holds firm as my favorite yakisoba product to date, and Myojo is a pretty solid brand as long as we ignore their occasional major atrocity. However, I am a garlic fanatic, and this product promises a lot of garlic flavor. Could this Myojo Ippei-Chan Yakisoba with Garlic Mayonnaise unseat Myojo’s Mustard Mayonnaise Yakisoba from my top spot? Let’s find out!
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You may have noticed the last handful of reviews were photographed in a kind of black void. That’s because I’m using a photography box to document some of my reviews when I’m not home. And not being home means that the easiest thing to review is Cup Noodles (and other noodles that come in a cup, of course). This Nissin Cup Noodle BIG Hot and Sour Soup is Nissin’s Japanese take on Chinese hot & sour soup, and is a limited time offering from Nissin that comes back around every so often due to its popularity. I snagged one a couple months ago, so here is a proper review for your reading pleasure!
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This TableMark Touhoku no Aji Yonezawa Ramen bowl is another Japanese variety I got out of the very final ZenPop ramen subscription box. This is a brand from Japan that I’ve never tried before, and it doesn’t look like many of their products make it to the USA compared to other brands like Nissin, Maruchan, and Myojo. Neat! I’m always excited to try something new.
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