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Nissin Cup Noodles BBQ Flavors Review | Noodle Journey Episode 221

Nissin is back with more limited edition gimmick noodles again, which means I have to review them again so that I don’t miss out. Today’s review is Nissin Cup Noodles BBQ flavors: Texas BBQ and Kansas City BBQ. I really have a love-hate relationship with Nissin’s gimmick Cup Noodles at this point. I love when they try new, thinking-out-of-the-box noodle recipes, but I hate that most of them have been, let’s say, subpar. And quite frankly, I don’t expect soft Cup Noodles covered in Nissin’s interpretation of barbecue sauce to be very good, but I just have to know. Another thing I hate is that when these limited-time Cup Noodles come out, my review schedule has to get adjusted, and I’ve got to review these while they’re still on store shelves. I had a completely different product review planned for this episode, so thank you for screwing up my plans, Nissin.

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Nissin Top Ramen HotPot Fusions Mega-Review | Noodle Journey Episode 217

Today’s mega review is one that you viewers voted for and I’m excited to try out. This is a somewhat recent product line from Nissin: Top Ramen HotPot Fusions. These three products are made by Nissin for sale in the US, and they came out sometime last year, maybe around autumn. This is the entirety of the product line as it currently stands. We’ve got Korean Spicy Beef flavor, Japanese Garlic Tonkotsu Pork flavor, and Thai Coconut Curry Chicken flavor.

Nongshim KPop Demon Hunters Shin Ramyun Cups Mega-Review | Noodle Journey Episode 215
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Nongshim KPop Demon Hunters Shin Ramyun Cups Mega-Review | Noodle Journey Episode 215

These are brand new from Nongshim and I'm willing to bet a lot of you who clicked on this review have been waiting for these for months. They're finally here, but there is a major issue you should know about so make sure you read through the whole intro (or watch the video linked above) and I'll talk about it. Welcome to the mega review of Nongshim's KPop Demon Hunters Shin Ramyun Cups.

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Kang Shi Fu Braised Artificial Beef Flavor Soup Noodle Review | Noodle Journey Episode 213

Today's review is from a brand that is the largest instant noodle manufacturer in China. And despite that pedigree, this is the first time I'm trying one of their products: Kang Shi Fu Braised Artificial Beef Flavor Soup Noodle. Kang Shi Fu is also called "Master Kong" according to most online retailers and the Wikipedia page for this company. But I do have a colleague in the noodle review world who says that Kang Shi Fu and Master Kong are actually separate companies and that there's some sort of stolen branding mascot thing going on between the two of them. I don't know which of those things is correct and I really don't have a dog in the fight of Chinese manufacturers stealing each other's trademarks. So I will just say that 99% of the time you can find this product and many other products under either name, Kang Shi Fu or Master Kong, if you're looking to buy any of their flavors online.

Samyang Buldak Birria Spicy Ramen Review | Noodle Journey Episode 212
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Samyang Buldak Birria Spicy Ramen Review | Noodle Journey Episode 212

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.