Yamadai Sugomen Green Onion Miso Ramen Review | Noodle Journey
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Yamadai Sugomen Green Onion Miso Ramen Review | Noodle Journey

This Yamadai Sugomen Green Onion Miso Ramen is the last review in the series of products picked up for me in Guam, and I saved it until the end because it's the largest and, frankly, most exciting one to me that my coworker brought back. This is a gigantic noodle bowl from Yamadai, one of the most revered noodle manufacturers in Japan. A couple reviews ago, I actually tried Yamadai for the first time, although it was a Korean-style kimchi ramen rather than a more traditional Japanese flavor profile like this one. If this one is half as good as that kimchi flavor was, I'll be ecstatic.

Nissin Cup Noodle Spicy Review | Noodle Journey
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Nissin Cup Noodle Spicy Review | Noodle Journey

I've found that a lot of Japanese products that promise spice don't always deliver on the spice, even though they taste good. Hopefully this Nissin Cup Noodle Spicy variety brings the heat and the flavor in equal amounts. This is the second-to-last item brought back for me from Guam at Don Don Donki, so we're getting very close to the end of that assortment of noodles. Nissin's official product description touts this cup as being loaded with the largest amount of roasted chili peppers ever in a Cup Noodle product, plus the sourness of kimchi, flavor of garlic, and richness of miso. Sounds like a fantastic combination!

Yamadai New Touch Original Kimchi Ramen Review | Noodle Journey
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Yamadai New Touch Original Kimchi Ramen Review | Noodle Journey

This Yamadai New Touch Original Kimchi Ramen is the fifth product from my Guam review pile, and is certainly one of the more interesting ones. This is, I think, a first for me: a Japanese manufacturer making a Korean kimchi stew instant noodle. And not just any Japanese manufacturer... Yamadai is one of the premier Japanese instant noodle brands, with a few dozen premium bowl products spread out across its various product lines. Read on for more info and the review!

Nissin Jonetz Shrimp and Salt Flavour Ramen Bowl Review | Noodle Journey
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Nissin Jonetz Shrimp and Salt Flavour Ramen Bowl Review | Noodle Journey

This Nissin Jonetz Shrimp and Salt Flavour Ramen Bowl is the fourth item from Guam in my review pile, and like the Acecook product that preceded it, it is another Don Don Donki store-exclusive product under the Jonetz brand (check out the previous review for a little info on the Jonetz branding). Now on its own, the name of this bowl doesn't exactly scream "appetizing" to me - who cares about salty shrimp, right? Well, it turns out the ingredients are a little more complex and interesting than just salty shrimp. Will this turn out to be a good bowl of noodles? Read on to find out!

Acecook Jonetz Rich Tonkotsu Flavor Noodles Review | Noodle Journey
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Acecook Jonetz Rich Tonkotsu Flavor Noodles Review | Noodle Journey

Here's another product found in Guam that I never knew existed: Acecook Jonetz Rich Tonkotsu Flavor Noodles. A little explanation here is probably warranted. In Japan, there's a chain of convenience stores called Don Quijote, affectionately called "Donki" for short. There are other Donki locations in other countries, and those international locations are under the name "Don Don Donki," like the one in Guam where this cup was purchased. The official original store brand for Donki is "Jonetz." So this tonkotsu cup is made by Acecook with the Jonetz branding for exclusive sale in Donki convenience stores. Hope that all made sense, since I've got one more product besides this one with the Jonetz branding on it to review next time. Let's get onto this one though!

Nissin Cup Noodles Tom Yum Kung Review | Noodle Journey
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Nissin Cup Noodles Tom Yum Kung Review | Noodle Journey

Here's another flavor I got from my coworker on his trip to Guam: Nissin Cup Noodles Tom Yum Kung. Prior to this write-up, I thought I vaguely remembered seeing this one advertised as a limited-time offering from Nisisn being sold in Japan several years back, but I also see other mentions of it going back nearly a decade, so either I'm wrong and it was always a permanent part of the Cup Noodles product line, or it was one of those flavors that was so popular that Nissin decided to bring it back and keep it around. Either way, I'm excited to give this a try in light of that trainwreck of a tom yum from my last review.

Interfresh Instant Rice Noodle Pho Tomyum Flavor Review | Noodle Journey
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Interfresh Instant Rice Noodle Pho Tomyum Flavor Review | Noodle Journey

One of my coworkers recently returned from a trip to Guam and brought me quite an assortment of noodles cups & bowls that I'm going to be reviewing over the next little while, starting with this Interfresh Instant Rice Noodle Pho Tomyum Flavor. I'm starting with this particular flavor because it's the most interesting to me - it's a Japanese brand I've never reviewed before, and I've never seen something that touts itself as both pho and tom yum before, so this should be quite a ride. Read on for more info!

Nissin Cup Noodles Protein Rich & Savory Beef Flavor Review | Noodle Journey
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Nissin Cup Noodles Protein Rich & Savory Beef Flavor Review | Noodle Journey

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.

Nissin Cup Noodles Protein Rich & Savory Chicken Flavor Review | Noodle Journey
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Nissin Cup Noodles Protein Rich & Savory Chicken Flavor Review | Noodle Journey

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).