Nongshim Soon Tofu Noodles Review | Noodle Journey
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Nongshim Soon Tofu Noodles Review | Noodle Journey

Like a lot of my recent noodle purchases, I found this bowl of Nongshim Soon Tofu Noodles at my local Grocery Outlet and grabbed it right away. I've tried Nongshim Soon before and found it to be a very good vegan option, delivering some light spice and solid vegetable-forward umami flavor, kind of like a toned-down version of the classic Nongshim Shin. While I've found better vegan options from both Nongshim and Samyang, Soon is certainly easy to find and scratches a certain kind of itch. This one, by all appearances, appears to be the standard Soon formula with an added block of tofu in the bowl. Let's see how it all comes together!

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 Hot & Spicy Chicken Flavor Review | Noodle Journey
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Nissin Cup Noodles Protein Hot & Spicy Chicken Flavor Review | Noodle Journey

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.

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).

Twisted Noodles Chicken Ramen Review | Noodle Journey
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Twisted Noodles Chicken Ramen Review | Noodle Journey

I already filmed a video review of the Twisted Noodles Shrimp Cup and Pack, and quite frankly, I thought both iterations were among the worst noodles I've ever had. So since I still had the Twisted Noodles Chicken Ramen bowl and cup varieties sitting around, in the interest of being thorough, I decided to review them in this form. In other words, I'm not wasting my precious time filming and editing another video about Twisted Noodles when I could be filming and editing something I actually care about instead. So this written review will have to do. Buckle up!

Maruchan Yakisoba Cheddar Cheese Flavor Review | Noodle Journey
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Maruchan Yakisoba Cheddar Cheese Flavor Review | Noodle Journey

Hey everyone, it's time to get into the very first site-exclusive Noodle Journey review, with Maruchan Yakisoba Cheddar Cheese Flavor! If you're confused about why this is a bunch of text with no video, check out the recent blog post explaining my decision to split up my reviews between the channel and this site. Anyway... cheesy instant noodles. I think cheese may be the most divisive ingredient I've ever encountered in instant noodles (aside from all the stuff in the gimmick flavors out there). Here we have Maruchan combining a cheese sauce with their yakisoba noodles into what I'm imagining is going to be a glorified mac and cheese with minimal-to-no Asian flavors.

Ramen Bae Ramen Hot Sauce Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode
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Ramen Bae Ramen Hot Sauce Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode

Today I've got something new and seemingly pretty unique from Ramen Bae: Ramen Hot Sauce. This is a very specifically marketed product and I've just never quite seen anything like it before. Ramen Bae is normally known for their dried toppings that you cook with your noodles, but this is something completely different. It's a jarred hot sauce whose flavor profiles are supposed to be complimentary to instant ramen. And yeah, we've already got things like chili crisp that can handle that, but Ramen Bae is calling this a hot sauce, not a chili crisp or chili oil, even though the description lists chili, garlic, and oil. From what I can see of the consistency in this jar, it makes me think that calling this a "hot sauce" is a marketing tactic. This does kind of look like chili crisp, so once I open this up we're going to find out if that's really the case together.

Ramen Toppers Black Garlic Chicken for Noodles Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode
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Ramen Toppers Black Garlic Chicken for Noodles Review | Noodle Journey Supplemental Episode

I don't use the term "game changer" lightly, but what I have here for review today might just be that: Ramen Toppers Black Garlic Chicken for Noodles. If you haven't seen Ramen Toppers before, this is an American-made dried Ramen topping brand, and their revamped Pork and Fish Cake mix is legitimately one of my favorite products. It's something I use frequently when I make Japanese instant ramen. When I saw that this new Black Garlic Chicken mix had started to pop up on Amazon recently, I got in touch with my contact over there and asked if I could have a canister to review, and so they obliged, and I am beyond excited to try this.