Detailed instant noodle reviews and ratings – watch, read, and discover your next favorite.
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.
It's been a while since I took a look at one of these Nissin Cup Noodles flavors from Nissin's Hong Kong facility, but back when I reviewed the Black Pepper Crab flavor, it ended up being one of my favorites ever. I'm very curious to see how this one goes. If you want to know how this Nissin Cup Noodles Artificial Beef Flavor differs from the American Cup Noodles version, read on!
Today I’m going to continue through my backlog of A-Sha noodles by reviewing and walking you the contents of this A-Sha BT21 Galaxy Variety Noodle Box. I wasn't thrilled with the Street Style Variety box for multiple reasons, but this one might go a little better because there are some really interesting noodles in this
Way, way, way back in episode 9 on the channel, I reviewed a classic from Samyang: their plain old original flavor ramen in the orange packaging. And it was really good. At the time, I made a note to myself that I would like to try the South Korean version of Samyang Original Ramen someday to see how it compares to the export version, so lo and behold that day is now! This product dates all the way back to 1963 and seems to be pretty much a staple in South Korea.
Here's all the noteworthy noodle news for May 2025! This month there's an exciting, long overdue new flavor in the Maruchan Gold product line, some intriguing new Indomie flavors spotted in the wild, and a new ramen subscription service I spotted on Facebook.
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!
One of the things I love about ordering noodles from Japan is seeing what limited-edition flavors Nissin comes out with every couple of months. This Nissin Cup Noodle Three Cheese Chicken Paitan caught my eye one of the last times I ordered from Japanese-snacks-republic.com, and I knew I had to have it. Since this is a limited-edition flavor, read on to see if I think this is something you should order ASAP.
This is an interesting-sounding product that Nongshim stealthily discontinued selling in the USA recently during their big website/product line refresh: Nongshim Gamjatangmyun. That's a shame, because at least on paper, this isn't something I've really seen from any other Korean noodle manufacturers. I just so happen to still have one of these I picked up a while back, so this review is here in case Nongshim ever brings this flavor back to the US or if any of you would like to buy it from South Korea. I believe this may also still be available in other markets under the name "Kamjatangmyun."
Here's a Japanese variety I got out of the very final ZenPop ramen subscription box that I haven't tried yet. The official product name according to ZenPop is "Acecook Nomihosu Ippai Gotouchi-hen Sapporo Noukou Miso Ramen," although you can find this online under the name "Acecook Sapporo Rich Miso Ramen."
There's no denying that Samyang's hype machine with their Buldak product line has been a major force in the noodle industry throughout the last several years. For a while, you couldn’t scroll through social media without seeing someone demolishing a bowl of the original Hot Chicken flavor (or 2x or even 3x nowadays). While it seems like that trend has calmed down a bit, Buldak has done something that very few Korean brands had managed to do before now: infiltrate non-Asian grocery stores. Even those big-name supermarket chains that, a decade ago, would've pointed to Frank's RedHot as the spiciest thing in their aisles are now selling Buldak noodles to unassuming consumers. So as with most things with this much hype and exposure, the inevitable backlash has already been in full swing for a couple years now. When something becomes more of a dare than a dish, it stops being about taste and starts being about spectacle, and I feel like that's pushed many consumers into the realm of false assumptions about what Buldak is or isn't.