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Hello! Today’s new ramen comes from Samyang, a brand that is genuinely serious about beef tallow (uji): the Samyang Jjareureu beef-tallow jjajang ramen. Much like the earlier Samyang 1963 ramen, this Jjareureu leans on tallow. Blending tallow into a jjajang ramen — which usually relies on a vegetable flavor oil — is a genuinely novel … Read more
Hello! Today’s new convenience store cup noodle is one of CU’s Cheat Key ramyeon, the Cheat Key Rich Shrimp Ramyeon. It’s one of the first releases in the Cheat Key series, launched under the concept “a single kick, overwhelming flavor,” and it’s said to dial the shrimp aroma up to the extreme compared with a … Read more
Hello! Today’s new ramen from Samyang is the Samyang 1963 Uji Pa-gaejang Cup Ramen. Late last year, Samyang launched Samyang 1963 and captured the old-school beef-tallow (uji) ramen heritage well. It didn’t just revive the originality of classic Samyang ramen — it also carried its distinctive premium feel, and I remember enjoying it. This time, … Read more
Hello! Today’s new ramen is Harim’s Ulleungdo Spicy Haejang-guk Ramen, sold exclusively at Seven-Eleven. Ulleungdo (a Korean island) paired with haejang-guk — a hangover soup — isn’t an obvious combo. Unusually, they boosted the flavor with island-thistle powder from Ulleungdo. Thistle isn’t exactly an everyday ingredient, so I was curious how it would come across … Read more
Hello! Today’s new ramyeon from GS25 is the Tzuyang In-Flight Ramyeon! Ever since around April and May, GS25 has been rolling out various fresh items with Tzuyang — a hugely popular mukbang YouTuber — as its model, and this menu had been teased for quite a while. Now, past the start of July, it’s finally … Read more