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Emart24 has been steadily building out a partnership with a takeout budae jjigae specialist, and the newest result landed on August 21: Ttangs Budae Jjigae Ramyun. I reviewed the first two items from that collaboration, a budae bokkeum meal tray and a budae bokkeum pasta, not long ago. This third release swaps the tray for … Read more
Ottogi is the Korean noodle maker that keeps experimenting with its own classics, and Chamkkae Ramyun — the sesame ramyun line — is where most of that tinkering happens. The newest spin-off is Chamkkae Ran Bokki, released under the Kok Kok Kok cup range. The pitch is “spicy sesame ramyun with a nutty egg sauce.” … Read more
In the old alleys near Seoul’s Dongdaemun, dak-hanmari — a whole chicken simmered in a bubbling pot and eaten with chewy kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) — is a beloved comfort meal. Ottogi has now bottled that alleyway flavor into a pack: its new Dak-hanmari Kalguksu ramyeon. Chicken-broth ramyeon has been rare on Korean shelves lately, so … Read more
Korean convenience stores keep pushing cup noodles into bolder territory, and CU’s Cheat Key line is a good example. This is the second flavor in the series, the Real Cream Buldak. I’d been eager to try it ever since reviewing the Cheat Key Rich Shrimp Broth noodle that launched alongside it. Both share the same … Read more
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