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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
Today’s new ramen from Harim has an unusual story: Harim Hoolla-myeon was built as an export product for H Mart in the US, then re-imported back to Korea. Honestly, exports being re-imported to Korea isn’t that unusual anymore. What sets this one apart is that it wasn’t localized into some quirky overseas concept — its … Read more
Hello! Today’s new cup noodle from Seven-Eleven is the Jeong Ho-young Takamatsu Udon, a collaboration between chef Jeong Ho-young, Ottogi, and Jin Air. It aims to recreate the chewy noodles of Takamatsu’s Sanuki udon, one of Japan’s three great udon styles, in cup-noodle form, paired with a clear, delicate broth built on bonito flakes and … Read more