Emart24 Ttangs Budae Jjigae Cup Ramyun [Korean Food]

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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 a cup noodle. The pitch is an easygoing take on budae jjigae flavor. Since both earlier items kept the restaurant’s sauce character intact, expectations were high here too. Let’s take a look.

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📋 At a Glance

Product: Ttangs Budae Jjigae Ramyun
Store: Emart24 (collaboration with Ttangs Budae Jjigae, manufactured by Harim)
Launch: August 21
Price: 1,800 won (roughly $1.30 USD)
Weight: 110g
Calories: 470Kcal (sodium at 90% of the daily value)
Contents: noodles, powder soup, dried garnish of green onion and sausage-flavored flakes
Cooking: remove the lid, add the powder and hot water, then microwave 2 minutes at 1,000W
Verdict: ★3.5 — a budae jjigae cup that prizes a clean finish over a signature quirk.

Price and Background of Ttangs Budae Jjigae Ramyun

This is the third product from the partnership with Ttangs Budae Jjigae, a takeout specialist in the dish. Response to the earlier items must have been decent, because the noodle version arrived fairly quickly. Manufacturing is handled by Harim. The official line is that they turned the restaurant’s flagship original budae jjigae into a cup noodle anyone can enjoy. The concept phrase reads “the taste of budae jjigae with a rich broth.” I’m a sucker for budae jjigae style noodles, so this had my attention. The price is 1,800 won.

Checking the contents of the budae jjigae cup ramyun

A collaboration that improves consumer access

The recommended method here is the microwave. Take the lid off completely, add the powder soup, pour in hot water and cook for two minutes at 1,000W. The cooking time itself isn’t long at all.

Limits on the ingredient lineup of the budae jjigae

Specialist restaurant flavor in a convenience store format

Calories and Sodium, in Context

Net weight is 110g and the calorie count is an average 470Kcal. Sodium, however, runs high at 90% of the daily value, which comes with the territory for a budae jjigae product. For context, Ottogi’s packet version sits at 90% and Nongshim’s Boglebogle budae jjigae cup at 86%, so this one isn’t an outlier.

Mini pop-up at the Munhak Park Square branch

What’s Inside the Cup

Let’s check the contents. There’s still a guaranteed-win prize coupon in the packaging. You enter through the official Ttangs Budae Jjigae app, so if you buy these often it’s worth a shot. The cup itself is simple: noodles and powder soup, with the dried garnish tucked underneath the noodle cake.

Consumer recommendation for the budae jjigae cup ramyun

The distinctive saltiness of ham and sausage

There’s more garnish than I expected. Plenty of green onion goes in, and true to the budae jjigae identity, so does a fair amount of ham. On ham alone this beats the Boglebogle version. The decisive difference is that there’s no rice cake here. On the label it’s listed simply as sausage-flavored flakes.

Emart24 budae jjigae collaboration product

Expanding budae jjigae into convenience food

Cooking It Step by Step

Let’s cook. I poured the powder soup over the noodles first, added boiling water and microwaved it for two minutes at 1,000W.

Recommended budae jjigae cup ramyun product

Consumer assessment of the budae jjigae cup ramyun

Once cooked I loosened the noodles well. They came out properly done. With this much ham in the mix, the visual of the pieces floating on the broth turns out surprisingly appealing.

How to enjoy the budae jjigae cup ramyun

Tasting review of the budae jjigae cup ramyun

Taste Test: How Does the Broth Land?

Time to taste it. As I mentioned, budae jjigae noodles in Korea come mainly from Ottogi, Nongshim and GS25. In cup form, the field narrows to the GS25 Omori budae jjigae noodle and Nongshim’s Boglebogle, which made this arrival interesting. I lifted a big forkful and started there.

Flavor traits of the budae jjigae cup ramyun

Convenience food traits of the Ttangs budae jjigae cup

One thing worth saying up front: the product is a budae jjigae ramyun rather than a budae jjigae noodle, so it tastes a little different from the stew itself. The Omori kimchi jjigae ramyun leans toward a kimchi noodle, and Boglebogle pushes a funky, pronounced cheese aroma. This one, by contrast, tastes like budae jjigae but in a notably clean register.

Consumer preference for budae jjigae cup ramyun

Overall there’s a light kimchi note running through it, and because the broth avoids any tricks, the aftertaste stays clean as well. Other budae jjigae noodles each have their own hook. This one instead seems built around cleanliness as the point.

Summary of the Ttangs budae jjigae cup ramyun review

Flavor assessment of the budae jjigae cup ramyun

The broth carries good savory depth while staying clean enough to drink comfortably. It also quietly makes you want a bowl of rice alongside. Sweetness is essentially absent here.

Consumer feedback on the budae jjigae cup ramyun

Buying the budae jjigae cup ramyun at Emart24

Final Verdict

On the whole the flavor is clean, the broth has decent savory depth, and the ham garnish brings a good aroma. If other budae jjigae noodles have felt too strongly characterized for you to reach for regularly, this one should be an easy, enjoyable option.

Recommending the budae jjigae cup as convenience food

That said, it may read as slightly plain, because the flavor isn’t the punchy kind. Anyone who loved the thick baked-bean quality or the spicy edge of the Ttangs restaurant version might wonder whether this really is Ttangs budae jjigae. Even so, it’s built lighter than other premium cup lines, and the value holds up well, which makes it an easy one to eat without overthinking. For readers outside Korea, it’s a gentle introduction to budae jjigae in cup form.

Just one bowl of budae jjigae cup ramyun

Buying budae jjigae cup ramyun at a convenience store

The launch date, price and the fact that it was modeled on the restaurant’s loaded-ham budae jjigae are covered in this (Korean source) Enetnews report on the Ttangs Budae Jjigae Ramyun launch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is budae jjigae in the first place?

It’s a Korean stew built around sausage, ham and kimchi in a spicy broth, with roots in the postwar era. This cup translates that idea into instant form, minus the rice cake you’d usually find in the stew.

Q. How much does Ttangs Budae Jjigae Ramyun cost?

It costs 1,800 won. At 110g and 470Kcal, it’s lighter than other premium cup lines, and the price reflects that.

Q. How does it compare with Nongshim’s Boglebogle?

Boglebogle leans on a funky cheese aroma for its identity, while this one prioritizes a clean finish. There’s actually more ham garnish in the Emart24 cup. The decisive gap is the missing rice cake.

Q. What’s the best way to cook it?

The microwave is the officially recommended route. Remove the lid entirely, add the powder soup, pour in hot water and run it for two minutes at 1,000W. The noodles cook through properly, so all that’s left is loosening them.

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