Today’s Seven-Eleven chef collaboration is the Hu Deok-juk Seafood Jjamppong. This Seven-Eleven seafood jjamppong comes from 7-SELECT, Seven-Eleven’s private-label brand for ready-made foods. It was made together with Chef Hu Deok-juk, a master of Chinese cuisine. A spicy jjamppong broth (jjamppong is a spicy Korean-Chinese noodle soup) comes with seafood ingredients. The chili oil is packed separately, so you can adjust the heat to your taste. It is also the first jjamppong ready-made food Seven-Eleven has released in its collaboration with Chef Hu Deok-juk. So let’s find out what it’s like.
📋 At a Glance
- Product: Hu Deok-juk Seafood Jjamppong
- Brand: Seven-Eleven convenience store ready-made food (private-label brand 7-SELECT, Chef Hu Deok-juk collaboration)
- Price: 5,200 won
- Weight and calories: 226 g · 475 kcal · sodium at 111% of the daily recommended value
- Main components: fresh noodles + jjamppong sauce + seafood ingredients + flavor oil (chili oil, packed separately)
- How to cook: add the noodles, sauce and hot water, microwave for 3 minutes at 1,000W, then add the flavor oil at the end
- Verdict: ★3.5 — the noodles and broth are worth the price, but the ingredients are light, so it is a seafood-flavored jjamppong rather than a seafood-packed one.
Seven-Eleven Seafood Jjamppong: Price and Highlights
This menu launched under the concept of ‘a spicy jjamppong full of Chef Hu Deok-juk’s seafood flavor.’ Since it is the first jjamppong ready-made food released in the collaboration with Chef Hu Deok-juk, I was quite curious. The price is 5,200 won, which is a little high for a convenience store jjamppong. Similar menus cost about the same, though, so it doesn’t feel especially expensive.
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Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.netThe total weight is 226 g, with 475 kcal and sodium at 111% of the daily recommended value. It is a bit hefty compared with a typical cup noodle, probably because fresh noodles are used. The calories are about the same, though. The sodium is on the high side, which makes sense for a jjamppong. As for cooking, you put the noodles, sauce and hot water together, microwave for 3 minutes at 1,000W, and add the flavor oil at the end.
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Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.netWhat’s Inside and How to Cook It
Now let’s check what comes in the pack. Because it is a ready-made food, it contains fresh noodles. The jjamppong sauce, the seafood ingredients and a flavor oil (chili oil) come in separate packs. It is clearly not an ordinary cup noodle, so the lineup itself looks decent.
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Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.netNext, the cooking. The noodles are not the thin fried noodles of an ordinary cup noodle. They are thick noodles that keep a springy bite, so think of the noodles at a Chinese restaurant. The sauce is a classic jjamppong base. I added hot water and microwaved it for 3 minutes at 1,000W. At the end, I added all of the flavor oil.
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Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.netAfter stirring well to dissolve everything in the hot water, I noticed a strong seafood aroma and a smoky, flame-cooked scent. That is quite different from ordinary jjamppong instant noodles. The look is a little different too, isn’t it?
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Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.netThis menu is a ‘jjamppong,’ not a ‘jjamppong ramyeon.’ So I think it makes more sense to judge its taste against a regular jjamppong than against jjamppong instant noodles. Ha.
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Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.netTaste Test: Chewy Noodles and a Rich Broth
Time to dig in. A spicy aroma with a flame-cooked edge, typical of jjamppong, rises right up. Both the smell and the noodles are quite similar to a Chinese restaurant jjamppong, so my expectations went up.
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Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.netStarting with the Noodles
I tried the noodles first. They are plump, and the chewiness is genuinely good. They are springy and chewy, so they soak up the broth well. They also didn’t get soggy or mushy partway through. That texture doesn’t come from fried instant noodles, so I was fairly satisfied.
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Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.netThe Broth, the Seafood Flavor and the Ingredients
As I mentioned, this is not a ‘jjamppong ramyeon,’ so the flavor is closer to jjamppong than to instant noodles. Rather than the sweetish taste of a popular Chinese restaurant, it is straightforwardly spicy, and the flavor oil adds to the heat. It strongly feels like jjamppong stock with a touch of MSG and seafood flavoring added. If you expect ramen, it will feel a little different.
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Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.netNext I tried the broth. The seafood flavor has soaked through the whole broth, so it tasted fairly rich. As you might expect, though, the amount of ingredients isn’t as generous as at a Chinese restaurant. In that respect it isn’t much different from the ready-made jjamppong at other convenience store chains. At the end of the day, it’s seafood-flavored jjamppong, not one packed with actual seafood. Ha.
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Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.netFinal Verdict: Good Noodles and Broth, Light on Seafood
Personally, the 5,200 won price felt a little steep. Judging by the broth and the noodles alone, though, I felt it was worth the money. Adding a bowl of instant rice to the leftover broth would probably make a fairly filling meal too. Ha. It is built on a seafood base, so a rich savory depth runs through it. It isn’t just spicy; it has the refreshing yet hearty jjamppong broth flavor done properly. I’d recommend it to jjamppong fans and to anyone who wants a quick bowl of Chinese food instead of ordering delivery.
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Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.netFor more on Seven-Eleven’s collaboration lineup with Chef Hu Deok-juk, see the (Korean source) Electronic Times (ET News) report on the Seven-Eleven chef collaboration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How much is the Hu Deok-juk Seafood Jjamppong at Seven-Eleven?
It costs 5,200 won. The pack weighs 226 g with 475 kcal, and sodium is 111% of the daily recommended value. That is a little steep for a convenience store jjamppong, but similar menus are priced about the same.
Q. Does the Hu Deok-juk Seafood Jjamppong taste more like ramen or like restaurant jjamppong?
It is closer to jjamppong than to ramen. The thick noodles and the aroma resemble a Chinese restaurant jjamppong, though the flavor is more straightforwardly spicy than sweetish. The broth is rich in seafood flavor, but the ingredients are not as generous as in a restaurant bowl.
Q. How do you cook it?
Put the noodles, sauce and hot water in, microwave for 3 minutes at 1,000W, then add the flavor oil at the end. The flavor oil is chili oil in a separate pack, so you can adjust the heat to your taste.
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