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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
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