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2 | MyKuali | Penang White Curry | 9 | It has a very rich penang taste. Also high levels of spiciness. I was not expecting the broth to be so complex. The noodles are pretty standard and definitely not the selling point of this ramen but work well with the soup. | Malaysia | All ramen tested on this list was served using only the contents of the packet. No additional items were added, even when the packet suggested them. Additionally, the instructions were followed exactly on the packed for preparing the meal. The reasoning for these rules is to be able to experience the ramen the way the manufacturer intended so that they can be judged fairly without influence from other ingredients or prepration methods. | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Prima Taste | Laksa La Mian | 9 | Flavor is awesome, although there is almost no spice, but the coconut and shrimp flavor are both very strong. The steamed noodles are very nice. | Singapore | u/Mudpill on reddit. | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Nissin | Hot & Spicy Fire Wok Sizzlin' Rich Pork | 8 | Very nice spice levels, good flavor, and the aroma from the fire sauce is wonderful. Unexpectedly good for cup noodle I bought in my local grocery store. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Nongshim | Shin Black | 8 | Like the Shin Ramyun original, it has a lot of spice. The flavor is a little more complex, however. It has a nice beef and mushroom taste. Nongshim always has the best fried noodles, in my opinion. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Nongshim | YukGaeJang | 8 | The noodles are very thin. They aren't bad, just thinner than I like. The soup base is good, and the oil is spicy. It is very reminiscent of a lot of Nongshim soup bases, but it has even more depth. There is something else there that I really enjoy. I want to rate this 7.5, but if I have to choose between 7 or 8, I am going with 8. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Nongshim | TanTanMen | 8 | I would give this a 7.5 if I could. It was a toss-up between a 7 and 8. Very good broth; creamy & spicy. Also had a nice nuttiness that was further accentuated by the chili oil. The noodles were not amazing. I wish it came in a pack instead of a cup because Nongshim's pack noodles are far superior. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Taihodien | Spicy Sesame Noodles | 8 | As someone who much prefers soupy ramen, this was very good. It is less spicy than the normal Spicy Noodles flavor but has a much better mouth feel from the sesame paste and better overall flavor. You still get the heat and flavor of the Szechuan peppercorns but it is subdued and mixes really nice with the sesame. As per usual, the noodles are great quality. Really nice dish. | Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | YouUs | Gonghwachun JJambbong | 8 | I was wavering between a 7 and an 8, and ultimately decided to go with an 8 because of the flavor alone. It is a very good seafood flavor. Extremely rich and savory. Perfect spiciness and salt. The only reasons I had for the potential 7 rating was that I noticed the bites without oil were not quite as good, but I also failed to properly mix the oil, and because the instructions (which I always follow to a T for my first taste) said to microwave for 5 minutes at 1000w (which is insane, by the way), and turned my noodles mostly to mush and reduced the broth substantially. However, the flavor is still so good that it gets an 8; and there would be no wavering at all if I mixed better, and microwaved for about 2-3 minutes instead. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Nissin | Roah Tonkotsu | 7 | Great flavor and good creaminess. The noodles were good too. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Nongshim | Neoguri Spicy Seafood | 7 | Good seafood flavor and spiciness. The noodles are decent. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Nongshim | K-Army Stew Style | 7 | It's a pretty good soup, lots of little toppings and the broth is not bad. I think it could use a little more umami from mushroom or soy. If it had that, it would be perfect. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Nongshim | Premium Tonkotsu | 7 | I usually am not a fan of tonkotsu, but this was very good. The spicy sauce was nice. The salt levels weren't super high. It was creamy. The noodles were good. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Ottogi | Sesame | 7 | First of all, the noodles are pretty standard. I followed the directions for an objective experience, but personally I like my noodles very al dente so I could have done 1-2 minutes instead of the 4. The soup has the perfect spice levels, much like the Jin Ramen, and it is ultra savory. The included egg block adds a bit of sweetness. It really has every flavor you would want from an instant ramen. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Ottogi | Jin Ramen Spicy | 7 | This feels very similar to Nongshim's Shin Ramyun (red), in both taste and spiciness. It has good, but it is hard to say if I would rather have it or Shin Ramyun. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Ottogi | Odontong Myon | 7 | It has a similar spiciness and flavor to a lot of Ottogi ramen, which I thoroughly enjoy. It also has a nice brininess from the sea flavor. The noodles are nice and chewy. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Paldo | Teumsae Jjajang | 7 | I'm a little biased against "soupless" ramens but this one was very tasty. It was not that spicy to begin with, but it definitely builds on you, and at the end I could really feel it. The noodles were exceptional, the flavor was rich, and the veggies were decent. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Paldo | King Noodle Lobster Flavor Langosta | 7 | The ingredients list lobster powder but I definitely get more of crayfish vibes, it has some of that funkiness of freshwater. Regardless, it is very tasty with nice saltiness and good heat levels. I really like this cup, especially for something readily available in a grocery store near me. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Taihodien | Spicy Noodles | 7 | Good mala flavour; nice and spicy with good numbing. You can really taste the Szechuan peppercorns. The noodles were also very nice. My only reserve is that the sauce was a little light. There was much more noodle than sauce. At the end, however, my mouth was still on fire so it must have been enough. | Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | JINMAILANG | Artificial Mushroom Chicken | 6 | I need to put less water next time. The sauce had a really great taste but I watered it down too much. The noodles were ok. | China | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Maruchan | Oriental/Soy Sauce | 6 | This is the ramen I was raised on. It is very basic but it is what I am basing every other ramen on. It is good but obviously it is nothing too special. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Nissin | Roast Artifical Beef | 6 | This was the best flavour of these cheap Nissin brand ones that I have had. It even had some spiciness in it as well. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Nissin | XO Sauce Seafood | 6 | I'm a really big XO Sauce fan so I was excited for this but the XO flavor was not very promiment. There was a strong seafood flavour, however. Good overall. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Nissin | Hot & Spicy Fire Wok Scorin' Sesame Shrimp | 6 | Great spice and a nice sweetness. I do not get a crazy amount of shrimp flavor (unless I eat a dehydrated shrimp), but it is still tasty. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Nissin | Hot & Spicy Fire Wok Volcanic Mongolian Beef | 6 | This was a hard rating. I have Sizzlin' Pork at 7 and I was trying to see if this was as good as that. It is spicier which I really enjoyed, but ultimately the flavor falls just a little flat of the 7. It is nice and smoky, but has a slight bitter taste. If it had a bit more sweetness I think it would be as good as the pork. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Nongshim | Gamjatangmyun | 6 | Spice level was pretty decent, and it had a nice creaminess from the potato starch. Nongshim noodles are always really great. I think it could have been even a touch spicier because the potato did kind of mellow everything out and made the flavors less intense. Tasty regardless. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Nongshim | Shin Gold w/ Chicken Broth | 6 | It had the usual Shin spiciness, and the same noodles. The included egg topping was nice. The broth could have been better, despite the spice and salitness. The chicken flavor was just a little off, but still good. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Ottogi | Mac & Tomato Spaghetti | 6 | I was apprehensive about a sphagetti ramen but it's actually pretty good. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Ottogi | Jin Ramen | 6 | It tastes exactly the same as the Jin Ramen Spicy without the heat. Despite being a spice fiend, however, I find that the flavor is not worse than the Spicy variant. Almost like reducing the spiciness allowed the taste to come out more. Usually a less spicy version is not favorable to me but in this case I think it is on par with the Spicy. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Paldo | Seafood Noodle Soup | 6 | This one is somewhat similar to the lobster one. The taste is great, nice saltiness, good fishiness and briney flavor. Decent amount of heat, nothing crazy. Once again, I wish the nooodles were better but overall it's good. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Paldo | King Noodle Lime Lobster | 6 | A couple notes, 1) I didn't realize til after I ate it that it was a few months expired. Not sure how much that would effect things or not. 2) I'm not a big fan of acidy flavors like vinegar and citrus. I chose this though because I really enjoyed the default king noodle lobster flavor. This was not as good, but it was still decent. The citrus flavor wasn't overwhelming like I expected it to be from the scent, but it was still there. It was a fine bowl of ramen. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Paldo | King Noodle | 6 | A good bowl of ramen. The spice level is perfect for me. It's savory, it's salty, but it's not quite as good as the lobster langosta. It really needs that brininess. The instructions said 5 minutes at 800w, but my microwave is 1000w so I did 3.5 minutes instead. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Samyang | Buldok Jjajang | 6 | The spiciness level is lower than some of the other Samyang Buldoks, which is good. The Jjajang has good flavor and it is pretty strong. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Sapporo Ichiban | Chicken | 6 | A step up from the usual store-bought ramen. The flavor is strong and refined. The noodles have a good chewyness to them. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Sapporo Ichiban | Original | 6 | Not as good as the chicken, in my opinion, but still a good bowl of ramen. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Sapporo Ichiban | Tonkotsu (White Chicken) | 6 | It had a nice creaminess to it. The flavor was good. Sapporo Ichiban noodles are always good too. A good bowl, but nothing spectacular. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Ajinomoto | Shoyu Ramen with Chicken, Tokyo Style | 5 | It was a nice meal overall but it is mostly due to the included chicken. The chicken was good, the noodles were decent, the vegetables were fine, and the broth was OK. It was a little sweet and lacking salt for a shoyu but it was still OK. Frozen from Costco. | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Fujiwara Seimen | Hokkaido Crab Soy Sauce | 5 | Definitely tastes like crab and soy sauce, but it was not anything special. Noodles were weak. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Indo Mie | Special Chicken Flavour | 5 | The noodles are decent, but nothing special. The flavor has a nice peppery-ness from the included powdered red pepper, and the chicken flavor is decent but overall it is a little lacking. Adding less water may be ideal. | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Itsuki | Kyushu "Tonkotsu" Pork Flavor | 5 | This is a vegan ramen, so it's not actually pork flavored, but it does have a pretty close tonkotsu flavor and creaminess. Unfortunately, I am not a huge tonkotsu fan to begin with so it doesn't gain any points with me. It does have a strong garlic flavor, which is nice. I also prefer fried noodles for instant ramen, and these are dried, but good quality. They remind me of Hime dried noodles. It's also nice that you get two servings per packet. Other than the flavor of garlic, however, there is not a lot of depth here. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | MAMA | Shrimp Creamy Tom Yum | 5 | It has a nice sourness, and the heat is ok but I wish there was more. It also is not very creamy. I can see the particles of whatever starch they use floating in the water, completely separated with no emulsification. The noodles are also weak. | Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Nissin | Original | 5 | Has that classic instant ramen taste. It is pretty good. The included sesame oil was not as great, however. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Nissin | Shoyu Tonkotsu | 5 | It wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either. A perfect 5. It tasted more like miso than shoyu tonkotsu but I also saw that it was just past the expiration date so perhaps a fresher one would have been better. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Nissin | Miso Tonkotsu | 5 | The miso paste could have been better, but it wasn't a bad bowl of ramen. If I could give this a 5.5 I would but I will stick with 5. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Nissin | Seafood | 5 | It was fine. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Nissin | Hot & Spicy Fire Wok Molten Chili Chicken | 5 | This one is much spicier than the Sizzlin Rich Pork but I did not feel the flavor was as good. The Fire Sauce was different as well. It did not have the same aroma. Also, I was not crazy about the flavor of the kimchi. Still decent, however. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Nongshim | Shin Ramyun Stir Fry Spicy Beef | 5 | Firstly, I'm a little biased because I much prefer soupy ramen. Secondly, while the spice levels were nice, the flavor felt a little acrid and the only actual beefiness came from the dehydrated pieces of beef leather. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Ottogi | Black Bean | 5 | I'm already not a big fan of the saucy, "soupless" ramen that's common from the Buldok ramen, but I thought I would give this a try since I like pretty much everything Ottogi makes. However, this was not very good to me. It had a kind of acrid, burnt, bitter taste, which may have been the intended flavor, but I did not like it. Also, the dehydrated things (whatever they were) were pretty tasteless. The noodles were decent. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Paldo | King Noodle Chicken Flavor (Mild) | 5 | Not bad but not really anything special. The included vegetables were pretty decent. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Samyang | Buldok Curry | 5 | It's Korean so I knew it was going to be spicy but I do not think the flavor can keep up with the spiciness. There is curry flavor but it just taste like raw curry powder is poured in. Needs refinement. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Samyang | Buldok Carbonara | 5 | Nice and spicy but the flavor is not stellar. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Samyang | Buldok Cheese | 5 | Decent flavor. High levels of spiciness. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Sapporo Ichiban | Chow Mein（やきそばソース） | 5 | It did taste very similar to yakisoba sauce. It was pretty good overall but I wish the sauce was just a little more complex. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Sapporo Ichiban | Miso | 5 | Has a nice red miso taste, but it is nothing special. Had a hard time deciding between 5 and 6, but ultimately I feel it is lacking too much to deserve a 6. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Vina Acecook | Tom Yum Kung | 5 | This is extremely reminiscent of thee MAMA Tom Yum. The noodles are almost an exact copy, which unfortunately, I am not a fan of. It was nice to include 4 separate packets of ingredients but none of them are spectacular. The soup has a good sourness, but even less spice than the MAMA version. | Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | HaoHao | Sate Onion | 4 | There was not a lot of flavor here. It was just salt plus a little heat. I really did not get much onion flavor. The noodles were weak. | Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | MAMA | Artificial Chicken | 4 | This was a very bland soup. They include so many different packets of ingredients and yet it still tasted bland. I feel even if I cut the water in half it would still be bland. And in usual MAMA fashion, the noodles were weak. | Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Maruchan | Gold Spicy Miso | 4 | "Spicy" means nothing here. The flavor is definitely better than the Soy Sauce but still not great, and the broth is somewhat grainy. The noodles are the same as the Gold Soy Sauce. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Maruchan | Fire Bowl Ramen Spicy Beef | 4 | It has good spicyness. Much more spicy than the Fire Woks, but the flavor is just bad overall. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Maruchan | Birria Beef | 4 | I knew as soon as I opened it that the noodle texture would be shit, but I've pretty much come to expect that from cup noodles. Aside from that, the flavor is also pretty bad. It is weak and has some bitter and sour notes that really do not taste great. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Mike's Mighty Good | Fried Garlic Chicken | 4 | The flavor is pretty watered down. The salt levels are pretty low compared to most ramen (e.i its not 108% daily sodium), but it is not even really a salt issue, it just lacks a lot of flavor. The noodles have a great texture; probably the best thing about it. But also, the service size of noodles was laughably small. | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Nissin | Black Garlic Tonkotsu | 4 | Very basic. I like the included black garlic oil packet but there is not much flavor there. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Nissin | Chicken | 4 | Basic and low flavor. It is pretty comparable to Maruchan chicken. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Nissin | Roah Miso | 4 | Meh. That's the best way I can describe it. The flavor was kind of weak, the noodles weren't great. I know the Niisin Roah line is apparently good though so it might just be me. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Nissin | Artificial Beef | 4 | It definitely puts the "artificial" in artifical beef. The taste is kind of strange. It does not really have a good beef flavor at all. Hard to explain what it actually tastes like. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Samyang | Buldok Corn | 4 | Flavor is not great. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Samyang | Buldok Stew Style | 4 | I was excited for the soup style as the other Samyang buldoks have just been saucy noodles but the flavor was not amazing. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Maruchan | Gold Spicy Tonkotsu | 4 | The spiciness was good, but the flavor was really not. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Maruchan | Gold Soy Sauce | 3 | The flavor is very weak to me and the noodles, while attempting to be chewy actually are better described as gummy. | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
70 | A-Sha | Hot Ones Sizzling Chili Garlic | 2 | As an aside, I hate all the packaging. Most packets were hard to open or didn't allow their contents to come out easily, and also the fill line is a tiny line on the outside next to a giant red line that isn't the fill line. But in regards to what actually matters, the taste is just not good. It has some interesting flavors like licorice/anise flavor, and there is some mala numbing from the included spice packet. Also, the spice packet is extremely spicy, which I am a fan of. Overall, however, the flavor is acrid, bitter, punget, burnt, sour, just everything bad. Every taste made me feel sick. I could not finish it. The noodles are also very poor. | Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Dr. McDougall's Real Foods | Vegan Ramen Chicken Flavor | 2 | Tasted like I expected: very watered down, no body to the soup, low salinity. Basically, a really bad chicken noodle soup, but with ramen noodles. | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Nongshim | Tom Yum Jayfai | 6 | The heat levels are great. It feels even spicier than Shin Red. That being said, personally, I am not a big fan of acid and citrus flavors, and in true Tom Yum fashion, this soup is very citrusy with lemongrass flavor. However, I recognize that that is just my personal taste, and I think if you are a big fan of Tom Yum, you will really enjoy this soup and rate it much higher than I have. | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
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