Thanks to Moon Hee Wi of the JoongAng Ilbo for sending me these! She wrote this article about me. So I’ve reviewed the Chapagetti that’s available here in the US, but this is the Korean version so it gets its own review. I’ve always done this and now I’ve got more reason to. I was talking to a manufacturer of instant noodles from Korea and they said that they use chicken in their instant noodles. The only problem is that the Food & Drug Administration doesn’t like Korean chicken for some reason. So they have to import chicken from a big poultry supplier in the USA into Korea, process it and package their product and then ship it back to the US for the blessing of the FDA. Not sure if that’s the case here, but regardless, it’s interesting to think that this kind of this has to happen to bring instant noodles to us from abroad.
Back of the packaging (click image to enlarge).
The noodle block. Wide noodles and lots of ’em.
The soup base – more precisely the sauce base.
This is different; more of a granulated kind of thing.
The vegetable packet.
A neat looking little smorgasbord.
A packet of olive oil.
Your standard olive oil here.
Hey look – a new plate! The President of Nongshim America kindly sent some bowls and this interesting plate recently. Thanks!
Finished (click image to enlarge). Added broccoli, re bell pepper, onion and some roast beef. The noodles are thick and hearty. I would go so far as to say that once everything is combined, the noodles and sauce are kind of meaty. It’s a really hearty and heavy meal – very tasty! The veggies are pretty good too – this is a fusion dish; spaghetti and Chajang, a black bean dish from China. Here’s a Wikipedia entry on it. I like it! 4.0 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 8801043015226 – get the version available in the United States here.
A Chapagetti commercial from the late 90’s – looks like they’re huddled around a monitor checking out the then-new Internet, but the Internet isn’t as awesome as Chapagetti!
Psy doing “Gangnam Style” on SBS today!
The sauce tasted burnt to me, it was a little weird =/
I suspect the chicken issue has to do with avian influenza