Here’s one I thought I ought to revisit. I got a couple boxes of samples from the kind folks over at Maruchan recently and this was in there. I wasn’t going to review it again, but my daughter Mimi asked to try it the other day. It smelled really nice, so I figured let’s give it a go. I really love Korean BBQ – some of the best meals I’ve had have been at a now gone Korean BBQ place called Secret Garden. The banchan was great, the servers were super kind, and usually in the back at the bar people were doing karaoke. It was fascinating and nice little cultural microcosm. Anyways, let’s cook this up and give it a go.
Maruchan Yakisoba Korean BBQ Flavor Japanese Home Style Noodles – United States
Detail of the packaging (click to enlarge). Contains beef. To prepare, add room temp water to line and clear sachet contents. Microwave for 4 minutes at 1000W. Add powder base. Finally, stir and enjoy!
Detail of the lid (click to enlarge).
An instant noodle block.
A sachet of solid ingredients.
A sachet of soup base powder seasoning.
Finished (click to enlarge). Added chashu, sesame seed, and scallion. Noodle is great – nice gauge, expected soft chew. The Korean BBQ flavor is pretty accurate, although very strong; backing off a skosh would lend more authenticity, however I don’t think there’s a counterpart similar to this in a Korean BBQ restaurant as the flavor usually accompanies meats, not noodles. Regardless, it is satisfyingly tasty and the garnish is on point. 3.75 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 041789007699.
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