Here’s the first new Ottogi variety I’ve reviewed in a long time! It’s an interesting one, too. This is most definitely a cup, however it says it is a noodle bowl on the packaging – weird! Hoping in 2013 to be able to get with Ottogi and do a Meet The Manufacturer – they’ve got some interesting twists on Korean instant noodles that are really good! Well, let’s give this one a try!
Here are the details from the side panels (click image to enlarge).
The noodle block.
A single seasoning packet.
A hot and spicy powder! Wow!
Here’s a little bit of the veggies from the bottom of the cup.
Finished (click image to enlarge). Added an egg, green bell pepper and Urashima Sesame & Salt furikake. The noodles are really quite nice. They have a little tension to them and are soft. The broth has a rich and spicy chicken flavor which I enjoyed. A good white broth cup! 3.75 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 645175573227 – get the pack version here.
I got two shipments today – one from Nongshim America, which I visited last week (there’ll be a lot of stuff all about the visit, the plant tour and the people very soon!). Here’s the first one from Nongshim America!
Hey look at that! Shin Ramyun Black in a big cup! Plus, it’s onion flavor! Also, notic in the box there’s a couple packs of the new Jinjja Jinjja! Also what’s this? Soba? I’m extremely interested in trying these out – never knew they made this! Thanks go to Ray Adams and all the nice folks at Nongshim America! Can’t wait to try these out!
Yesterday, the mailman knocked on our door and had me sign for a box from Korea – samples of a new product called Jinjja Jinjja (which translates to Really Really (Spicy Spicy). I had the opportunity to try it during my tour at Nongshim America last week and boy are they good! I’ll be doing a full in-depth review of them shortly.
It felt like the box just had noodles inside but I was happily surprised! They were kind enough to send some posters and cardboard advertising pieces too!
Awesome! Another reusable grocery bag! Really like these.
They also sent a box with promotional items pertaining to Hooroorook and their new spokesperson, K-Pop star IU.
Last but not least, an apron and triangular hair-holding thing (my wife was kind enough to take the picture and tie it on my head!)! Can’t wait to do a review of these noodles!!! Thanks to Daehyun Song and everyone at Nongshim Korea for sending this along!
In the last week, I did a ‘Meet The Manufacturer on Indomie and have been enjoying Indonesian instant noodles. Today, I am going to try something completely different – donated by Ramen Place. It’s a Korean seafood big bowl – spicy stuff! This should be interesting as Indonesian noodles have been so different. Here we go!
Here’s the side panels.
The noodle block – looks like wide gauge noodles here.
A single seasoning pack – feels full!
It was quite full – of the red spicy powder seasoning!
Under the noodle block was the vegetables. Looks like a decent assortment.
Finished. Added some of the great local veggie mix we made and froze and a little Ajishima Salmon furikake. The noodles in this one were really a disappointment. Very spongy. They didn’t soak up a lot of flavor either which was a bummer. The broth is good, though – it’s been a little while since I’ve had some Korean red soup broth and it was very nice. The veggies were decent too – a nice variety as well as some decent dehydrated seafood rounded things out well. Unfortunately, couldn’t get past the noodles. 2.75 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 645175572824 – get it here.
B2ST doing an Ottogi commercial.
So my wife and I have been listening to some different music lately. I’ve been trying to listen to the local music of the brands of noodles I’m reviewing. Yesterday we were listening to a lot of K-Pop and this one kind of stood out. ‘Nonsense’ by Koyote
Thanks to this sample from Nick over at OrderRamen, today I’m trying the third entry into the ring of ‘white broth’ ramyuns from Korea. The others, Paldo’s Kko Kko Myun and Samyang’s Nagasaki Jjampong I found to taste a lot like Jalapeno Cheese Cheetos! Very curious if Ottogi’s offering is like that too. Let’s find out!
Here’s the back of the packaging. This one’s different from the other two – right now, you can’t get the other two in the USA, but Ottogi’s got this stuff available now for US customers.
This is one big block of noodles! Awesomeness!
This is one decently filled packet of powder seasoning.
Very powdery stuff – much like the other white broth soups.
Here come the veggies!
Here are the contents of the packet.
Finished. Added a couple fried eggs with pepper and Krazy Mixed Up Salt. Starting with the noodles: very different than what I’m used to from a Korean noodle. The noodles bulked up nicely and had an interesting texture – the outermost layer was kind of like bean thread while the inside was firmer. The broth is pretty good stuff – has a nice, spicy jalapeno heat to it and had a good chicken flavor. I would not say though that this broth tastes as much like Jalapeno Cheese Cheetos, though. The veggies aren’t bad – would like to see a bit more. All in all, a pretty good bowl of noodles! 3.75 out of 5.0 stars. 645175524953 – get it here!
Ottogi Kiss Myon commercial
Another version of the commercial…
Something I found interesting – there are a lot of ‘making of’ videos of famous Korean stars and their instant noodle commercials! Amazing@!
Nick at www.OrderRamen.com mentioned he got in something new last week and asked if I’d like a sample.
Hey thanks! A nice assortment of noodles – hey look at those three there…
Kiss Myon! This is Ottogi’s entry into the ‘white broth’ instant ramyun noodle race that’s been going on in Korea. If you remember, I reviewed the Paldo Kko Kko Myon and the Samyang Nagasaki Jjampong a little while back. This one’s already in the US and you can get it at Nick’s website! I’ll give it a try later today!
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