Tasting Review Of 'Maruchan Yamitukiya Beef Stock Spicy Yukgaejang Ramen' With Addictive Compatibility Of Delicious And Spicy Yukgaejang And Ramen
Jun 06, 2024 22:00:00
Toyo Suisan's 'Yamitsukiya' series, which is based on the concept of a strong flavor, will be adding ' Maruchan Yamitsukiya Beef Stock Spicy Yukgaejang Flavor Ramen ' from Monday, June 3, 2024. I was curious about what would happen if I combined
yukkejang , a typical Korean home dish, with ramen, so I actually bought it and tried it.
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This is 'Maruchan Yamitsukiya Beef Stock Spicy Yukgaejang Flavor Ramen.'
Ingredients include garlic powder and chili peppers, as well as soy sauce, miso, beef extract, and vegetable extract.
The calorie content is 408kcal per serving (92g).
This is what it looks like when you open the lid. The ingredients are beef, egg, chives, and chili peppers.
Pour in hot water and set the timer for 4 minutes.
When the timer goes off, stir well and it's done.
The soup is beef-based, with a hint of garlic in the aftertaste. It also has a spicy kick from the chili peppers, but the sweetness in the soup mellows out the heat of the chili peppers, which was impressive.
The biggest feature is the firm noodles used in the Yamitsukiya series, which have a strong, almost rough texture and a crisp texture. The chewy texture of the thick noodles, combined with the sweet and spicy taste of soy sauce and miso, and the spicy heat of the chili peppers, make for an addictive ramen with a chewy texture.
'Maruchan Yamitsukiya Beef Stock Spicy Yukgaejang Ramen' has been on sale at retail stores nationwide since Monday, June 3, 2024, and the price is 292 yen including tax. In addition, a pack of 12 was 3,490 yen including tax on Amazon.Co.Jp and 3,572 yen including tax on Rakuten Ichiba. All prices are as of the time of writing.
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"My Wife Thinks I'm Nuts": People Who Were Once Poor Are Revealing The "Money-Saving" Tricks They Still Do Even Though They Make A Much-Higher Income
Growing up without much access to money can impact our habits and perspective on the world. And if we do get the opportunity to make more money later on in life, some of those habits may still stick. So when I saw that Reddit user u/hopelessmoderate asked: "'Well off' people of Reddit, what is the 'poorest' thing you still regularly do?" over 12 thousand people provided their insights on the matter. Here's what they had to say below:
1."Research every purchase for hours and hours to 'find the best deal' before pulling the trigger."
—u/arent_they_all
"Yes! I'll save stuff in my Amazon cart, too, for a couple of weeks to see if I change my mind. Usually, I do."
—u/rb928
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2."Eat leftover sandwiches from corporate lunch meetings. Even if I'm not in the meeting. I'm not poor, but a free meal is a free meal."
—u/RandyMarsh_88
3."I must extract every last bit of toothpaste from the tube. Shampoo? Add more water, shake, and get another few days out of it."
—u/paulnptld
"This is my wife. I made the mistake of throwing shade her way about the toothpaste last month, telling her that we had about a week at best left of toothpaste and we might as well just buy a new tube. She confidently told me that I'd be surprised at how long she could make it last.
She spent the next month collecting all the tiny toothpaste tubes we had amassed from the dentist and slowly refilling the original larger tube. Slow enough that I didn't notice for a month! Sometimes, my wife scares me a little bit."
—u/Orson1981
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4."Wash and reuse plastic ziploc bags."
—u/Genshed
5."Wait for sales. Use coupons."
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6."I am dressed about 50% of the time in clothes that make me look like I live in my car or maybe the woods. I am retired. I have what I call 'house clothes,' which are 20 years old, from Marshall's, that were $9.99 when new. They are clean and laundered. I wear them to the garden, drink my coffee, walk my dog, etc. My house clothes are faded, some stained. I don't care. I walk around my neighborhood to get steps in. My neighbors know me, but I get lots of either pitiful or concerned stares from strangers."
—u/NotDinahShore
"All my shirts have four holes in them..."
—u/IONTOP
7."Costco hotdog."
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8."I can tell within $2 what my grocery cart total is going to be, including tax. As a kid, I used to go shopping with my mother, and I was always so embarrassed when we had to put stuff back because we didn't have the money. When I was about eight, I got in the habit of keeping track of how much we had spent; I would tell Mom what we had to put back. She was so grateful she used to save a bit to get me a treat. Now, I can buy anything I want, but I still budget myself and never go over it. My wife thinks I'm nuts, but I'll ask her, 'Those artichokes are out of season; they must be expensive.' I get a lethal eye roll."
—u/Zapthyself
"Oh man, I am the same way nowadays. I was always the best at mental math in my family, and I think it was partially because I was the walking grocery cart calculator. I would calculate tax, too, based on items that were taxed and items that weren't. Mom would always periodically ask me what the total was so she knew how much was left in the budget. The cashiers were always so impressed at my totals, and mom usually bought me a tin of mints for my efforts."
—u/OolongPeachTea
9."I still have a drawer dedicated to fast-food sauces."
10."Hang on to crap I don't need in case it might be useful someday, and I'd have to buy it again and couldn't afford to. I do a 'purge' every few months (i.E., A stack of unburned CDs from around 2000, really?), but the packrat instinct runs deep."
—u/iRob_M
11."Take the sliver of soap and press it into the new bar."
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12."Divide paper towels to use what's actually needed."
—u/Classic-Row-2872
"sh*t, I let clean ones dry after wiping up water or drying my hands, then use them for dirtier jobs later.
My kids use half a roll to dry their hands, so my frugality gets canceled out."
—u/Morningfunziethrow
13."Look at my bank account for a $2 purchase."
14."My guilty pleasure is getting Maruchan Ramen every so often, but I make it more like spaghetti, draining all the water, mixing in some olive oil with the noodles, and then adding the beef and pork powder directly to the noodles. It's sooooo good that way."
—u/agent_x_75228
15."Use plastic shopping bags to line trash cans at home."
—u/Not_Joshua_Lin
"My wife bought smaller trash bags specifically for the bathrooms a couple of months back, and I was blown away. 35 years old, and I didn't know that was a thing. My entire life, in every home, there's been an empty cardboard box in one of the bottom cupboards filled with empty grocery bags to reuse. I remove them from the shopping cart every two weeks when we grab groceries. I won't stand for it, haha."
—u/MWallTM
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16."I still cut my own hair."
—u/ultracycler
"Same. I'm a woman in a high-cost-of-living area, so a cut and color would run me a few hundred.
My husband gets angry when I mess up the towels with my hair dye, but I have to remind him that doing my hair at home can save me almost a grand a year."
—u/slvtberries
17."My wife refuses to start the dishwasher unless it's full. I don't even know the price of water. The yearly bill is probably less than the money I would make in the time I would waste arguing about it."
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If you make more money than you did before, tell us some of the "poor" things you still do today in the comments below:
The Best Instant Noodles Are Frozen
As much as we love homemade noodle dishes, like gingery chicken ramen, udon with stir-fried veggies, and spicy kimchi sujebi—and even suggest making your own noodles from scratch sometimes—there's no denying that instant noodles are quite simply clutch. And as far as we're concerned, the best instant noodles are frozen. That's because, unlike typical shelf-stable instant noodles, which are cooked, then dehydrated before packaging, frozen instant noodles are uncooked and packaged fresh. This preserves their flavor and texture, making them chewier, bouncier, and more slurpable.
Below we've rounded up the best frozen noodles (and refrigerated noodles) you can buy online. Most of them come in the form of "instant noodle" kits, meaning they include a pre-made component, like a ready-to-use sauce, a soup seasoning base, and/or toppings for a complete quick and easy meal. But we've also included a few plain noodle options, just in case you want more versatility—or you want to follow one of BA's noodle recipes. We split our winners into three categories: brothy noodles, saucy noodles, and just noodles. So whether you're in the mood for fresh yakisoba or a Thai coconut noodle soup, you won't be disappointed.
Brothy noodles
Sun Noodle (classic line)
In the world of frozen ramen noodles, Sun Noodle is the GOAT Over the years Sun Noodle has released a variety of noodle styles and flavors, catering to different palates, but their "classic line" of ramen kits still carries some of the brand's best offerings. This is also where you'll find their widest variety of flavors. Think: bold miso, spicy tan tan, rich tonkotsu, and classic shoyu (which is truly one of most delicious versions of shoyu instant ramen on the market).
Each package includes two separate servings of noodles and two individually packaged liquid broth concentrates, which is nice when you want to make just one serving. The noodles can be thin and wavy or thick and chewy, depending on which kit you choose. I've eaten several brands of frozen instant ramen, and I can confidently say that Sun Noodle's classic line takes the crown for most flavorful. All the broths are well-seasoned, perfectly salty, and deeply savory thanks to the addition of ingredients like bonito, fish sauce, and pork fat. If you're looking for a bowl of ramen that comes together in two minutes and is packed with umami, these are for you.
Sun Noodle Ramen Soy Sauce Flavor
Sun Noodle Tonkotsu Ramen Pork Flavor
Sun Noodle (natural line)
Sun Noodle's "natural line" noodles aren't frozen—they're refrigerated. You may have seen them while shopping at Whole Foods, Wegmans, or your local specialty grocery store. Because they aren't frozen, the noodles are more fragrant and you can smell the fresh dough as soon as you open the package. These noodles are thin, slightly wavy, slippery, and very slurpable. They're very similar to the brand's classic noodles in terms of taste and texture, but Sun Noodle says they're made with "wholesome ingredients." I don't know what that means exactly, but I do know that this noodle line is vegan and MSG-free. So if you're a plant-based eater looking for quick ramen options, these are for you. The kits come with two individually packaged servings, each one including some noodles and a small pack of liquid sauce concentrate that you add to the boiling water to make the broth. While the broths are flavorful, they tend to lean on the sweeter side and have less of an umami factor than those in the classic line—perhaps because they don't contain any fish sauce or animal fat.
Sun Noodle Miso Ramen Soup
Sun Noodle Kaedama Ramen Noodles
Sun Noodle (premium line)
Say hello to the most luxurious instant ramen you'll ever eat. Here, you'll find only three options: Jiro-style garlic shoyu, tsukemen, and spicy sesame mazemen. The noodles in this line are straight and super thick—almost as thick as udon—and they're among the bounciest, chewiest ramen noodles on this list. The thicker noodles aren't just fun to eat, they also absorb more of the soup's broth, lending a more flavorful bite. And because the noodles are bigger, you can taste more of the noodles themselves. My personal favorite is the Jiro-style garlic shoyu ramen, which is ultra-rich and savory thanks to the inclusion of pork stock, powdered chicken fat, and of course, hefty amounts of garlic in the sauce. This ramen is delicious plain, but even better when you top it with thick slices of meat and mountains of steamed bean sprouts and cabbage.
Sun Noodle Jiro Style Garlic Shoyu Ramen
Sun Noodle Spicy Sesame Mazemen Noodle
Sun Noodle Spicy Sesame Mazemen Noodle
Nona Lim traditional ramen noodles
Nona Lim offers a range of easy-to-prepare Asian street food dishes that are made without MSG and artificial preservatives, colors, or flavors. Their fresh ramen noodle kits include the brand's traditional ramen noodles and broths that taste homemade. These are some of the bounciest and most fragrant instant ramen noodles I've ever eaten. Ingredients like ginger, garlic, kombu, sake, and chili bean paste give the broth impressive complexity. Nona Lim's noodle kits have about half the sodium of other brands, and while some would consider that a big plus, I usually find myself needing to add more salt to taste. I recommend going the "create your own bundle" route, so you can mix and match your choice of noodles and soups (the coconut chicken lime bone broth is a crowd fave).
Spicy Chicken Ramen Night Kit
Stir-fried noodles
Maruchan nama yakisoba noodles
If you're looking for a good and quick stir-fried noodle situation, you'll appreciate Maruchan's yakisoba noodles. Depending on where you shop, you can find them refrigerated or frozen. Each serving comes with a dry seasoning packet that's almost identical to the ones you'd find with the brand's popular dehydrated ramen noodle pouches. In terms of taste and texture, though, this yakisoba is a notch above—thanks to the freshness of the noodles, which gives them more body and a bouncier bite. The stir-fry kits are easy to prepare, with soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato paste punching up the seasoning base. To me, Maruchan fresh yakisoba sits somewhere between "instant noodles"' and noodles you'd buy plain. Because while they do come with a dry seasoning pack, they're best served with additional stir-fry mix-ins like cabbage or thinly sliced beef.
Maruchan Nama Yakisoba Noodles
MìLà Chinese noodles
I consider MìLà's Chinese noodles the all-star of saucy instant noodles. Unlike the other frozen noodle options on this list, each package contains all the ingredients needed to complete the meal—so you don't need to add your own protein or vegetables, unless you want to. The dan dan noodles come with a sesame-based meat sauce with tingly Sichuan peppercorns (you have a choice between ground pork or Impossible meat), as well as chopped peanuts to top off the dish. It's the same deal with the sweet and savory noodle kit, which includes a soy sauce-flavored meat sauce (another choice of ground pork or Impossible meat) and a package of blanched sliced cucumber and carrots for the topping. And I can't forget about the caramelized scallion-oil noodles, which come with a green-onion-infused sauce and crispy fried scallions. In every one of these kits, the noodles are chewy and slurpable, and the sauce ultra-fragrant and deeply flavorful. While you're here, scoop up some of MìLà's pork soup dumplings, which are another BA favorite.
MìLà Noodle Variety Pack
Nona Lim stir-fry starter kits
In addition to fresh ramen noodle kits, Nona Lim also makes three fresh stir-fry noodle starter kits that come with pre-made vegan sauces. The pad Thai starter kit features thin, flat gluten-free rice noodles along with a sweet and tangy tamarind-based sauce. The pad see ew starter kit includes wider, flatter rice noodles with a deeply flavored soy-based sauce. The teriyaki ramen stir-fry starter kit features the brand's thin, wavy ramen noodles along with a sweet and savory sauce that highlights the much-loved Bachan's Original Japanese BBQ Sauce. I'm a big fan of Nona Lim's rice noodles, which are especially springy and wonderful at absorbing any accompanying sauce.
These starter kits sit somewhere between instant noodles and not-instant noodles: while they come with a premade sauce, the meals wouldn't really be complete without adding veggies, tofu, chicken, or beef—especially in the case of the pad thai and pad see ew. And while the rice noodles are quick-cooking, they can be a bit finicky to work with at first. I like to put them in a bowl and microwave them for about a minute before adding them to the pan with my additions.
Nona Lim Pad Thai Stir-Fry Starter Kits
Nona Lim Pad See Ew Stir-Fry Starter Kits
Just noodles
Shirakiku Sanukiya Udon
Maybe you don't want a noodle kit that comes with a pre-made sauce or soup base—maybe you're just looking for some quick-cooking plain frozen noodles you can put to work for recipes like this spicy kimchi udon or soothing kake udon. Shirakiku Sanukiya's udon noodles are soft, bouncy, and very slippery, which makes them supremely slurpable. While some udon brands lack the ideal chewiness and fall apart easily once cooked, these hold their structure and absorb just the right amount of sauce. They hold up well in both brothy soups and saucy stir-fries, and you can trust they won't go soggy on you. Each bag comes with five separately packaged servings of frozen udon. Keep the noodles in your freezer until you're ready to use them, then boil them from frozen for about a minute and they're ready for anything—I'll let you take it from here.
J-Basket Japanese Soba Noodles
These soba noodles are made with a mixture of buckwheat flour and wheat flour, which gives them a subtly dense texture, slight nutty flavor, and a grayish-brown color. And because buckwheat is a whole grain, these noodles are pretty nutrient-packed. I appreciate that J-Basket's frozen soba noodles cook quickly and don't get clumpy (see these cooking tips for getting the best results). Bonus: They work wonders in both hot and cold noodle dishes, like this pork and asparagus stir-fry, brothy clam noodle soup, or chilled spicy sesame soba.
J-Basket Japanese Soba Noodles
