SAMYANGBuldak Quattro Cheese Ramen Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen Pack of 5 (145g x5)

Creamy, spicy, delicious.I am so happy with itYou just boil the noodles, mix the sauce and powder in a bowl, then stir together, finally strain the noodles and at to your flavor mix

So good! The noodles seem bigger, the cheese powder turns into the perfect cheese flavor and then the spicy buldak sauce is in a separate packet so you can control how spicy you want to noodles to be. I suggest you start with the smallest amount to get figure out how hot you like it.

Well, I just HAD to try this after seeing many Youtube videos (buldak bokkeum myun or fire noodle callenge) of people trying this ramen. I can take spice pretty well, but even then I was a bit scared to try this assuming it's probably a sadistically hot inedible product aspiring fame through people's agony. With the cooked ramyun bowl in front of me, I breathed in deep, meditated a little, and then took the first bite. I must say I was both disappointed and relieved at the same time. It was not nearly as spicy as I had expected, and it was quite tasty! The sauce flavor is akin to the popular Korean dish Ddukbokki, except it's a little more savory (chicken?) and spicier. The sweetness tapers down the level of spice, and I finished the bowl without flinching although my nose pooled sweat long afterwards. As for a relevant gauge, if you enjoy and can eat Buffalo Wild's "hot" wings, then you won't have trouble finishing this. I also noticed that many people prep this noodle incorrectly and comment that it lacks flavor. The noodles won't lack flavor if you don't dilute it down by cooking it like other common ramen noodles. I noticed there's no English instruction on the received product anywhere, so I decided to post the translated cooking instruction:1. Boil 3 cups (or more) of water, and then cook the noodles for 5 minutes.2. Drain water (leave about 8 spoons worth), add the packaged liquid hot sauce, and then return to stove to stir the noodles at low heat for about 30 seconds.3. Turn off the stove, then mix in the dry sesame/seaweed package with the noodles.On step 1, I've boiled for 4.5 minutes instead for firmer noodles.Step 2 is important - you should pretty much drain off most of the water you see using your fork/chopsticks as strainer as you pour off excess water off your cooking pot, and you should have just enough water hidden in noodles for a saucy consistency, not liquidy. Stirring on heat with the hot paste incorporates the flavor and thickens the sauce. If you end up with too much juice, raise the heat a bit and evaporate off the water until the sauce thickens.When properly prepared, the sauce should be thick enough to coat the noodles and allow the sesame seeds to stick to the lifted noodles.I noticed that my received product's expiration date was less than 6 months away (8/30/2015). I will have no trouble finishing the noodles before the expiration, but it can be off-putting to buy any almost expired product. I'm not sure what the usual expiration is for the ramyun given the inclusion of the liquid paste, but the noodles didn't smell stale nor rancid as I could usually tell from almost stale ramyun noodles.All in all, this was very worth a try to resolve my curiosity after laughing so much at Youtube people's reactions, and I feel superior and stronger!oh~~ my stomach is starting to burn...Update: Curiosity got me to try the more convenient cup ramyun version of this (my packs were gone too soon!), and I prefer these cooking packets hands down. The cup noodles are much thinner and less chewy, and you don't get as savory deeper taste attained by cooking the liquid paste with noodles. The cup version's instruction tells you to drain off all water before adding the flavor packets, so you're definitely supposed to consume these with practically no liquid. The thicker noodles in the cooking packs need help to infuse the flavor in the step #2 above (the reason to leave some water to cook off), and you get 140g instead of 70g (small cup) or 105g (big cup) instant versions. Besides the packs being much more affordable, you get more of it along with much better taste when you prepare it properly. Time to order some more...

Love the taste. Has great value for money. And the quality was amazing.

The flavor as always is super good with these. I ordered the 3x. A little disappointed in the heat level. Had the 1x and 2x and I love them. This just didn’t hit any harder than the 2x. Oh well. Worth trying

If you love heat, this one hits hard. Insanely spicy with rich flavor and chewy noodles. Great challenge food or just an intense snack. Add egg or cheese to tame the fire a bit!

Really bums me out that there are birth defect and cancer causing ingredients in these ramen noodles. Prop 65 ain't no joke, California requires those to be printed on labels when ingredients contained are known to be unsafe. I love the noodles, best I've had in a good while. Especially for vegan ramen noodle options available. Such a unique and delicious taste only Buldak ramen has. Although it is artificially flavored, the good taste draws me back in. And can I just say, halal too? Way cool, Buldak. But, wait a minute honestly??! Just why the crap ingredients? :| .... Something serious to consider if you are nursing, pregnant, soon-to-be pregnant, or just plain concerned about your health and consuming healthy foods. Removed two stars due to this disappointing lack of safe ingredient sourcing. I think it's a big detractor from the product itself and important to consider before buying. Stay safe my friends ♥️♥️♥️🙏

I love these noodles they make a great one skillet stir fry with very little effort. In terms of spiciness if you make the noodles as is it's very spicy. In fact too hot for most of my friends, and my stomach can not handle more than one to two pack(s) a day when cooked with nothing else added. You can mild it up a bit by either making these like a "cup of noodles style" which My friends prefer. As for me though I take the edge off by adding veggies to the stir fry usually with green onions, and dole's coleslaw mix (shredded cabbage & carrots). This will reduce the spiciness down from a 5 alarm to a 4. I also like to add Bibigo branded Mandus, pan fried pork belly, or cut up minute steaks (very fatty cuts) to also add with the noodles. Most of the time it can all be made in under 10 minutes (15 tops) with a single pan. These 40 packs were also cheaper than buying the 5 packs at the local Asian markets, and easier to get (they're always selling out at the store as well.) Overall I am please with my purchase.