We’re entering the fourth year of chicken ramen reviews, and I think it’s been about 60 unique products now. And yet I keep finding more. With no further ado then…
Kung Fu Artificial Chicken (350 Calories, 16 g fat, 1510 mg sodium)
I believe his is the first actual racist product I’ve reviewed, what with not only the ‘king fu’ name but also the claim it’s an ‘oriental’ product. But I believe this isn’t made for a western market, so it may be entirely innocent.
The ramen itself was abhorrent. The noodles were slimy and gelatinous, and while the taste was probably going for ‘roasted chicken’ it instead tasted sickly sweet and absolutely not what you want in a ramen. This was a terrible noodle product, and an easy -1/10.
Paldo Bowl Noodle Artificial Chicken (370 Calories, 13 g fat, 1547 mg sodium)
This may be the first Korean example seen on these pages. While they are big ramen-eaters, every other Korean chicken ramen I’ve seen is spicy, and I’m only reviewing the plain ones. This looked good until I opened the spice packet, which instantly made me suspect they had simply omitted the word ‘spicy’ on the packaging.
And yes, that was indeed the case! This was – for me – far too spicy and I found even a tiny sip unbearable. It also tasted nothing like chicken and more like (hot!) nacho cheese Doritos! KLS liked it, and said she’d have eaten it all were she hungry. I’ll say it’s probably a good spicy chicken ramen product, but I won’t score it since it’s not plain chicken 🙂
Ramen Express Chicken Ramen (190 Calories, 7 g fat, 670 mg sodium)
I tested the cup version of this back in the fourth installment and gave it a very low grade due to an extreme lack of taste. Surprise, surprise: this brick version is identical! While it has a generous flavour packet, once prepared there’s almost no flavour at all, and it’s just like eating boiled noodles. I’m puzzled as to why this product is sold this way, or who would choose it over virtually any other chicken ramen. Suffice to say it’s dreadful, and like it’s cup brother only worth 2/10.
I’ve learned to never say never again with regards to this series, but it’s been several months since the last installment. How many months until the next?