The hottest and spiciest Ramen I've ever eaten.

[Hulagn1971]

This is literally the hottest and spiciest Ramen I've ever had in my life. So hot, I had to drink a full glass of half and half at work (no milk). So hot that my gums and teeth went numb. The other two packs at home went straight to the garbage bin.
If you think you're a superstar when it comes to ingesting hot and spicy foods, get some. You will be quickly humbled.

[58limited]

Oh yeah, that stuff is dangerous. My local Vietnamese market has it. I like it but its HOT!

[Hulagn1971]

I ate the entire serving. The taste was great and of course I had to "man up". No one was watching, but it was just a sacrifice I had to do for myself and my existence.

[Panhead John]

Could it have been from all those dodge ball hits to the head? 😵💫

[realdocBBQ]

"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!"

[barelfly]

Hahah!!!!!!!! Get ya some!!!!!!!

i’ve never had that stuff before, being Gluten Free…but man I wish I could eat ramen like that!

[Jerod Broussard]

Samyang- translated "burning exit of alimentary kanal"

[Hulagn1971]

For real? The bird has flames coming out of it's beak. I know they make many different versions of this but gawtdamnn this sh!t is hot.

[Jerod Broussard]

Hulagn1971 hope not or else I really missed my calling

[shify]

That’s not even the spiciest Buldak! There is a 2x spicy one that is legit. It’s in a red and black wrapper. It is legit no joke spicy

[Hulagn1971]

I'll leave both to the pro's. No sir, not me.

[Oak Smoke]

At one time I was a hot food lover. I’d hear “Ain’t that tuff enough” in the background and just go for it. I remember listening to Justin Wilson talking about hot food,” You’ll know you ate something today, tomorrow you’ll know you ate something yesterday “. I’m not tuff enough any more. I have no desire to have to sh!t in the creek to keep from setting the prairie on fire! Sadly I’m now born to be mild.

[Hulagn1971]

Well put!

[cruiseplanner1]

I also love my spicy foods but some of it is ridiculously hot. Hides what you are eating, maybe that is what some folks have to do with their cooking.......

[texastweeter]

Bring it on.

[dpearce]

I tolerate a decent amount of heat (just ask my oldest when she challenged me to a ghost pepper eating contest). But as the years have gone by, I don't like hot for hot's sake anymore. It has to have some flavor, a purpose, not just "Oh, I can't feel my tongue, and my throats' burning". Never mind the next day's fun and games.

It's just not as enjoyable these days, and honestly, I like to enjoy my meals.

I'll sample a super hot dish or spice, but that's about it.

[texastweeter]

I've had people say after eating my "hothole" chili that their butt ended up looking like the Japanese flag.

[surfdog]

ROFL

[dpearce]

Haha!

[surfdog]

Well now I’m curious…
I see it periodically but tend not to purchase anything prepared…hmmmm.

[texastweeter]

Im gonna look for it today on our grocery run

[Michael_in_TX]

While at HEB I saw this and picked one up. I will give it a try this weekend and report back.

[Hulagn1971]

Please do.

[Michael_in_TX]

All right, as promised. Let's do this!

Here we are. Lunch.



Looks innocuous enough....noodles, a sauce packet, and some chile flakes and sesame seeds.



You add boiling water (I used a tea kettle), re-cover, and let it sit for four minutes.



The container has these holes at one end that you poke out with your chopsticks to drain all of the water. I thought that was clever.



Next, you mix everything up!



As Brian Lagerstrom would say, Let's eat this thang!



Given this is Korean, in the words of the K-Pop Demon Hunters (hey, I work around 20 year olds....I know the songs), done, done, done!



My verdict?



Hulagn1971 is not wrong; this is very spicy. It's not like it is coated in XXX hot sauce -- it is several levels below that -- but it builds on you. WOW does it build on you. So much so you find yourself wanting to eat it quickly just to get through it all, but it is also more of an El Yucateco type heat; that is, it is quite hot, but there is also some flavor there.

Supposedly this is chicken flavor, which I guess it is....but it is very much in the background.

I looked in the mirror after I ate it and my face is slightly reddened and my sinuses are going.

In fact, I had to chase the entire thing with this, the evaporated milk left over from my Sunday kolache dough.





So, yes, spicy ramen is spicy. I might do it again, but add some steamed broccoli (which they actually show on the container).

[Donw]

You needn’t apologize for knowing about K-Pop Demon Hunters. I have young granddaughters and I know way too many of their songs too. 🙂

[Michael_in_TX]

Donw Their songs are quite catchy lol.

[realdocBBQ]

We took my son out last night to a Chinese place in Stillwater, as it was his 21st birthday. Kinda low-key and anticlimactic, but hell, it's been a weird year for him and us.

Anyways I ordered some Kung Pao Chicken - they say you can order your heat level from 1-10 (I THINK 10 is supposed to be 'habanero' level?). Anyways, last time we were there I think I got pad thai or something and ordered it as a 6... it was pretty warm, had a little running of the nose, but this time I ordered a 7.

While eating it, I could SEE the pieces of chili flake they had added in - but the damned thing just wasn't spicy. I mean not spicy. I woulda pegged it at a 3, maybe a 3½ or so. Wife ordered her General Tso's Chicken at a level 4 and I tried a bite and... I woulda pegged hers at a level 4. About right (for her). But my kung pao was definitely a level or two below hers in heat - not 2-3 levels ABOVE hers...

I was disappointed. <sigh>

[texastweeter]

Pochs Rice Cafe here in Tyler makes mine at a level 10. They open the back door, put a fan blowing out, and the wok guy wears goggles and a mask...I dont find it that hot at all and am a little disappointed in it. I feel ya

[realdocBBQ]

Well, I sure ain't lookn' for THAT hot, but I do like a LITTLE heat. lol

And I'm not too eager to try out the ramen discussed in this thread. lol

[zblongladder]

Ooh, Buldak! I love that stuff...I think my favorite is the Yakisoba flavor (which I think is a Target exclusive?), but the original flavor is amazing. (Oh, and you should try the Carbonara flavor...it's really tasty--everyone seems to love it--and the dairy in it takes a bit of the spiciness off.)

[Dewesq55]

Funny, I was just reading about buldak chicken. I'd never heard of it before and was thinking about giving it a try.