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Ottogi Spaghetti Ramen (South Korea)

For today’s instant ramen (or ramyun rather) review, we will be trying out the Ottogi Spaghetti Ramen (Korean: 오뚜기 스파게티) from South Korea. In previous months, we had tried out Chapagetti-flavored ones from Nongshim, so we will be curious to see how this one tastes. Our previous Ottogi reviews can also be found here.   As usual, we kick off our review with the photos of the cup and packaging. The contents of the bowl are shown below. The bowl contains the noodle block, a sachet of seasoning powder, a sachet of seasoning sauce and a garnish pack. To prepare the “spaghetti”, pour in boiling water into the bowl and let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Then drain it using the convenient perforated...

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10 Must Try Tasty Korean Snacks – K-FOOD

Do you love delicious snacks? We at Inspire Me Korea certainly do! Here are a list of tasty Korean snacks which you may not have encountered before, so why not give them a try! 1. Banana milk Image source:© Banana milk. BEL920617. 25.10.2016. BEL920617 wordpress. A famous staple drink in South Korea is banana flavoured milk! You may even have noticed it cropping up in Korean dramas. Binggrae is the most popular brand selling banana flavoured milk (with ‘original’ and ‘light’ versions), conjuring up memories of nostalgia for many who grew up drinking it. There are alternatives if banana isn’t your flavour, like strawberry and melon flavours! 2. Seaweed crisps Image source: © Korean Bibigo Original Baked Seaweed Crisps. Bibigo. 25.10.2016. Amazon website. Seaweed crisps...

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KOREAN Fire Noodle Challenge: BULDAK MYUN

Being a spicy food lover, enthusiast, advocate and worshiper, I was itching to try the Samyang Buldak Bokkeum Myun (불닭볶음면) instant noodles, or more popularly called Korean Fire Noodles. How spicy is it that there’s a Korean Fire Noodle Challenge, just seeing who can handle the heat? I was thinking of joining in the fun, but I realized soon enough (thankfully) that I am no vlogger. I hate speaking to the camera and I am far from photogenic. Let’s leave that to the Youtube stars. But still, the spicy lover in me couldn’t resist it. So I trooped to my favorite Korean mart (Rada Mart!) and bought a packet of the buldak bokkeum myun. Though my cooking skills are limited...

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