Super hot ramen noodles found in the supermarket. Cup Noodle Tom Yam Kung flavor
My name is Kimura and I live in the northern part of Tokyo.
Today I found an unusual cup noodle and tried it.
In the past, there were only soy sauce, miso, salt, and tonkotsu (pork bone) flavors, but now there are many variations such as tsukemen (dipping noodles), shirunashi (soup without soup), and so on. There are also many local menus in each region.
Sapporo: Sapporo Ramen
Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture: Kitakata Ramen
Yokohama : Yokohama Ie-kei Ramen
Fukuoka: Hakata Ramen
These are just some of the ramen I have tried. (I am not a ramen connoisseur.)
When I checked, there were many more than this.
Ramen is a hot topic in Japan, but it is not only in stores. This blog will introduce you to some very spicy ramen I found at a supermarket that I am familiar with.
There is a genre of very hot ramen.
As I mentioned above, there is a genre of spicy ramen that is differentiated by taste and region. In the northern part of Tokyo, “Moukotanmen Nakamoto” is very famous. I have a memory of not being able to finish Nakamoto’s “Hokkyoku Ramen” (sorry to the store owner). Not only Nakamoto, but also the market of spicy ramen has become a fiercely competitive one. If you search for “hot ramen,” you will find many websites with various rankings and information.
Tom Yam Kung flavor of Cup Noodle
I think there has been a Tom Yum Kung flavor of Cup Noodle in the past, but this one has a package that looks like it is written in Thai, and it is also a new flavor. Even the NISSIN logo is in Thai.
Even the NISSIN logo is written in Thai. The detailed information on the back side is also written in non-English characters.
When I looked at the lid, I finally found some Japanese words. This instant ramen was manufactured in a factory in Thailand, and the reason all the cups were in Thai was because the local design was used as is. It seems that the products sold locally were imported to Japan.
Let’s make and eat!
When I opened the lid, there was one paste. Naturally, this is a very hot paste, and you can adjust the spiciness by the amount of this paste. I forgot to take a picture, but here it is with hot water.
Yes, it is a very spicy dish, so let’s prepare a drink first. I set a cup of green tea next to it. Now, the preparation is ready.
I added some hot paste. It is only a small amount, but it smells spicy.
If I had to choose whether I am a strong or weak spicy person, I would say I am a weak person. My first bite of this dish made me wonder, “Will I be able to finish it? I was worried that I would not be able to finish it. It is difficult to describe the spiciness in words, but if I were to use an analogy, Nakamoto has a very spicy miso flavor with a composition of 5 spiciness and 5 umami from the miso, a balance that makes it spicy but tasty. This Tom Yam Kung has a composition of 7 spiciness and 3 sourness of Tom Yam Kung. The ratio of spiciness is large. When Japanese people travel to Thailand, they say that the local food is spicy, but as I think back on it now as I write this blog, I wonder if this is the difference in taste.
